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Monday Jul 12, 2021
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Welcome to Episode 0025 of the FOUR12 Canada Podcast!
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Today I am happy to have Steve Lensink joining us. Steve is a producer and musician whose projects have been nominated for and/or won Canadian Gospel Music Awards and Juno Awards. He was named Producer Of The Year at the Canadian Gospel Music Awards in 2020. In this episode we are going to chat about changing from touring full time to producing/mixing as well as our calling.
Connect with Steve
Links from the Podcast
PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS
Now What
- How to spend time now?
- Producing and mixing for churches and artists
- Everyone is needing help online and virtual post production
Lessons and Blessings
- God has continued to provide
- Peace as you consider this is a new way to fit in the puzzle and contribute
- There are other ways to serve and contribute
- Don't have to only thing about things one way
Your Calling
"...lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God" Ephesians 4:1(NIV)
- Not just what you do but who you are
- Secondary calling, what we spend our time on like our job
- Primary calling for those that follow Christ is living life as Jesus wants us to live
- live out loving our neighbour and using our spiritual gifts to edify the church
- We should be most concerned with how we are living
- Value and worth are not necessarily tied to what our hands are doing, but to how I am living, serving the Church and following God
Discover What You are Called To Do
- Think about the things we are doing as secondary to how we are living our lives
- We can use our spiritual gifts in many ways as we learn how to build up the church and bless people
- Focus on your primary calling, serving, gifts
Favourite Verse
- Screen shot on your phone to practice memorizing scripture
- If you have anxiety and stress, focus scripture on trusting God and understanding
- God is not surprised by all that is happening
- He has an understanding that no-one can fathom
"Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom." Isaiah 40:28 (NIV)
To those that are serving now
- The work that we are doing is really valuable
- Its reaching people and is important and is blessing people
- Look for opportunities to use their primary calling not just what you do
- Outside the church how are you operating in your primary calling?
- Be creative, think outside the box
- Serve in different ways or try new things
- Let's get excited about serving again!
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 3 Episode 0026 : Dave Lane Part 1 Aiming Your Child at True Greatness
Monday Jul 05, 2021
Monday Jul 05, 2021
Welcome to Episode 0024 Season 3 of the FOUR12 Canada Podcast!
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Rich Birch is the founder of unSeminary and the Executive Director of Camp Mini-Yo-We. Churches across Canada are looking for ways to rebuild and reengage their volunteer teams. Every Christian has been given unique gifts that need to be used in the local church. In this episode, Rich Birch talks about how leaders can affirm those gifts in others and encourage them back to their serving teams post-pandemic.
Connect with Rich
UNSEMINARY | EMAIL | INSTAGRAM
LINKS & PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS
What is unSeminary
- Blog, Podcast, online courses
- Everything you wish they taught in seminary
- Designed to help leaders and churches
- Cohorts are a great place to hear multiple perspectives from people who are in your corner and want to help
Living a Life Worthy of Your Calling
"...lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God." Ephesians 4:1
- Leaders are actually a gift, given to the church
- Verse 12 of Ephesians 4 says that He has laid out a path for you to serve
- In the church our job is to equip others to live their best life, a life that is fully engaged
How do you Figure Out What Your Calling is?
