Love New Canadians

Events

2025

  • May 15 – Welcome Church Planning Meeting
  • May 15 – Webinar – “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in your Neighbourhood” (TSA)
  • May 13 – Webinar – “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in your Neighbourhood” (TSA)
  • May 9 – LNC Annual Meeting
  • Apr 24 – Group Coaching – Community of Practice (TSA)
  • Apr 17 – Welcome Church Planning Meeting
  • Apr 16 – Webinar – “143 Ways Churches are Serving New Canadians” (TSA)
  • Mar 27 – Group Coaching – Community of Practice (TSA)
  • Mar 25 – Webinar – “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in your Neighbourhood” (TSA)
  • Mar 22 – Seminar – “Developing Pathways to Jesus forImmigrants in your Neighbourhood” (Conference hosted by Welcome Church & LNC; Montreal, QC)
  • Mar 20 – Welcome Church Planning Meeting
  • Mar 20 – Webinar – “How to teach a stage-2 ESL Bridges Class for the Spiritually Curious” (TSA)
  • Feb 27 – Group Coaching – Community of Practice (TSA)
  • Feb 20 – Welcome Church Planning Meeting
  • Feb 13-15 – Exhibitor – BC Mission Fest (Chilliwack, BC)
  • Feb 12 – Webinar – “How to teach a stage-1 ESL Conversation Class” (TSA)
  • Feb 7-9 – Exhibitor – Missionfest Manitoba (Winnipeg)
  • Feb 7 – Breakfast meeting with church-based ESL teachers in Winnipeg
  • Jan 23 – Group Coaching – Community of Practice (TSA)
  • Jan 23 – Webinar – “How to teach a stage-1 ESL Conversation Class” (Burlington Community Church; Burlington, ON)
  • Jan 16 – Welcome Church Planning Meeting
  • Jan 9 – Podcast with Unseminary (Rich Birch; Toronto)

2024

  • Dec 27-31 – Exhibitor (Erich Wong)-Canadian Chinese Winter Conference (Richmond, BC)
  • Dec 11 – Podcast with Canadian Small Church Ministry Centre (Ron Baker)
  • Nov 28 – Group Coaching (“Volunteers” – TSA Community of Practice)
  • Nov 10 – Speaking – “Welcoming Newcomers” (Carmel Mississauga Mandarin Alliance Church; Mississauga, ON) – 80 participants
  • Nov 10 – Speaking – “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants” (Carmel Mississauga Mandarin Alliance Church Adult Sunday School; Mississauga, ON) – 25 participants
  • Nov 9 – Seminar – “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in Your Neighbourhood” (“Welcome Newcomers” Conference hosted by TIM Centre, Welcome Church, and LNC) – 46 participants
  • Nov 6 – Meeting with TSA Leadership (Toronto, ON) – 14 participants
  • Nov 5 – Lunch Meeting with about 46 Salvation Army personnel in Mississauga, ON
  • Nov 5 – Seminar – “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in Your Neighbourhood” (The Salvation Army  “Lunch and Learn” at Collegeway; Mississauga, ON) – about 50 participants
  • Oct 26 – Exhibitor at SOCEM Fall Training(Toronto, ON)
  • Oct 24 – Group Coaching (“Planning Games, Parties, and Social Evens” – TSA Community of Practice; 11 participants)
  • Oct 19 – Exhibitor – CESLM Fall Training (St. James Anglican Church; Calgary)
  • Oct 16 – Webinar – “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in Your Neighbourhood” (TSA Officers and other personnel; 12 participants)
  • Sept 26 – Group Coaching (“Introducing LNC” – TSA Community of Practice)
  • Sept 11 – Seminar – “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in Your Neighbourhood” (Praise International Fellowship; Calgary, AB; 14 participants)
  • Sept 5 – Webinar – “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in Your Neighbourhood” (Shoreline Baptist Church – Port Elgin, ON; 10 participants)
  • Aug 30 – Promotional Video – for TSA Area Commanders
  • Aug 17 – Webinar – “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in Your Neighbourhood” (Alliance General Assembly follow-up webinar; 30 participants)
  • Aug 1 – Host – Glenmore Temple ESL Volunteers (Calgary, AB)
  • July 9-12 – Exhibitor at Alliance General Assembly (Bayview Glen Church, North York, ON)
  • June 13 – Webinar – “A census was taken: Opportunities for the Church Created by Recent Immigration to Canada” (TSA Officers and other personnel; 10 participants)
  • Jun 10 – Article – “Developing Pathways to Jesus for New Canadians” (for an e-newsletter distributed by the Institute of Evangelism at Wycliffe College)
  • June 8/9 – Exhibitor – Foothills Alliance Mission Weekend (Calgary, AB)
  • May 14 – Webinar – “How to teach stage-2 ESL classes for the spiritually curious” (TSA Officers and other personnel; 10 participants)
  • Apr 25 – Webinar – “Discipling New Canadians as they learn English” (SOCEM; 9 participants)
  • Apr 17 – Webinar – “Discipling New Canadians as they learn English” (TSA Officers and other personnel; 15 participants)
  • Mar 14 Webinar – “How to Teach a Stage-1 ESL Conversation Class” (Salvation Army Officers & Leaders; 20 participants)
  • Feb 21 – Webinar – St. Lawrence District Pastors and Leaders (Quebec; 7 participants)
  • Feb 13 Webinar – “126 Ways Churches are Serving New Canadians” (Salvation Army Officers & Leaders; 17 participants)
  • Jan 17Webinar “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in Your Neighbourhood” (Salvation Army Officers & Leaders; 31 participants)

