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We are excited to have Jeremy Norton join us from Whitehorse, Yukon. He has been Lead Pastor of Mountainview Church for the past 6 years and is also the creator of the Lead Biblically website. Hear about life in the Yukon and how Jeremy is reaching small communities that cannot afford a pastor. We also chatted about his web post about delaying rest and what happens when we stay on the zipper ride at the fair for too long!

Connect with Jeremy

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Links from the Podcast

Lead Biblically

Juniper Tree

Mountainview Communities

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

Lead Biblically

• Be authentic and vulnerable

"Write stuff down!"

How to Create Growth and Revitalize 

• Be willing to lay down traditions

 Delaying Rest

• Causes unhealthy habits 

Remember That God is Sovereign--Not Fear and Forgetfulness

• Debilitating sorrow and feeling totally undone

Stop, Rest and Abide in Him

• Get into God's word

Habakkuk 3:17-19 (ESV) "Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places."

Surround Yourself With Those Who Encourage

• See a counsellor (e.g., Andy Lundy from the Juniper Tree team) 

 Effects on Your Church and Community

• What we see on a global scale also affects the local church

To the People in the Middle

• Thank you for the encouragement

Use This Season to Get Refreshed

• Write stuff down to get it out, so you can see what you are thinking and feeling

Navigating This Time

• Choose innovation over tradition

Serving Now

• How to reach children and youth during this time

Equipping on Lead Biblically

• Revitalizing a small church

How to Create a Healthy Atmosphere for Your Team

• Be aware of your influence on people

 One Thing to Remember!

• If the old way of serving is not working, instead of complaining as a "couch critic", find a new way to serve

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 2 Episode 0016 : Cathie Ostapchuk on Gather Women,

A Seat at the Table and

Finding Your Gifts

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We are excited to kick off Season 2 with Pastor Matt Kerr (above left) and Pastor Bill Anderson (above right) from Faith Baptist Church. We chatted about the effects of this season on our church and community, the response to reopening, and how everyone needs a squirrel costume to reach families!

Bill has served as the Kids Pastor at Faith for 9 years. Matt has been the Pastor of Worship and Communications for 14 years. He also oversees production and the voice of the church.

Connect with Bill

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Connect with Matt 

FACEBOOK | EMAIL | INSTAGRAM

Links from the Podcast

TrainedUp

RightNow Media

Worship Online

The Worship Vocalist

Living Hope

 PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

How Did We Get Here?

• Faith closed in-person in March; moved to prerecorded livestream with a kids segment

Connecting With Volunteers

• Drive-through appreciation instead of a big dinner or event

4 Points About Reopening Kids Min

• See it as a big experiment

The Effect on Our Community and Church

• We see evidence of the importance of gathering

Ways to Connect With Families

• Try something fun and different to meet outdoors with families at their homes

Biggest Hurdles for Reopening

• Incremental growth (1 step forward, 2 steps back)

"As leaders, we are called to lead the whole team: not choose and select who to lead..."

• Remember, we are people leading people; we need love and grace

 Response of Reopening

• Eager volunteers for grades 1 to 5; preschool volunteers are a little more nervous

 Strengthening Families During COVID

• We continued with social media, making online announcements as much as possible

 Moving Forward and Equipping Volunteers

• Sent a weekly email to volunteers

 Moving Forward Ideas for Kids Min

• Use social media to interact with families

Moving Forward Ideas for the Church

• Communication is key with individuals and groups

 One Thing to Remember!

• Get a squirrel suit

Speaking to the Pause

Listen to the song "Living Hope" and remember why we need a Saviour. Keep pointing people to Jesus!

1 Peter 5:6-7: "Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."

Know that God is in full control of this situation!

"Do what you can do to allow God to do what he can do" - Dave Lane

Thanks for listening! We hope this episode has equipped you for greater influence through serving and 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. And you can help us reach more people by writing a review for the podcast 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 0015 Season2: Jeremy Norton on Living in the Yukon and

What Happens When

we Delay Rest 

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We are excited to have Dave Lane as our last guest for season 1. Dave is the Pastor of Youth and Family at Temple Baptist Church in Sarnia. In this episode, we chat about grace-based parenting and how what you do at home equips you for ministry.

Connect with Dave

FACEBOOK | EMAIL | INSTAGRAM

Links from the Podcast

The Fidgets

 Recommended Reading

Grace Based Parenting by Tim Kimmel

So the Next Generation Will Know: Preparing Young Christians for a Challenging World by Sean McDowell & J. Warner Wallace

Lead Your Family Like Jesus: Powerful Parenting Principles from the Creator of Families by Ken Blanchard, Tricia Goyer & Phil Hodges

Rethinking Sexuality: God's Design and Why It Matters by Juli Slattery

Messy Grace: How a Pastor with Gay Parents Learned to Love Others Without Sacrificing Conviction by Caleb Kaltenback

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

Grace-Based Parenting

• What you do at home is always reflected in how you minister

• Legalism rules without relationship, and leads to rebellion

"Truth is a clear light that illuminates our children's way through the dark and shadowy corridors of youth."

