Canadian Small Church Ministry Centre
Resourcing Small Churches
Outline:
Paulo’s Journey in Ministry
Pastor Paulo’s Church and 5 Fun Days Program
Community Involvement and Networking in Church
Church Growth and Low-Income Neighborhood Discussion
Community Connections and Church Strategies
Small Church’s Tech Transition Amid Covid-19
Small Church Online Presence Strategy
Alison Witt works with refugees, particularly in the Hamilton area. She also serves with a Canadian refugee assistance institution called IAFR. Her insight into the compassion ministry of small churches reaching out to refugees is well worth the listen.
Refugee ministry with a focus on ESL support and personal stories.
0:15
Refugee housing and support in Hamilton, Ontario.
5:23
How churches can help refugees in Canada through home hosting and affordable rentals.
12:18
Refugee ministry challenges and opportunities for small churches.
18:49
Embracing newcomers and refugees in small churches.
25:15
Small churches, Jesus, and community outreach in the UK. (0:08)
Small churches in the UK and Canada, with a focus on spiritual openness and hunger. (2:28)
Rethinking church structures and meeting in non-traditional spaces. (7:48)
Non-traditional church spaces and evangelism strategies. (13:30)
Revitalizing small churches with aging congregations. (16:13)
The importance of prayer and discipleship in Christian movements. (20:51)
Encouraging risk-taking in small church ministry. (25:58)
Sweis serves in the Maritimes of Canada – an area that his seen more than it’s share of diversity and despair. His church worked towards helping the community while spreading the Gospel of Jesus.
Calvin Andringa is the pastor of Tofield Alliance Church, a small church just outside of Edmonton, Alberta. He has served the church for the last 30 years and has learned some valuable lessons. Calvin shares these thoughts with humility, vision and passion.
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.
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
Preaching in the midst of a Natural Environmental Disaster is never easy. Jeff Stanfill gives welcome advice! Book Review by Ron Baker.
Sandra Ryan talks of her work in small churches – encouraging them to be community minded
Dean and Maxine worked in a small church in Chesley, Ontario, while the pandemic was in full swing. Their food ministry increased over this time. Now they are asking what comes next and what will the church look like.