Heaven on Earth? Research and Reflections Exploring Ministry

Oct 3, 2025

The Rev. Dr. Ross Lockhart reflects on the current state of ministry in BC and the Yukon, and proposes opportunities for growth.

The Rev. Dr. Ross Lockhart is the Dean of St. Andrew’s Hall, thePresbyterian Church in Canada college at the University of BritishColumbia. As Dean, Ross also teaches at Vancouver School ofTheology as the Professor of Mission Studies. Ross holds a PhDfrom Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam and is the author of West Coast Mission: the Changing Nature of Christianity in Vancouver;Lessons from Laodicea: Missional Leadership in a Culture of Affluence; and Beyond Snakes and Shamrocks: St. Patrick’s Missional Leadership Lessons for Today; co-author of Better Than Brunch: Missional Churches in Cascadia as well as Christianity: An Asian Religion in Vancouver and editor of Christian Witness in Cascadian Soil and The Continuing Witness of the MissionalChurch. Ross lives with his family on Bowen Island, B.C.

Date: Oct 3, 2025
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
Location: St. Mark’s College at UBC

Parking is available in the College parking lot, but spaces are very limited and it will be a first-come, first-served basis. There will be more attendees than parking spaces. The nearest parkade is North Parkade, which is less than a 10-minute walk to St. Mark’s College.