MB Herald Podcast

In this episode, we welcome Amy Gingrich and John Roth of MennoMedia to discuss their work on the Anabaptist Community Bible, a unique project featuring commentary from Anabaptist churches and scholars around the world. We’re also joined by contributing scholar Melanie Howard, who shares a perspective from her work as Associate Provost and Dean at Simpson University and reflects on the global and communal nature of this Bible.

In this podcast, Kenneth Kim shares his journey of how God has led him to the role of becoming MCC's Executive Director. He talks about what justice and peacemaking mean to him, and the witness and impact that relief work can have in the world.For more on Mennonite Central Committee, visit their website: https://mcc.org/

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/

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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.cac2ccollective.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 VancilThe Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne StabileThat Sounds Fun Podcast with Annie F. DownsSpiritual 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.caOne88: https://one88.org/

Freedom Session isn't your Grandma's Bible study. It's a powerful, healing-discipleship journey, inviting you to rewrite your story with a God-inspired ending.In this episode, we sit down with Ken Dyck, the founder of Freedom Session. We ask him about why he started the program and how he sees God impact the lives of people around the world through Freedom Session. We also talk with Andrew Klassen, Lead Pastor of West Portal Church in Saskatoon, SK. He shares about how the Holy Spirit has used Freedom Session to move in his own life and in the lives of his congregants, providing freedom, healing and restoration.Freedom Session InternationalWest Portal Church

Jennifer Choi tells the story of how Winnipeg’s Portage Avenue Church became a multi-ethnic congregation. She also shares her personal journey of becoming the Cross-Cultural Associate Pastor at Portage Avenue. She talks about the importance of embracing cultural diversity, and how being a multi-ethnic church gives us a glimpse of heaven on earth. Portage Avenue Church: https://pachurch.ca

Darren Milley talks of his own experience of being a truck driver and how God led him to start PowerServe. In his YouTube channel, “The Father Trucker” speaks to the joys and challenges of driving truck and always points his viewers to Jesus. PowerServe is about to launch a free app called The Christian Truckers Toolbox, which will give Christian truckers access to various features such as RightNow Media, the option to speak to a trucker chaplain as well as a “find a trucker-friendly church” search tool. For anyone interested in learning more about PowerServe, contact [email protected]. The Father Trucker YouTube channelTransport for ChristWatch for “The Christian Truckers Toolbox” in your App Store

Tony Martens (Lead Pastor of Dalmeny Community Church in Dalmeny, SK) shares his journey of recognizing the patterns of spiritual abuse he has personally experienced as well as for those in his congregation. He talks of the damaging effects of manipulation and control in the church and his heart for those who have been spiritually abused. The leadership at Dalmeny Community Church has, in consultation with victims, created a policy regarding spiritual abuse. For anyone interested in learning more from Tony about creating a spiritual abuse policy, contact him at [email protected].  Tony’s deconstruction storyPlaying God: Redeeming the Gift of Power by Andy CrouchStrong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing by Andy CrouchRedeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Diane LangbergThe Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.The Roys Report podcastHeaven Bent podcastRise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast

Gloria Woodland (Chaplaincy Program Director at MB Seminary) gives a brief overview of the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) program and her thoughts on the recent decision to delay the expansion of the program to include persons suffering solely from a mental illness. She speaks to why Christians should be concerned about expanding the eligibility criteria and how loneliness contributes to individuals seeking out MAiD. Gloria also shares her perspective on MAiD’s impact on the medical professionals, patients, patients’ families and Christians across Canada. MB Seminary small group study guide: mbseminary.ca/xce0692/Ministry amid Competing Values: Pastoral Care and Medical Assistance in Dying: directionjournal.org/47/2/ministry-amid-competing-values-pastoral.htmlPastor to Pastor podcast: bcmb.org/podcast/43-expansion-of-maid-in-canada/

Mike Engbers (Lead Pastor of Parliament Community Church in Regina, SK) talks about his interest in technology from a young age. He shares his theological framework in thinking about technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and how Christians should respond to the rapid development of AI. He provides some examples of how AI can be used as a tool to enhance ministry and further the Kingdom of God.  The Church and AI: Developing a Theology of Technology: mbherald.com/developing-a-theology-of-technology/ The Church and AI: Five Questions to Ask: mbherald.com/the-church-and-ai-five-questions-to-ask/ The Church and AI: Tools for Gospel Ministry: https://mbherald.com/the-church-and-ai-tools-for-gospel-ministry/ ChatGPT: www.chatgpt.com Sembly AI: sembly.ai One Accord (translation services): oneaccord.ai 

