Kentro Forum 2022: REUnion

Featuring: Ken Shigematsu (Tenth Church)

When: May 11-13, 2022

Where: Mississauga, ON

Schedule: View the working schedule here

Workshops: View here.

The past two years of change and uncertainty have given us a new appreciation for the prefix “re” – from our early 2020 Forum planning when we had to reorient and recalculate to go virtual, to ideas about restarting in-person events and then reverting back to online. There has also been some great energy around what does it look like to rebuild differently? How do we reignite community in good ways? And what does it mean to use these opportunities to recentre on the things that matter? One thing we know for sure is that we can’t do any of the reorienting or reverting alone and none of the bigger questions are going to be answered by siloed individuals or organizations. We need each other.

So let’s have a REUNION!

Let’s come back together – hopefully in-person! – after too long apart – to worship and learn with each other. Plenary speaker, Ken Shigamatsu, will share from his experience how the gospel can redeem our desires and reorder our lives.

There is space at our REUNION to ask the big questions, support one another in the tough decisions, and centre ourselves on what unites us – our shared faith.

Who is Ken Shigematsu?:

Ken Shigematsu is the Senior Pastor of Tenth Church in Vancouver, BC, one of the largest and most diverse city-center churches in Canada. He is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal awarded to Canadians in recognition for their outstanding contribution to the country. Before entering pastoral ministry, he worked for the Sony Corporation in Tokyo.

Ken is the author of the award-winning, international bestseller, God in My Everything, and his most recent book Survival Guide for the Soul was named by the Word Guild as the 2019 Christian living book of the year. Ken lives in Vancouver with his wife, Sakiko, and their son, Joey.

** COVID Considerations:

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no “zero risk” when it comes to any kind of gathering – especially an event like ours that brings people together from across the country.

There are those among us experience vulnerabilities themselves, or are in close proximity with those who do, putting them at greater risk if they come into contact with COVID-19.

Because of this, Kentro is encouraging REUnion attendees to take great consideration of the ways that we can love both God and neighbour well during our time together.

We will be providing guidance on the precautions we are recommending and will require all attendees to sign off that they have reviewed REUnion's COVID Considerations, along with our Principles of Welcome and Learning, prior to attending the event.