"Grace is the heart commitment to keep that light shining brightly no matter what."

How to Create an Environment of Grace

1. Freedom to be different: Define what different is; allow them to be different from your preferences; don't get caught up in the externals; focus on the heart; value what they do against scripture

 What Changes Your Life

• Books you read

"Reflect truth and be the light no matter what."

What Motivates You to Keep Going Right Now

• God's word: know it, declare it and walk it

Your Community Right Now

• Is your family and your kids

 What Will Church Look Like

• Deal with the fear

 One Thing to Remember!

• Ministry looks so different right now; many of us don't know what to do or how to do it

Thanks for listening!  We hope this episode has equipped you for greater influence through serving and 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. And you can help us reach more people by writing a review for the podcast 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!

Up Next Season 2 

Welcome to Episode 12 of the FOUR12 Canada Podcast

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We are so excited to share this Volunteer Spotlight episode with you!

Meet Tanya Sprathoff

Tanya has been serving in the Production Ministry at Faith Baptist Church for the past 5 years as a service director. She also coordinates the Prayer Team and leads a small group. Tanya loves dark chocolate (at least 85%) and Lung Ching green tea.  She loves travelling in general and thinks Canada is filled with amazing places to visit. She part-time homeschools and is a taxi service for two teenagers. During the growing season, her passion is her 30'x50' veggie garden!

Links from the Podcast

Right Now Media

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

Best Practices for Scheduling Volunteers

• Look ahead!

Tips for Planning Centre

• Provides a big picture view; shows who is serving where

What Equips

• Remember everything is for Jesus

Things to Appreciate

• Production team arrives very early to get things set up

Encouragement for Listeners

• What a wonderful opportunity to draw closer to God and prioritize what is important in our lives

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen" Ephesians 3:20-21 (NIV)

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 for the podcast! 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!

Up Next Season 1 Episode 13:

Dave Lane on What You Do at Home Equips You for

Ministry, Defining What Different is and

Grace And Rebuilding

Welcome to Episode 11 of the FOUR12 Canada Podcast

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We are so excited to share this conversation with Colin Ray. For the last 10 years, he has been the Production Manager at Muskoka Woods. We had the privilege of having Colin as our production guru at the FOUR12 Canada Conference in 2019.

Connect with Colin

 EMAIL | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM 

Links from the Podcast

Fuller Lights

Church on the Move blog

Download Youth Ministry

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

Create an Environment to Let God Speak

• Connect with speakers and understand what they want

A Ministry of Why

• Train by building relationships

How to Move to Online

• Ask what should be live and what can be prerecorded

Create an Experience

• Gain inspiration from seeing people engage and come to God

 Break the Mold

• Try new things

 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

Encouragement for Listeners

• Follow your passion and use it to drive the skills God gave you

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 for the podcast! 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!

Up Next Season 1 Episode 12:

Volunteer Spotlight on Serving in

Production with Tanya Sprathoff

 Welcome to Episode 10 of the FOUR12 Canada Podcast

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We are so excited to share this conversation with Dom Ruso about where we are as the Church and what moving forward may look like! Dom is the Lead Church Planter of the180. He is a gifted speaker and we were blessed to have him as our main speaker at the FOUR12 Canada Conference in 2019.

Connect with Dom

 EMAIL | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM 

Links from the Podcast

New Waters Podcast

Will We Let the Wrong People Re-Imagine Church?

Recommended Reading

Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology by Neil Postman

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

How Do We Approach Culture? (Leadership and Culture)

• The Church needs to think about ways to intersect with culture

Not Moving Forward Yet

• Some days the best thing to do is not move forward

Unique Ways to Serve and Encourage

• Virtual prayer with others

Jesus Has Gone Ahead of You

• Those who have said yes to Jesus are following a Saviour who is always ahead of us

 Try New Things

• Try one new discipline to help you stay healthy and grow in your relationship with God

Things to Encourage Those Listening

• Trust God in the season of waiting

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 for the podcast! 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!

Up Next Season 1 Episode 11:

Colin Ray on Following Your Passions to Drive the Skills God has Given You, A Ministry of Why, and Using This Time as an Opportunity to be Productive

NOTE: This episode was recorded earlier this year.

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We are so excited to share this conversation with Joanna la Fleur! She is a creative communicator from Toronto, Canada. Kim had the privilege of meeting her at Faith Baptist Church at a training event for our hosting teams in February. Joanna has a podcast and she is on the Christian talk show "See Hear Love". She served at Sanctus Church, then stepped into her current role to help others. For 15 years, Joanna has helped churches become the best possible communicators sharing the most important message in the world.

