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Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Welcome to Episode 0015 of the FOUR12 Canada Podcast!
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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
Links from the Podcast
PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS
Lead Biblically
- Be authentic and vulnerable
- Serve Christ by cultivating biblical leadership
"Write stuff down!"
How to Create Growth and Revitalize
- Be willing to lay down traditions
Delaying Rest
- Causes unhealthy habits
- Like riding the zipper ride at the fall fair
- Don't ignore the warning signs
- Don't put the mission above Jesus
Remember That God is Sovereign--Not Fear and Forgetfulness
- Debilitating sorrow and feeling totally undone
- In that moment, you realize only Jesus can handle this; that's when God's sovereignty steps in
- Do you believe God is strong enough to handle it?
Stop, Rest and Abide in Him
- Get into God's word
- Rest and spend time with God
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)
- Elders and ministry team that want you to be healthy
- Regional director who cares, comforts and encourages
- We probably all have really great people around us; we just need to open up
Effects on Your Church and Community
- What we see on a global scale also affects the local church
- People taking positions is trickling down and causing division
To the People in the Middle
- Thank you for the encouragement
- Thank you for understanding that it's not perfect and that we are attempting to navigate this time well
- You are the apple pie and ice cream!
Use This Season to Get Refreshed
- Write stuff down to get it out, so you can see what you are thinking and feeling
- Refresh, renew, refocus
Navigating This Time
- Choose innovation over tradition
- Traditional methods...Jesus didn't create them
- Look at current methods and ask, "Do we love these more than the mission?"
Serving Now
- How to reach children and youth during this time
- Launching Mountainview Communities; small towns in the north that don't have a church and want northern content
- Culture sometimes speaks better than creativity
Equipping on Lead Biblically
- Revitalizing a small church
- Working through the long game
- Moving from mindset of just lead pastor to part-time staff or quarter-time staff
- How to preach and teach in post-Christian culture in a small town
How to Create a Healthy Atmosphere for Your Team
- Be aware of your influence on people
- Laugh together
- Know when it's time to focus and work
- We have the same purpose and work to stay on the same page
- Be gracious
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
- Be encouraging
- Be innovative
- Maybe now is the time to lead a new ministry
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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Enjoyed Jeremy's openness and honesty. It is a tough time.
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
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