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Learning From The Old Youth Guys with Sid Koop

What can we learn from veteran youth workers who have served in youth ministry for over thirty years? For part four of this week's summer series, "Learning from the OLD Youth Guys," we speak with Sid Koop, the Executive Director with Youth Wor...

Learning From The Old Youth Guys with Cecil Rast

What can we learn from veteran youth workers who have served in youth ministry for over thirty years? For part three of this week's summer series, "Learning from the OLD Youth Guys," we speak with Cecil Rast, the Metro Vancouver East Regional ...

Learning From The Old Youth Guys with Mark Mowbray

What can we learn from veteran youth workers who have served in youth ministry for over thirty years? For part two of this week's summer series, "Learning from the OLD Youth Guys," we speak with Mark Mowbray, the Senior High & Young Adult Past...

Learning From The Old Youth Guys with Terry Friesen

What can we learn from veteran youth workers who have served in youth ministry for over thirty years? For part one of this week's summer series, "Learning from the OLD Youth Guys," we speak with Terry Friesen, the Youth Minister at West Portal...

Exploring the Divine Connection with Humanity

An Examination of Ellen Duffield's 'A Theology of Thriving' and 'The BRAVE Way'"

Planting a Church and Moving On with Matt Naismith

Do church planters always stay in the church they've planted? In this episode, we talk with Matt Naismith about following God's call to plant a church and then following God's lead to transition into a new ministry. We also discuss missional communitie...

Women in Ministry, Discerning God's Calling, and Spiritual Health with Michelle Dwyer

How are you going to lead as a woman? This question was asked of Michelle Dwyer when she applied to become the lead pastor of her church. We discuss her answer on this episode of CITN. We also talk about spiritual and emotional health in ministry, disc...

The Canadian Clergy Shortage - An In-Studio Conversation with Rob, Geoff, and Daniel

What can be done about the Canadian clergy crisis? This week on the podcast, we have an in-studio conversation with Rob, Geoff, and Daniel Markin (Director of Marketing at Briercrest) about a recent article posted in Faith Today by Rick Hiemstra, "Waki...

Strategies for Resilience in Co-Vocational Ministry

Resilience is a dynamic and personalized process influenced by many factors. Dr. Margaret Clarke shares what her research reveals about pastoral resilience in the face of co-vocational ministry challenges.

Planting the Gospel in Quebec with Maxime Cauchon

Quebec has been resistant to the gospel for decades - and for good reason. What might it cost the church to change that? In this episode, we talk with Maxime Cauachon about multiplying church planting movements in Quebec. We also discuss co-vocational ...