Explore every episode of the podcast TGC Canada Podcast

In the last year, Canada’s two major political leaders have told different histories of Canada’s origin. Both seem to believe that who we have been implies something of who we should be. Given the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, how should we think about our identity as Canadians? And how should we view our countries’ origins as Christians?

In the first episode of Gospel Stories Across Canada, Paul Martin speaks with Clint Humfrey, lead pastor of Calvary Grace Church in Calgary. Clint shares his conversion story and the growth of Calvary Grace since he planted it. They also discuss pastoral training, Alberta’s independence movement, the state of the church in the province, and signs of renewed prayer across the West.

One of the sweetest joys of the Christian life is when spiritual glory shines through the text of Scripture. In this audio article, Phil Cotnoir, Editor-in-Chief at TGC Canada, reflects on how the transfiguration of Jesus calls us to read Scripture with spiritual sight and supernatural light.

In this episode, pastors Paul Carter, Paul Martin, and Steve Lambert are joined by Phil Cotnoir to discuss what complementarianism looks like in practice, in both the church and the home. They explore what a complementarian church requires, how the offices of elder and deacon relate to one another, and whether women can ever preach under elder oversight. The conversation closes with a look at what complementarianism looks like in marriage and family life.

In this session from TGC Canada's National Conference 2024, themed Acts Once Again, author and theologian Michael Reeves unpacks Jesus' warning to beware the leaven of the Pharisees. Through the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, he traces how self-reliance breeds hypocrisy in the church today, and points to the cross as the only cure.

In this session from TGC Canada's National Conference 2024 in Vancouver, themed Acts Once Again, David Short walks through Paul's farewell address to the Ephesian elders in Acts 20:17-38, unpacking God's vision for His church as the precious possession purchased by the blood of Christ.

In this session from TGC Canada's National Conference 2024 in Vancouver, themed Acts Once Again, Paul Martin walks through Acts 15, examining how the early church navigated questions of theology and culture as the gospel spread into new mission contexts.

In this session from TGC Canada's National Conference 2024 in Vancouver, themed Acts Once Again, Michael Reeves explores the story of the Ethiopian Eunuch from Acts 8, drawing out lessons for how the church can engage in cross-cultural missions today.

In this opening session from TGC Canada's National Conference 2024 in Vancouver, themed Acts Once Again, Dwayne Cline walks through Acts 1-2, exploring the importance of prayer and the power of the Holy Spirit in the early church's mission.

In this episode, Pastors Paul Carter, Steve Bray, and Paul Martin discuss the differences between church planting and church revitalization.

In this episode, pastors Paul Carter, Steve Bray, and Paul Martin discuss the future of pastoral leadership. With roughly 25% of current pastors planning to retire in the coming years, they explore how churches can identify and develop the next generation of pastors from within their own congregations.

Over the past decades, Christians have developed various approaches to counselling. Some call their method biblical counselling, others Christian counselling, and others will use use language like Christian psychology. How can we understand these various approaches to counselling? In this panel, Paul Carter, RD Glenn, Rob Godard, Michael Krahn, and Wyatt Graham discuss how Christian leaders and pastors can think about counselling in church ministry. It can sometimes be a conversation that has more heat than light. But we hope we can help you think through this occasionally controversial topic to help you shepherd the flock God has shared with you as under-shepherds.

If you are a pastor, you probably have already fielded questions about the war between Israel and Hamas. Few of us our political experts. Yet Israel has a special place in our theological outlook of the world. And many Christians are asking questions about this conflict.  How can we as pastors and Christian leaders talk about the war in wise and godly ways? How can we answer the inevitable questions that we will be asked? In this panel, Wyatt Graham, Paul Carter, RD Glenn, and Rob Godard seek to share their collective wisdom on how to pastorally speak about the war between Israel and Hamas without giving up the centrality of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  This might be a controversial episode. But we think it's a topic that we cannot ignore given how important the pastoral issues are.

We’ve all been hearing about increasing rates of burnout amongst pastors, we’ve been hearing about high rates of anxiety and depression, and we’ve also been hearing about this “Great Resignation” – the data seems to indicate that it was and is worse in the States than hear, but it does seem to be happening here at some significant level, and then we’ve also been hearing that fewer and fewer younger people are willing to go into ministry – partly because of the stresses, but also, largely because the pay scale hasn’t kept pace with the increased cost of living in this country. So, long story short, we have a problem. In this podcast, Rob Goddard, Wyatt Graham, Paul Graham, Paul Carter, and Michael Krahn seek to uncover that problem and discuss potential solutions.

