Engage
Working for God’s Justice & Compassion
We are committed to becoming just communities, welcoming the gifts and voices of those who have been excluded. Vineyard Engage inspires and empowers Canadian Vineyard people to engage with justice locally, nationally, and globally: setting things right in our relationships and society.
Dawn Humphreys
National Catalyst of Vineyard Engage
Dawn leads Strathcona Vineyard, located in downtown eastside Vancouver. She seeks to empower those on society’s margins to find a place of belonging and purpose in the Kingdom of God, and to inspire and equip others to engage with God’s heart for the poor and oppressed; she currently works as a Pastoral Representative at Regent College, Vancouver.
Resources
A New Way Forward – “Barriers to Welcoming the Gifts” (2 of 2)
This is chapter 2 of our "A New Way Forward" series. Sherry Ansloos is a gifted singer, songwriter and storyteller. She is an elder and worship leader at Winnipeg Centre Vineyard. In this video Sherry discusses some of the barriers that are in the church at large that...
A New Way Forward – “Indigenous People’s Gifts to the Church” (1 of 2)
Here is a new chapter in our "A New Way Forward" series. Sherry Ansloos is a gifted singer, songwriter and storyteller. She is an elder and worship leader at Winnipeg Centre Vineyard. In this video Sherry shares a few of the many gifts First Nations people can offer...
Raw Conversations: Racism, Reconciliation & the Church
This is a raw and honest conversation about racism and the church. I (Andy) host Niels Jeyasegara and Sherry Ansloos in this conversation which touches on personal experiences of racism, thoughts on the recent events sparked by George Floyd's murder, perspectives on...
Land Acknowledgment & Indigenous Blessing
Many of us recognize the acknowledgement of Indigenous land in the schools and other public spheres has become a political one, but we must ask, "How are we to respond as followers of Jesus? Is it best to just ignore what is happening or is there a way we can...
Responding to Anti-Asian Racism
In view of the recent prevalence of racism and violence particularly toward Asian people in Canada and the USA, and the subsequent cry for justice, what is God's invitation to us as a Vineyard Family? We know God hears the cry of the oppressed. Psalm 10:18 says, "You...
Lament with Indigenous People in Canada
All of us will have heard of the discovery, by the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nations community, of at least 215 children's bodies discovered in unmarked graves in what was once Canada's largest Indigenous Residential School in Kamloops, BC. This is the terrible...