Out of the ivory tower

Mark Petersen 2016

Christian Higher Education Canada (CHEC) is a network of 34 faith-based universities, colleges and seminaries across Canada. Historically most of these campuses were teaching institutions. Today many are seeking to expand their research capacity to bolster their scholarship. This research shift comes at a time when faith-based campuses are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their relevance to constituents. Organization Name: … Read More

Connecting to grassroots ministry

Mark Petersen 2016

Partners International Canada is creating a web-based platform to empower and affirm their development ministry partners by providing a communication tool for enhanced field management, enable donors to create and save their own preference based ministry information, and enable churches to form their own online groups to promote ongoing fundraising initiatives. Organization Name: Partners International Canada Location: Brampton, ON Project Name: Global … Read More

Making housing affordable

Mark Petersen 2016

Affordable housing is a pressing need in many communities. Churches with surplus facilities, or making changes to worship practices, can meet this core community need. Indwell, for the first time, is partnering with a local church to develop a blended worship/ministry space and an affordable housing community. Developing a workable long-term operating agreement between a church and a charity is … Read More

Social innovation for energy

Mark Petersen 2016

With population growth increasing there will come increasing demand on energy and on our planet’s finite energy resources. While energy use intensity has gone down in recent years, the total amount of energy used by the human population has risen significantly, as there are more people using energy-using goods and services. Along with increasing energy consumption, energy challenges exist across … Read More

Developing new income streams

Mark Petersen 2016

Teen Challenge Canada is launching a new thrift store business unit in order to diversify its revenue base and develop alternatives to straight financial donations.  Similar to their successful Vehicle Donation Program, this revenue-generation initiative will help fund the ministry’s operations, while also providing significant work therapy opportunities for the students in the rehabilitation program.  Each store will also mobilize … Read More

Chances are…

Mark Petersen 2016

RZIM Canada exists to “help the thinker believe and the believer think”.  We seek to touch both the heart and the intellect of skeptics and seekers through showing that there are credible and meaningful answers to the deepest questions that people have today. Each year we address thousands of people in university, business, government and media settings on questions of … Read More