Canadian Church Planting Podcast

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What is happening in Canadian Church Planting? What is working? What is not working? What is changing? What are different places like? Investigating the people and places where churches are being planted, replanted and revitalized.

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June 26, 202537 min

St. John's NFLD Daughter Church - Talking with Matt Lahey

On Episode 28, I interviewed Steve Bray about planting in St. John's and starting a church planting network to reach Newfoundland and Labrador and today on the show is Matt Lahey who has planted a church in St. John's as part of Mile One Mission. We cover how Matt got to Newfoundland, the spiritual history of his part of the city, why they renamed their church and much more. A very insightful episode to understand church planting on the East Coast of Canada.If you'd like to get in touch with Matt or Route 10 Community Church, please go here.If you'd like to get in touch with the Grace Network, please go here.If you'd like to get in touch with Ben or the podcast, please email canadianchurchplanting@gmail.com.

May 22, 202543 min

A site that is becoming a plant - Talking with Kevin Dejonge

Kevin took an unusual path to church planting and pastoral ministry and we talk about how he ended up as the pastor and planter for Grace Village Church. And we cover the method by which Grace Village is being planted, slowly transitioning from a site of Grace Valley Church to something more independent. We also cover how they got a building so quickly and how larger city churches should think about small towns nearby.If you'd like to get in touch with Kevin or Grace Village Church, go to https://www.gracevillagechurch.ca/If you'd like to get in touch with the Grace Network, go to https://www.gracenetwork.ca/If you'd like to get in touch with Ben or the podcast, please email canadianchurchplanting@gmail.com

April 28, 202540 min

The Last Church in Town - A conversation with Aaron Johnson

Aaron and Ben get into all things related to small town church planting - how Aaron got interested in Hensall, why we shouldn't neglect small town planting, how they managed to meet in the last church in town and much more.If you'd like to get in touch with Aaron or Cornerstone Church, you can find them online: https://www.cornerstonehensall.ca/If you'd like to get in touch with the Grace Network, visit them here: https://www.gracenetwork.caIf you'd like to contact Ben or the podcast, please email canadianchurchplanting@gmail.com.

March 17, 202528 min

Book Report: Church Planting During the Birth of Canada

We don't often think of Presbyterians as aggressive church planters, but at the dawn of Canada, while the railroad was being built, James Robertson helped the Presbyterian Church plant and build churches across Canada at an unbelievable rate. I tell his story based on his biography.If you'd like to purchase the biography, you can find reprints on Amazon. If you'd like to get in touch with the Grace Network, you can find them online at gracenetwork.caIf you'd like to get in touch with Ben or the podcast, please email canadianchurchplanting@gmail.com.

February 17, 202532 min

A Neighbourhood Church in Vancouver - Marlon Brown

We get into everything related to Awake Church during this episode: how Marlon got to Vancouver, why he chose the name (and why he would choose a different name next time), what Vancouver is like, why he likes being part of Calvary Chapel and much more.If you want to find out more about Awake Church or Marlon Brown, you can visit them at awakevancouver.ca.If you want to know more about the Grace Network, visit them at gracenetwork.ca.If you want to get in touch with Ben or the podcast, please email Canadianchurchplanting@gmail.com.

February 2, 202549 min

Oil Country Church Planting - All Nations Church in Fort MacMurray

If you've wondered what planting in a classic Canadian small city / large town is like, this is the episode for you. We cover what Fort Mac is really like, what they've learned about ministry there, why their church grew quickly, how they've reached out to First Nations tribes in the area, what lies ahead for the church and much more.If you'd like to get in touch with Rick, Eric or All Nations Church, you can find them online at https://www.allnationschurch.co/If you'd like to know more about the Grace Network, you can visit gracenetwork.comIf you'd like to get in touch with Ben or the podcast please email canadianchurchplanting@gmail.com

October 29, 202438 min

Planted by five denominations in a small town - A Conversation with Mike Kleinhuis

In this conversation we get into lots of different aspects of Mike and the Centre Community Church's story - why he moved from Hamilton to Lindsay, how the local ministerial decided to plant a church, what the south end of Lindsay is like, how the Centre operates, how they stay focused on their mission and much more.If you'd like to get in touch with Mike or the Centre Community Church, please visit https://thecentre.church/ (great url!)If you'd like to get in touch with the Grace Network, please visit gracenetwork.caIf you'd like to get in touch with Ben or the podcast, please email canadianchurchplanting@gmail.com

October 15, 202441 min

Planting in the Most Underrated City in Canada - A Conversation with Mark Roslund

Mark Roslund wears hoodies and hats, writes music and has planted a church in the middle of what he calls "the most underrated city in Canada." We get into his story on this podcast. Why he and his wife Roberta moved to Winnipeg, why he left a secure youth pastor job to plant, why he preaches in a hoodie, why ARC has been a wonderful theological home for them, why they started recording music and much more.If you'd like to find out more about Rose Church, please visit rosechurch.ca.If you'd like to hear the sound of Rose Worship, you can hear them on Spotify: If you'd like to find out more about the Grace Network, please visit gracenetwork.caTo get in touch with Ben or the podcast, please email canadianchurchplanting@gmail.com

September 16, 202439 min

The Church that started in a Convenience Store - An interview with the pastors of Pony Church

Pony Church is one of the more unique church plants I've come across. A strong focus on evangelism, a strange (but beautiful) beginning to their story, completing seminary and planting a church, planting a church while young, how older churches can plant daughter churches very different from themselves and much more. A really interesting story.This episode is brought to you by the Grace Network. If you want to find out more about the Grace Network, go to gracenetwork.caTo get in touch with Pony Church, please visit ponychurch.com.To get in touch with Ben or the podcast, please email canadianchurchplanting@gmail.com.

August 12, 202444 min

Planting a Multi-Site Campus - A conversation with Kevin Schular

I've been interested in multi-site churches for a while, particularly as they relate to church planting. Along with the Meeting House, Village Church has been one of the more aggressive churches in Canada at pursuing a multi-site vision. So I interviewed Kevin Schular who planted a site of the Village Church thousands of km's away from where Village Church started. We talked about the history of Village Church, the difference between planting a church and starting an evangelistic ministry, the advantages to being a site instead of a stand-alone plant, how the Village Church is faring now that Mark Clark has left and much more.If you want to find out more about Village Church or Kevin, go to https://thisisvillagechurch.com/location/winnipeg/If you want to know more about the Grace Network, go to gracenetwork.caIf you want to get in touch with Ben or the podcast, email canadianchurchplanting@gmail.com

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