- As a Christ follower you've been given unique gifts that need to be used in the local church
- Find them in relationships with others in community who will say, I see this... happening in you
- We need to affirm gifts in others
- Think about the people we are leading through this lens, what do we think their spiritual gifts are
- Speak that out to people, lift one another up
- Let others know what you see in them
- Serve, even in areas that might not be your gifting, but find a place to plug in and start
- Pursue and understand your spiritual gifts but also be willing to serve where needed
- Part of the process of learning your spiritual gifts is just trying things out
Help Others
- There is joy and freedom in serving
- Be other centred, that's how we find freedom and joy in serving
- We are just called to serve and ultimately lay down our lives
Favourite Passage
- Sermon on the mount Matt 5 to 7
- Ask what is it that Jesus is calling us to do
- Then look at everything through that lens
- Its amazing that we can keep coming back to the same words and it always impacts our lives
Ways to Encourage and Connect
- Send cards, keep a running pile ready to go and schedule a time to do it
- be so thankful to those choosing to volunteer
- God is so excited when we take a step towards Him and serve
- Mindset issue Challenge yourself as a leader
- All the volunteers have other things that they could be doing
- We need to let them know we are desperately thankful for them
- Be constantly encouraging
- Say I saw you, you did something and this is the difference that it made
- What's the environment like when others arrive
- Making that thing that was internal, external
Best Practices to Help Those That are Serving
- Go out of our way to articulate what to expect for volunteers
- Be really clear with people when you communicate
- Clearly lay out what to wear and where to put their stuff
- Talk them through everything, for example make a video to clearly show them what it will look like
To Those That Have NOT Been Serving but are Thinking of Coming Back
- You as an individual, are missing out
- Our lives need to be oriented around other people
- The church does need you
- We need people that will be part of the team to make the mission happen
- We need you to serve before people will come back
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 podcast apps that you use. The FOUR12 Canada podcast is a ministry of Faith Baptist Church in Huntsville, Ontario. Follow us on Instagram @FOUR12canada. Thanks for spending some time with us. See you next time!
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Up Next Episode 0025: Steve Lensink on
Producing/Mixing Full Time
and Our Calling
Friday Jun 11, 2021
Friday Jun 11, 2021
Welcome to Episode 0023 Season 3 of the FOUR12 Canada Podcast!
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Dave has been a youth pastor for over 30 years, and a family pastor for 6 years. Just recently Dave has accepted a position as the satellite director for Youth Unlimited/YFC Sarnia Lambton.
Dave has a passion to help this next generation become everything God wants them to become. He believes that this is done by encouraging parents, equipping youth leaders and engaging students.
Connect with Dave
LINKS & PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS
It's Just a Phase by Reggie Joiner and Kristen Ivy
Influence
- As a parent, no one knows your kid better than you
- Parents have the most influence over their kid
- Maximize our influence through Positional and Relational Influence
- Influence changes in grade 7-9 and takes a lot of parents by surprise
Relational Influence
- Parents always need to be working on their relational influence
- Maximize the time you have as the window of opportunity closes fast
Parenting Long Term
- Always parent with the end in mind
- We are not really raising children, we are raising adults
When You Are Volunteering
- For those that are working with kids, you are not their parent
- Work to partner with the parents to really help them
Remember...
- Positional influence is given
- Relational influence is earned
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 Episode 0024: Rich Birch
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Welcome to Episode 0022 Season 3 of the FOUR12 Canada Podcast!
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****GIVEAWAY***** we have 5 copies of Brooke's book to give away so make sure you hop over to YouTube to follow the instructions for your chance to win a copy of Brooke's book. Giveaway ends on June 25, 2021 at Midnight.
Brooke is a Worship Leader and Songwriter from Toronto, ON, where she serves as a Worship Leader at Sanctus Church. When she's not at her home Church, she's leading worship at different Churches and Ministries across Canada and beyond. Brooke has been named the Female Vocalist of the Year for the last three years at the Canadian Gospel Music Awards and her album, ‘Pursue’, was nominated for a 2020 Juno Award. Brooke is married to her guitar player Steve.
Connect with Brooke
WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM
LINKS & PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS
Making Room by Brooke Nicholls
Why a Devotional
- Prompted by God
- To encourage others
- To share different times that the Lord has met her and changed her life
- To remind others of who God is
"When the Lord calls you to do something He equips you"
What it involves
- Lots of editing to make it sound like Brooke
- Read it over 6 time with an editor to make sure that every word sounded like her
- Self published through Amazon so that accessible to everyone across the country
- Was a 2 year process
Why is a personal devotional time so important
- When you spend time with someone you become like them
- When we spend time with the Lord we become more like Him
- We are meant to resemble Christ
- Daily devotions are so important to help you know who God is
Remember...
