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This fella was about five years old when his Dad & Mom invited Pearl Fustey, International Worker (IW) to Taiwan, to come and make supper in their home. I think it was on that occasion that I first began to think that God wanted me to work for him as a missionary. After 36 years of mission work, I have returned to Canada with my wife, Brenda. I have a burden to continue to be used to reach the nations with the Good News of Christ’s victory. It’s a huge privilege to be able to help CPD churches grow in their obedience to Christ’s last command. I look forward to what He has ahead for us all together.

In the December 1st article that introduced Brenda and me as Missions Coach, it was said that we would be doing several things. Maybe that’s what a Missions Coach does. Let’s have a look at those things and see what might happen.

Help our Churches Better Understand Cross-cultural Ministry

In his book, A Wind in the House of Islam, David Garrison explains one of the major barriers to the task of reaching Muslims with the Good News. He says,

Most Christians admit to knowing little about Islam or the ways God is at work in their world to reach Muslims. Too many others simply don’t care. For centuries, Americans have had the luxury of living in a hemisphere far removed from the old war with Muslims that beleaguered Christians in Europe for more than a thousand years. All of that ended on September 11, 2001.

. . . The good news is that God has not ignored nor ever ceased to care about Muslims. His Spirit has been blowing steadily through the House of Islam, and the wind is building. It is time for us to shake off our slumber, our ignorance and apathy, and catch up.

As it applies to reaching Muslims, these are a couple of the biggest problems keeping the Church of Jesus Christ from fulfilling that last command to all nations. Not knowing and not caring keep us from getting the job done. We need to learn more about the peoples of the world, and their ways, so that we can cross the barriers that block our message from reaching them. I hope to be able to help many learn more about the peoples of the world and cultivate a thriving care to reach out to them.

Connect with Other Alliance IWs

A big part of the solution is to increase exposure to IWs in our fellowships. God used that wonderful IW, Pearl Fustey, to change my life. The CPD leadership wants to help churches and families get together with, to know, and to love our IWs. Some are already here and available for ministry in our churches or maybe for just a get-together of some informal sort. They are:

Name Region  
Paul & Janelle Desert Sand
Mike & Maureen Asian Spice Leaving April 2018
Joze & Jocelyn Reverente Desert Sand
Tom & Sally Asian Spice

 

Some will be coming to Canada for home assignment this year. They are:

Name Region Country Arrival Departure
Don & Betty Orr Silk Road Silk Road 2/1/2018 8/30/2018
Thu & Hanh Nguyen Asian Spice Taiwan 6/1/2018 6/1/2019
Terry & Sandra Dyck Asian Spice Indonesia 6/1/2018 8/1/2018
Lisa Rohrick Desert Sand Niger 7/6/2018 7/7/2019
Ralph & Ruth Shareski Silk Road Germany 8/1/2018 1/31/2019
Maida Anderson Silk Road Spain 9/1/2018 12/31/2018

 

Grab some of these people to minister in your church when they get to Canada!

Potential Seamless Links

I will do all that I can to help churches make a connection through a Seamless Link with IWs. We need to find ways to stretch the few IWs that we have in the district around to all the churches. We can do it!

Mission Trip Destinations

I will do all that I can to help churches organize and get ready to make the most of mission trips. Envision is putting together wonderful possibilities that will serve to get many people out working hand in hand with our IWs around the world.

And More…What Could That Be?

I am looking forward to the creative stuff the Lord is going to put out there for us all. He wants His Body to be involved in seeing disciples made of all nations. I would appreciate your prayer for me as I jump into the job. May the Lord work powerfully through us all to see that job moved toward completion for the glory of His Name.

Carmen Kinniburgh

District Children’s Ministry Partner

Children’s ministry involves developing leaders, discipling children and families, exercising creativity, with an emphasis on fun and building relationships that help others to experience God’s love as they are loved by people who know God’s love. Carmen has served in children’s ministries as a volunteer, coordinator, curriculum writer, camp speaker, and pastor. Her desire in ministry and life is to help others (whether they be children, youth, or adults) to hear God’s voice and to experience the freedom and fullness of love found in knowing Jesus and living kingdom lives. Whether your children’s ministry is led by volunteers or a pastoral leader, Carmen would love to connect, build networks, support, resource, pray with, and provide care in whatever areas are needed.

Carmen lives in Vernon with her husband, Jeremy, and their two teenage kids. She loves playing soccer, hiking, camping, and theatre. She and Jeremy have founded two new ministries called Threshold Initiatives and Contributing Pastor.

Terry Ann Opperman

Official Worker

David has served at Lakewood Alliance Church since the fall of 2002, first as an associate, then as Lead Pastor starting in November 2005. David has been on various committees including DEXCOM, District Nominating Committee, a few General Assembly Committees, and the Rules Committee for District Conference. David has an interest in church governance and seeing healthy leaders serving on healthy boards in order to better equip and serve the church.

David and Tara are in the process of launching their three young adult sons and enjoy seeing the trajectories their lives are taking. David enjoys woodwork and getting out cross-country skiing in the winter.

