The Pastorate Podcast
The Pastorate Podcast hosts thoughtful conversations with guests who are passionate about the Canadian church. Here to serve Canadian pastors, we dive into topics that speak to the heart, soul, and vision of the pastorate, all the while sharing stories from guests who minister in diverse church contexts.
Episodes
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- The Pastorate Conference
- The Pastorate City Meetups
- Meetup Speaker: Heath Hardesty
- Meetup Speaker: Darrell Johnson
- Ed Stetzer's Website
- Ed Stetzer's Podcast: ChurchLeaders Podcast
Episode Notes
In today’s conversation, Jason sits down with Ed Stetzer, Dean of Talbot School of Theology at Biola University and Teaching Pastor at Mariners Church, to talk about ministry in a disorienting cultural moment, a health cris...
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- Forest City Community Church
- Alpha Canada's case study on Forest City Community Church
- The Pastorate's City Meetups
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In this conversation, Jason sits down with Rob Hogendoorn, founding and lead pastor of Forest City Community Church in London, Ontario, to talk about planting and leading one church for over three decades, what it's cost and g...
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- The Pastorate's City Meetups
- Jon Guerra's Music
- Tyler Staton on Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast
- The Pastorate Conference
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In this conversation, Jason sits down with Jonathan Lambert, lead pastor of Experience Church in Calgary and Executive Director of ARC Canada, to talk about church planting, pioneering a church planting network in Ca...
- Learn More about The Pastorate's Lead Pastor Fellowship
- Abbotsford Pentecostal Assembly
- The Pastorate Conference
- The Pastorate's City Meetups
- The Pastorate Pastors Retreat
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In this conversation, Jordan sits down with Dave Funk, lead pastor of Abbotsford Pentecostal Assembly and a peer facilitator in The Pastorate's Lead Pastor Fellowship. Dave and Jordan connect about both being pastors’ kids who went on to pa...
- The Pastorate’s Lead Pastor Fellowship
- Emotionally Healthy Discipleship
- Hope Church NYC
- Beautiful, Disappointing, Hopeful by Drew Hyun
- A Grace Disguised by Dr. Jerry Sittser
- Water from a Deep Well by Dr. Jerry Sittser
- The Pastorate Conference
- The Pastorate's City Meetups
- The Pastorate Pastors Retreat
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Today’s episode is part three of our summer series exploring our pastoral formation cohorts here at The Past...
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- Learn More about The Emerging Leaders Lab
- Coastline Church
- The Pastorate Conference
- The Pastorate's City Meetups
- The Pastorate Pastors Retreat
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On today's episode Jordan sits down with Laura Liira, campus pastor of Coastline Church West Shore on Vancouver Island and participant in the 2025-2026 class of The Emerging Leaders Lab. Laura was born in Victoria into a nominal Catholic home, and was reintroduced ...
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- Learn More about The Emerging Leaders Lab
- Glenn Packiam’s The Resilient Pastor
- Mark Buchanan’s What is Left of The Night
- Give to our $30,000 Match Campaign
- The Pastorate Conference
- The Pastorate's City Meetups
- The Pastorate Pastors Retreat
Episode Notes
This summer, we're taking you inside the two pastoral formation cohorts at the heart of The Pastorate: the Emerging Leaders Lab and the Lead Pastor Fellowship...
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- The Pastorate Conference
- Give to our $30,000 June Match Campaign
- Mark Clark’s Website
- Village Church Website
- Bayside Church Website
- The Mark Clark Podcast
- The Problem of Life by Mark Clark
- The Pastorate's City Meetups
- The Pastorate Pastors Retreat
Episode Description
In today's conversation, Jason sits down with Mark Clark, the pastor who planted Village Church in British Columbia, and now the Global Senior Pastor at...
Show Notes
- Give to our $30,000 Match Campaign
- Contact Josh from The Pastorate to Give on Behalf of Your Church
- Contact Jon Wright from Generis
- Enter to Win 1 of 5 copies of All Things Together
- Heath’s Website
- Buy All Things Together
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On today's episode we welcome Heath Hardesty, Lead Pastor of Valley Community Church in Pleasanton, California, and author of All Things Together: How Apprenticeship to Jesus ...
