All Episodes
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Ep.228 - Joining the Board of Elders
In recent years, the importance of church boards has only heightened, where governance, oversight, protection and accountability have arguably never been needed more. ...
Ep.227 - St. Catharines Location Updates
Over the years as a multi-site church, each of our @southridge_church locations has developed its own identity. And with that unique personality comes unique challenge...
Ep.226- Vineland Location Updates
Over the years as a multi-site church, each of our Southridge Community Church locations have developed their own identities. And with that unique personality comes un...
Ep.225 - Welland Location Updates
Over the years as a multi-site church, each of our @southridge_church locations has developed its own identity, and with that unique personality comes unique challenge...
Ep.224 - Homelessness Services Updates
In recent weeks, Southridge has received some media attention because of recent changes to how it operates our homeless shelter. Over the years, the scope of our minis...
Ep.223 - The Impact of the GLS
Every year, in partnership with GLN Canada, Southridge Community Church hosts the Global Leadership Summit. And over the years, the vision and impact of the Summit has...
Ep.222 - Aspirational Vision
One of the greatest challenges of vision casting for the future is just that - it's for the future. How can you invite people into a reality that you haven't yet deliv...
Ep.221 Life After Ministry?
When someone reaches the "finish line" of leading in a local church, how are they feeling? How does someone look back and reflect on their life and legacy in ministry?...
Ep.220 - Home-Grown Faith
In many cases, when you want to develop in something - or want to develop someone - you sign up for a program to be trained by an "expert". Yes, counter-intuitively, f...
Ep.219 - Volunteer Recruitment
The church is a volunteer-intensive organization, yet, so often, there's a chasm between the "doers" and those who "receive" its ministry. When that happens, what are ...
Ep.218 - Holy Week... Every Week!
For many Jesus followers and ministry leaders, the week after Easter is a time to recover from the busyness of the previous season. And yet, the hope is that the reali...
Ep.217 - Encouraging Jesus-Centredness
The difference between a "bounded set" approach to the Bible and faith is starkly different from what's known as a "centred set". Yet so many followers of Jesus, and e...
Ep.214 - The Future Church
If you were a local church leader, who now spent the majority of your time around young adults, what would you hear about the church these days? Check out this convers...
Ep.216 - Love Beyond Belief For Real
If you've been familiar with Southridge Church at all, you've probably heard our leaders refer to the posture of "Love Beyond Belief." From a theological perspective, ...
Ep.215 - Hills To Die On
In every long-term ministry leader's life, there are inevitably tough calls you need to make. This is certainly true of Ed Willms, who recently had a defining moment i...
Ep.212 - Real Time Changes
Coming out of the pandemic, it feels like a lot is changing - about faith, the church, and the future. How do you make sense of it all? Join us as Keri La Douceur shar...
Ep.213 - Church Money Matters
Sometimes, as the scriptures teach, parts of the body that are less prominent are actually more significant. Such is the case with church finances, and the operations ...
Ep.211 - Empowering Women
What's the state of the union when it comes to the church empowering women? What's working, and what's not? And what are we learning about men and women leading well t...
Ep.210 - Winter Blasts With Students
In previous conversations, we've learned about the spiritual power of retreats - making undivided space for God, that allows God to show up in amazing ways. Can those ...
Ep.209 - A Heart For the future
In your local church, how do your emerging gen feel about life and leadership these days? Hear the perspective of Owen Jeffries when it comes to faith and church, and ...
