Mission Connect Podcast

Colin McCartney will inspire you to get moving! He shares his incredible story of launching Urban Promise Toronto, an urban missions ministry that is impacting the lives of thousands of young people in the Greater Toronto Area. Colin's passion today is to engage young adults for the mission of God and to plant churches in the GTA

Tim Barnett shares his amazing journey of going from a high school kid who didn't have a defense for his Christian Faith to being a full-time Apologist, defending God's truth to audiences across the United States and Canada. Tim's story of stepping out of a comfortable teaching position in Toronto to pursue the mission of his life is a testament to God's master plan for every Christian.

Crystal Lavallee's journey to fulfilling her mission is a fascinating story of what God can do when you are willing to take steps of faith that may not make sense in the natural realm. Her tenacity, determination and unwavering faith in the God who called her influence and impact Canadian culture, is a lesson in how to fully commit to the will of God for your life. If you've ever been in a place where you have doubted if you can really accomplish God's dream for your life with the skills, funds, and friends you currently have, then you must listen to this story of faith and adventure! prism.study Iamcompelled.ca info@iamcompelled.ca

Dr. Tony Soldano's story is one of perseverance and following the call of God in spite of past failures. From a young boy paralyzed by fear and unable to succeed academically to the Dean of Leadership at a College today, his journey of discovering God's mission for his life will inspire you to press through, regardless of the obstacles you face on the road to your destiny!

In this episode of the Mission Connect Podcast, Dr. Kevin HArney shares his amazing journey of coming to faith in Christ and his insatiable desire to see people around him experience salvation. From how he led his entire family to Jesus to how he mobilized unengaged, disinterested Churches to reach thousands of people with the gospel. Kevin's passion is palpable and his story is nothing short of a miracle - how God can use anyone who cares to obey to transform the world for Jesus!

In this episode of the Mission Connect Podcast, Faytene Grasesschi shares her incredible journey of coming to faith in Jesus and being ignited to be a voice for God in her generation and to the nation of Canada. Fayetene shares from her heart about developing a passion for the mission of God for your life through prayer and surrender. She challenges us to lead the change that we desire to see in the various spheres of society and how to free ourselves from the expectations of people to fulfill God's mission for our lives! Links: www.goconference.ca www.faytene.tv www.4mycanada.ca

In this episode, we talk to James Kelly, founder of Faith Tech Hub. Faith Tech is a startup that's helping bridge the gap between faith and technology. James shares his amazing journey of someone who was not from the ‘tech' community called to lead a network of Christian technology professionals in cities across North America, with plans to expand globally in the near future.

**RE-BROADCAST** Pastor Alan George is the Online Campus Pastor at Life.Church in the USA. They are one of the fastest growing churches and have campuses all over the world. He shares his incredible story of salvation and how God is using him to reach the world and empower others to live out their call! He is also one of our guest speakers at our GO Conference coming up on October 13 & 14. To purchase tickets head to goconference.ca

Important announcement from our co-host Emily James! Emily, is our director of development and training here at Passion to Reach Ministries and the co-host of Mission Connect Podcast. In this episode she shares exciting news about her first book that will be published soon and the launch of a ministry God laid on her heart, Multipliers Leadership. This story is truly what the podcast is all about! Discovering God's plans for your life. www.multipliersleadership.com

*Repost: MCP 3* In this episode our special guest , Alicia Johnson is a certified social worker, and youth leader. Alicia shares her testimony, of the pain she experienced in her past and how she turned it into her purpose of reaching and comforting those who have gone through similar situations. Listen to find out more about how Alicia drew closer to God, understood her worth in Christ and is now impacting so many lives in and out of the church through her testimony!

In this episode of Mission Connect former gang member Robert Dickson shares his powerful testimony on how God transformed his life. From a life of drugs, guns, and crime Robert reveals how he encountered Jesus and was forever changed. He delves into how God loves all people and can redeem you from the consequences of your past and restore you to His perfect plan for your life. This is an emotional and inspiring testimony that will impact lives, so make sure to share this episode!

Craig Kraft is the Executive Director of Outreach Canada, an organization that works across the nation to impact local churches and make disciples. Craig shares his journey of discovering God's mission for his life including serving as a missionary in Africa. Craig shares great insight and wisdom on how we can take practical, small wins and win back a nation for God.  Don't miss this episode of mission connect!

