Our culture increasingly avoids direct conversation about and acknowledgment of death. And yet it's everywhere. It's in our music and on our tattoos. As people of death and resurrection, we must learn to die and grieve well. Walking with others through these inevitable experiences is a rich Good News opportunity!

Dr. Rob Patterson is the Lead Pastor of Scott Street Church and teaches Thanatology at Tyndale Seminary. Mary Chapman is a Tyndale student and an intern with Rob at Scott Street Church.

Resource Links:

Rob's Resource List

Everything Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I've Loved) by Kate Bowler

Center for Loss and Life Transition with Dr. Alan Wolfelt

GriefStories.org

Arvo Part - Spiegel im Spiegel

Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day

Do you feel the beautiful Gospel story deeply within, but struggle to get it out to share with others? You're in good company. ONMB & Multiply want to help you by empowering everyday missionaries to share Jesus freely.

Join Nasser al’Qahtani & Derrick Parenteau for the Antioch Mission School, June 2025 in Toronto. With a focus on the Bible, listening to the Holy Spirit and being sent out, Nasser will train us with this form that has proven fruitful. Listen in for the full story!

Episode Links:

Nasser's YouTube Channel

Nasser's Multiply Page

We long to see God move in Ontario, turning many toward Him. Join Kevin Bayne as he casts vision and shares practical insight for deepening a prayer-first practice for individuals and churches. "A prayerless church is like a sailboat without a sail!" Kevin declares.

Kevin Bayne is a Pastor of Spiritual Formation with ⁠Cornerstone Community Church ⁠in Virgil, Ontario.

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ONMB's annual gathering is making a shift! Our annual gathering is being re-branded as the Acts 6:4 Assembly, indicating a greater commitment to Prayer and the Ministry of the Word.

Meet our weekend Bible Teacher, Nasser Al'Qahtani, Multiply Regional Team Leader for Middle East and North Africa. He and Trevor will share what to expect at the Acts 6:4 Assembly and why you'll not want to miss this opportunity to seek God and be empowered for ministry together.

Episode Links:

Acts 6:4 Assembly

MBCM/Multiply Podcast with Nasser

Nasser Al'Qahtani on YouTube

Do you long to pray with commitment and vibrancy, but struggle? You need to meet Doris and Wilf!

Join Derek Parenteau and Ryan as we learn from these seasoned prayer warriors. Doris and Wilf share their personal stories of becoming intercessors and coach us on how to grow in prayer and form prayer teams.

Doris Falkenburger is with Glencairn Church in Kitchener. Wilf Janzen is with Meadow Brook Church in Leamington.

Episode Links:

Rees Howells: Intercessor by Norman Grubb

These Signs Shall Follow by Neil W. Gamble

Moutain Rain: A Biography of James O. Fraser by Eileen Crossman

Theme song, 'Revive Us Again' by C2C Music used with permission from Pat Sczabel.

God is drawing kids, parents and staff to himself at Camp Crossroads! Join summer staff, Macy Peters and Caleb Lockyer as they share Jesus Stories and even a great prank from 2024. Crossroads exists as a Christ-centered ministry to support the local church in making disciples and developing leaders. They are doing it well!

Macy is from Glencairn Church in Kitchener and Caleb is from Cornerstone Community Church in Virgil.

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Camp Crossroads

Tabitha VandenEnden & Michelle Knowles share their journeys to becoming pastors among the MB Church. The development of their call, the people who encouraged them along the way and the biblical understanding that led them are detailed. They offer critical insight into how we can continue to call and empower women to use their full gifting and calling in our churches.

Tabitha is a Co-Lead Pastor with Grantham MB Church in St. Catharines and Michelle Knowles is a Pastor with WMB Church - Kitchener and serves as the Chairperson of the ONMB Board of Directors.

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Gifted, Called & Affirmed: A pastoral application and commentary on the Women in Ministry Leadership resolution of Gathering 2006

Women in Ministry Leadership: The Journey of the Mennonite Brethren, 1954 - 2010 by Douglas J. Hiedebrecht

The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible by Scot McKnight

Slaves, Women and Homosexuals: Exploring the Hermeneutics of Cultural Analysis by William J. Webb

How I Changed My Mind About Women in Leadership

On Holy Ground: Stories By and About Women in Leadership in the Mennonite Brethren Church

MB Herald: Women in Ministry

Revive Us Again by C2C Music used with permission.

Ever wished you were better trained for the ministry God's called you to? Ever wished you had a better grasp on why we can trust the Bible and how to read it well?

MB Seminary, in partnership with WMB Church in Kitchener-Waterloo is here to help! A new Teaching Church model is being launched here in Ontario this fall. Mark Wessner will be teaching Interpreting Scripture Today, Nov. 1&2. Whether as a non-credit workshop, or for undergraduate or graduate academic credit, we'd love to have you join us!

Episode Links:

WMB Teaching Church

Interpreting Scripture Today - Details & Registration

Financial Aid for Enrolled Students

MB Seminary played a critical role for April King in discerning and peparing for her call to pastoral ministry as a second career. Online offerings made studies accessible for a full life. Caring and wise professors enabled perseverance throughout the program.

Whether heading toward vocational leadership, or as a lay person, might MB Seminary play a key role in equipping you to think, lead and love well?

April is an Associate Pastor with Kingsfield - Zurich Mennonite Church and also works as a Recreational Therapist.

Episode Links:

MB Seminary Online

MB Seminary Teaching Church - WMB

Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer

Lisa TurKeurst

A Lead Pastor's departure can be unsettling for a church. It is also fertile ground for growth into deeper health and vitality. Intentional Transitional Leadership can play a key role in guiding this process and setting the stage for a positive start for the next pastor.

Might Transitional Leadership be a wise step for your church the next time a Lead Pastor moves on? Might God be calling you to serve as a Transitional Leader?

Join Keith Shields, a transitional pastor with the Transitional Leadership Network and Tamille Richardson, Associate Pastor with Evegreen Heights Christian Fellowship as they share about the positive experience Evergreen had with transitional leadership.

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