Our slogan gives part of the answer: Distinctively Canadian, Totally Alliance. We want to tell stories and inform Canadian Alliance church members of the various ways God is using the Alliance at home and around the world, and reflect the values and Vision Prayer of The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada. At the same time, we do it from a Canadian perspective, reflecting Canadian interests, places, people and things.

  

In this issue, we reflect on the experience of one of our youth pastors who ran the Olympic torch just before the Vancouver Olympics and tell a story about a chaplain to the R.C.M.P. Can anything be more Canadian than that? Then there is the unique story of a church plant in southern British Columbia that ministers to the cowboy and rodeo community, a church profile, and articles about the impact of chaplains and parish nurses.

  

Our magazine's logo also indicates that we want to be a resource to the church. You will find articles showing how other churches and ministries across Canada function, and hopefully spur some thoughts in your own churches about how you too could do something similar. Some of the pieces in this issue look at how you can help minister to International Workers and to pastors and how congregations can leverage their strengths in preparing for a faithbased response to natural and human-caused disasters.

  

We also include a special insert sent directly from General Assembly in Antalya, Turkey which is underway as this issue is in final preparation. This ?hot off the press' section will give you a small taste of the unique meeting and its impact on the church.