MB Biblical Seminary president Mark Wessner discusses the purpose of CCMBC’s National Ministry Team and his role in it. He talks about the priority area of Leadership Development, CUSP and the proposed initiative of Leadership Front Counter. He also presents a higher-level discussion of leadership in churches, addresses whether there is a generation gap in our churches and shares his insight on how to raise up new leaders.  National Ministry Team: mennonitebrethren.ca/nmt/ CUSP: mennonitebrethren.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/NA009_cusp_full_april2021.pdf Leadership Development priority area: mennonitebrethren.ca/leadership-development/ 

Cam Stuart (National Director of CCMBC) shares his passion for disciple-making and the vision of the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. He talks about how the Great Commission is for every believer, and that Jesus has called every person — and every church — into the mission of disciples who make disciples. Stuart shares what his priorities will be as he begins this new role as National Director, as well as what he sees for the conference in the next three to five years.  Mission, vision and values of CCMBC MB Confession of Faith Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas Willard  Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry by Ruth Haley Barton 

Darrell Janzen (Executive Director of Simonhouse Bible Camp) and Courtney Armstrong (Executive Director of Camp Evergreen) talk about camp ministry: why it’s important, its joys, challenges and how churches can best support camps. Hear stories of how God uses camp ministry to impact the lives of young people. Simonhouse Bible Camp: simonhouse.ca/camp/Camp Evergreen: camp-evergreen.comAll Canadian MB Camps: mennonitebrethren.ca/camps/

At 1310 Taylor,  MB Mission, MBCM and CCMBC staff all work together under one roof. But sometimes it takes an appointment to sit down together and hear what each other are up to. In this episode of the Multiply podcast, Kara Friesen and Rob Schroeder of MB Mission talk about the short-term teams currently on service, and share about one special moment that occurred during the training sessions when Lloyd Letkeman invited newcomers to share an evening of fun.

Death and suffering. Joining the stream of the MB Herald's July/August issue "on dying – the next stage", the Multiply podcast wades into these almost taboo topics with the help of Donwood chaplain Wanda Derksen and CMU professor Paul Doerksen. Don't be afraid: the spiritual caregiver and the ethicist are thoughtful and passionate guides into what seem like turbulent waters.Dementia: Living in the Memories of God (2012) by John Swinton https://www.amazon.ca/Dementia-Living-Memories-John-Swinton/dp/0802867162/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501863254&sr=8-1&keywords=dementia+swintonFalling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life (2011) by Richard Rohrhttps://www.amazon.ca/Falling-Upward-Spirituality-Halves-Life/dp/0470907754/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501864545&sr=8-1&keywords=falling+upwardJuly/August 2017 - Mennonite Brethren Heraldhttp://mbherald.com/july-august-2017/No one dies alone - Mennonite Brethren Heraldhttp://mbherald.com/no-one-dies-alone/Between two worlds - Mennonite Brethren Heraldhttp://mbherald.com/between-two-worlds/Journeying to the next stage - Mennonite Brethren Heraldhttp://mbherald.com/journeying-next-stage/Canadian Mennonite Universityhttp://www.cmu.ca/Donwood Manorhttp://www.donwoodmanor.org/Bread We Break – Come Morning EP (iTunes)https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/come-morning-ep/id1159334706Contact us at [email protected]

In part two of our series “On Dying,” the Multiply podcast continues the conversation on death and suffering with Evelyn Labun, an instructor of nursing and board member with Eden Health Care Services. Evelyn brings a medical perspective, concerns regarding mental health, and personal experiences to the conversation. Dancing with Elephants by Jarem Sawatskyhttp://www.jaremsawatsky.com/dancing-blog/Eden Health Care Serviceshttp://edenhealthcare.ca/July/August 2017 - Mennonite Brethren Heraldhttp://mbherald.com/july-august-2017/No one dies alone - Mennonite Brethren Heraldhttp://mbherald.com/no-one-dies-alone/Between two worlds - Mennonite Brethren Heraldhttp://mbherald.com/between-two-worlds/Journeying to the next stage - Mennonite Brethren Heraldhttp://mbherald.com/journeying-next-stage/Bread We Break – Come Morning EP (iTunes)https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/come-morning-ep/id1159334706

