Episode #58 – Ron Johnston – Small Church Network Launches
Ron Johnston, director of Small Church Connections, outlines the new Small Church Network that launches on June 2, 2023
Episode #55 – Wayne Neumiller – Second Time Around
Wayne Neumiller has served a small church in Irma, Alberta – two times! Returning to the same church has meant assessing the viability of a return and preparing for a succession. Practical and principled advice is given by Wayne.
Episode #53 – Keith Shields – Small Church Networks are possible
Can small churches use networks to provide sustainability and vitality? Keith Shields tells of three networks that he has studied recently in Canada. These groups of churches (small groups or small churches) have shown another model for church in the 2020’s.
Tentmakers: Multivocational ministry in Western Society
Why do more than one job?
And why while in ministry? Research and story combine to show the current state of multivocational ministry in Canada.
Episode #52 – Rick Heimstra and Lindsay Callaway – Significant Churches
Rick Heimstra and Lindsay Callaway have just completed the final report on the Canadian Evangelical Small Church Survey taken over these past few years. There findings are both predictable and unseen. In this episode we discuss a number of those findings.
Episode #51 – David Bradford – Why bother with the community?
David Bradford has been pastor at the Brooks Alliance church since 2011. One of his great loves is seeing the church reach into their community. David offers practical advice along with principles that will steer a small church into community outreach
Episode #50 – Kevin Driver – Newcomers, welcoming communities and small churches
Kevin Driver is a pastor in Banff, Alberta – one of the most diverse towns in Canada. He speaks to working with newcomers to Canada, integrating cultures into church life, and generally being the church to all nations.
The New Orthodoxy – Canada’s emerging civil religion
Bruce Clemenger, past president of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, writes with strong analysis on the emerging Canadian Civil Relgion.
Episode #46 – Margaret Cottle – Dignity conserving care means medical termination is unnecessary and unadvised
Episode #46 – Margaret Cottle – Dignity conserving care means medical termination is unnecessary and unadvised
Episode #43 – Sandra Ryan – Welcoming the Community
Sandra Ryan talks of her work in small churches – encouraging them to be community minded