- To spend time with God each day
When You Are Volunteering
- You are doing a great job!
- If you need refreshing, spend time with Jesus
- If you need renewed strength, spend time with Jesus
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 Episode 0023: Dave Lane
Leans into Parenting
and the Next Generation
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Welcome to Episode 0021 Season 3 of the FOUR12 Canada Podcast!
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Rich Birch is the founder of unSeminary and the Executive Director of Camp Mini-Yo-We. He is such a wealth of knowledge and has great insight into all that is going on in the Church world.
Connect with Rich
UNSEMINARY | EMAIL | INSTAGRAM
LINKS & PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS
"The way you learn to lead is to lead"
Why Volunteer?
- Looking for connection, friends, and community with other people
- Opportunities to live a life that is others centred
Moving Forward with Volunteers
- There is a need for discipleship
- Look at how people will develop relationships as they serve
- Ask how do we make this a real connection experience or how do we make it so that they have a deeper connections?
Before Your Volunteers Jump Back In Serving
- We have to learn how to be friends again
- Add a step before they come back to remind them that they like each other
- Hold a social event to create comfort and have fun and connect with people
- After they are comfortable, go through new protocols and what they need to know for returning
- build community again
Church Online
- Think of it now as another campus not an add on
- Opportunity to take lessons we've learned from online and apply to in person
- Ask what did we learn this past year to engage with people better
To Those That Have Been Serving
- Thank you to those that worked to stay connected and tried serving in new ways to keep things going
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 Episode 0022: Brooke Nicholls
on her Devotional "Making Room"
and the Writing Process
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Welcome to Episode 0020 of the FOUR12 Canada Podcast!
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Dr. Rob Meeder is the Director of Family, Child, and Youth Mental Health at Waypoint Centre For Mental Health Care. He’s been practicing in the Simcoe-Muskoka area since 2003 and currently sees children collaboratively with family doctors and therapists throughout the region. Dr. Meeder’s practice is focused exclusively on children and teens with mental health and behaviour problems. He completed his medical training at McMaster University and Western University. He resides in Orillia with his wife and four kids and attends Connexus Church. He is also the host of the Smart Family Podcast which offers practical advice for all family relationships so as to help you “Love Being Home!”.
Connect with Rob
LINKS & PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS
Smart Family Podcast interview with Arlene Pellicane
Screen Kids by Arlene Pellicane
Grand-Parenting Screen Kids by Arlene Pellicane
Dr Russel Barkley on all things ADHD
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
Before You Split: Find What You Really Want for the Future of Your Marriage by Toni Nieuwhof
Healthy Limits with Technology
- Impose the same limitations for ourselves as we put on our kids for screens
- Take a break - healthy digital rest habits,find ways to take a break or have a digital fast
- Avoid always being connected or that you have to respond right away
- Make sure its not the first and last of your day, technology keeps you awake!
Moving Forward in Ministry
- We as a church can help people with technology addictions
- Be supportive not shaming and blaming
- Come alongside to help find out what is prompting them to fill the need or void in their life
Mental Healthy and Anxiety
- Churches are in a unique position for people to share and care and show empathy
- Take moments and be quiet and breathe
"Anxiety is often rooted in the future we can't predict or the past that we can't change"
Collaboratively Problem Solving
- Look at the problem together and how can we address this issue?
- We should be open to modifying things
- Its ok to listen to your kids and what they have to say
- If your child comes up with the solution with you, it will stick better and they will be more diligent to stick to it
When You Are Volunteering
- So thankful for those leaders working with kids and youth
- To have youth leaders still connecting in anyway means so much to kids
- Find something in common to share or encourage youth and kids
- Thank you for stepping into those roles
- Consider what you have to offer to help those around you
- Be creative to share your skills
Remember...
