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Joanna La Fleur is a speaker, podcaster, TV host and communications consultant. With a Business Communications degree and a Masters in Theological Studies, she has been helping the Church communicate "the best news in the world" for over 15 years. Make sure that you check out her interviews with Christian "creatives and communicators" on the Word Made Digital podcast.

In this episode, we chat about languishing, navigating online in a healthy way and mental health.

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PODCAST LINKS & HIGHLIGHTS

Word Made Digital

See Hear Love

Languishing

• Dragging but didn't know why

Naming It and Moving Forward

• Acknowledge the problem, i.e. languishing

Online Health

• How to navigate well

Digital Thoughts

• Social media for discipleship and evangelism

 A Healthy Digital Relationship

• Take breaks

In the Church

• Mental health should be talked about

Favourite Verse to Help With Languishing

• So many feelings covered in Lamentations and Job 

A Few Things to Help

• Talk to a friend or two if you are struggling

Thanks for listening! We hope this episode has equipped you for greater influence through serving. We don’t want you to miss a single episode, so if you haven’t done so already, please subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Help us reach more people by writing a review on the Apple podcast app and other podcast apps that you use. The FOUR12 Canada podcast is a ministry of Faith Baptist Church in Huntsville, Ontario. Explore everything FOUR12 Canada at four12.ca. Thanks for spending time with us. See you next time!

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Up Next Episode 0036: Roula Karkafi on 

Humanitarian and Prison Ministries in

Lebanon and MENA Area 

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I am excited to bring you an interview with Bechara Karkafi!  Bechara serves with FEB in MENA areas, like the Middle East and North Africa, and Canada to plant churches among Arabs and unreached people.

In this episode, he shares some of his story and his thoughts on serving and leading the vision of church planting and multiplying disciples.  He also shares his vision for the upcoming Missions Conference at Faith Baptist Church in Huntsville, Ontario.

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Links from the Podcast

Missions Conference at Faith

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

The Great Commission

"Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you.  And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age."  Matt 28:19-20

 MENA Area

• Heart's desire is to see a church planting movement across Lebanon, the Middle East, Africa and Canada

In Canada

• Serving with FEB Central Ministries

What We Can Do

• God has chosen us in unique ways in order to accomplish His vision

The Difference it Makes

• It makes a big difference when we go overseas

Missions Conference

• The Lord has entrusted us with the great commission in Matthew 28

 To Those Who Are Serving 

• The Conference is not just something to watch, but is something to be a part of

Thanks for listening! We hope this episode has equipped you for greater influence through serving. We don’t want you to miss a single episode, so if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Help us reach more people by writing a review on the Apple podcast app and other podcast apps that you use. The FOUR12 Canada podcast is a ministry of Faith Baptist Church in Huntsville, Ontario. Explore everything FOUR12 Canada at four12.ca. Thanks for spending some time with us. See you next time!

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Up Next Season 3 Episode 0035: Joanna  La Fleur on Languishing, Navigating Online

in a Healthy Way and

Mental Health

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I am thrilled to have Steve Lensink join us again on the Four12 podcast. Steve was named Producer of the Year at the Canadian Gospel Music Awards in 2020. And in this episode, we chat about serving at church during pandemic and post-pandemic times and how that impacts expectations and opportunities for serving.  If you have any role in bringing your church service online, this chat will be right up your alley.  If you have ever watched a church service online (and who hasn't in the last 18 months?!), then Steve will give you a good idea of what goes on behind-the-scenes.  

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FACEBOOK | EMAIL | INSTAGRAM

Links from the Podcast

Brooke Nicholls  

Musicademy Worship Community

Worship Leaders Collective

Church Creatives

Church Service Production

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

Production Now

• Everyone has had to catch up and be online

 Biggest Change

• Removal of in-person worship has been the biggest change for editing and mixing

Expectations

• People expect broadcasts to be well done

Ways to Keep Up

• Recognize that people have high expectations

Ways to Think About Online

• It's essentially another campus

Unified Sound for Mixing

• Use a template to start from the same place

Unique Ways to Train Volunteers

• Now we have pre-recorded content that we can use for training

Getting Youth Involved

• Great way to get youth involved and engage with them

Nurturing a Healthy Team

• Onboarding is very similar to before, get started during a series

Ways to Grow Your Skills

• Online videos

How to Grow Your Production Area

• Look for church service production groups on Facebook to get help

 To Those That are Serving Now

• Leaders, get feedback from the congregation and pass it along to the team

Thanks for listening! We hope this episode has equipped you for greater influence through serving. We don’t want you to miss a single episode, so if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Help us reach more people by writing a review on the Apple podcast app and other podcast apps that you use. The FOUR12 Canada podcast is a ministry of Faith Baptist Church in Huntsville, Ontario. Explore everything FOUR12 Canada at four12.ca. Thanks for spending some time with us. See you next time!

