I had the pleasure and honor of speaking this past week at two events – MissionsFest Vancouver and, a few days later, a retreat for the students and faculty of Ambrose Seminary. MissionFest was held at the sprawling, glittering Conference Center poised at oceanfront in the heart of downtown Vancouver. The seminary retreat was held in small, homey facilities nestled in the mountain-shadowed woods outside Calgary. The streets of Vancouver spill and teem with thousands of people