GATher INFLUENCE PODCAST: Changing The Nation And The World One Catalytic Conversation At A Time

S03 E025: IMAGINE- Gather in 2020

Join with Cathie and Vanessa as the look at the reach and impact of Gather as God is moving across this nation, but more- come imagine with them what is possible for 2020. They discuss the why and what of the Gather internship and the amazing new things opening up in this program through gifted women across Canada. This internship is developing women to be seen and heard, but also. participate in a meaningful way in the work of ministry that they feel called to do.

Further- they announce some really exciting opportunities for online engagement with an ONLINE CONFERENCE in MAY 2020, so that more people can be reached who can’t make it out to physical events! Stay tuned and sign up!

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Season 3 Sponsor:  Horizon College and Seminary – a centre of learning dedicated to prepare leaders for Christian life and ministry, located in Saskatoon. Horizon is launching two amazing initiatives in Fall of 2020: 

A Master of Arts in Ministry Leadership and in partnership with Sisterhood YXE and LEAD Women, a women’s cohort designed to provide women with a graduate education in ministry leadership. Find out more at Horizon.edu

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HerInfluence CoHosts: Cathie Ostapchuk @cathieostapchukVanessa Hoyes @vanessahoyesKaitlyn Cey @kaitlyn.ceyGather Women @gatherwomen

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HerInfluence Podcast: An Invitation to Rise in Purpose and Influence Your WorldReal Voices * Bold Words * Whole Hearts

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Gather Women presents the HerInfluence Podcast, inviting women of faith across the globe to rise in her purpose and influence her world.

S03 E024: She is Called to Imagination - Cathie Ostapchuk

Kaitlyn Cey welcomes us into Season 3 with a talk from Cathie Ostapchuk recorded live at ONE Conference’s Gather Women Masterclass in Edmonton Alberta in Winter 2020.

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Season 3 Sponsor:  Horizon College and Seminary – a centre of learning dedicated to prepare leaders for Christian life and ministry, located in Saskatoon. Horizon is launching two amazing initiatives in Fall of 2020: 

A Master of Arts in Ministry Leadership and in partnership with Sisterhood YXE and LEAD Women, a women’s cohort designed to provide women with a graduate education in ministry leadership. Find out more at Horizon.edu

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HerInfluence CoHosts: Cathie Ostapchuk @cathieostapchukVanessa Hoyes @vanessahoyesKaitlyn Cey @kaitlyn.ceyGather Women @gatherwomen

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HerInfluence Podcast: An Invitation to Rise in Purpose and Influence Your WorldReal Voices * Bold Words * Whole Hearts

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Gather Women presents the HerInfluence Podcast, inviting women of faith across the globe to rise in her purpose and influence her world.

Season 2, Episode 023: Shaila Visser

Shaila talks to co-host Kaitlyn about her work with Alpha, leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship. An incredibly inspiring leader herself- Shaila has much to teach us about leadership as women in the church today, where there is an urgent need for fresh ideas and energy towards evangelization of our nation in a post-Christian context!

About Shaila

Shaila Visser is the National Director of Alpha Canada and the Global Senior Vice-President for Alpha International. She is the Executive Producer of both The Alpha Youth Film Series (2013) and The Alpha Film Series (2016), and currently sits on the Board of Regent College. Shaila has a heart for people coming to know Jesus and is passionate about helping the local church flourish. She is a gifted communicator who is known for her strategic leadership as well as her ability to bring people together. Shaila is recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Christian Women in Canada. Shaila lives in Vancouver with her husband, Ryan Visser, a Vancouver Police Officer on the K9 Unit. Shaila and Ryan have two four-legged family members, Blade and Talon.

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HerInfluence CoHosts: Cathie Ostapchuk @cathieostapchukVanessa Hoyes @vanessahoyesKaitlyn Cey @kaitlyn.ceyGather Women @gatherwomen

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HerInfluence Podcast: An Invitation to Rise in Purpose and Influence Your WorldReal Voices * Bold Words * Whole Hearts

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Gather Women presents the HerInfluence Podcast, inviting women of faith across the globe to rise in her purpose and influence her world.

Season 2, Episode 022: Cathie's Book Release!

Cathie has written her first book!