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Up Next Season 3 Episode 0034 : Bechara Karkafi on Serving

and Leading the Vision of Church Planting

and Multiplying Discipleship

in MENA Area and Canada

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Brooke Nicholls is back on FOUR12 Canada! Brooke is an artist and songwriter from Toronto, ON, where she serves as a Worship Leader at Sanctus Church. When she's not at her home church, she's leading worship at different churches and ministries across Canada and beyond. Brooke has been named the Female Vocalist of the Year for the last three years at the Canadian Gospel Music Awards and her album, ‘Pursue’, was nominated for a 2020 Juno Award. Brooke is married to her guitar player Steve.

In this episode, we chat about leading worship this last year and some of the struggles and blessings that have come out of it.

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LINKS & PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

The Brooke Nicholls Show on KFM

Worship online

During This Time

• Created platform for worship online

"The same power and presence that meets me when I am leading a congregation of 2000 people is the same power and presence that meets me when I am alone in my living room." - Brooke Nicholls

Online Worship for Churches

• Designed to help churches with online worship services

Live a Life Worthy of Your Calling

• Whatever it is that God has called you to

Favourite Worship Song 

• "The Blessing"

What Does it Look Like to Lead Worship Now 

• Zoom, online meetings and retreats

Training New People 

• Being really intentional in how they reach out and communicate with people

Bringing in Youth 

• Challenging to engage with them and the music they like

How to Reach Diverse Backgrounds and People 

• What will serve this situation or congregation the best?

How to Grow Your Skills 

• Listen to a ton of worship music

An Encouraging Word for Those Serving

• You are doing what the Lord has called you to do

An Encouraging Word for Those That Stepped Back

• We are called to serve the church

For The Worship Leader

• Remind your team how much you love them and honour them

Thanks for listening! We hope this episode has equipped you for greater influence through serving. We don’t want you to miss a single episode, so if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Help us reach more people by writing a review on the Apple podcast app and other podcast apps that you use. The FOUR12 Canada podcast is a ministry of Faith Baptist Church in Huntsville, Ontario. Explore everything FOUR12 Canada at four12.ca. Thanks for spending some time with us. See you next time!

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Up Next Episode 0033: Steve Lensink

on Serving During Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Times and How That Impacts

Serving Opportunities

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Jeremy Best is on staff at Faith St. Thomas and has been a youth pastor for nineteen years.  For the past seven years, he has also been the director of FEB Youth.  Married to Angela, they have two sons and are in the process of pursuing foster-to-adoption for their daughter. 

In this episode, we chat about how to build resiliency in your children and why it matters.

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EMAIL | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER

PODCAST LINKS & HIGHLIGHTS

Youth Ministry 3.0 By Mark Osetreicher

What is Resiliency

• The capacity to recover from difficulties

Helicopter Parenting

• It effects resiliency

Now vs. Then

• Freedom growing up, but had to check in at some point

Why Parents Struggle with Kids Failing

• If my kids fails, then I feel like a failure

3 Tasks of Adolescence

• Identity, Who am I

 For Parents Listening

• Try not to freak out, we want to help coach and guide them

Encouragement for Those Who Serve

• On days when if feels like you are not making a difference, you are, but it may take a long time to show

Thanks for listening! We hope this episode has equipped you for greater influence through serving. We don’t want you to miss a single episode, so if you haven’t done so already, please subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Help us reach more people by writing a review on the Apple podcast app and other podcast apps that you use. The FOUR12 Canada podcast is a ministry of Faith Baptist Church in Huntsville, Ontario. Explore everything FOUR12 Canada at four12.ca. Thanks for spending time with us. See you next time!

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Up Next Episode 0032: Brooke Nicholls on the Struggles

and Blessings From Leading Worship

This Past Year

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Candi Thorpe is on staff at Calvary Burlington where she has served in vocational ministry for more than twelve years.  In her role as the Director of Administration, Communication and Frontline Ministry, she oversees digital communications and print media for online and in-person worship. 