If you have a sense that you are called to serve in Christian ministry this podcast will encourage and inspire you to abandon fear and embrace the call of  God over your life. Kerri's story will challenge you to invest your life in fulfilling God's mission and leaving an eternal legacy!

In this episode of Mission Connect, we discuss leading change in the church with Brendan Witton, Lead Pastor of Toronto City Church. He gives incredible insight and practical tools to millennials about leading change in a culture of honor, while challenging Pastors and church leaders to provide opportunities to a new generation of leaders

In this episode, Pauline shares powerful stories that happen when we take the time to invest in others. She shares important keys that will empower us to be able to fulfill God's great commission- make disciples!

This podcast is a must listen! Cheryl Walker, Director of Mwana Villages, an organization that works in the Republic of Congo rescuing and caring for the widows, and orphans, shares her powerful testimony with us! Make sure to listen in and stay tuned for an awesome special on our Missional Academy courses!!

In this episode, Jonathan Gallo, Executive Pastor at Central Community Church in St. Catherines, Ontario gives us incredible insight on how asking questions can lead us to the true revelation of God and His purpose for our lives. Get ready to be challenged, inspired and moved to take action towards your God given mission!

Re-published episode (MCP33): Our guest Pastor Mark Clark gives a charge to the local church, pastors, leaders, and all believers to live on mission for God; to have a radical change in our lives, sacrificial living, and to be culturally relevant.

Renod was persecuted by Muslims as a young boy for being a Christian, and today he is on a mission to reach the Muslim community to share the love of God with them.

Our special guest, a close friend and our co-worker, Kimone Clunis was there. She was looking for fulfilment and meaning but in all the wrong places. One day she began an incredible journey to finding freedom in God's truth.

This episode of Mission Connect is with Jennifer Dean, leader, wife, mother and disciple!  She empowers us to jump into God's mission for our lives by living out bold and practical faith on a daily basis! Make sure to check out this powerful episode of Mission Connect!

We all have a past. Some worst than others, but all of us have done things we may not be proud of. Pastor Finu and Emily share profound keys to overcoming your past, and moving forward into God's mission for your life with integrity, joy and passion!

In this episode of Mission Connect, we have a guest all the way from New Zealand! Pastor Nick Klinkenberg is a pastor, husband, father, leader and church planter.

** Re-Broadcast ** Have you ever felt like you weren't good enough? Did you ever think no way I could achieve that? Well Jason Persaud was that kid that was picked last for everything, yet God has a destiny for his life. It took some incredible people that saw potential in him that kickstarted Jason to move into all that God had called him too! Listen to this podcast to find out how Jason, now assistant Pastor, former City wide you director for Youth Unlimited, connected to God's mission for his life despite his past!

Shawn James, Executive director of Urban Promise Toronto shares his powerful story of how God took him full circle from growing up in government assisted housing, desperately seeking God admist difficult circumstances and yet passionately pursuing God and how he can reach the people right where he was! Now Executive Director of Urban Promise and assisting those very communities he grew up in he shares stories that will pull at your heartstrings and leave you asking God, what can we do next!?

This powerful episode of Mission Connect is with Pastor Sam Beaulieu, Lead pastor of a church here in the GTA. Years ago he found himself homeless, struggling with addictions and in the party life but empty handed, with nothing.   A stranger who decided to be the hands and feet of Jesus and changed the course of Pastor Sam's life! Now he is living on mission for God. This is what we are about! Living on mission for God! Don't miss this episode.

Drew Brown is a singer, songwriter and producer. Winner of Covenant Awards and a Juno nomination, he takes us on his journey of discovering who he is in Christ by using His gift of storytelling through music. Drew desires for those influenced by his music to understand you don't have to have it all together to inspire people. Write what God has placed on your heart and He will compel them toward Him. Drew shares his incredible heart and desire to connect people in all walks of life toward a greater cause. This is an episode you don't want to miss! Link this under the podcast: http://www.drewbrownmusic

In this episode of Mission Connect Sara Brown, a Funeral Celebrant, discusses how she came through a process of discovering God's call that brought her to place of dedicating her life to comforting those who have lost loved ones. As a funeral celebrant she has discovered deep truths about waiting on God, and keeping your eyes focused on Him even in the midst of suffering and loss. We all have experienced deep loss in our life, or have someone close to us who experienced a loss. Sara gives incredible keys on how we can comfort those around us, and it's likely not what you think! Listen here! Link this under the podcast http://sarabrowncelebrant.com/

