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.
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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This is Us – Episode #4 – Bill Taylor
Bill Taylor is the Executive Director of the Evangelical Free Church of Canada. He is Canadian born and bred, has served small churches and understands the diversity of the country. “I just download my knowledge into somebody, and now they’re a disciple? And somehow Jesus did it? I don’t think that’s what he had in …
This is Us – Episode #3 – Karl Vaters
Karl Vaters is a small church pastor in California. He has written various books including “The Grasshopper Myth” and “Small Church Essentials”.
“My whole family comes from Canada. I was born in Newfoundland. My parents were pioneering a church in Grand Bank, Newfoundland (very small town). And then they moved to Toronto. And so I grew up in Toronto.”
“Americans typically know a lot about what’s happening inside their borders. And at times, we can be arrogant enough to go – “Who cares?” What happens out there is not America, right? But Canadians are much more European that way where they understand that the world extends beyond your borders.”
“Covid has given us some challenges that we’ve never faced before. But when I look back at it, . . . it has accelerated the pace of change, but it has not brought change.”
This is Us – Episode #1 – Ron Johnston
Ron Johnston, director of Small Church Connections, join Ron Baker (Canadian Small Church Ministry Centre director) to chat about small churches, Small Church Connections and the Canadian Small Church Ministry Centre.