In this episode, we chat about the local church and how you can use your experience, gifts and talents to serve and glorify God.

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PODCAST LINKS & HIGHLIGHTS

The Sending Church by Pat Hood

"We [the church] are created to advance the mission of God."  Pat Hood, The Sending Church

Created to Advance God's Mission

• Lead people to Christ and make them disciples

Collectively and in Community

• Individually we come and collect in one place as unique individuals

Why Leaders Want People to Serve

• People are needed advance the mission of God

Why We Want to Serve

• People want to make a difference

"We are saved through Christ alone, by faith alone, but not for a faith which remains alone.  True salvation always results in good works and a changed life."  Tim Keller

Preparing to Serve

• God will use people around us for a season to help equip us and direct our path

"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."  Ephesians 2:10

In Summary

• We are created to advance the mission of God

 If You Lead Volunteers

• Recognize you are leading diverse people

Encouragement for Those Who Serve

• Keep serving

Thanks for listening! We hope this episode has equipped you for greater influence through serving. We don’t want you to miss a single episode, so if you haven’t done so already, please subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Help us reach more people by writing a review on the Apple podcast app and other podcast apps that you use. The FOUR12 Canada podcast is a ministry of Faith Baptist Church in Huntsville, Ontario. Explore everything FOUR12 Canada at four12.ca. Thanks for spending time with us. See you next time!

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Up Next Episode 0031: Jeremy Best on

Building Resiliency

in Kids 

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Joanna La Fleur is a speaker, podcaster, TV host and communications consultant. She has been helping churches communicate the best news in the world for over 15 years, recently through the organisation "Word Made Digital."

In this episode we chat about discipleship, evangelism and how to reach people in 2021 using digital platforms AND in real life.

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PODCAST LINKS & HIGHLIGHTS

Word Made Digital

Evangelism

• Evangelical is not a great word right now in society

"Evangelism is about bringing the best news." - Joanna La Fleur

Apprenticing to Jesus

• What discipleship means 

"We all need to be reminded of the good news of Jesus every day." - Joanna La Fleur

How to Reach Others Now

• The best way is different for every person

Digital First But Not Digital Only

• First tends to be digital app, then connecting through digital media

 The Holy Spirit

• If the Spirit is not involved, it's just us

Encouragement to Reach Out

• Share your life

All About Serving

• Continue to encourage people to serve in the church, and find ways or reasons to interact with people in the community

Thanks for listening! We hope this episode has equipped you for greater influence through serving. We don’t want you to miss a single episode, so if you haven’t done so already, please subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Help us reach more people by writing a review on the Apple podcast app and other podcast apps that you use. The FOUR12 Canada podcast is a ministry of Faith Baptist Church in Huntsville, Ontario. Explore everything FOUR12 Canada at four12.ca. Thanks for spending time with us. See you next time!

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Up Next Episode 0030: Candi Thorpe

on Why Serving

In The Local Church

Matters

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Lance has forty five years of ministry experience.  For fifteen years he served as the Regional Director of FEB Central where he oversaw all regional ministries and staff and was able to help churches fulfill their calling. Currently he remains active by mentoring young men in ministry, consulting with churches and more! On this episode, we chat about how to maintain a purposeful life.

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

Finish With Purpose, Leaving a Legacy

• Not just your will, material things

Creating An Acronym

• Loving God wholeheartedly

Where It All Began

• John 1 -  grace and truth

"It's important to have a strategy for our lives."

Mentoring

• Began by someone reaching out to him to be mentored

 To Impact The Lives Around You 

• Start writing down some ideas of where you think God wants you to work

MVP Thought

• Needed to add an A for Action

Nurturing Relationships

• Find a strategy for how you will do that

Waiting On God

• Be quiet before the Lord and wait for him

2 Timothy 1:12 (NLT) "...But I am not ashamed of it, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return."

Ways to Encourage

• Leaders will say the number one asset in a church is volunteers

Thanks for listening! We hope this episode has equipped you for greater influence through serving. We don’t want you to miss a single episode, so if you haven’t done so already, please subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Help us reach more people by writing a review on the Apple podcast app and other podcast apps that you use. The FOUR12 Canada podcast is a ministry of Faith Baptist Church in Huntsville, Ontario. Explore everything FOUR12 Canada at four12.ca. Thanks for spending time with us. See you next time!