- Come back to the present moment and what you can control, be still and think about the Amazing God that created the universe around you
Psalm 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God!..."
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 Episode 0021: Follow us on Social
for updates on when our next
episode will launch
It's going to be amazing!!
Saturday Jan 16, 2021
Saturday Jan 16, 2021
Welcome to Episode 0019 of the FOUR12 Canada Podcast!
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So excited to connect with Mike Walker (M.T. Walker) in this episode! Mike is an acclaimed Canadian recording artist based in Aurora, Ontario. We chatted about how he got started as a singer-songwriter and how M.T. Walker Music began. We also discussed his role as a Volunteer Coordinator at The Meeting House as well as memorizing scriptures as a kid and what motivated him.
Connect with Mike
FACEBOOK | YOUTUBE | INSTAGRAM
LINKS & PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS
"Serving is being others-focused"
When You Are Volunteering
- Develop a love for the community that you are part of and get to know the people
- Focus on people even when you are tired
- Understand and remember why you are volunteering
- It's an opportunity for others to speak into your life
Remember...
- Be encouraging and recognize what people have done
- It's not about the show; it's about the spirit of it
- Mistakes are not the end of the world
- Keep a healthy and realistic outlook
- Be flexible
- Pray!
- Don't give up; be consistent even if you don't feel like it
- Find other ways to connect
Psalm 23
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 0020 : Rob Meeder on Digital Media and Families
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Welcome to Episode 0018 of the FOUR12 Canada Podcast!
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We are excited to have Steve Lensink on the podcast. He is a producer, musician and husband to Brooke Nicholls. Thanks to COVID, they watched the Junos from their couch!
Connect with Steve
Links from the Podcast
PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS
Changes During This Time
- Everything was cancelled including their first big headlining tour
- Pivoted to working in the studio and mixing for churches
- Started video worship from their living room to help out churches
- Love to give local teams a break
Sharpening Skills in Practical Ways
- Get into the habit of playing on your own at home and keep it up
- Rehearse the set as if you are scheduled and practise even when you are not serving; stay engaged so you are always ready to go
- Use Sunday morning at home as a chance to play along
Leading Creatives Well
- Relationships are the most important thing
- Prioritize people over process; focus on people to get the best results
- Give creative boundaries and freedom to be creative
- Continue to check in with them
Preparing Practically
- Prepare heart and hands
- Heart: Build a playlist with the songs, listen to the lyrics, spend time getting to know them and worship
- Hands: Know the parts and details
Keeping a Consistent Audio Mix
- It's easy to lean on presets on digital soundboards but the best thing you can do is to learn the console
- Invest in team members; teach them and grow together
- There's a learning curve but better results in the long run
- Close the gap between most experienced and least experienced
Nurturing a Cohesive Sound Mix
- Have ground rules that are non-negotiable (e.g., vocal is most important)
- Pay attention to volume and decibel levels
- Remember who has the authority to make those decisions and try to come under it
- Do the best job you can with the parameters you are given
- Leave room for people to learn from one another
- Give opportunities for feedback
Ways to Debrief
- After the service, debrief with the team and someone who was listening to the service
- Google Forms helps to track feedback and encouragement
- What went well and who is your MVP?
Moving Forward as a Church
- There is some margin to try things and use this time to experiment
- Online services provide new ways to serve
- Think about outside of Sunday morning
- Double down on connections in small ways
Volunteers on the Road
- Provide a Sunday off for the regular team
- Great way to learn from someone new
- Use Planning Centre to prepare in advance
Be Encouraged
- We often don't see the impact of what we do or what God is doing, especially right now
- It's hard to do the same thing week after week without feedback
- God is still moving
- Be encouraged that the work you do matters
- We need your talents
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 0019 : Mike Walker on M.T. Music and
Memorizing Scripture
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Welcome to episode 0017 of the FOUR12 Canada podcast.
