Southern Ontario Cooperative of ESL Ministries
By Simon Yung In 2004, Michael Gungor and Israel Houghton released a worship song titled “Friend of God” that became an instant hit. Our church sang it a lot in our Sunday worship in the following years. The lyrics read: “I am a friend of GodHe calls me friendWho am I that You are mindful […]
By Brian Seim – Urban Mission Research and Development, SIM Canada China has opened its doors once again for travel to and from their country. On January 8th, our Chinese ESL students were invited to return home. As the Economist wrote, “for the better part of three years—1016 days to be exact—China will have been […]
By Gordon Moulden, Ed.D In response to changes taking place in church ministries as a result of the COVID pandemic, Southern Ontario Cooperative of ESL Ministries commissioned me, as a professional researcher recently involved in a church-based ESL ministry in Metro Vancouver, to conduct a survey of representatives of church-based ESL programs across the country […]
Valentine’s Day: Love and Valentine’s Day lessons (The Virtues series) (readings, including from the Bible; discussion questions, quotes and other activities) http://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/valentinesday.pdf (excellent reading on the history and customs of Valentine’s Day, with glossary) http://www.eslholidaylessons.com/02/valentines_day.pdf (a reading with lots of accompanying activities) http://iteslj.org/questions/valentine.html (Valentine’s Day conversation questions) http://bogglesworldesl.com/valentines_day_worksheets.htm (vocabulary and writing activities for lower level) […]