The final episode of our three-part conversation takes us into the subject of conscience rights. Anesthesiologist Frank Ewert speaks passionately about his calling to respect life as a physician while Kathy Boschman of the Coalition for HealthCARE & Conscience in Manitoba tells churches how they can support a bill in Manitoba legislature to protect conscience rights for practitioners who object to performing Medical Assistance in Dying.

January, 2023. Former MB Herald editor Harold Jantz discusses who has influenced his passion for storytelling. 

CCMBC Study Conference 2009 - Confessing Jesus in a Pluralistic World

What does it look like for Christians to be a faithful presence? On this episode of the Multiply podcast, Carson Samson (MBCM) explores this concept raised at the recent CCCC convention he attended. MB Mission's Sarah Brown interviews Jacob Chandler of MoveIn, an incarnational ministry nurtured in part by the Ontario MB church. MB Herald's Karla Braun speaks with the 2017 archive intern Jordan Duerrstein, a one-time MoveIn-er himself who is researching how Mennonite Brethren have lived out their understanding of the gospel in community throughout our history.

Jim Wiseman formed Walls of Freedom Outreach Centre on March 23, 2007. He and wife Jacqie, along with a support team of volunteers carry out the ministry of Walls of Freedom. In this episode, Wiseman takes Carson and photographer Tony Schellenberg on a tour of Winnipeg's inner city.

In the days of job-hopping and constant career-swapping, spending 11 years in one role may seem like an eternity. But for MBCM's conference pastor Keith Poysti, there's never been a dull moment. In this episode, Keith sits down with Carson to retrace his winding path from radio technician to the pastor's pastor. 

Does your story matter? In this episode of the Multiply podcast, Carson Samson from MBCM and Karla Braun of MB Herald speak with Dave Ens, pastor at One88, a faith community connected with Eastview Community Church that sojourns with ex-cons, people on the margins and ordinary sinners as they seek to follow Jesus together.

In today's episode, Karla and Carson talk to Westwood Community Church pastoral apprentice Jonathan Muehling and lead pastor Russ Toews about Jonathan's involvement in the Elevation apprenticeship program.

Sometimes, people need good advice. Other times, they need you to ask them the right questions. In this episode pastor Jason Dyck (Elm Creek MB) explains what the Coach Model is all about – training people to ask Spirit-led questions. We also get his take on “Pokemon trainers” and the Pokemon Go phenomenon.

In today's episode, Sarah and Carson visit Jubilee Mennonite to speak with community ministry director Anna Marie Geddert. They joined by eight pastors representing a group of North Kildonan churches who are engaged in the Art of Neighbouring, a program developed by Dave Runyon and Jay Pathak. http://www.artofneighboring.com

Tammy Junghans is the director of Segue, a support community of University of Manitoba. On today's episode, Tammy discusses community living and navigating during times of transition. She also discusses the Sera Project, Project Red Frog and Converge Community Church, which she and husband Greg planted on UM campus. 

In this episode, CMU Assistant Professor of Music and Worship, Christine Longhurst joins us to discuss contemporary styles of worship and the ever-changing role of the worship leader.

Canadian Mennonite University's Assistant Professor of Communications and Media, David Balzer discusses the opportunities and pitfalls of using Social Media in the church; Going Barefoot 5; and the pervasive use of OMG.

Sarah Froese leads the inter-church worship ministry and community Bread we Break. Tune in to hear some embarrassing inspirational moments gone wrong, and how to use the power of music with authenticity.

MB Mission’s Regional Mobilizer Lloyd Letkeman is always on the move. His work connects him with people, churches, and partners everywhere from Snow Lake to Coaldale. But when he’s not in a car, plane, or coffee shop, Lloyd can usually be found on a boat with some bait and tackle. Join Carson, Cullen and David as they get to know more about Lloyd’s work as a church mobilizer - and how fishing can connect people with one another, nature, and God.