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We are excited to have Brett Ullman with us, sharing about his book Parenting: Navigating everything. Brett has been married for 23 years, has two kids and was a teacher with the Toronto District School Board for 10 years before moving into speaking full-time back in 2005. He travels North America speaking to teens, young adults, leaders, and parents on topics including parenting, mental health, men, sexuality, pornography, dating, and media. Make sure you take a look at the link below to his website to see all he has to offer.
Connect with Brett
Links from the Podcast
Parenting: Navigating everything by Brett Ullman
ChurchPulse Weekly podcast
How to Raise an Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims
PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS
Something Fun
- Photography
- Gardening
Parenting Navigating Everything Highlights
- Heads up! It's not a normal book
- Came out of a speaking talk; took three years to develop
- Wanted to help parents create great and rich relationships with their kids
- One resource for parenting
Up Next -- Men: Navigating Everything
- Working on a book for men
- Focusing on physical, spiritual and mental health
- How do we be good husbands?
Ways to Research
- Poll people online
- Read books that people suggest
- Check out blogs
- Provide good practical help for people to implement in homes and families
Practical Everyday Faith
- Faith should be in everything
- Your worldview shapes your values -- and your values affect your actions
- Connect parenting with practical takeaways
"Our faith sustains us in the journey"
Build an Authentic Relationship With Your Child
- Do our kids think we only love them when they follow our rules?
- Are there conditions on how we love them?
- Orange curriculum; relational influence
- Relationship is so important
- We gain authentic relationship when we show ongoing that we are for them, not against them
- Authentic relationship takes time and hard work
- Put down your mouse or phone and look your kids in the eyes when they ask you something
Overparenting
- We do too much for our kids
- When we over-function our kids under-function
- We need to prepare our kids
- Instead of just telling them what to do, teach them the "why" behind it
- Be practical (e.g., let them make their own lunch or order for themselves at a restaurant)
- They need to learn how to talk to adults
Prepare Your Kids
- How to deal with social media
- How to deal with pornography
- How to deal with interpersonal relationships
- Equip them for this crazy world
The Pressure to Conform
- Christians do life differently
- Kary Oberbrunner: You can conform to the world or you can be a transformist
- It's okay to say we do this differently in our family
- Do what's best for your kids
- Don't worry about conforming and looking at everyone else
- Conforming is usually status quo and that is usually mediocrity
Slow Parenting
- Check out author Carl Honore
- Take time to sit and eat not rush through
- Take a slower pace so we don't miss the day-to-day things
- Find things to do together and enjoy them
Social Media
- Follow people you don't agree with to get a different perspective
- Use it to sharpen you and challenge your viewpoint
Refresh and Renew
- Pivoting as we all try to figure this out
- What will the next few years look like?
- Online courses with all his talks and resources
- Let's do something every day in this season for the mind, body and soul
- Acknowledge everything good that happens
- Don't miss the special moments
- Listen
Think About This
- Be very open to doing things differently
- What we do has to be strategic
- We need to equip our kids and our parents
Reach Out to Our Community
- Try new ways to reach out and connect as parents and leaders
- Ask YouTubers to edit videos
- Backpacks for schools
- Food banks
- Provide a place to be seen and listened to
- People desperately need help with mental health and ways to connect right now
2 Corinthians 4:16 "Therefore we don't lose heart..."
Thanks for listening! We hope this episode has equipped you for greater influence through serving and 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. And you can help us reach more people by writing a review for the podcast 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 0018 : Steve Lensink on Practically Preparing,
Leading Creatives and
Making Donuts
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Welcome to Episode 0016 of the FOUR12 Canada Podcast!
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I was so excited to chat with Cathie Ostapchuk from "Gather Women" for this episode. I can't wait for you to hear how she began that ministry and the "A Seat at the Table" event they are hosting this Friday (November 6). Cathie is a prairie girl, born and raised in Edmonton Alberta, and moved to Ontario after she was married. She grew up in music and performance arts and lately has been enjoying listening to orchestral works on her walks.
