This October 23-26, Heritage College and Seminary is teaming up with Muskoka Bible Centre to launch a new retreat for pastoral couples. This retreat will provide couples serving in pastoral ministry with the opportunity to find care, encouragement, and rest…
Category: Ministry Matters
Rick’s New Book
If we are being candid, most of us would admit to areas where we feel stuck in an ongoing sin pattern. It could be a critical spirit that is quick to find fault with others. Or an unruly tongue that…
Happy 30th and 40th Anniversaries
It's been a while since we've posted as we've been finishing up the school year and taking some time off to rest and refresh. Let me give a bit of an update and highlight two special anniversaries. April finished with…
Praise and Prayer Update (April 1, 2023)
On this April Fool's Day, I'm reminded of a powerful statement made by Jim Elliot, a missionary who was martyred in 1956. Jim wrote this in his journal: "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain…
Loving His Return
Last Sunday I had the joy of preaching a message on the Return of Christ and how it's meant to motivate us to live for Christ NOW. If you would like to hear the message, you can watch it below.…
“Let them eat cake” for the sake of missions
It's not every day you see a cheesecake sold for over $1000 dollars. But it's not everyday you get to attend the famous Missions Cake Auction at Heritage. a Yurt! This week at Heritage was our annual, student-led missions conference.…
Blue Mondays
Here's a chapter from Rick's book, The Heart of the Preacher. It gives you a window into one of the heart tests faced by many who preach and teach God's Word on Sundays. Let it be a reminder to not…
Heritage Headwaters
This January 1st marks our 10 year anniversary at Heritage College and Seminary. I still find it hard to believe that Linda and I have been serving at the school for ten years. The time has flown by! We came…
Living with the Long Look
This fall, in our Heritage Chapels, I have the joy of speaking on a topic that has greatly impacted my life over the years. The series I'm preaching is entitled "Living with the Long Look." The focus of the series…
Praise and Prayer Update (October 7, 2022)
As we come to this Thanksgiving weekend at Heritage College and Seminary, we have much for which to give thanks. As I talk with new students, they are feeling at home on campus and making the adjustment to university-level studies.…