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This is Us! Episode #15 – Margaret Clarke – Clergy Resilience

Clergy resilience is about the ability to bounce back from adversity. Margaret Clarke has just completed her Ph.D. focusing on a research study conducted this past year on clergy resilience. The themes for the study revolved around workload, expectations, and isolation. The primary idea in clergy resilience focused on balancing the dynamic tension of clergy …

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June 25, 2021June 25, 2021

Small church pastor resilience

This last week has hit me hard. I’ve travelled a bit, talked to young and old, and come to a hypothesis. “A sustained period of disconnection with people and enforcement of restrictions makes for a sadness of soul.” There has always been a resiliency within the ranks of vocational and voluntary church leaders. The bounce …

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This is Us! Episode #13 – Brian Thompson – Small Church in an Urban Centre

Brian Thompson pastors a small church in Burnaby, British Columbia. He serves a multicultural church with a strong sense of mission and vision.

This is Us! Episode #12 – Wes Mills – Denominational responses to small churches: ACOP

Wes Mills leads that Apostolic Churches Of Pentecost denomination in Canada. Many of the churches are under 250, with a large portion of those churches under 100. Wes shares from his own experience, gathering advice that is well worth noting.

This is Us! Episode #11 – Paul Kowtechy – Called to be a small church pastor

Paul Kowtechy worked for years as a retail manager. Then, in a direction only God could have imagined, he was called to be a small church pastor.

This is Us! Episode #10 – Daniel Graham

Daniel Graham is pastor of the Free Methodist Church in Peterborough, Ontario. He previously served in Prince Albert Saskatchewan and is part of the executive of the Free Methodist Church in Canada. His ministry in small churches spans three decades. He speaks to COVID, small church advantages and regional differences in ministry in small churches.

This is Us! Episode #8 – Kevin Driver

Dr. Kevin Driver pastors a small church in the resort town on Banff, Alberta, Canada. He deals with seasonal workers, transient influx during high tourist seasons, and a intercultural mix of congregants.

This is Us! Episode #7 – Paul Warnock

Paul Warnock is a seasoned pastor who is now working at a transitional pastor. How do you move from a previous pastor to a new pastor with a sense of hope and excitement? Paul gives some hints.