KAC Podcast

Welcome to our Lenten Devotional, Into the Wilderness. This devotional is an invitation to a journey - a forty-day period where we join the wider Church in a season of repentance and renewal, preparing our hearts and our minds for Easter. Our hope is that we will emerge from our 40-day journey repentant and ultimately renewed, having discovered the mercy of Jesus who endured the cross so that we might enjoy the purpose for which we were created, experiencing deep intimate relationship with him now and forevermore.

Welcome to our Lenten Devotional, Into the Wilderness. This devotional is an invitation to a journey - a forty-day period where we join the wider Church in a season of repentance and renewal, preparing our hearts and our minds for Easter. Our hope is that we will emerge from our 40-day journey repentant and ultimately renewed, having discovered the mercy of Jesus who endured the cross so that we might enjoy the purpose for which we were created, experiencing deep intimate relationship with him now and forevermore.

Welcome to our Lenten Devotional, Into the Wilderness. This devotional is an invitation to a journey - a forty-day period where we join the wider Church in a season of repentance and renewal, preparing our hearts and our minds for Easter. Our hope is that we will emerge from our 40-day journey repentant and ultimately renewed, having discovered the mercy of Jesus who endured the cross so that we might enjoy the purpose for which we were created, experiencing deep intimate relationship with him now and forevermore.

Welcome to our Lenten Devotional, Into the Wilderness. This devotional is an invitation to a journey - a forty-day period where we join the wider Church in a season of repentance and renewal, preparing our hearts and our minds for Easter. Our hope is that we will emerge from our 40-day journey repentant and ultimately renewed, having discovered the mercy of Jesus who endured the cross so that we might enjoy the purpose for which we were created, experiencing deep intimate relationship with him now and forevermore.

Welcome to our Lenten Devotional, Into the Wilderness. This devotional is an invitation to a journey - a forty-day period where we join the wider Church in a season of repentance and renewal, preparing our hearts and our minds for Easter. Our hope is that we will emerge from our 40-day journey repentant and ultimately renewed, having discovered the mercy of Jesus who endured the cross so that we might enjoy the purpose for which we were created, experiencing deep intimate relationship with him now and forevermore.

Welcome to our Lenten Devotional, Into the Wilderness. This devotional is an invitation to a journey - a forty-day period where we join the wider Church in a season of repentance and renewal, preparing our hearts and our minds for Easter. Our hope is that we will emerge from our 40-day journey repentant and ultimately renewed, having discovered the mercy of Jesus who endured the cross so that we might enjoy the purpose for which we were created, experiencing deep intimate relationship with him now and forevermore.

Welcome to our Lenten Devotional, Into the Wilderness. This devotional is an invitation to a journey - a forty-day period where we join the wider Church in a season of repentance and renewal, preparing our hearts and our minds for Easter. Our hope is that we will emerge from our 40-day journey repentant and ultimately renewed, having discovered the mercy of Jesus who endured the cross so that we might enjoy the purpose for which we were created, experiencing deep intimate relationship with him now and forevermore.

Welcome to our Lenten Devotional, Into the Wilderness. This devotional is an invitation to a journey - a forty-day period where we join the wider Church in a season of repentance and renewal, preparing our hearts and our minds for Easter. Our hope is that we will emerge from our 40-day journey repentant and ultimately renewed, having discovered the mercy of Jesus who endured the cross so that we might enjoy the purpose for which we were created, experiencing deep intimate relationship with him now and forevermore.

Welcome to our Lenten Devotional, Into the Wilderness. This devotional is an invitation to a journey - a forty-day period where we join the wider Church in a season of repentance and renewal, preparing our hearts and our minds for Easter. Our hope is that we will emerge from our 40-day journey repentant and ultimately renewed, having discovered the mercy of Jesus who endured the cross so that we might enjoy the purpose for which we were created, experiencing deep intimate relationship with him now and forevermore.

Welcome to our Lenten Devotional, Into the Wilderness. This devotional is an invitation to a journey - a forty-day period where we join the wider Church in a season of repentance and renewal, preparing our hearts and our minds for Easter. Our hope is that we will emerge from our 40-day journey repentant and ultimately renewed, having discovered the mercy of Jesus who endured the cross so that we might enjoy the purpose for which we were created, experiencing deep intimate relationship with him now and forevermore.

Welcome to our Lenten Devotional, Into the Wilderness. This devotional is an invitation to a journey - a forty-day period where we join the wider Church in a season of repentance and renewal, preparing our hearts and our minds for Easter. Our hope is that we will emerge from our 40-day journey repentant and ultimately renewed, having discovered the mercy of Jesus who endured the cross so that we might enjoy the purpose for which we were created, experiencing deep intimate relationship with him now and forevermore.

Welcome to our Lenten Devotional, Into the Wilderness. This devotional is an invitation to a journey - a forty-day period where we join the wider Church in a season of repentance and renewal, preparing our hearts and our minds for Easter. Our hope is that we will emerge from our 40-day journey repentant and ultimately renewed, having discovered the mercy of Jesus who endured the cross so that we might enjoy the purpose for which we were created, experiencing deep intimate relationship with him now and forevermore.

We are so thrilled to introduce to you, Shaila Visser. Shaila Visser is the National Director of Alpha Canada and the Global Senior Vice-President for Alpha International. She is the Executive Producer of both The Alpha Youth Film Series (2013) and The Alpha Film Series (2016), and currently holds positions on the Board of the Damascus Road Foundation and on the Board of Regent College - an International Graduate School in Vancouver. Shaila has a heart for people coming to know Jesus and is passionate about helping the local church flourish. She is a gifted communicator who is known for her strategic leadership as well as her ability to bring people together. Shaila is recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Christian Women in Canada. Shaila lives in Vancouver BC with her husband, Ryan Visser, a Vancouver Police Officer, and their four-legged family members, Talon and Benny. You can reach Shaila on Twitter or Instagram @shailavisser.  In this episode, Shaila and Chris talk about the very real challenge of sharing your faith with people who do not know Jesus. It is real, authentic, and raw, as Shaila opens up her heart and passion for Jesus and for people. This episode will challenge you, as well as offer hope, as you try to make Jesus known in your spheres of influence.