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Up Next Episode 0029: Joanna La Fleur

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The Bible has something to say about true greatness.

Listen as Dave Lane explains how parents and those who work with kids and youth can aim them towards true greatness.

Dave Lane is back on the show. Dave was a youth pastor for over 30 years and a family pastor for 6 years! He is currently the Satellite Director for Youth Unlimited/YFC Sarnia Lambton - and he is known for his beard.

In this episode, we continue our chat about what "true greatness" is. Check out the show notes below for links and other recommendations from Dave! We know that not all of our viewers are parents, but perhaps you work with kids or youth - If that's you, this episode will give you great insight into directing young people towards true biblical greatness

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LINKS & PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

This episode is based on material from Raising Your Kids For True Greatness by Dr. Tim Kimmel

True Greatness 

• Is a passionate love for God that demonstrates itself in an unquenchable love and concern for others

Humility

• A reverence for God and a respect for others

A Humble Kid

• Don't play to the crowd or the camera

"All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, 'God opposes the proud but shows favour to the humble.' " 1Peter 5:5

Gratefulness 

• An appreciation of what you have been given and Who has given it

Philippians 4:11-13 "I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.  I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty.  I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.  I can do all this through him who gives me strength."

 A Grateful Kid

• Doesn't whine about what they don't have or complain about what they do have

Generosity

• A great delight in sharing with others what God has entrusted to you

Luke 6:38 "Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shake together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure yours, it will be measured to you."

A Generous Kid

• Everything they have belongs to God

Servants Heart

• A willingness to take action in order to help someone else

Philippians 2:3-4 "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.  Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interest but each of you to the interests of others.

How We Think

• Scarciety thinking verses Abundant thinking

What Can We Do As Parents?

• Set the example, you can't take someone where you've never been

How To Be Successful In God's Eyes

• True greatness effects the culture

Thanks for listening! We hope this episode has equipped you for greater influence through serving. We don’t want you to miss a single episode, so if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Help us reach more people by writing a review on the Apple podcast app and other podcast apps that you use. The FOUR12 Canada podcast is a ministry of Faith Baptist Church in Huntsville, Ontario. Explore everything FOUR12 Canada at four12.ca. Thanks for spending some time with us. See you next time!

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Up Next Episode 0028: Lance Johnson

on Maintaining a

Purposeful life

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There's a difference between how the world and God view "true greatness".

We're excited to bring you this discussion with Dave Lane. Dave was a youth pastor for over 30 years and a family pastor for 6 years. He's currently the Satellite Director for Youth Unlimited/YFC Sarnia Lambton. In this episode Dave talks about Raising Your Kids For True Greatness by Dr. Tim Kimmel.  Points that Dave made on this episode were derived from that book.

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FACEBOOK | EMAIL | INSTAGRAM

LINKS & PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

Raising Your Kids For True Greatness by Dr. Tim Kimmel

Success vs True Greatness 

• Success looks inward; true greatness looks upward to God, then outward

Why We Tend to Push Towards Success

• Payoff is more tangible

"It is very easy to become preoccupied with what’s going on inside our children’s head at the expense of what is happening within their hearts." Dr. Tim Kimmel

The Success Illusion, Our kids Have to be...

• The smartest

"In Jesus’ day, the successful ones were the Pharisees.  They were respected, revered and even feared." - Dave Lane

How Jesus Responded 

• Ignored them which infuriated them, because they were respected by everyone else

Wealth, Beauty, Power and Fame 

• Which aren’t bad in themselves

 “God opposes the proud but shows favour to the humble...Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up." James 4:6,10

 Live a life worthy of your calling

• Most people don't know what their calling is or what true greatness is

 Help for Parents and Volunteers

• Don't get sucked in

 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind..." Romans 12:2

Thanks for listening! We hope this episode has equipped you for greater influence through serving. We don’t want you to miss a single episode, so if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Help us reach more people by writing a review on the Apple podcast app and other podcast apps that you use. The FOUR12 Canada podcast is a ministry of Faith Baptist Church in Huntsville, Ontario. Explore everything FOUR12 Canada at four12.ca. Thanks for spending some time with us. See you next time!

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Up Next Episode 0027: Dave Lane

Part 2

What is True Greatness?