Global Missions Toolbox

014: What is the Perspectives Course?

November 30, 2015|

National Coordinator for Perspectives Canada, Wayne Matthews gives us an overview of the Perspectives course, how it is making an impact on the Canadian church and explains why you should consider signing up for a course near you!

013: The Canadian Church and Global Poverty

November 16, 2015|

Melissa Giles, Training Manager at Food for the Hungry Canada, shares about how Canadian churches can partner with communities in the Global South for mutual transformation and poverty alleviation. Melissa also tells us about Poverty Revolution Boot Camps, a great weekend course for Canadian churches to help us better understand our role in global poverty alleviation.

012: How to Create a Mission Strategy

November 2, 2015|

Ellen Livingood, founder and director of Catalyst Services, describes for us the importance of missions priorities and strategies in local churches, the basics of developing priorities and strategies and how to communicate them effectively to your congregation.

011: How Can We Support Missionary Kids?

October 20, 2015|

Paul Dyck, leader of the Canadian MK Network, shares with us the highlights of being an MK, the hurdles that MKs face and how Canadian churches can help MKs transition well when they return to Canada.

010: How Can We Pray for Missions?

October 5, 2015|

Karen Bird, a theological student at Tyndale Seminary, shares with us why prayer is a discipline all Christ-followers need to pursue. She shares with us how we can be praying for missions as well as giving listeners practical tips and resources for practicing the discipline of prayer in our lives, so that God's restoration will come to His creation.

009: 6 Trends Affecting Missions (Part 2)

September 21, 2015|

JD Payne shares some current global trends, or pressure points, that impact how the church does missions. In Part 2 of this 2 part series, we learn about how the West is becoming a mission field, we learn about orality and how to proclaim the gospel to oral learners. We also learn about how urbanization is affecting how we have traditionally done missions. Finally, we learn about the pornification of society and how it is impacting the Church.

008: 6 Trends Affecting Missions (Part 1)

September 7, 2015|

JD Payne shares some current global trends, or pressure points, that impact how the church does missions. In Part 1 of this 2 part series, we learn who unreached people groups are and why they matter, and how migration is bringing the mission field to us. Learn how your church can harness these trends to further Kingdom work.

007: What is the Kairos Course?

August 24, 2015|

Ron Brown, member of the National Kairos Coordination team, shares with us about the Kairos course - what is it? Who should take Kairos? What is the impact that Kairos is having on the Canadian church? Listen and learn about how you can be a part of this growing movement to passionately follow Jesus and be salt and light in your neighbourhood.

006: Creating Leaders for Short Term Missions

August 10, 2015|

Mark Crocker, Western Director for the STM Network, expresses the importance of skilled leaders and describes the program he has designed to put excellent tools into the hands of short term mission trip leaders to increase their effectiveness as leaders and their impact as a team.

005: Relationship Building in Your Neighbourhood

July 28, 2015|

We often think of missions being done overseas, but as God is bringing the nations to our doorsteps, we have the opportunity to engage in missions within our own neighbourhoods. Thich describes the activities and means he uses to engage his community to be salt and light within it.