Pastors’ News
If you are a CBOQ Pastor, this is for you!
Below you will find links to recent issues of the CBOQ Pastors’ Update, news about where your fellow pastors are starting or finishing ministry and information about important upcoming events that are geared towards you and your ministry.
Reignite 2023
Thursday, September 28, from 9:45 am to 3:15 pm, in-person and virtually.
“God at Work: Interpreting God’s Movement in your Church and Neighbourhood” with Jared Siebert, Church planter and New Leaf missional leader, and Sarah Han, Assistant Professor Pastoral Ministry, leader in practical contextual theology.
Reignite is meant to be an event to stimulate our imagination and allow God’s Spirit guide us in visioning the future for our churches and ministry.
Frustrated? Run down? Feeling Depressed? Family issues?
Don’t let these fester inside. Talk to someone! Your benefits include an Employee and Family Assistance Programme. All services are confidential and easily accessible to you and those who live with you. Check out all it has to offer. You can access the service by calling 800-287-4765. Your organization is Canadian Baptist Ministries.
This is a confidential service and no one on staff will know you have made use of it.
Remember that your benefits through Canada Life also provide you with access to more than just prescriptions and eye care. It includes the registered services of massage therapy, physiotherapy, chiropractic, and counselling among other things.
Here are some resources to provide you with some support and encouragement.
- Work life Health – This is a 24/7 hotline available to you at no cost through your benefits. Call 1-800-387-4765 (English) or 1-800-361-5676 (French) or visit: www.workhealthlife.com.
- Counselling
Tyndale Counselling Services – available for individuals, couples, and families
Living Waters Counselling Centre – available in English and Cantonese - Spiritual Direction
Emmaus Formation Centre – please contact Sandy Broadus for referrals.
Tyndale Association of Spiritual Directors (TASD)
Feel free to contact Marc Potvin or Paul Lam if you have any questions about these resources.
Beginning Ministry
| Maria Ching | Mississauga Chinese Baptist Church | August 16, 2023 |
| Prossy Nabakooza | Mississauga Chinese Baptist Church | August 16, 2023 |
| David B Williams | Queensway Baptist Church | August 28, 2023 |
| Man Sze Gloria Kan | Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church | September 19, 2023 |
| Robert Spicer | First Yarmouth Plains Baptist Church | October 1, 2023 |
| Shara Benavidez Maranon | Weston Park Baptist Church | October 1, 2023 |
Concluding Ministry
| Kin Fong Cheng | Wismer Baptist Church | August 18, 2023 |
| Grant Waters | Mississauga Chinese Baptist Church | September 13, 2023 |
| Donald Chan | Christian Baptist Church | October 1, 2023 |
| Robert Spicer | Arkona Baptist Church | October 1, 2023 |
Ordinations
| Steven Chung | Renforth Baptist Church | November 12, 2023 |
| Mike Ariza | Blythwood Road Baptist Church | November 26, 2023 |
| Ruth Wilkinson | First Baptist Church Port Hope | November 26, 2023 |
| Michael Wong | Logos Baptist Church Milliken | November 26, 2023 |
Weekly Pastor’s Prayer
CBOQ hosts a weekly prayer time for pastors, Tuesdays at 11am. Sign up here and we will send you a weekly reminder:
Fill out my online form.
Monthly Pastors’ Update
Missed an issue? The Pastors’ Update is sent out on the third Thursday of each month. This is our primary means of connecting with you to share relevant information.
If you have any questions about the Pastors’ Update, or if you’re not receiving the Pastors’ Update on a monthly basis, please contact Carol Gouveia, Team Coordinator, Church Life and Leadership.