2023

  • Sept 30 – Webinars: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in Your Neighbourhood” and “How to Teach ESL Classes for the Spiritually Curious” for Parliament Community Church (Regina, SK; 8 participants)
  • Aug 5 – Webinar: “Loving Newcomers” for Cornerstone Community Church” (Mayfield Heights, OH; 24 participants)
  • July 24 – Webinar: “A census was taken”: Opportunities for the Church Created by Recent Immigration to Canada” for Wesleyan Churches in Atlantic Canada (11 participants)
  • July 6 Webinar (Alliance IW’s in France)
  • June 17 – Seminars: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in your Neighbourhood” and “How to teach an ESL Bridges Class” at Peace Portal Alliance Church (Surrey, BC; 15 participants)
  • June 6 – Seminars: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in your Neighbourhood” and “How to teach an ESL Bridges Class” at the Canadian Midwest District Conference (Brandon, MB, 30 participants)
  • June 5-7 – Exhibitor: Canadian Midwest District Conference in Brandon, MB
  • May 5-7 – Exhibitor: Missionfest at the Church in South Edmonton
  • Mar 26 – Exhibitor: Foothills Alliance Church Mission Weekend (Calgary)
  • March 25 – Exhibitor: CESLM training event at Hawkwood Baptist Church (Calgary)
  • Feb 23 – Webinar: “126 Ways Canadian Churches are Serving New Canadians” for the Central Canadian District of the Alliance
  • Feb 4 – Seminar: “‘A census was taken’: Opportunities for the Church Created by Recent Immigration to Canada” at Missionfest Manitoba
  • Feb 3-5 – Exhibitor: Missionfest Manitoba (Winnipeg)
  • Jan 28 – Seminar: “‘A census was taken’: Opportunities for the Church Created by Recent Immigration to Canada” at Mission Central Serve (Vancouver)
  • Jan 27-29 – Exhibitor: Mission Central Serve conference (formerly Vancouver Mission Fest) (Vancouver)

