Multiply Network Podcast

In this episode we chat with Jeff K. from the PAOC International Office on Disciple-Making Movements that are working around the world and what their future is in Canada. We talk about what DMM's are, will they work in Canada, and is now the time to explore these new models? Jeff works with PAOC Restricted Access Nation's global workers and brings great teaching and content through his own experience with DMM. Check it out!

In this episode we talk with Bill about the creative vision he and his leadership have for their new building, what the future looks like for churches in Canada and the necessary pivots churches should make moving forward. You will feel both challenged and encouraged as you hear his heart in this interview.

Take some time to listen in on an excellent conversation with active practitioners as it relates to community involvement. Dave Sawler from Glace Bay, N.S., and Chad Nickerson from Saint John, N.B are interviewed by Jim Molloy, from the Maritimes District Office - They talk about real, practical steps for how we can help our communities navigate this pandemic season and also into the future. They discuss the importance of developing community partnerships, being consistent in your help to your local community, and how to make sure these new community engagements stay with our churches moving into the future.

In this episode, we talk with Travis Blackmore, who is the Executive Director of Lionhearts, a charity that helped distribute 2.3 million dollars worth of food last year, and has already served over 20,000 meals since early March in the Kingston, Ontario area. Travis oversees this charity and the great work they are doing, and is also looking to plant a church in Ottawa this September. In this interview, we talk about how Lionhearts started, how Oxygen church can work together with this charity, and what a potential digital launch of a church could look like. Lots to cover in the interview - We know you will love this story!

In this episode we chat with David Hazzard about some of the big questions he is hearing from leaders around Canada and the world, what kind of budgets we as church leaders should be looking at in light of the economic changes we are seeing and how important our faith in God is while we navigate these very uncertain times.

In this episode we talk with Harold Gutierrez who is the intercultural director with the PAOC British Columbia and Yukon District. He talks with us in this interview about how to best develop, support and learn from our cultural language group churches and leaders.

In this episode we talk with the Andrew Hansen who is the Executive Director of a new ministry called Youth Rise in Edmonton Alberta. In this episode we talk about the importance of reaching, caring and supporting high risk youth and what roles churches should play in ministry to the margins of the next generation. We also talk about what are some of the high risk indicators for these students and what can be done to help.

In this episode we talk with Bill about the lack of evangelism in our churches, how we can develop and deploy evangelists and how it all starts out of our growing relationship with Jesus.

In this episode we chat with Jeff Christopherson who is a planter, author, speaker and a leading missiological voice from right here in Canada. In this interview we ask him to put on his "missiologist" hat and talk to us about what he sees are the changes we need to make in church multiplication strategies to be effective in reaching Canadians.

In this Take 5 interview we chat with Kevin Janzen from Hope City Church in Edmonton about what kinds of gifts and leadership characteristics  are needed to be a successful multisite pastor!