Brave Women Bold Moves: Choosing Courage in a Culture of Conformity explores the question, "Where did bravery ever get you?" by digging deep into the stories of brave women living in Biblical times along with stunning vignettes from today's woman.

You'll want to grab a copy today!

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HerInfluence CoHosts: Cathie Ostapchuk @cathieostapchukVanessa Hoyes @vanessahoyesKaitlyn Cey @kaitlyn.ceyGather Women @gatherwomen

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HerInfluence Podcast: An Invitation to Rise in Purpose and Influence Your WorldReal Voices * Bold Words * Whole Hearts

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Gather Women presents the HerInfluence Podcast, inviting women of faith across the globe to rise in her purpose and influence her world.

Season 2, Episode 021: Susan Wells

CoHost Kaitlyn interviews Susan on influencing culture through our passions, for God’s glory. She tells us the story of a woman named Emma, doing small gestures of love, as an example of how the movement moves forward in huge ways around the world. This will inspire you to see your own situation in a new light, with echoes into the generations to come.

About Susan

Susan is the wife of the National Director of the Pennecostal Assemblies of Canada, David Wells. However, that is just one of the hats she wears. Susan is also a home makeover expert. Susan is influencing culture by sharing her passion to make homes beautiful, but most importantly, a place of meaningful connection. While balancing life as a bustling mom and pastor’s wife, she has hosted the TV series “Dream Homes” and authored several home décor books. Making “a place at your table” is her life’s passion for reaching out to community. She is passionate about mentorship and discipleship and believes that this is the key to bringing transformation to our communities for Jesus.

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HerInfluence CoHosts: Cathie Ostapchuk @cathieostapchukVanessa Hoyes @vanessahoyesKaitlyn Cey @kaitlyn.ceyGather Women @gatherwomen

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HerInfluence Podcast: An Invitation to Rise in Purpose and Influence Your WorldReal Voices * Bold Words * Whole Hearts

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Gather Women presents the HerInfluence Podcast, inviting women of faith across the globe to rise in her purpose and influence her world.

Season 2, Episode 020: Ellen Graf-Martin

CoHost Cathie interviews Ellen on being a woman in the marketplace. Lessons on entrepreneurship and risk taking from a seasoned professional, working in the faith space and juggling many hats.

About Ellen

When Ellen Graf-Martin said yes to God’s call to ministry as a young girl, she had no idea that it would take her from Vancouver Island, Canada to Haiti, travelling through Central America on a ship with people from 40 nations, small town Georgia, and then to the heart of Ontario's Mennonite country. Today, she leads the team of talented marketing professionals at Graf-Martin Communications, Canada's leading provider of integrated PR and Marketing services to faith-based non-profit organizations and faith-market film and book producers. Ellen spearheads creative marketing and brand strategy at www.grafmartin.com and shares her heart through words at www.ellengrafmartin.com

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HerInfluence CoHosts: Cathie Ostapchuk @cathieostapchukVanessa Hoyes @vanessahoyesKaitlyn Cey @kaitlyn.ceyGather Women @gatherwomen

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HerInfluence Podcast: An Invitation to Rise in Purpose and Influence Your WorldReal Voices * Bold Words * Whole Hearts

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Gather Women presents the HerInfluence Podcast, inviting women of faith across the globe to rise in her purpose and influence her world.

Season 2, Episode 019: Joy Smith

CoHost Kaitlyn interviews Joy on her amazing life and career in politics and working for social justice.

About Joy

Joy Smith, Founder & President of the Joy Smith Foundation, was a teacher for 23 years before she entered Parliament. She made Canadian history as the first sitting MP to amend the Criminal Code twice, both times to protect victims of human trafficking. Over the years she has helped countless young victims who have been exploited or trafficked by their abusers. Joy Smith’s faith caused her to answer the call of God on her life regarding this injustice. After 11 years in Parliament, Joy Smith retired and now tirelessly volunteers full time for her foundation, fighting for the rights of women and girls in Canada. Founded in 2011, the Joy Smith Foundation is a registered charity which seeks to end human trafficking in Canada, by raising awareness through public education, and by providing funds to frontline organizations that rescue and rehabilitate victims of this heinous crime.