2022

  • Nov 4-5 – Exhibitor: “Transformative Times,” a mission fest in Toronto
  • Nov 3-7 – Meetings with 11 church leaders in Toronto
  • Oct 18 – Webinar: “Discipling new Canadians as they learn English – A 3-stage process” for Wesleyan Churches in Atlantic Canada
  • Observation weekend at FAC – The Grove (Riverside, CA)
  • Oct 3 – SOCEM event
  • Oct 1 – Exhibitor: CESLM training event at Falconridge Family Church (Calgary)
  • Sept 23 – Webinars: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in your Neighbourhood” and “How to Teach an ESL Conversation Class” for Rexdale Alliance Church (Toronto)
  • Aug 27 – Webinar: “Discipling New Canadians as they Learn English: A Three-Stage Process”
  • Aug 13 – Webinar: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in your Neighbourhood” for the Evangelical Free Church (Harrisburg, PA)
  • July 5-8 – Love New Canadians promoted at C&MA General Assembly in Sherwood Park, AB
  • June 18 – Webinar: “The Best (&  Worst!) ESL Volunteers: Success and Failure in Developing a Pathway to Jesus for Immigrants”
  • June 10 – Love New Canadians Fundraising Event
  • May 29 & June 5 – Love New Canadians lobby promotion at Foothills Alliance Church (Calgary)
  • May 13 – LNC Annual Meeting
  • April 29-May 1 – Exhibitor: Missionfest Manitoba (Winnipeg)
  • April 23 – Webinar: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in Your Neighbourhood”
  • March 5 – Webinar: “126 Ways that Canadian Churches are Welcoming Immigrants to Canada”
  • Jan 28-30 – Exhibitor: Mission Central Serve (Online)
  • Jan 29 – Webinar: “126 Ways that Canadian Churches are Welcoming Immigrants to Canada” (Mission Central Serve)

2021

  • Nov 20 – Webinar: “Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in Your Neighbourhood” (Share the Light)
  • Oct 11 – Training Video # 1: “Serving New Canadians” (“Our Common Calling”)
  • Oct 11 – Training Video # 2: “Creating Spiritual Conversations” (“Our Common Calling)
  • Oct 11 – Training Video # 3: “Building the Team” (“Our Common Calling”)
  • Oct 2 – Speaking: “A Changing Canada Needs the Unchanging Jesus: Immigrant Ministry Today” (CESLM)
  • Sept 7 – Webinar: “Creating Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants” (Calvary Church; Lancaster, PA)
  • May 14 – Video (LNC Promotion)
  • Jan 30-31 – Mission Central Serve
  • Jan 30 – Webinar: “Adventures in Online ESL Classes: A Strategy to Develop Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants” (Mission Central Serve)

2020

  • Sept 12 & 19 – Webinar: “Using Zoom to Teach ESL Classes Online: A strategy to help churches develop pathways to Jesus for immigrants in their neighbourhoods”
  • Aug 15 – Webinar: “How to teach church-based online ESL classes as part of a strategy to develop pathways to Jesus for immigrants in your neighbourhood”
  • Mar 12 – Seminar: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in your Neighbourhood” (Prairie College missions conference; Three Hills, AB)
  • Feb 23 – Sermon: “Ministry with Newcomers” (McLaurin Memorial Baptist Church; Edmonton)
  • Feb 22 – Seminar: “The Best (and Worst!) ESL Volunteers” (Missions Fest Edmonton Seminar)
  • Feb 21-23 – Missions Fest Alberta (Edmonton)
  • Feb 7-9 – Missionfest Manitoba (Winnipeg)
  • Feb 1 – Seminar: “The Best (and Worst!) ESL Volunteers” (Missions Fest Vancouver Seminar)
  • Jan 31-Feb 1 – Missions Fest Vancouver Exhibitor

Cancelled or postponed because of COVID-19:

  • June 16-19 – C&MA General Assembly (Brampton, ON; Sherwood Park; AB) 
  • May 14 – Presentation: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in your Neighbourhood” (15 minute presentation at the “Leadership in a Changing Canada” seminar; Edmonton)
  • May 13 – Presentation: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in your Neighbourhood” (15 minute presentation at the “Leadership in a Changing Canada” seminar; Calgary)
  • May 3 – Sermon: “Ministry with Newcomers” (High River Alliance Church; High River, AB)
  • May 3 – Seminar: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in your Neighbourhood” (High River Alliance Church; High River, AB)
  • Apr 4 – Seminar: “The Best (and Worst!) ESL Volunteers: Success and Failure in Developing a Pathway to Jesus for Immigrants” (CESLM Spring Training; Westview Baptist Church; Calgary)

2019

  • Oct 17-18 – Global Leadership Summit (Calgary)
  • Oct 8 – Seminar: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants” (for the WCD DEXCOM; Calgary)
  • Oct 5 – CESLM Fall Training (Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd; Calgary)
  • Aug 27-30 – Pentecostal World Conference (Calgary)
  • Aug 17-18 – Sermon: “My Story with a New Country” (Foothills Alliance; Calgary)
  • Aug 2-4 – Sermons: “Prayer” – 6 Sermons for the Westside Chinese Alliance Conference (Olds, AB)
  • May 11 – Seminar: “Finding the Gospel in an ESL Class: A 12-year case study” (Converge Atlantic 2019; Debert, NS)
  • May 11 – Seminar: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in Your Neighbourhood” (Converge Atlantic 2019; Debert, NS)
  • Apr 13 – Seminar: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in Your Neighbourhood” (CESLM Spring Training; Hawkwood Baptist, Calgary)
  • Feb 22-24 – Missions Fest Alberta (Edmonton)
  • Feb 22 – Seminar: Glorifying God by Loving Newcomers to Canada (Missions Fest Alberta seminar)
  • Feb 3 – Sermon: “Connecting with New Canadians” – Gateway Church (Winnipeg)
  • Feb 3 – Seminar: “Addressing the Challenges of Ministry with New Canadians” (Gateway Church, Winnipeg)
  • Feb 2 – Seminar: “Finding the Gospel in an ESL Class: A 12-year case study” (Missionfest Manitoba seminar)
  • Feb 1-3 – Missionfest Manitoba (Winnipeg)
  • Jan 25-27 – Break Forth One (Edmonton)
  • Jan 20 – Seminar: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants” (First Christian Reformed Church of New Westminster; Burnaby, BC)
  • Jan 18-20 – Missions Fest Vancouver
  • Jan 18 – Seminar: “Discipling New Canadians as they Learn English: A Three-Stage Process” (Missions Fest Vancouver Seminar)
  • Jan 16 – Seminar Paper: “Canadian Churches Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in their Neighbourhood: A Case Study” presented at the Jaffrey Centre for Global Initiatives Symposium: “Beyond Hospitality: Migration, Multiculturalism and the Church” (Entheos Camp)

2018

  • Nov 3 – “Developing an Intercultural Ministry Pathway to Jesus” (Broadmoor Baptist Church; Richmond, BC)
  • Oct 13 – CESLM Fall Training – Table Promoting Love New Canadians
  • Sept 8 – “Developing an Intercultural Ministry Pathway to Jesus” (Deer Park Alliance, Red Deer)
  • June 5-9 – C&MA General Assembly
  • April 8 – “Establishing a Global Community by Building Relationships with International Students” (Calgary International Students Ministry Dinner)
  • Feb 24 – “Finding the Gospel in an ESL Class: An 11-year case study” (Missions Fest Alberta seminar)
  • Feb 23-25 – Missions Fest Alberta (Edmonton)
  • Feb 10 – CESLM (Calgary) seminar “Games & Celebrations”
  • Feb 10 – CESLM (Calgary) seminar “Leading a Conversation Class”
  • Feb 4 – Gateway Church (Winnipeg) ESL volunteers (“How to Teach a Bridges Class”)
  • Feb 4 – Gateway Church (Winnipeg) – Sunday services
  • Feb 2-4 – Missionfest Manitoba (Winnipeg)
  • Jan 27 – “Finding the Gospel in an ESL Class: An 11-year case study” (Missions Fest Vancouver seminar)
  • Jan 26-28 – Missions Fest Vancouver
  • Jan 20 – “Shepherding New Canadians” Seminar (Cranbrook Alliance)