Chris Vacher, Pastor of Sites and Services at C4 church, a vibrant and growing church in the Durham Region gives us incredible insight on how God takes our ordinary and transforms who we are so that we live according to His purposes. Pastor Chris shares some powerful keys on how to live missionally by living a faithful and courageously. Through his background and experience in Creative arts and worship he shares great insight on how to make space for creative people in the church. If you are in a season of transition, a season of desiring to hear God, and a season where your faith needs to be built up and or you are a creative person finding their space in the local church you don't want to miss this episode!

In this episode of Mission Connect we interview financial coach and teacher, Mike Crofts. We know living missionally requires every part of our life and that includes our finances! Mike, gives us some incredible keys on developing good financial habits so that we are ready and equipped to not allow the lack of finances to hold us back from taking the steps God has for us! You don't want to miss this episode!

In this episode our hosts Pastor Finu and Emily discuss one of the greatest obstacles to reaching the lost, discipling people and growing closer to the Lord. Make sure to listen in to his episode to discover this obstacle and learn practical steps we can take to ensure we are using it for God's purposes.

Pastor Ray grew up a Sikh, he followed the practices, played the part but never felt truly fulfilled. He went on a quest to discover if there is a God and who he truly is? All roads led back to the one-one true living God. When he met a believer who lived fulfilled in his purpose and life following God, he discovered the answer for himself! Pastor Ray Narula, our guest on this Mission Connect episode grew up a Sikh, he followed the practices, played the part but never felt fulfilled. He went on a pursuit to discover who God truly is, and whether all roads led to him? In his search he met a believer who lived fulfilled in his purpose and life following God which confirmed his discovery.

This is an episode not to miss! Our guest Pastor Mark Clark gives a charge to the local church, pastors, leaders, and all believers to live on mission for God; to have a radical change in our lives, sacrificial living,  and to be culturally relevant.

Pastor Alan George is the Online Campus Pastor at Life.Church in the USA. They are one of the fastest growing churches and have campuses all over the world. He shares his incredible story of salvation and how God is using him to reach the world and empower others to live out their call! He is also one of our guest speakers at our GO Conference coming up on October 13 & 14. To purchase tickets head to goconference.ca

In this episode of mission connect our hosts Pastor Finu and Emily discuss how our individual missions are connected to God's greater mission. We have had the opportunity to hear from so many incredible followers of Christ whose life have been redeemed from the saving power of Christ and are now pursuing their mission in light of God's great mission, that's the lesson discussed in this episode. How do we understand our call, and align it with God's mission! Be sure to check out this episode

Andrew Jones knew the call on his life to be a Pastor from a young age, he shares his incredible story about the journey of discovering his call in vocational ministry and how he desires to see this next generation pursue their call! He has an incredible gift to empower the young people around him to preach, teach and reach all those in their area of influence! If you are a young person you don't want to miss this podcast, and all the nuggets of wisdom Andrew has to share for this generation!

Jerry was all about a fast paced life! He loved fast cars, fast bikes, and a fast lifestyle yet he was empty and broken inside. He filled his life with things that left him unfulfilled. Now Jerry is a successful business owner, leading one of the largest motorcycle shops in Ontario, where he is listening to the voice of God, and has seen countless customers healed and restored miraculously! Listen to find out how God took him from a place of emptiness to a place where he is pouring out God strength and bringing healing to others.

Have you ever felt like you knew the calling and promise of God in your life but yet the promise remained unfulfilled? The pain and hurt of waiting or unfulfillment can cause discouragement and even anger. But God, He hears our every cry, our every heart's desire. Sometimes in our greatest disappointment, comes our greatest reward. Listen to Laura, share about her struggle with infertility and how she let that season of waiting change her from the inside out!

Jerome, is a singer, songwriter and worship team coach. He recently released a single and is leading and training worship leaders! His desire is to see worship rise up from people, and heal and restore them to Christ! Jerome gets real and honest with us about his painful past and how he came to understand His identity and security in Christ through his pain. Now he has the opportunity to share and empower others that our pain can take us through a process that equips us for our call!

