Across the Canadian church, a growing number of leaders are naming the same reality: the inherited models of church shaped by Canada’s history of colonialism no longer serve the gospel of Jesus Christ or the people of God. Churches are being reshaped—how they gather, how they serve their communities, and how they form followers of Jesus is shifting rapidly. Patterns of ministry are changing as well: fewer congregations can support full‑time, professionally trained clergy, and lay leaders are stepping into new and expanded roles. Yet new and life‑giving models of church and ministry are emerging.

The first Shared Way, Shared Witness gathering met in May 2026 in Montreal, through the shared leadership of Montreal Dio and the Office of Vocation of the United Church of Canada. It brought together an ecumenical group of more than 50 church leaders from all ten provinces who began with the conviction that this moment of change can be hopeful, creative, and life-giving for Christians in Canada. The final report of this gathering is available online.

Shared Way, Shared Witness is now a growing network of people from the Anglican Church of Canada, the United Church of Canada, and beyond, who meet together and support one another in person and online. We are dedicated to continuing to explore new visions of church rooted in mutuality, collaboration, and shared leadership and discerning the forms of ministry that are needed to sustain what God is bringing forth in our midst. Plans for a second Shared Way, Shared Witness gathering in spring 2027 are in the works. For now, this website exists to point to resources that were shared during the first Shared Way, Shared Witness gathering and that have been generated since.

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