As I travel across our great nation and meet with pastors and leaders in each of our eight districts, this has become clear to me: If we are going to effect positive change for the sake of Gospel in Canada, we need to be lead by the Spirit, be relentless in our mission, keep working hard to find alignment and champion one another in our efforts. We need to interrogate the reality of the spiritual climate in North America and step courageously into the mandate God is calling us to. It's time for us to step it up, to dream bigger, to cheer one another on.
This month, we've included some more stories, blogs, and resources to inspire your journey. Take ten minutes to check out the two new videos in our 'TAKE 5' Video Series: I sit down with Campus Pastor Mark Colwell (Maple Ridge, BC) to talk about finding and keeping alignment within multisite campuses. I also catch up with church planter Ben Narayanan (North Vancouver, BC) to hear what he's learning in his multiplication journey. This month's podcast episode features a conversation with Andrew Hansen, who is pioneering a new ministry in Edmonton called Youth Rise. You won't want to miss what he has to say about ministering to marginalized youth. And as always, we continue to collect and curate other blogs and articles that we believe will challenge, inform, and inspire!
Let's all keep doing our part - Because every Canadian deserves an access point to the Gospel.
Cheering you on!
Church Multiplication Co-ordinator
Interviews
Multiply Network Vision Casting - with Paul Fraser
In this video, Paul Fraser, Director of the Multiply Network, shares his heart for church multiplication, some exciting things happening in 2020, and some thoughts on where we need to be going in 2020 and beyond.
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Episode #35 - Pioneering New Ministry to the Margins of the Next Generation - with Andrew Hansen
In this episode, we talk with Andrew Hansen, who is the Executive Director of a new ministry called Youth Rise in Edmonton, AB. We chat about the importance of reaching, caring for, and supporting high-risk youth, and what roles churches should play in ministry to the margins of the next generation. Andrew shares about some of the high-risk indicators for these students and what can be done to help. To listen or download, click on one of the links below and select Episode 35.
Stories and Videos
Prayer, Power, and Planting - 'Take-5' with Ben Narayanan
In this episode, we talk Ben Narayanan from Avant Life Church in North Vancouver about the priority of prayer in the life of the church. With all the things you need to make a church plant go and grow, we cannot underestimate the power of prayer and the place it should take in our plans.
Watch HereMultisite Alignment - 'Take-5' with Mark Colwell
In this episode, we talk with Mark Colwell, who is the campus pastor of Christian Life Assembly in Maple Ridge, B.C. We chat about the importance of bringing alignment of the vision and values of the main campus to the Maple Ridge campus while still contextualizing ministry to the needs of the community they are serving in.
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Articles and Blogs
Innovating Our Missiology for North America
There are a handful of crucial issues that are and will continue to affect mission and ecclesiology in North America with increasing measure, perhaps forcing even greater innovation in missiology and mission strategy than what we have seen since the Church Growth movement.
Read MoreUnleashing the Gift of Evangelism in 2020
One thing is for sure: evangelism is not going anywhere, and more than ever, we need to reengage in conversation and dialogue around evangelism. Perhaps more than this, we need to embrace and unleash the power and gift of evangelism in our post-everything world.
Read MoreWhy the “Nothing in Particulars” May Be the Most Gospel-Ready Audience
The “Rise of the Nones” captured widespread attention by Christian leaders in recent years. While it was once difficult to quantify the “nominal” Christian dynamic of religious preference in North America, the radical proportion increase of those claiming no religion put these realities front and center in the minds of evangelicals.
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