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HerInfluence CoHosts:

Cathie Ostapchuk @cathieostapchuk

Vanessa Hoyes @vanessahoyes

Kaitlyn Cey @kaitlyn.cey

Gather Women @gatherwomen

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HerInfluence Podcast: An Invitation to Rise in Purpose and Influence Your WorldReal Voices * Bold Words * Whole Hearts

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Gather Women presents the HerInfluence Podcast, inviting women of faith across the globe to rise in her purpose and influence her world.

Season 2, Episode 018: Cheryl Weber

CoHost Cathie Ostapchuk interviews her Cheryl about her inspiring story of going from behind the scenes to a media and hosting personality, telling compelling stories all over the world! You’ll here more from her at Gather Rise 2019!

Join us this week at Gather Rise, with women from across the nation: gatherwomen.com/gather-rise-2019-1

About Cheryl

As a journalist, director, producer and on air talent, Cheryl Weber has had the privilege of telling incredible stories of both need and life transformation from around the world.  Her passion for justice and poverty alleviation has taken her from the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to some of the most desperate and remote places on the planet.  Named as one of the top 100 female Christian women in Canada, she is honoured to have had her activism recognized with a Woman of Excellence Award for Raising Global Awareness and an International Women Achievers' Media Award.   She is currently an on air contributor and international producer for "100 Huntley Street" and serves on the Board of Ratanak International, one of Canada's foremost NGOs helping to restore women trafficked into the sex trade in Cambodia. Her Twitter: @CherylWeber100

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HerInfluence CoHosts:

Cathie Ostapchuk @cathieostapchuk

Vanessa Hoyes @vanessahoyes

Kaitlyn Cey @kaitlyn.cey

Gather Women @gatherwomen

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HerInfluence Podcast: An Invitation to Rise in Purpose and Influence Your WorldReal Voices * Bold Words * Whole Hearts

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Gather Women presents the HerInfluence Podcast, inviting women of faith across the globe to rise in her purpose and influence her world.

Season 2, Episode 017: Molly Morton-Sydorak

CoHost Vanessa Hoyes interviews her Molly about why she’s leaning into her family relationships, and what can be learned in small local community.

Join us this week at Gather Rise, with women from across the nation: gatherwomen.com/gather-rise-2019-1

About Molly

As first and foremost a worshipper of Jesus, Molly is also a daughter, sister, wife, mother, holder of stories and dreams, leaves, rocks and sticks as a homeschooling mama and mentor to her children and ezer to the love of her life, David, for 19 years.As a follower of Jesus, she is determined to lay it all out on the field in the one glorious life she’s been given. On any given day, you’ll find her at home surrounded by acres of farm land in southwestern Ontario, with their half a dozen world changers inspiring wonder, igniting passion and communing in prayer.

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HerInfluence CoHosts:

Cathie Ostapchuk @cathieostapchuk

Vanessa Hoyes @vanessahoyes

Kaitlyn Cey @kaitlyn.cey

Gather Women @gatherwomen

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HerInfluence Podcast: An Invitation to Rise in Purpose and Influence Your WorldReal Voices * Bold Words * Whole Hearts

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Gather Women presents the HerInfluence Podcast, inviting women of faith across the globe to rise in her purpose and influence her world.

Season 2, Episode 016: Helen Burns

CoHost Vanessa Hoyes interviews her friend and mentor Helen Burns all about the power of relationships, and the rising global sisterhood in the Church.

Join us this week at Gather Rise, with women from across the nation: gatherwomen.com/gather-rise-2019-1

About Helen

Helen Burns has been married to her high-school sweetheart, John for over 40 years. She passionately loves being a Mom and ‘Oma’ to her family. She has been a pastor at Relate Church in the Vancouver area for the past 30 years and travels extensively around the world speaking primarily on the subject of Relationships, Marriage and Family. She is a Television Host and has authored several books. She longs to explore more of her beloved Canada and her beautiful people. Twitter @helenburns

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HerInfluence CoHosts:

Cathie Ostapchuk @cathieostapchuk

Vanessa Hoyes @vanessahoyes

Kaitlyn Cey @kaitlyn.cey

Gather Women @gatherwomen

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HerInfluence Podcast: An Invitation to Rise in Purpose and Influence Your WorldReal Voices * Bold Words * Whole Hearts

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Gather Women presents the HerInfluence Podcast, inviting women of faith across the globe to rise in her purpose and influence her world.