Don Hutchinson

Gleanings from the mind of a Christian Leader and Lawyer

Events

March 20, 2019 – Christian Legal Fellowship, University of Ottawa Law School Chapter, Ottawa, Ontario

  • Don will be speaking on Q&A on Standing Faithful In and Through Law School

March 2, 2019 – ARPA Niagara Annual Spring Banquet, West Niagara Agricultural Centre, Ontario

  • Don will be speaking on The Citizen Way: A Positive Case for Christian Political Engagement

January 27, 2019 – St. Andrew’s Christian Church, Rockland, Ontario

  • Don will be speaking at 10:00am on The Church and Religious Freedom

November 11, 2018 – Sarnia Evangelical Missionary Church, Sarnia, Ontario

  • Don will be speaking at 10:30am on Under Siege: Religious Freedom and the Church in Canada

November 11, 2018 – Bethel Pentecostal Church, Sarnia, Ontario –

  • Don will be speaking at 6:30pm on Under Siege: Religious Freedom and the Church in Canada

October 1, 2018 – 7th Parliamentary Forum on Religious Freedom – “Faith in a Time of Diversity and Division: Where is Canada Headed?”

  • Don will be on a panel addressing present implications for religious freedom in Canada, personally speaking on The Legacy of the McLachlin Court on Freedom of Religion

September 9, 2018 – Southside Victory Church Fellowship, Calgary, Alberta – 8:30am and 11:00am

  • Don will be speaking on Under Siege: Religious Freedom and the Church in Canada

September 13, 2018 – Church of Abundant Life, Edmonton Alberta – 7:00pm

  • Don will be speaking on Under Siege: Religious Freedom and the Church in Canada

July 8, 2018 – Grace Presbyterian Church, Orleans, Ontario

  • Don will be speaking on Is Love all we need? Three great commandments and the state of the Church in the State

January 28, 2018 – Calvary Community Church, Edmonton, Alberta

  • Don will be speaking on Under Siege: Religious Freedom and the Church in Canada at 150

January 27, 2018 – Break Forth One, Edmonton, Alberta

November 1, 2017 – Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage

April 1, 2017 – The Word Guild’s Annual Ottawa Christian Writer’s Conference

February 4, 2017 – Association of Christian Schools International, Ontario Conference

  • Don will be speaking on the topic Prepared for Pressure: Communicating Christianly, even in a Crisis
  • 4 sessions: 1) Preparing the Messenger 2) Preparing the Message 3) Preparing for the Media 4) Preparing Mission Infrastructure

November 8-10, 2016 – Canadian Baptists of Western Canada pastors and spouses conference, Banff

  • Don will be speaking twice:
    1. Under Siege or Under Fire: Religious Freedom and the Church in Canada at 150 (Tuesday night)
    2. Under Siege and Under Fire: The Global Church in a Multi-Religious World (Wednesday morning)

March 8-April 12, 2016 (Tuesday mornings) – A Public Faith (see below – 2015)

March 17-April 21, 2015 (Tuesday nights) – A Public Faith – Being a witness in a multi-faith society AND political engagement in a pluralistic world, Ottawa School of the Bible LifeTraining (Graduate Studies) at LIFECENTRE.

  • The world is becoming increasingly interconnected. Various religions/worldviews now inhabit both the global and Canadian public space. How do we live together, especially when each religion wants to shape the public realm according to the dictates of its own sacred texts and traditions; and, others argue there should be no public presence of religion? How do Christians engage with the religious pluralism of 21st century public life? In his book (and text for this course) A Public Faith Miroslav Volf offers thoughts on how to live a life of Christian witness in a multifaith society and how to participate in the arena of political public policy development in a pluralistic world.

November 7, 2014 – “Good News in the Morning” radio program fundraising dinner, Ottawa

  • Don will be speaking on The Importance of Religion in Politics
  • Religion and politics are the two things it has been said should not be discussed at dinner or in polite company. It’s no wonder people whose lives are founded in Christ often find themselves nervous about the public square – that place where political ideas are discussed and policy decisions are made. We’re polite! Whether it’s the local school board, municipal council, provincial legislature or the Parliament of Canada people who have a firm foundation for life need to find the point at which we engage in the process that determines the framework for the world in which we live. Come to dinner. Let’s have a polite discussion about the importance of religion in life, and particularly in politics.

October 3, 2014 – National House of Prayer, Ottawa

  • Don will be speaking on Talking to Government – From a Position of Righteousness. This talk is a look at the similarities and the differences in engaging with government on policy and non-policy related issues.

May 26, 2014 – Fourth Annual Parliamentary Forum on Religious Freedom

  • Don will be speaking on The Canadian Legal System – Friend or Foe of Religious Freedom
  • Don will then be on a panel with Dr. Jim Wallace (Boston U), Dr. Janet Epp Buckingham (Trinity Western U) and Prof. Natasha Bakht (U of Ottawa)