Steve Schneider

Lay Person

Steve is a layperson and a member of Peace Portal Alliance Church in Surrey. He has been married to his wife Brenda since 1984. They have two adult daughters. He is an engineer by background and holds an MBA from Heriot-Watt University. He works in the paper industry and is also the President of SGS Consulting Ltd. He has recently become a licensed worker in the CPD.

Steve has served in varied ways over the years but has more recently been focussed on church board work. He served on his first church board 36 years ago. Since that time, he has served on four different church boards and the District Executive Committee of the CPD. Over the last 12 years Steve has actively been teaching and consulting with church and not-for-profit boards within and outside of The Alliance Canada to help them develop healthy governance practices.

Keith Cheung

English Lead Pastor at Burnaby Alliance Church

Keith was also an active member at Westside Calgary Chinese Alliance Church before moving to Vancouver to begin full-time pastoral ministry. After a brief stint pastoring in a church from another denomination, Keith began serving as the English Lead Pastor at Burnaby Alliance Church in 2017 where he continues to serve today.

Keith is married to Cecelia (20 years this year!) and they are raising 2 beautiful daughters (11 and 6) who they adopted from Taiwan and Korea respectively. He loves, in no particular order, cooking and eating and conversations, the Saskatchewan Roughriders, road cycling, family reunions, and good movies and music.

Carol Goh

District Chaplains Committee Chair

carol@mycac.ca

Carol Goh has chaired the District Chaplains Committee and served on the Association for Alliance Chaplains (AAC) National Committee since 2018. She completed her Masters degree in Chaplaincy in Spiritual Care from Trinity Western Seminary and is the Neighborhood Chaplain and Pastor for Seniors at Chilliwack Alliance. As a chaplain, Carol invests in the neighborhood (parish) around the church through connecting with those who live, work, and go to school there. She intentionally supports the local public elementary school and other local organizations so that together they can weave together the fabric of care for the inhabitants. The Goh household includes her husband Andrew, their three teenage sons, Andrew’s mother, and their golden doodle.

David Driedger

Board Leadership Training Partner

dave@lakewoodalliance.com

David has served at Lakewood Alliance Church since the fall of 2002, first as an associate, then as Lead Pastor starting in November 2005. David has been on various committees including DEXCOM, District Nominating Committee, a few General Assembly Committees, and the Rules Committee for District Conference. David has an interest in church governance and seeing healthy leaders serving on healthy boards in order to better equip and serve the church.

David and Tara are in the process of launching their three young adult sons and enjoy seeing the trajectories their lives are taking. David enjoys woodwork and getting out cross-country skiing in the winter.

Daren Wride

Transitional Pastors Network Coordinator

dwride@shaw.ca

Daren Wride has been serving in transitional roles since 2011. He has been on the ground as Transitional Pastor in multiple churches around the province and has engaged as a Transitional Coach with several other churches. Prior to his transitional work, Daren pastored three churches in Alberta and BC for a total of nearly 20 years. Daren has also spent time in the professional speaking and internet marketing worlds and usually has a related project on the go.

Geoff Stewart

District Youth Ministry Partner

geoffs@peaceportalalliance.com

Youth ministry is among the most demanding ministries in the church from a relational standpoint, serving young people who are defining the ever changing culture we live in. Leading in youth ministry is best not done alone, and Geoff desires to help our youth pastors serve and encourage one another through the sharing of resources, wisdom, experience, and perspective. In the ever-changing world of today’s high school student, it is vital for us as youth pastors to be changing with them to understand the world they are navigating and share with them the life changing truth of the Gospel.

Geoff has been a youth pastor for 6 years at Peace Portal Alliance Church and volunteered for 10 years before that in the same church. He is passionate about seeing young people transformed by Jesus and becoming leaders in their school and community. He and his wife Lavonne live in South Surrey with their cats Norman and Puff Daddy.

Andy Lambkin

Team Lead - Property Development & Nest Housing Society

andy.lambkin@gmail.com

Andy wears two hats in the Canadian Pacific District. He serves as our New Venture implementer, helping new communities of faith emerge across our province, and he also leads the Nest housing Society, a non-profit affordable housing society working with local churches to utilize their land for social good while fulfilling critical ministry priorities. If you have questions about either of these areas, please reach out.

Personally, Andy is married to Jolie and they have four kids. Residing in North Vancouver, they call simplechurches, a network of house churches, their church home.

Carmen Kinniburgh

District Children’s Ministry Partner

jckinnib@telus.net

Children’s ministry involves developing leaders, discipling children and families, exercising creativity, with an emphasis on fun and building relationships that help others to experience God’s love as they are loved by people who know God’s love. Carmen has served in children’s ministries as a volunteer, coordinator, curriculum writer, camp speaker, and pastor. Her desire in ministry and life is to help others (whether they be children, youth, or adults) to hear God’s voice and to experience the freedom and fullness of love found in knowing Jesus and living kingdom lives. Whether your children’s ministry is led by volunteers or a pastoral leader, Carmen would love to connect, build networks, support, resource, pray with, and provide care in whatever areas are needed.

Carmen lives in Vernon with her husband, Jeremy, and their two teenage kids. She loves playing soccer, hiking, camping, and theatre. She and Jeremy have founded two new ministries called Threshold Initiatives and Contributing Pastor.