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WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO

Love New Internationals keeps very busy with coaching, seminars, exhibitions and conferences, meetings, interviews, as well as running our own classes and programs.

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Here are some of the things we've been involved with over the past years.

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 for Immigrants 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): the 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: 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: 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 18: ESL Prayer network: monthly prayer meeting with people throughout Canada interested in ministry with new Canadians

  • Jan 17: Webinar: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in Your Neighbourhood” (Salvation Army Officers & Leaders; 31 participants)

  • Jan 13: Let’s Connect meeting online with people throughout Canada interested in ministry with new Canadiansfor discussion & prayer (hosted by SOCEM and CESLM)

  • Jan 9: Speaker: Foothills Alliance Men’s Prayer Meeting

  • Jan 4: Article about LNC published by The Salvationist

2023

  • 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; June 6)

  • Exhibitor: Canadian Midwest District Conference in Brandon, MB (June 5-7)

  • Exhibitor: Missionfest at the Church in South Edmonton (May 5-7)

  • Exhibitor: Foothills Alliance Church Mission Weekend (Calgary; Mar 26)

  • Exhibitor: CESLM training event at Hawkwood Baptist Church (Calgary; March 25) 

  • Webinar: “126 Ways Canadian Churches are Serving New Canadians” for the Central Canadian District of the Alliance (Feb 23)

  • Seminar: “‘A census was taken’: Opportunities for the Church Created by Recent Immigration to Canada” at Missionfest Manitoba (Feb 4)

  • Exhibitor: Missionfest Manitoba (Winnipeg; Feb 3-5)

  • Seminar: “‘A census was taken’: Opportunities for the Church Created by Recent Immigration to Canada” at Mission Central Serve (Vancouver; Jan 28)

  • Exhibitor: Mission Central Serve conference (formerly Vancouver Mission Fest) (Vancouver; Jan 27-29)

2022

  • Exhibitor: “Transformative Times,” a mission fest in Toronto (Nov 4-5)

  • Webinar: “Discipling new Canadians as they learn English – A 3-stage process” for Wesleyan Churches in Atlantic Canada (Oct 18)

  • Exhibitor: CESLM training event at Falconridge Family Church (Calgary; Oct 1)

  • Webinars: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in your Neighbourhood” and “How to Teach an ESL Conversation Class” for Rexdale Alliance Church (Toronto; Sept 23)

  • Webinar: “Discipling New Canadians as they Learn English: A Three-Stage Process” (Aug 27)

  • Webinar: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in your Neighbourhood” for the Evangelical Free Church (Harrisburg, PA; Aug 13)

  • Love New Canadians promoted at C&MA General Assembly in Sherwood Park, AB (July 5-8)

  • Webinar: “The Best (&  Worst!) ESL Volunteers: Success and Failure in Developing a Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants” (June 18)

  • Love New Canadians Fundraising Event (June 10)

  • Love New Canadians lobby promotion at Foothills Alliance Church (Calgary; May 29 and June 5)

  • LNC Annual Meeting (May 13)

  • Exhibitor: Missionfest Manitoba (Winnipeg; April 29-May 1)

  • Webinar: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in Your Neighbourhood” (April 23)

  • Webinar: “126 Ways that Canadian Churches are Welcoming Immigrants to Canada” (March 5)

  • Exhibitor: Mission Central Serve (Onine; Jan 28-30)

  • Webinar: “126 Ways that Canadian Churches are Welcoming Immigrants to Canada” (Mission Central Serve; Jan 29)

2021

  • Mission Central Serve (Jan 30-31)

  • Webinar: “Adventures in Online ESL Classes: A Strategy to Develop Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants” (Mission Central Serve; Jan 30)

  • Video (LNC Promotion; May 14)

  • Webinar: “Creating Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants” (Calvary Church; Lancaster, PA; Sept 7)

  • Speaking: “A Changing Canada Needs the Unchanging Jesus: Immigrant Ministry Today” (CESLM; Oct 2)

  • 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 11)

  • Webinar: “Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in Your Neighbourhood” (Share the Light; Nov 20)

2020

  • Missions Fest Vancouver Exhibitor– Jan 31-Feb 1

  • Seminar: “The Best (and Worst!) ESL Volunteers” (Missions Fest Vancouver Seminar) – Feb 1

  •  Missionfest Manitoba (Winnipeg) – Feb 7-9

  • Missions Fest Alberta (Edmonton) – Feb 21-23

  • Seminar: “The Best (and Worst!) ESL Volunteers” (Missions Fest Edmonton Seminar) – Feb 22

  • Sermon: “Ministry with Newcomers” (McLaurin Memorial Baptist Church; Edmonton) – Feb 23

  • Seminar: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in your Neighbourhood” (Prairie College missions conference; Three Hills, AB) – Mar 12

  • Webinar: “How to teach church-based online ESL classes as part of a strategy to develop pathways to Jesus for immigrants in your neighbourhood” (Aug 15)

  • Webinar: “Using Zoom to Teach ESL Classes Online: A strategy to help churches develop pathways to Jesus for immigrants in their neighbourhoods” (Sept 12, 19)

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Cancelled or postponed because of Covid-19 Restrictions:

  • 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) – Apr 4

  • Seminar: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in your Neighbourhood” (High River Alliance Church; High River, AB) – May 3

  • Sermon: “Ministry with Newcomers” (High River Alliance Church; High River, AB) – May 3

  • Presentation: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in your Neighbourhood” (15 minute presentation at the “Leadership in a Changing Canada” seminar; Calgary) – May 13

  • Presentation: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in your Neighbourhood” (15 minute presentation at the “Leadership in a Changing Canada” seminar; Edmonton) – May 14

  • C&MA General Assembly (Brampton, ON; Sherwood Park; AB) – June 16-19​

2019

  • 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) – Jan 16

  • Missions Fest Vancouver – Jan 18-20

  • Seminar: “Discipling New Canadians as they Learn English: A Three-Stage Process” (Missions Fest Vancouver Seminar) – Jan 18 at 4:00 p.m.

