One of Willow Park's campuses in Kelowna, BC, suddenly faced a major decision: either raise a lot of money in six weeks to purchase their own facility, or shut down. Hear the story of how Glen Madden's creative and biblical approach to giving allowed the church to surpass its fundraising goals — in just 30 days, the church raised six figures.

From this experience, he has launched "Rethink Giving", a program to help churches cultivate a culture of generosity within their congregations.

• https://rethinkgiving.ca/
• https://www.willowparkchurch.com/

Is it possible to (peacefully) talk about politics as Christians? The answer is yes! Our panel, Stephanie Christianson (Horizon College and Seminary), Jason Dyck (MB Church of Manitoba) and Ken Esau (CCMBC), guide our political conversation — about Donald Trump, Anabaptist history, social media, and being good neighbours (among other things).

• https://www.mennonitebrethren.ca/equip/

Chris McGregor and Yanci Yarbrough live in Montreal, where they serve at City Church. Chris is Lead Pastor, and Yanci is Creative and Missions Director. They founded the church along with 17 other people in 2013 and seek to “Share Life and Shine Light” in Montreal. Through serving their neighbours, City Church’s vision is to impact cities in Canada and cities around the world with the hope of Jesus Christ.

In this episode, you'll hear Chris and Yanci's incredible story of how God called them to Montreal. We also talk about the culture of secularization in Quebec, the importance of urban churches, and how God is working through City Church.

• citychurch.ca
• c2ccollective.com

Leanne Schellenberg works with people of all backgrounds using the Enneagram as a tool for self-discovery and inner transformation. She has her Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation from Carey Theological College and has been facilitating retreats with the Enneagram since 2014 and consulting with organizations since 2016. MCC was her first client. Leanne lives in Hepburn, SK with her husband Rod and attends Hepburn MB Church.

Leanne’s resource recommendations:

• Self to Lose, Self to Find: Using the Enneagram to Uncover Your True, God-Gifted Self by Marilyn Vancil
• The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile
• That Sounds Fun Podcast with Annie F. Downs
• Spiritual Rhythms for the Enneagram: A Handbook for Harmony and Transformation by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun, Doug Calhoun, Clare Loughrige, and Scott Loughrige

Tracy Lepp and Dave Bretzlaff from South Point Community Church in Leamington, Ontario talk about their church’s ministry with Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered 12 Step Program designed to help overcome hurt, hang-ups, and habits.

• https://www.southpointcc.ca/
• https://celebraterecovery.com/

Cherie Bright LaDelle is a pastor at Living Word Winnipeg. The church is in the heart of Winnipeg’s North End, an area of the city whose residents experience high levels of poverty, crime, and racism. Living Word’s mission is to see Christ's presence in the North End of Winnipeg and to create a culture of people journeying with Christ in harmony.

• https://www.facebook.com/LivingWordWpg

As Columbia Bible College’s new President, Dr. Steve Brown is living out his heartbeat to develop the next generation of leaders and everyday disciples. In this episode, we'll talk with him about his own leadership journey, the foundational impact of biblical education, and what excites him about the next generation of leaders.

• https://columbiabc.edu/
• https://www.arrowleadership.org/store/product/jesus-centered/

Joel Feddersen from Metro Church in Kelowna and Dave Ens from One88 in Winnipeg share the joys and challenges of being a downtown church. They talk about how their communities welcome people from all walks of life, offering belonging, acceptance, hope and love in Jesus. Each shares their own story of experiencing God in new and deep ways through their ministries.

• Metro Church: https://metrocommunity.ca
• One88: https://one88.org/