community involvement – Canadian Small Church Ministry Centre

Episode #68 – Andy Bannister – Rethinking church – a UK Perspective

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)

Episode #65 – Sweiss Ubels – Small Church Community Popups work

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.

Episode #54 – Calvin Andringa – Fresh and ready to go!

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.

March 10, 2023March 19, 2023

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 #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

December 24, 2022January 19, 2023

Disastrous preaching – a book on NEDs!

Preaching in the midst of a Natural Environmental Disaster is never easy. Jeff Stanfill gives welcome advice! Book Review by Ron Baker.

Episode #43 – Sandra Ryan – Welcoming the Community

Sandra Ryan talks of her work in small churches – encouraging them to be community minded

Episode #44 – Dean and Maxine Bender – Pushing past COVID

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.

Episode #30 – Heather Malnick – Small churches better together

Heather Malnick is currently the Pastor of Knox Presbyterian Church in Bracebridge, Ontario. She speaks passionately of the opportunity to serve with others in the process of combining three small churches into a cluster and regional model of ministry.

Episode #26 – Mike Wood Daly – The church does contribute to Canadian Society

Mike Wood Daly works with the Halo project, a research based effort to show the social economic contribution of faith communities to the Canadian Society.