2017

  • Oct 31 – NewLife Ministries (Edmonton)
  • Sept 25 – Canadian Evangelism Congress (Edmonton; plenary talk + seminar
  • Aug 27 – South Gate Alliance (Calgary) Sermon
  • Seminar: “How to Teach an ESL Bridges Class”
  • Seminar: “How to Teach a Conversation Class”
  • Seminar: “Developing an Intercultural Ministry Pathway to Jesus”
  • June 10-11 – Rockyview Alliance Church (Calgary; seminar + sermon)
  • May 15 – WCD District Conference (Grande Prairie)
  • May 11 – WCD District Conference (Vermilion)
  • May 8 – WCD District Conference (Sylvan Lake)
  • May 6 – WCD District Conference (Calgary)
  • Apr 22 – CESLM (Calgary) seminar: “Invited In: The Journey So Far” (plenary talk)
  • Seminar: “How to Teach an ESL Bridges Class”
  • Seminar: “How to Teach a Conversation Class”
  • Seminar: “Developing an Intercultural Ministry Pathway to Jesus”
  • Apr 7-8 – Millbourne Community Life Centre (Edmonton)
  • Mar 19 – “Developing an Intercultural Ministry Pathway to Jesus” (seminar + sermon; Innisfail Alliance)
  • Feb 25 – “Developing Immigrant Pathways to Jesus” (Mission Fest Alberta seminar)
  • Feb 24-26 – Missions Fest Alberta (Edmonton)
  • Seminar: “How to Teach an ESL Bridges Class”
  • Seminar: “How to Teach a Conversation Class”
  • Seminar: “Developing an Intercultural Ministry Pathway to Jesus”
  • Feb 10-11 – Potter’s Ministries (Red Deer)
  • Jan 28 – “Developing Immigrant Pathways to Jesus” (Mission Fest Vancouver seminar)
  • Jan 27-29 – Missions Fest Vancouver
  • Jan 7 – “Developing an Intercultural Ministry Pathway to Jesus” (Gateway Church, Winnipeg; seminar by Skype)

 

Observation Weekend
Foothills Alliance Church
333 Edgepark Blvd. N.W.
Calgary, Alberta
RSVP to rick@lovenewcanadians.ca

Churches and individuals are invited to Foothills Alliance Church to observe settlement programming and spiritual programming to assist New Canadians

The observation weekend will include:
*flexible schedule – Observe when you can and attend one, two, or all three discussion times with Rick & Patti
*encouragement as you hear and see how God is changing immigrant lives
*learning through participation in ESL classes, Bible studies, and social activities
*discussion with Rick and Patti Love about your ministry context
*information about resources for developing your ministry to immigrants

Rick and Patti Love will:

-explain the Intercultural Ministry philosophy, model, and resources
-answer questions about observations and experiences
-interact with you about how your church can develop a pathway to Jesus for immigrants in your neighbourhood

Tentative Schedule
Fri 11:00 a.m. ESL Conversation Class
Fri 12:30 p.m. Lunch & Discussion with Rick and Patti Love

Sat 12:30 p.m. Lunch & Discussion with Rick and Patti Love
Sat 5:00 p.m. ESL Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Class
Sat 6:30 p.m. ESL Bible Study (Bridges Plus)

Sun 9:00 a.m. Settlement Class (e.g., Jobtalk; Citizenship Class; Project Confidence)
Sun 11:00 a.m. Bridges (studying Canadian culture, English language, and Christian faith)
Sun 1:00 p.m. Lunch & Discussion with Rick and Patti Love

Contact rick@lovenewcanadians.ca to schedule an Observation Weekend at Foothills Alliance Church.