  • Seminar: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants” (First Christian Reformed Church of New Westminster; Burnaby, BC) – Jan 20

  • Break Forth One (Edmonton) – Jan 25-27

  • Missionfest Manitoba (Winnipeg) – Feb 1-3

  • Seminar: “Finding the Gospel in an ESL Class: A 12-year case study” (Missionfest Manitoba seminar) – Feb 2 at 1:30 p.m.

  • Sermon: “Connecting with New Canadians” – Gateway Church (Winnipeg) – Feb 3

  • Seminar: “Addressing the Challenges of Ministry with New Canadians” (Gateway Church, Winnipeg) Feb 3 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

  • Missions Fest Alberta (Edmonton) – Feb 22-24

  • Seminar: Glorifying God by Loving Newcomers to Canada (Missions Fest Alberta seminar) – Feb 22 at 3:30 p.m.

  • Seminar: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in Your Neighbourhood” (CESLM Spring Training; Hawkwood Baptist, Calgary) – Apr 13

  • Seminar: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants in Your Neighbourhood” (Converge Atlantic 2019; Debert, NS) – May 11

  • Seminar: “Finding the Gospel in an ESL Class: A 12-year case study” (Converge Atlantic 2019; Debert, NS) – May 11

  • Sermons: “Prayer” – 6 Sermons for the Westside Chinese Alliance Conference (Olds, AB) – Aug 2-4

  • Sermon: “My Story with a New Country” (Foothills Alliance; Calgary) – Aug 17-18

  • Pentecostal World Conference (Calgary) – Aug 27-30

  • CESLM Fall Training (Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd; Calgary) – Oct 5

  • Seminar: “Developing Pathways to Jesus for Immigrants” (for the WCD DEXCOM; Calgary) – Oct 8

  • Global Leadership Summit (Calgary) – Oct 17-18​

2018

  • “Shepherding New Canadians” Seminar (Cranbrook Alliance) – Jan 20

  • Missions Fest Vancouver – Jan 26-28

  • “Finding the Gospel in an ESL Class: An 11-year case study” (Missions Fest Vancouver seminar) – Jan 27

  • Missionfest Manitoba (Winnipeg) – Feb 2-4

  • Gateway Church (Winnipeg) – Sunday services – Feb 4 a.m.

  • Gateway Church (Winnipeg) ESL volunteers (“How to Teach a Bridges Class”) – Feb 4 p.m.

  • CESLM (Calgary) seminar “Leading a Conversation Class” – Feb 10

  • CESLM (Calgary) seminar “Games & Celebrations” – Feb 10

  • Missions Fest Alberta (Edmonton) – Feb 23-25

  • “Finding the Gospel in an ESL Class: An 11-year case study” (Missions Fest Alberta seminar) – Feb 24

  • “Establishing a Global Community by Building Relationships with International Students” (Calgary International Students Ministry Dinner) – April 8

  • C&MA General Assembly – June 5-9

  • “Developing an Intercultural Ministry Pathway to Jesus” (Deer Park Alliance, Red Deer) – Sept 8

  • CESLM Fall Training – Table Promoting Love New Canadians (Oct 13)

  • “Developing an Intercultural Ministry Pathway to Jesus” (Broadmoor Baptist Church; Richmond, BC) Nov 3​

2017

  • “Developing an Intercultural Ministry Pathway to Jesus” (Gateway Church, Winnipeg; seminar by Skype) – Jan 7

  • Missions Fest Vancouver – Jan 27-29

  • “Developing Immigrant Pathways to Jesus” (Mission Fest Vancouver seminar) – Jan 28

  • Potter’s Ministries (Red Deer) – Feb 10-11

  • Seminar: “Developing an Intercultural Ministry Pathway to Jesus”

  • Seminar: “How to Teach a Conversation Class”

  • Seminar: “How to Teach an ESL Bridges Class”

  • Missions Fest Alberta (Edmonton) – Feb 24-26

  • “Developing Immigrant Pathways to Jesus” (Mission Fest Alberta seminar) – Feb 25

  • “Developing an Intercultural Ministry Pathway to Jesus” (seminar + sermon; Innisfail Alliance) – Mar 19

  • Millbourne Community Life Centre (Edmonton) – Apr 7-8

  • Seminar: “Developing an Intercultural Ministry Pathway to Jesus”

  • Seminar: “How to Teach a Conversation Class”

  • Seminar: “How to Teach an ESL Bridges Class”

  • CESLM (Calgary) seminar: “Invited In: The Journey So Far” (plenary talk) – Apr 22

  • WCD District Conference (Calgary) – May 6

  • WCD District Conference (Sylvan Lake) – May 8

  • WCD District Conference (Vermilion) – May 11

  • WCD District Conference (Grande Prairie) – May 15

  • Rockyview Alliance Church (Calgary; seminar + sermon) – June 10-11

  • Seminar: “Developing an Intercultural Ministry Pathway to Jesus”

  • Seminar: “How to Teach a Conversation Class”

  • Seminar: “How to Teach an ESL Bridges Class”

  • South Gate Alliance (Calgary) Sermon – Aug 27

  • Canadian Evangelism Congress (Edmonton; plenary talk + seminar – Sept 25

  • NewLife Ministries (Edmonton) – Oct 31​

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