next church

this is what we stand, sit and roll over for…

if next were a photographer:
We’d Focus on letting everyone in on God’s big secret - I’m changing everything and you’re invited. You’re invited to be changed. You’re invited into a changed community. You’re invited to be part of changing the world.

if next were a photographer:
Our Subject Matter would always include things inside, outside, and upside down.

inside — our inner healing, growth and spiritual maturity
outside — the mutual strength, support, encouragement and accountability of the those who identify themselves with the next community
upside down – the ways of Christ manifest through our lives lived outside the walls of 89 colborne street (after all, that’s where we spend 97% of our time)

if next were a photographer:
We’d Frame each and every shot with our endearing qualities - next at our best:
centred|father|son|spirit|scripture|cross|kingdom|prayer|
needed|effective|useful|purposeful|accessible|life-giving|
neighboured|local|contributing|involved|helpful|influential|salty|
created|innovative|fun|expressive|creative|adaptive|inventive|
familied|shared-lives|belonging|accountability|responsibility|home|
moved|grow|mature|change|transform|become|respond|initiate|

if next were a photographer:
Our Dream Shot would be a candid little picture of everyone everywhere part of a healthy community.

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our partnership
we are committed to working within the free methodist church in canada.

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tim l. — a.k.a. “the human switchboard”
the adminstrator9.0tl is the newest in a long line of next madministrators. having lived in japan, oz and elsewhere, tim is getting used to being a canuck again. he keeps the coffee hot and the freezies cool. ask him about almost anything; he might know, or else connect you with someone who does. during warmer months he tends plants north of sydenham at Desert Lake Gardens. in cooler days he can be found cleaning and organizing at next. he is also known to play fiddle.