Last year was a journey of living out our mission to be people who faithfully improvise. We don’t intend to stop doing that. We desire to be a community that is open to the movement of the Spirit.

By: Nina Drenth  |  August 31, 2021

As people who love and believe in the power and truth of the biblical story, what we are doing here can be a signpost. Perhaps, as we connect more to the soil and to each other, we can remember to hope.

By: Nina Drenth  |  July 12, 2021

Since being home after finishing Act Five, I have made a habit of walking through the ravine woods close to my home. I feel there is something freeing about simply being among trees and rocks and dirt that allows me to be a human.

By: Nina Drenth  |  June 10, 2021

Following the recent announcement of Ontario’s reopening plan, we here at Act Five are increasingly confident that we will be able to safely offer all parts of our program in-person again this fall.

By: Nina Drenth  |  June 1, 2021

In conclusion, it's becoming more and more clear that if I want to follow God, I have to be open to moving from my ideas and thoughts of what is right, to what God is saying is right. 

By: Nina Drenth  |  May 28, 2021

Miraculously, all of our students were blessed with the opportunity to participate in a six week placement with local businesses and organizations in Hamilton and the surrounding area. Read stories from two of our students from these placements!

By: Nina Drenth  |  April 12, 2021

In any given moment we often cannot fully understand the importance of what we are learning and living until we step back and gain some perspective.

By: Nina Drenth  |  March 28, 2021

Alumni Matt writes that "Act Five taught me a lot about what it means to listen well. The importance of listening well has continued to grow in my life, whether it be with family, friends old and new, and even in business."

By: Nina Drenth  |  March 7, 2021

With Covid affecting so much of our lives, the friendships I made and the lessons I learned in Act Five have become doubly valuable, and I’m so grateful that God directed me down that path. 

By: Nina Drenth  |  February 5, 2021

The truth is, I do not know how or when I will start to trust the Lord with life. Maybe it will happen next week, next year, or maybe when I am 60 and retired... What I do know is I'll try to live in the present and let God be the driver for now.

By: Nina Drenth  |  February 5, 2021

So in a sense when I am homesick, I am homesick for God. For His presence, His refuge, for a time when God will make all things, all places, people who are broken and shattered new.

By: Nina Drenth  |  January 31, 2021

“If God is everywhere, and prayer is being in the presence of God, then anything can be a prayer.”

By: Nina Drenth  |  January 22, 2021