September 2020 is looking a whole lot different from Septembers past. It's been over six months since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, and we've seen so much change to so many aspects of life. It has been encouraging to watch the creativity, innovation, and perseverance with which so many of our churches and leaders have adapted to these unprecedented times. Keep going! We're cheering you on!
At the Multiply Network, we want to continue to be a resource hub as you navigate your ever-changing circumstances. This month, we've provided some great new content to help you along your journey. I'm especially excited to share my conversation with our PAOC General Superintendent, Rev. David Wells, this month's Multiply Network Podcast guest. I asked Dave to share his vision for the next four years of leadership in our fellowship. I know you'll be inspired by what he had to say.
Our latest content also includes two new videos to get you thinking about how we view our mission, not only as a church organization, but as individuals. Pastor Adam Browett (GT Church, Victoria, BC) talks about what it looks like for pastors to live on mission when we're not 'on the clock'. In another new video, I share some thoughts about prioritizing the mission of the Church over the model of how we do church. I hope these conversations will get more of us talking about how we can be strategically living out the Gospel, even in the midst of the pivots and shifts of our 'new normal'.
Because every Canadian deserves an access point to the Gospel!
Paul Fraser
Church Multiplication Co-ordinator
Interviews
Living on Mission Outside of Church Work as a Pastor - Interview with Adam Browett
Are we full-time pastors and part-time followers? In this interview with Adam, we talk about what living on mission looks like when we are off the clock. Are we still looking for opportunities to share Christ wherever we are? Do we know and care about our neighbours? Do we live a life of evangelism that we want our church members to emulate? Adam shares from his experience and also gives us some ideas on how to grow a burden in our heart for all those around us far from God.
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Episode #43 - The Next Four Years - Interview with David Wells, PAOC General Superintendent
In this episode, we chat with Dave Wells about what he'd like to see in his next term as General Superintendent. He lays out a vision that focuses on engaging younger leaders, while increasing the urgency of focusing on discipleship. He shares about the PAOC's need for agility and the importance of being willing to make the right changes for the future. As always, you hear his heart for people far from God and how he daily lives that out. Stay right to the end - so much rich wisdom and insight is shared all the way through! Check it out in Episode 43.
Stories and Videos
Hold the Model Loosely and the Mission Tightly - Paul Fraser
In this video Paul encourages all leaders, in the midst of all the fast moving change we are experiencing, to not forget to be about the main things. Hold the models loosely and the mission tightly.
Watch HereDisciple-Making Movements with Dr. Jeremy Feller
In this video interview, we chat with Dr. Feller about the incredible fruitfulness happening in Ethiopia through Disciple-Making Movements. In recent months, they have received reports of well over 300,000 people coming to faith in Jesus Christ! Take some time to listen to the whole interview to hear how they are seeing such fruitfulness and how we can apply some of those ideas, principles, or methods here in Canada!
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Articles and Blogs
Evangelism: Reconsidering Our Approach in a Pandemic
Many churches have found effective and creative ways to be on mission and to engage in evangelism during the coronavirus crisis. At the same time, some evangelism approaches have been affected just like church life (and, let's face it, all of life) has been disrupted.
Read MoreWhat Should We Be Measuring in Ministry
There is a fairly strong agreement that we are measuring the wrong things in ministry – primarily income, attendance, salvation, and baptisms. However, when the conversation naturally moves to suggesting solutions, few are offered.
Read More10 Leadership Qualities of the Post-COVID-19 Church
We are almost six months into a world changing pandemic, and it’s now clear that many things that are changing will remain changed. So, we have a choice. We can either lament the losses that we’ve encountered, or we can navigate forward, by faith, into a new chapter of our God-given mission.
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