Connect with Cathie
Links from the Podcast
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene Peterson
PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS
Gather Women
- "Gather Women" is a ministry connecting Canadian women
- The ministry was born out of a season during which Cathie kept going to the women's conferences in the United States and wondered, "where are the women in Canada and what is going on in our own Country?"
- She heard a speaker say, "go home and water your own grass". This inspired her to go home to Canada and get started.
- Cathie asked, "what if we could start something that would be national?"
- This ministry is unique and not modelled after anything that has gone before.
"See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?" Isaiah 43:19 (NIV)
What is Possible in Our Soil
- God has already been at work and we were just not aware of it.
- Gather is a network and connects us.
- God is at work from coast to coast, and from north to south.
- There is not only a divide east and west, but also one between Quebec and us.
- Speaker gave message in French from Quebec and people were amazed at the talent in our country.
- Showing up and creating an environment where we can flourish alongside "the guys".
Gather Rise Event
- It's so hard in our country to get together. We are so spread out and it's expensive.
- We wanted to create a way for us all to connect and be together.
- In January, felt we needed to go online in May.
- Our word for the year was "True".
- True conference ran in May online and we learned at lot of things .
- The theme was "Whatever is true, place your mind there" from Philippians 4:8.
A Seat At The Table
- We need to be bold to help shape the future at the Church
- Champion truth, always keep the gospel central
- Challenge inequity, race, gender, and class and as a church address this
- How could the church erase poverty?
- What will it take for us as a church to change?
- Use it to have conversations at your church and with your family.
Where Are the People
- 50% are not watching online or attending so what will the future look like and who are we reaching.
- Let's sit at the table and talk about it and act on how we will find solutions together.
Use at the Table to Help Make decisions for the Future
- If nothing is ever going to be the same, what will the future look like?
- The voices that will be speaking will be great to listen to.
- Leaders are trying to see what is next assuming that nothing will ever be the same.
Connecting Across Canada and Calling Out Gifts
- Try to have clear bible teaching from scripture to remind woman of their calling and giving them direction.
- At all their events look for ways to do that.
- There is something God has placed in you.
- There is not a silver platter that someone shows up with and gives you everything all laid out.
- Internship program is used to invest in woman across the country and help them understand and how to use what they are good at.
- Growth mindset, "you will never grow unless you take a risk".
- Reshaping what Canadian women think about themselves.
- Letting them know they have inherent value because they are a child of God and created in God's image.
- Search the scripture and see what it says.
- Jesus calling up woman and inviting them to more fullness in the kingdom may be more the model.
Unique Opportunities
- Internship
- Collaborate across the board, bringing leaders together
- Investing in woman who are leading
- Influence the influencers
- Pursuing technology and innovation as the way forward
- The one, the few, the many
Moving Forward
- Churches coming together and not existing in their own silos.
- Working in unison, women and men, women and women, intergenerational.
Favourite verse
"What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. When they walk through the Valley of Weeping, it will become a place of refreshing springs. The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings. They will continue to grow stronger, and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem." Psalm 84:5-7 NLT
- A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene Peterson
- Because of the valley we come out stronger and we increase our faith in God.
- Keep our mind set there or it seems like the opposite is happening.
One Thing to Remember!
- Even though you might be experiencing some fear, God's kingdom is being advanced through the Church.
- He has set it up for us to be together in community and move the gospel forward.
- Stay tethered to the local church and ask "what can i give?"
- Ask "how can I help strengthen the church?"
- Find the opportunities in the challenges.
- Find out who is doing what or who is doing something you love to do and ask if you can do that at your church.
- In the hardest moments stay as close as you can to your local church.
- The local church is the living breath and the Holy Spirit is still in it.
"When half the church holds back, whether by choice or because we have no choice, everybody loses and our mission suffers setbacks. Tragically, we are squandering the opportunity to display to an embattled world a gospel that causes both men and women to flourish and unites us in a blessed alliance that only the presence of Jesus can explain."
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