A letter from Bishop Dan regarding Bill C-9 under review in Parliament. Dear clergy, Many of you know that Bill C-9 which is currently under review in Parliament is being widely discussed amongst religious communities. The bill is also known as the Combating Hate Act and was introduced in September 2025 as a response to … Read more
« Resources Site > Sanctity of Life Resources Sanctity of Life Resources Welcome to our page for resources related to upholding, affirming and teaching on the sanctity of human life. They will include resources regarding beginning-of-life issues like abortion, as well as end-of-life issues such as medical termination. This page is intended for the use … Read more
Keeping your online accounts and email secure | As we all use the internet for communication more and more, it’s increasingly important that we learn to do so as safely as possible. Cyberattacks are not uncommon both against individuals accounts and organizations. For our diocese, our churches and our members we want to be wise … Read more
Resources for developing and honing your congregational Safety, Response and Care policy, an upcoming Readiness Survey for rectors, and a Zoom gathering for discussion in February.
On Tuesday, November 25, 2025 the Rev. Canon Howard Edwards, our Executive Director, presented to our clergy on Creating and Communicating a Missional Budget. You can watch his presentation below and find his slides and script.
On Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Rev. Chad Graham from Christ the King in Edmonton presented to our clergy on ‘Strategic Fundraising for Churches: Business, Giving, and Wisdom for Kingdom Impact.’ Watch Chad’s presentation and Q&A below:
On Tuesday, September 30, 2025 the Reverend Canon Mark Eldredge joined our clergy for a Ministry Growth Gathering presenting his work and resources regarding Parish Revitalization. You can watch his presentation and discussion, and access some of the resources Mark provided below. Resources
We just wanted to highlight our Safety, Response and Care (SRC) resources here. We know many may be looking for either our diocesan policies or the policy templates we have available for congregations. Diocesan Policies You can find all our diocesan policies, including our SRC Policy and our SRC Team Policy, on our Policy Manual … Read more
This is just a quick note to indicate that our intention is to write our diocesan initialism in all capital letters: ADOC. We know that for many it’s natural to use a lowercase “o”, however we’ve made the decision to simply use all capitals. If you forget and use the lowercase “o” don’t worry, this … Read more
On Thursday, April 24th the team who manages our Group Retirement Plan with Manulife joined our clergy over Zoom to give an overview of features and options and to answer any questions. You can watch the presentation below.
On Tuesday, April 8, 2025 Derrek Quon joined our clergy over Zoom to share details about our employee health and dental benefits through Equitable Life. You can watch his presentation and Q&A below:
On Tuesday, October 8, 2024 Canon David Short lead our clergy in a examining good practices for approaching and preparing the Scripture text for preaching. You can watch his presentation and discussion below.
On April 11, 2024 we hosted a Ministry Growth Gathering on Zoom featuring Canon David Short who shared ideas and advice on practical ways to prepare for preaching. As well as his presentation there was opportunity for questions to be share and discussed. You can watch the gathering below:
On February 29, 2024 Bishop Dan hosted a conversation about the evangelism tool The Word One to One, including presentations from Ven. Sean Love and Ven. Tim Parent regarding how they are seeking to utilize it in their churches. You can watch the video below:
At Synod 2023 Richard Borgonon, founder of The Word One to One evangelism resource, presented to us over the course of the Wednesday in two sessions. In Part 1 Richard focuses on the history and rationale for The Word One to One and its approach to equipping people for evangelism. In Part 2 Richard looks … Read more
On November 14, 2023 in Vancouver, BC, Dr. Bruce Hindmarsh presented at our Synod 2023 Clergy Day. Bruce is professor of Spiritual Theology at James M. Houston and professor of the History of Christianity at Regent College and the author of multiple books. He presented on enriching one’s devotional life through the prayer book and … Read more
On Tuesday, October 31, 2023 Canon David Short, rector at St. John’s Vancouver, spoke with our clergy over Zoom about growing in preaching. You can watch his talk below:
On September 26, 2023 the Rev. Dr. Glen Taylor, interim rector at Christ the King Toronto and long-time professor at Wycliffe College, joined our clergy on Zoom to teach on “Preaching Christ in All the Psalms”. You can watch his presentation below. This was a follow up to his earlier teaching on “Seeing Christ in … Read more
Do you know everything you and your family have access to in your employee benefits plan and your Assistance Program? If you’re an ANiC employee we highly recommend you review them regularly to ensure you are utilizing all the benefits that can support you and your family. Employee Benefits Our employee benefits program is through … Read more
There are many types of online scams which a church or church leadership might encounter. And so it’s important that we are careful to observe anything unusual about emails we receive and to keep our passwords safe. Some of these scams can include: These scams can be increasingly hard to detect but a few simple … Read more