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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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This is Us! Episode #14 – Robin Haensel – Networking Small Churches

“I grew up in a small town that had, I think, five elevators when I was a kid. In fact, I remember them building a big new elevator when I was probably five or six years old. I came to faith in Christ in my early 20s. And then I hit it off to Bible …

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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 #9 – David Sawler

David Sawler pastors and directs youth centres in Cape Breton – Glace Bay. His heart is for the community. He sees the poverty, addictions and trauma during this period of COVID. How can the church become community centred and at the centre of the community?

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 #6 – James Watson

James Watson has recently been a part of the research team for a multivocational ministry study in Canada. The results would indicate a strong need for those with multiple vocations to become pastors of small church. This is not without its challenges – and its rewards.

This is Us – Episode #5 – Rick Heimstra and Lindsay Callaway

Rick Heimstra and Lindsay Callaway are conducting research on Small Churches in Canada. The research was commissioned by Small Church Connections and Rick and Lindsay are researchers from the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. “In terms of what the research project is, we are doing a number of phases or steps to the project. First, we …

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