Pirates of Justice Lead the Charge for Cruiseship Labour Rights
Posted On July 20, 2009
Members of Servants Vancouver organised a flash mob on Saturday to raise awareness of exploitation of workers on cruise ships. Almost a hundred people, dressed… Read More →
5 Things every Servants Missionary ought to know
Posted On July 13, 2009
Has your child recently shared with you that they are feeling the call to enter the mission field? If you are anything like me, then… Read More →
A Piece of God’s Earth
Posted On June 29, 2009
Daniel writes: the people sitting on benches near the Gurudwara on Havelock Road watch me with curiosity (or perhaps mild amusement) as i head off… Read More →
Desperately Needed: More Outsiders – A Biblical Mandate for Cross-Cultural Missions
Posted On June 19, 2009
John Perkins suggests that three types of people are needed to see real transformation of an urban neighborhood. First, the “relocators” are those people who… Read More →
New Friars Forum meets in San Francisco
Posted On May 24, 2009
Last week, leaders from five of the organizations highlighted in Scott Bessenecker’s book, The New Friars: The Emerging Movement Serving the World’s Poor, met in… Read More →
When Silence is Betrayal – a Biblical Case for Civil Disobedience
Posted On March 19, 2009
I strained my ears to hear the voicemail message. Would we help a family of asylum seekers needing a place of sanctuary to avoid deportation… Read More →
Francis of Assisi – The first Eco Saint
Posted On February 23, 2009
As the first born son of a wealthy merchant, Francis was raised with all the privileges and expectations of a wealthy Umbrian (Italian) family of… Read More →
How to Move into a Slum
Posted On January 14, 2009
According to the UN, 1 out of every 6 people on earth today lives in a slum. Yet those who intentionally relocate to these communities… Read More →
Family Experiments with Living on $2 a Day
Posted On December 3, 2007
Many of our neighbours lives on less than $2 a day. After 12 months living in a poor Cambodian community we have observed lots of… Read More →
First North American Orientation Course Finishes
Posted On September 29, 2007
A new group of future Servants workers finished two weeks of missionary training in Vancouver, Canada yesterday. They were part of the first ever Orientation… Read More →