The Gospel Coalition Canada hosts a monthly podcast by Canadian pastors to resource the Canadian church. In this episode episode, Paul Carter, Paul Martin, Johnny Markin, RD Glenn, Jeff Eastwood discuss liturgy. Topics covered include: The impact of COVID on how we do offering, communion, etc.; Online communion? Why or why not?; Wine for communion? Why or why not?; If/when children should be dismissed from the service; The role of the Lead Pastor as Worship Leader; Hymns and songs – how many?

As a new initiative, The Gospel Coalition Canada will release a monthly podcast by Canadian pastors to resource the Canadian church. This Canadian Pastors' Forum will host discussions that to Canadian Christians. In this first episode, pastors Dwayne Cline, Paul Graham, Josh Brake, Chris Synesael, Rob Goddard, Paul Carter, and Stephen Bray come together to discuss how COVID-19 changed the church and reshaped the ministry context in Canada. They reflect on what we’ve learned, what we’ve lost, and how we’ve grown.

All of us long for love. We long to be accepted. We long to belong. We also long to love. We express love in a variety of ways; sometimes through physical touch; sometimes through words of affirmation. This time of year we often show love by giving gifts. God lovingly offers kindness to everyone. The rain falls and the sun shines on our neighbours yard as well as ours. He grants everyone joy and pleasure. Jesus demonstrated His love through service and sacrifice. His love for us is shown supremely on the cross offering a forgiving and redemptive love for those who believe. His love justifies His children, granting them His presence now and forever. This is advent love.

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We sing ‘Joy to the World’ each Christmas but don’t often feel joy filled. Our circumstances and situations can rob us of joy. A difficult family situation, a challenging health diagnosis, a crushing job loss can all rob us of our joy. Jesus has just told His disciples that He is going to leave them for a little while. They don’t understand what He is saying or where He is going. Their paradigm of Him is skewed. They want Him to free Israel from the Roman tyranny. How can He be going? He came to free them from a greater tyrant than Rome. We are often like the disciples, longing to find our joy in our agenda and plans instead of His. How is Christmas truly good news of great joy?

Dwayne Cline

Yanick Ethier helps us learn to humble ourselves by casting our anxieties upon God because he cares for us. Session 1 of the 2020 online event.

Yanick Ethier and Wyatt Graham talk about friendship. Yanick uncommonly has made covenants with friends. He talks about what that looks like here.

Wyatt Graham and Norm Funk talk about why he (Norm) has decided to plant a church during a pandemic.

In our first episode of Everyday Wisdom, Wyatt Graham and Steve Bray talk about how to deal with melancholy and anxiety. The Everyday Wisdom show aims to accomplish its namesake. It aims to help Christians think through everyday wisdom. Make sure to subscribe to the TGC Canada podcast to hear this bi-monthly show.

In this episode, the guys continue to talk about the sometimes challenging relationship between the worship leader and the senior pastor.

In this episode, the guys talk about the sometimes difficult relationship between the worship leader and the senior pastor.

In this episode, we discuss how to deal with disappointments in worship ministry.

In this episode, we discuss what worship looks like during a pandemic.

In this episode, we talk about how worship leaders can love their congregation during a pandemic.

In this episode, Wyatt Graham and Darryl Dash talk about what it's like to have churches reopen for pastors who have lost their rental space.

Wyatt Graham

In this episode, Pat Sczebel discusses Gospel-Shaped Liturgy with two pastors: Jeff Eastwood and Steve Bray.

In this episode of 'Worship God,' three worship leaders discuss how to lead during a pandemic.

Paul Martin

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Rob Godard, Clint Humfrey, and Jeff Eastwood discuss the Gagging of God in Canada.

John Mahaffey and Paul Martin discuss raising up men in the church for leadership.

Paul Carter speaks with John Mahaffey about the origins of The Gospel Coalition Canada

Wyatt Graham, Paul Carter, And Peter Mahaffey discuss preaching the Old Testament

Pastors John Mahaffey and Paul Martin talk about why we need a TGC Canada