Connect with Joanna

 WEBSITE | PODCAST | INSTAGRAM 

Links from the Podcast

Fluid Conference

Canadian Church Leaders Conference

Our Common Calling 

Recommended Reading

Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World by Henri J. M. Nouwen

Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull

Leading on Empty: Refilling Your Tank and Renewing Your Passion by Wayne Cordeiro

Better Together: How Women and Men Can Heal the Divide and Work Together to Transform the Future by Danielle Strickland

God Has a Name by John Mark Comer

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

Things Have Changed in Church Communication

• We used to call people weekly on the phone

Finding Yourself in Volunteering

• Volunteering is a place to find yourself and understand what you are good at and not good at, learning your strengths and weaknesses

Effective Ways to Encourage Volunteers

• Use food as a way to bring people together and remind them why we are here

"Most people are serving because they want to, not for a gift card."

Developing a Social Media Team

• This is a primary way to communicate with people now

"As a church, we want to talk to people where they are"

Practical Ways to Get Started

• Plan out posts in advance (e.g., use a spreadsheet)

Practical Ways to Encourage Those Around You

• If you see something that was great, say something!

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 for the podcast! 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!

Up Next Season 1 Episode 10: Dom Ruso on Leadership and Culture and How that Impacts the Church, Not Moving Forward Yet but Instead Cultivate Interior Character and Trust God in the Season of Waiting

* NOTE: This episode was recorded earlier this year. *

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Jeff Austen is the Adult Ministries Pastor at Creekside Church in the Waterloo region. We had a great conversation about allowing God to build into you and how a church is only as healthy as the quality of its volunteers. Although this episode was recorded earlier this year, Jeff shared plenty of resources and ideas that you could use at such a time as this.

Connect with Jeff

 WEBSITE | EMAIL | INSTAGRAM 

Links from the Podcast

LifeGroupLeaders.ca

re:group Conference

The Global Leadership Summit 

Clay Scroggins on Carey Nieuwhof's Leadership Podcast

Recommended Resources

LifeGroup Leader Job Description

Recommended Reading

Cultural Apologetics: Renewing the Christian Voice, Conscience, and Imagination in a Disenchanted World by Paul M. Gould

Planning Small Groups with Purpose: A Field-Tested Guide to Design and Grow Your Ministry by Steve Gladen

Leading Life-Changing Small Groups by Bill Donahue

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

Adult Ministries and Small Groups

• Adult Ministries includes everything for adults outside of Sunday mornings

Big on Volunteers

• A church is only as healthy as the quality of its volunteers

A few times a year, look for people to step up and lead a group

Coaches Team

• Come alongside group leaders

Why Join a Group?

• As a church, clearly communicate the value and expectation of joining a small group

Act of Worship

• What you do is so important and vital

Romans 12:1-2 "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." (NIV)

Moving Forward

• Allow God to build into you by attending conferences, reading, listening to podcasts, etc.

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 for the podcast! 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!

Up Next Season 1 Episode 9: Joanna La Fleur on Church Communications, Helpful Tips for a Volunteer Social Media Team, and Practical Ways to Encourage Each Other as We Serve

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Brooke Nicholls is a Canadian worship leader and songwriter. She lives in Toronto and is married to her guitar player, Steve. She is nominated for a Juno and serves as a worship leader at Sanctus. We had a fantastic conversation about leading from a place of love and how small things can have a lasting impact on encouraging those you serve with. I hope you enjoy our chat as much as I did!

 Connect with Brooke

 WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM 

Links

Worship Together Podcast

Hillsong Creative Podcast

Recommended Reading

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

Know your team

• Get to know each member as a person

 Better together

• Difficult seasons will happen; obedience and encouragement are important

 Input = output

• Check out conferences in your area

 Things Brooke has learned along the way

• Lead from a place of love

 Showing love

• Big teams are not an excuse not to show love

Tell volunteers

• What you're doing matters so much! 

Galatians 6:9 "Let us not become weary of doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." (NIV)

Remember

• Encourage your volunteers and acknowledge the time they have given up to serve

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 for the podcast! 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!

Up Next Season 1 Episode 8: Jeff Austen on

Continually Allowing God to Build Into You

and as a Church You Are Only

as Healthy as the Quality of Your Volunteers

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Misty Phillips is an Orange Specialist serving churches in Canada, specifically working with kids. We had a fantastic conversation on Family Ministry and why strategy matters, how to partner with parents, and fun ways to surprise and delight volunteers. Misty uses her first-hand experience with the Orange curriculum to help churches unpack it in their ministry context.

 Connect with Misty

 WEBSITE | EMAIL | INSTAGRAM 

Links

Parent Cue Podcast

getorangefree.com

Recommended Reading

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

Strategy vs. Mission

• Mission: Here's what we want to see happen

 Family Ministry and Where to Start

• Recognize the unique milestones and timelines that children go through

3 Dials We Turn to Make Faith Relatable at Each Phase

• Preschool: Wonder at the God-filled world they live in

 How to Partner with Parents

• It's much more than just a handout about what children learned

 Think Strategically

• What's the best way to connect with families in your area?

Tell Volunteers

• What you do matters!

Leader Tips

• You can't over-value or over-appreciate a volunteer

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 for the podcast! 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!

Up Next Season 1 Episode 7: Brooke Nicholls on

How to Lead From a Place of Love and How Small

Things Can Have a Lasting Impact in Encouraging

Those That You are Serving With