We are so excited to introduce to you, Jason Ballard.   Jason Ballard is a pastor at a new church in Vancouver, Canada called, The Way Church. He is a part of the team at the Canadian Church Leaders Network which helps create resources to serve the Church in Canada and around the world. Jason is also one of the hosts of the Youth Alpha Film Series. Jason and his wife, Rachael, have three kids - Hudson, Mary, and Millie. This conversation explores the contours and realities of church, in a secular world, in a post-pandemic world, and the intersection of faith and culture. In this episode, Jason and Chris talk about senior leadership, and the blessing of leading a church in Canada. It’s a raw, behind the scenes conversation about ministry and hope for the Canadian church in this time. Jason is hopeful, so very sincere, and passionate, and we hope you enjoy the conversation!

In this episode, we are so excited to introduce to you, Father Matthew Francis. Father Matthew Francis is a caring Parish Priest, and a really thoughtful student of scripture, theology, and church history. Often, we get so stuck in our own tradition as Christians. We know a lot and feel comfortable about our own theology and ministry, but honestly, we often feel confused and even hesitant about other Christian traditions like maybe Catholicism, or in this case, orthodoxy, or the Orthodox Church. Father Matthew is the founding Parish Priest of Holy Apostles Orthodox Church in Chilliwack, British Columbia. Prior to planting Holy Apostles in 2015, he served Orthodox parishes in Edmonton, rural Alberta, and Whitehorse, Yukon. Father Matthew is a graduate of Ambrose University and the University of Manchester, where his research focused on the themes of sacred space and place, and the Book of Revelation. In addition to his pastoral work, he also serves as Regional Director for BC & Yukon with the Canadian Bible Society, where he encourages and supports pastors and communities to dig deeper in their engagement with the Scriptures. Matthew lives in Chilliwack with his wife Krista, and teenage son, Basil.In this episode, Father Matthew Francis and Chris discuss the similarities and differences between Protestant Evangelicalism and Orthodox thought and theology. Father Matthew is knowledgeable, but also pastoral, as they have important conversations like this that build bridges and link arms, instead of more confusion and caricature. Listen in on the unique history and beauty of the Orthodox Church.

We are so excited to welcome Maureen Colledge to our Podcast.Maureen is a Christian nurse with a passion for maternal/child health. She started her career as a staff nurse in a NICU and soon after became a nursing instructor at the University of Windsor. After completing her master’s degree in nursing leadership, she began her work with Christian pregnancy care centres, first in Ontario and now in Kamloops, BC. Maureen currently works as the Executive Director at the Hopewell Clinic and Pregnancy Centre on Kamloops’ North Shore.In this episode, Maureen and Chris talk about her journey into pregnancy care ministry. She shares about the amazing work that her and her team does to bring hope, friendship, and support to women and their partners who are facing an unplanned pregnancy. She brings clarity as to what they do and do not do, and dispels some myths about pregnancy care ministry. This episode will encourage you to take some time to reflect on how you mix your faith and work, and perhaps even get involved in what God is doing in and through Hopewell.For more information and to get involved, visit Hopewell.

Dave Hearn has been, for the better part of 40 years, in pastoral and denominational leadership. Dave recently finished an almost decade long tenure as the President of The Alliance Canada, loving and bringing leadership to the 440 churches with our Alliance family Coast to Coast. Dave & Agnes have recently moved to Pritchard, and now serves as our Senior Associate Pastor here at Kamloops Alliance Church.In this episode, Dave and Chris discuss what it looks like to seek revival and live with the roof off and the walls down. He is such a gift to our community, and this episode gives you a tour of his heart and passion for Jesus, revival, and the future of KAC.

We are so excited to kick off Season 6 of our podcast, and we are so thrilled to have Brent Dolfo joining us for this first episode. Brent has more than 35 years of experience in senior ministry leadership and has coached, consulted, and led learning cohorts worldwide with Alpha and churches in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Europe. He also served as facilitator to various Leadership Network events in the US and led Leadership Network’s various initiatives in Europe for many years.He resides in the Lower Mainland with his wife, Diana, and they have three adult children – Braedon, Keynan, and Tanika. In his spare time, he leads the host committee for the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Langley, BC.Brent has been coming alongside our KAC staff team over the last little while. He brings so much experience, so much insight into our church, and has been helping us explore: where are we going as a church?In this episode, Brent and Chris talk about the (exciting) future of the Post-COVID Church.

In this episode, Danielle Johnson will have a conversation with Chris Throness about our Relatable Series, where we’ve unpacked God’s good design for relationships, looking at marriage, singleness, friendship, celibacy, and sex.  We asked you to send in your questions pertaining to these topics, so in this episode Chris and Danielle will unpack your good and thought-provoking questions, as we seek to learn together what God’s heart is for our relationships.

In this episode, we are pleased to introduce to you, Toni Nieuwhof. Toni is a former family attorney and family law mediator. She is married to well-known Christian podcaster and leadership expert, Carey Nieuwhof. She has decades of experience working with couples who are struggling, and she just released a book in 2021 entitled, "Before you Split".  In this episode, Toni and Chris talk about ways to rebuild connection after seasons of disconnection. She is honest and vulnerable, as well as experienced and knowledgeable on how to coach couples back to health.  For the video version of this podcast, visit our Youtube channel HERE.