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In today's episode, Ben Johnson joins Jason for a conversation on pastoral stewardship, generational legacy, and what it looks like to lead a nearly century-old church into its next chapter. Ben is the Lead Pastor of First Assembly Calgary, a Pentecostal church planted 97 years ago that has helped birth many other Pentecostal congrega...
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- Mountainview Church
- Jeremy’s Website
- Northern Roads by Jeremy Norton
- The Yukon Boys
- Jeremy’s Instagram
- The Pastorate’s City Meetups
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In today’s conversation, Jason sits down with Jeremy Norton, lead pastor of Mountainview Church in Whitehorse, Yukon. Jeremy’s story is one of patience and faithful presence in a part of Canada that many people have never seen firsthand. Fro...
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- Analog Church Book Giveaway
- The Pastorate’s City Meetups
- Andy Crouch Conversation on Practicing the Way
- Jay Kim’s website
- WestGate Church
- Analog Church by Jay Kim
- Analog Christian by Jay Kim
- Listen, Listen, Speak by Jay Kim
Episode Details
In today’s episode, Jay Kim joins Jason for a conversation on pastoral ministry, spiritual formation, and what it means to follow Jesus faithfully in a world shaped...
In this conversation, Jason Ballard sits down with N.T. Wright, New Testament scholar, Anglican minister, and longtime teacher, to talk about the grand story of Scripture, the vocation of the scholar-pastor, and the unique hope that sustains weary leaders.
Tom reflects on his early sense of call, his lifelong commitment to holding together pastoral ministry and academic theology, and the deep joy of returning to Scripture over decad...
In this conversation, Jason Ballard sits down with Cass Langton, pastor, worship leader, and longtime creative leader, to talk about church planting, healing after ministry transition, and why creativity and beauty matter deeply in the life of the church.
Cass reflects on the surprising journey that led her and her family from 26 years at Hillsong into planting The Local Church in Sydney. She shares honestly about the slow and painf...
Today on the podcast, Jason is joined by Dr. Henry Cloud. Henry is a clinical psychologist, leadership consultant, and bestselling author whose work has helped shape the leadership of countless pastors and ministry leaders over the past several decades. Many will know him through books like Boundaries, Integrity, and Necessary Endings, where he brings together insights from psychology, relationships, and leadership to help people g...
In today’s episode Jason sits down with Finu Iype, Co-Senior Pastor of Village Church in Surrey, British Columbia, to trace his story from an Indian family line marked by conversion and adoption into the family of God, to his early years preaching in small towns across Ontario, to eventually stepping into senior leadership at Village Church in Surrey. Along the way, Finu shares what he’s learned about evangelism, the co...
John Ortberg is a pastor, author, and spiritual formation teacher known for helping people experience life with God in their everyday lives. In today’s conversation, John shares his journey into pastoral ministry, the unexpected role that decision-making played in discovering his calling, and how God uses the work of pastoring to shape the soul of the pastor. John shares the heart of the gospel as life with God in the present...
In today’s episode, Phil Reinders invites us into a pastoral journey shaped by a deep conviction: Canada is his mission field. Drawing from decades of ministry across Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto, Phil reflects on what evangelism and discipleship look like in a culture that has rapidly shed its Christian memory.
We explore why many people today are drawn not to novelty, but to the ancient paths of Christian formation, and h...
In today’s episode, Father Justin Huang invites us into his journey of faith, vocation, and pastoral ministry. From a teenage conversion to a long and costly discernment of priesthood, Father Justin reflects on the ways that God leads us through surrender, suffering, and trust into deeper freedom and joy.
Father Justin and Jason talk about the heart of Christian discipleship by exploring encounter with Jesus, dying to self in ...
In today’s episode, Jason sits down with Chris Dias of Hope Bible Church in Oakville, Ontario to discuss Chris’ journey from the corporate world into vocational ministry. Chris reflects on Hope Bible Church’s unique co-lead model, grounded in long-term friendship and clear “highest and best use” roles, and shares honestly about the joy and struggle of being a church committed to equipping and sending o...
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