In this months podcast we tackle the topic of stewarding millennials and the younger generations in our churches. James Clarence from First Assembly in Calgary, along with his leadership team, are doing innovative and intentional discipleship for grade 9 up to millennial ages in their church. They have engaged a ministry school model that is producing great disciples and he shares some of the things they are doing and learning as they continue to grow their discipleship pathways. Hopefully, as a result of this podcast, you will be challenged and inspired to increase your efforts in reaching, developing and discipling millennials and younger.

In this episode with talk with the co-lead pastors of Forest City Church in Burnaby BC, Jordan and Amy Baker about their replanting journey. With so many religious spaces sitting empty in our rural, suburban and urban communities, replanting is something all leaders must be thinking about. While Jordan and Amy are very new into this process still, they have lots to offer in this interview and you don't want to miss out! 

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In this episode we are so grateful to have Jess DiSabatino from Journey Church in Calgary, Alberta join us in this podcast. She co-pastors with her husband Dave and shares some great insight and advice for couples who are currently co-pastoring or thinking about co-pastoring. We also tackle some heavy stuff around deep friendships and how leaders can get so isolated. As well, she takes time to pack what's in her preaching calendar and what some of sermon series are moving forward through 2023 and so much more! She is a lot of fun and has incredible things to say...check it out!!!

In this podcast conversation with Jason Small, the District Superintendent of the Western Ontario District for the PAOC, we talk about our roots as a movement in the PAOC, why church multiplication is still so important post-pandemic and why all churches to partner in some way with this vision. Please also stick around to the end to hear a great encouragement to all leaders, especially church planters!

In this episode we chat with Bill Markham from Central Community Church in St. Catherine's about some cultural issues facing churches and leaders. Lots of things get discussed here like consumption, convenience and conflict. We also discuss meta-modernism and post truth society and believe it or not....even more! You will be challenged and encouraged! 

In this leadership lean-in conversation, Paul chats with Murray Cornelius, who is the Executive Director of International Missions at the PAOC. They chat about what IM is up to, what's changing, and what's staying the same, as well as church planting and disciple-making globally. Take some time to listen, to celebrate how God is on the move through church planting, and to consider how He might be asking you to partner with church multiplication! 

In this leadership lean-in conversation, Paul Fraser from the Multiply Network chats with Landen Dorsch, Lead Pastor of Gateway Family Church in Leduc Alberta. They talk about how, with the support of the local church leadership, they are attempting to bridge a microchurch network with an existing church model. They dive into the opportunities microchurching may present, the thinking behind it all, and the tensions microchurches may create with the existing church. Be a fly on the wall in this episode, as they chew through some of the background conversations, how they got to where they are right now in this very new adventure, and where they are hoping to head in the coming year.

In this leadership conversation, we chat with Jeff about the upcoming Church Planting Canada Congress, the replant he's leading in Oakville, disciple-making culture and even how his smoked turkey went over on Thanksgiving weekend. Hope you can take time to listen in on this leadership conversation.

In this episode, we chat with Mark Davis from Westwinds Community Church in the community of Cloverdale in Surrey, BC. Mark is the lead pastor there, as well as being a full-time professional firefighter and chaplain. Mark has had unique experiences and training that help him see healthy leadership through a different lens. Emotional health and resiliency in leaders is a big passion for him, both inside and outside the church walls. Check it out!

Steve Pike has been at the forefront of church planting for thirty years. He served as founding director of Church Multiplication Network (CMN) for the Assemblies of God (USA) denomination. Seeing a need for more church plants in cities, he founded Urban Islands Project, which exists to “increase the presence of the Church in the Urban O.”  We’ll ask Steve to tell us about the Urban O. He’s also released a book entitled ‘Next Wave: Discovering the 21st Century Church’.

Grateful to have a few friends hosting together in this episode: Brian Egert is the director of PAOC's Mission Canada, which focuses on reaching the gaps in Canada with the Gospel; Kevin Rogers leads the Urban Ministry Guiding Group for Mission Canada, pastors a church in Windsor, which is focused on those in the community with the greatest needs, and is the primary host of the Sidewalk Skyline Podcast.