A strong emphasis on discipleship along with a sense of creativity and new approaches are things to be hopeful about church planting in Canada.
New Wineskins – Church Planting

A strong emphasis on discipleship along with a sense of creativity and new approaches are things to be hopeful about church planting in Canada.
Reflections about the state of churches and church planting in Canada from VMC’s Matt Pamplin.
Darcy Dueck reflects on the church planting experience with gratitude arising as an overarching theme.
Mountains and sea and the wild country of eastern Quebec. This is where Gabriel and Melanie Paquin, along with Sephorah (16), Hadassah (14), Manoah (12), and Hannah (10), are planting a church. Sainte-Anne-des-Monts is a city in the Gaspésie region
by Joe White I believe church planting is the only form of church renewal strong enough to heal the four historically dominate narratives that hinder Jesus’ great commission. These four fragmenting stories include: The first trend emerged around the time
Connection, encouragement and mutual learning with other church leaders and VMC Church Catalyst Matt Pamplin has been such a gift for John de Los Santos (pictured here with his family). John is on staff with Toronto China Bible Church as
Church planting in small towns isn’t easy. People have often lived there a long time and it’s difficult to forge new relationships and to change long standing opinions. Things simply are the way they are and change often comes slowly.
In the last few years, Nicole (and her husband Helio and their two girls) have moved from Albania to Scotland to Canada. While living near Edinburgh, Scotland, they were fasting and praying about what was next. They wondered if they
Last fall, Brian Jose, pastor of Village Church in Newcastle, ON, spent time with a small group of church planters led by Matt Pamplin. He was encouraged by their zeal, thoughtfulness, and prophetic prayer for one another. After 40 years
There’s not a strict career path for church planters. Of course, there’s lots of ways to get there and God’s creativity becomes obvious when we see people’s various paths. Take Ben, for instance. He was a young adults pastor, site