Hampton Free Methodist Church
2930 McClocklin Road S7R 0A1 Saskatoon, SK, Canada

"The older I get and the longer I do kids ministry, the more I realize that Walt’s idea of child formation was wrong, and Mr. Rogers was right. (Editorial note ...I am not a Disney hater, I have taken the required pilgrimage to Orlando with my family.) When you look at the aesthetics of the two kingdoms they both built, they reflect how each saw the world. Walt’s world was a perfect version of what our world should look like. His world is shiny songs playing everywhere. Every restaurant serves chicken strips and hotdogs. Never any dust, never chipped paint. Excellence and creativity abound. Fred’s world was simple, even plain. His puppets showed wear, and his set grew old along with Fred. Two worlds trying to reach the same kids. The two kingdoms they built were the result of two visions of the world. Walt created a world that was an escape from the real world. Fred lived in a neighborhood and showed kids how to navigate through the real world. Read all of "Why Our Kids Ministries Should be More Like Mr. Rogers and Less Like Disney" by Sam Luce here: http://samluce.com//why-our-kids-ministries-should-be-mor/

This week's Cliff's Notes: https://www.fmcic.ca/cliffsnotes-april-6-2021/

Pastor Seth takes us through the Journey to the Cross, our Good Friday stations of reflection. Enjoy.

Transformational Coaching is for you if: - you want to become a better listener and ask incisive questions. - you want another tool to help staff, key lay le...aders, and employees develop to their full potential. - you want another tool for pastoral counselling situations that enables people to find greater clarity about how to get unstuck, identify areas of growth, and move forward with solutions they identify and implement. - you want to be challenged and equipped with spiritual practices to help you lead out of a deeper well spiritually. - you want to be equipped with a skill that can help you create value-add connections with those outside of faith. - you want a training encounter that encourages and equips you to better hear the leading of the Holy Spirit. - you want to become a better listener. The next session of Transformational Coaching starts Feb 4th, registration closes Jan 27th. Sign up today! https://www.newleafnetwork.ca/transformational-coaching

Friday Fill In. This week Pastor Seth talks about the prayer ministries happening in our church. https://youtu.be/Sw_tcPALlpo

This week's update from our Bishop.

We have some exciting news: Please join us welcoming our new Executive Director! Read more on our website at https://arlingtonbeachcamp.com/new-executive-director-in-2/

Bishop Cliff and your #IET would like to encourage everyone across the #FMCiC to view this online event next Saturday, January 16th...

"There is a big difference between a conversation and a debate. A conversation seeks understanding. The nature of a debate requires a winner and a loser, someon...e to be right, and someone to be wrong. Debates can be good. For example, in the collegiate arena, debate teams teach students how to think fast on their feet and communicate clearly. That’s good training. Other times, however, debates can be more like a fierce argument where no one listens, and neither person wins. That’s understandable considering topics such as COVID, the economy, racism, saving the planet, and the elections, but not helpful. More than ever, leaders are navigating tension-filled topics that seem to escalate in heat from zero to sixty within seconds." Read all of this week's Church Health Thursday share "How To Work At Home And Thrive In Close Quarters" by Dan Reiland here: https://danreiland.com/relationships/

The church will be closed again today, due to the weather. There is no preschool today, Tuesday, Nov. 10th. Stay safe!

Just a reminder that our annual Pumpkins In the Park event has been cancelled for this year. Hope to see you next year.

The church is closed today due to the weather.

For this week’s Learning Centre, we’re headed back in time with Dr. James Robertson, Assistant Professor of Christian History and Director of Distributed Learni...ng at Tyndale University. 2020 is not the only difficult year Canadian Christians have faced. Throughout the years, our young nation has faced revolutions, riots, racial issues, and even a pandemic (or two). With our time together, we’ll highlight a few of these instances to establish the ways our national ancestors faced their own religious and cultural issues. We’ll identify and discuss together the issues of our own day and some lessons we can learn and as always, interact together through questions, connection and conversation with other leaders across Canada. You won’t want to miss this week! For more info and to sign up, please visit: https://www.newleafnetwork.ca//canadian-christians-in-cri/ The Learning Centre is supported by McMaster Divinity College and we're grateful for their support!