Special guest, Lorna McDougall, founder and director of Durham House of Prayer and an incredible voice for the nation of Canada, shares about her journey of “jumping in”., usually in the deep end, into all that God called her too! She shares on the importance of mentorship, and pouring into the next generation of leaders! Don't miss her powerful prayer at the end declaring God's destiny over this generation!

Tresha Iype, Coordinator of Volunteers for the Region of Peel, originally from Guyana, but grew up in Trinidad shares her story about how God took care of her through the community of people she encountered in her small town, during times of being poor and parentless. She now desires to see people in her current community receive the same care and love of the father. Listen to this podcast to find out how she takes every opportunity in her career and volunteering to pour out to people around her so that they to may know it's Jesus in us!

James Ahola, Sales Manager shares his testimony of how he connected to God's mission for his life and now uses the grace and love he receives from the Father to minister in the marketplace. He empowers and encourages his team, at the same time as using every opportunity to minister as the Holy Spirit leads. If you are serving in a secular job and want some encouragement about effective ways to minister in the marketplace be sure to tune into this podcast!

Michelle is a speaker, youth pastor and PK! She shares her story about growing in a stable and Christian home, but learning to discover God for herself. She shares some incredible keys about intimacy with the Lord, staying connected to your local Church body, and how that plays an important role in your destiny, and how every generation has a part to play in establishing God's kingdom here on earth! Make sure to check out this episode to hear the powerful testimony and incredible insights to discovering God's mission for your life!

Is it hard sometimes to trust God? Do you feel like you hold back if there are great risks involved? Have you missed a calling because you hesitated to step out in faith? Rohit, a business owner and originally from India, shares his testimony about making incredibly difficult, life changing and risk-taking decisions because they felt God leading them and prompting them in those directions. If you find yourself faced with decisions, or just want to know how do I know where and when God is leading or calling me, check out this episode of Mission Connect for some incredible keys that could unlock your destiny!

Sean James shares his powerful testimony of how he connected to God through his wife! For years God was trying to get his attention but he ignored it all! His wife, a believer prayed for years for his salvation. Running as far away from God as possible , God got a hold of his life through multiple people. God is always pursuing us! Now Sean, is a consultant who travels regularly and he shares some powerful stories how God is using him to share the Gospel message, in just about the only place people can‘t run….an airplane! Tune in to this episode to hear this powerful story of transformation! God cares about us all enough to always be in pursuit!

**Viewer discretion is advised! Well not really but this is a seriously powerful testimony of hearing about a life that seemed so far from God. If Rafer had continued in the same path of his past, he would most likely be in prison or dead. He was living a life of crime, lust, and horrible choices. But God! But God took him out of the ashes through a powerful story and now he leads a youth group with his incredible wife, and is sharing his powerful story of transformation to others on a similar path he was on! This is a podcast you don't want to miss!

Emily James, our Director of Training and Development, shares her testimony on being “playing church” growing up, getting into the party scene, to hearing God call her out from her mess, into what He had destined for her life. She moves from a past of guilt and shame in the grace of God and now is living out her mission, and working with churches all over the GTA, helping leaders and others connect to their mission.

On this episode of mission connect Vash shares with us his testimony on being deep into witchcraft and other religions, so far from God, so poor that he had to eat dog food, and how God one day miraculously saved him from his messy life through a Men's event! Vash now serves at his church, is a leader for young adult men and has done incredibly well in his career. Listen to how God transformed Vash and despite his spells, witchcraft and other things, He reached out to him!

Worried for her children, Sajanth's mother went looking for answers, because of her Hindu religion she went looking to an astrologer, but God had other plans! That phone call changed an entire family. Listen to this episode of Mission Connect to find out how Sajanth went from being a Hindu to an evangelist and Assistant Pastor!

Have you ever felt like you weren't good enough? Did you ever think no way I could achieve that? Well Jason Persaud was that kid that was picked last for everything, yet God has a destiny for his life. It took some incredible people that saw potential in him that kickstarted Jason to move into all that God had called him too! Listen to this podcast to find out how Jason, now assistant Pastor, former City wide you director for Youth Unlimited, connected to God's mission for his life despite his past!

If you are praying and believing God for a physical healing you will want to listen to this episode of mission connect! Andrew shares his powerful story of how he connected to God's mission for his life through a miraculous healing that cured his mother from asthma! Now Andrew is pouring into young adult males helping them to connect to their mission!