Churches of Influence
Each one of these churches are international influencers in the area of short-term missions. They desire to be used by God to train, disciple and challenge the ever growing army of short-term missionaries spreading across the globe.
Please feel free to connect with them if you are looking for resources, need someone to teach or train on a certain topic or simply need a listening ear along your journey of short term missions ministry.
local churches >> British Columbia | Alberta | Ontario | Quebec
British Columbia
Christian Life Assembly
Langley, British Columbia
Christian Life Assembly has always had a heart for missions and that vision continues to expand as we develop relationships and partnerships with ministries around the world.
In 2002, we began a journey of identifying several regions of burden where we felt God was calling us to be involved over an extended period of time: Russia, Southern Africa (Zambia), Estonia, Ethiopia, the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada World Missions Division, and of course, Canada. This is not an exclusive list, but rather enables us to be more intentional and strategic in our missions vision.
Already we are seeing the fruit of this strategy as we work with missionaries and national church leaders-planting churches in both urban and rural areas, discipling people, training leaders and pastors in Bible Colleges and seminars, caring for children orphaned by AIDS and ministering to those bound by alcohol and drug addictions. As nationals and missionaries come to CLA to share their vision, and as CLA short-term teams and personnel go to the various regions, God is giving us a corporate vision of what He is doing, and what He wants to do in our world.
Alberta
First Assembly
Calgary, Alberta
FIRST ASSEMBLY MISSION STATEMENT
We are a fellowship of believers under God, empowered by the Holy Spirit, mandated to be a caring church community that releases equipped disciples to reach Calgary, and the world through church-planting and the mobilization of its resources.
FIRST ASSEMBLY MISSION’S FOCUS
Reaching Unreached People Groups who have no access to the gospel through frontline evangelism and church planting.
Proactively responding to the HIV/AIDS epidemic ravishing entire nations through medical work, education and outreach projects.
FIRST ASSEMBLY MISSION’S VISION
We exist to equip, encourage, educate and elevate global missions as a first priority at First Assembly church for the fulfilling of the Great Commission.
FIRST ASSEMBLY MISSION’S CORE VALUES</< span>
+ We will seek to partner with, and support the national missions program of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada.
+ We will seek to constantly enhance and expand the present Christian worldview within the mindset of First Assembly.
+ We will seek to cultivate an active intercessory prayer lifestyle both individually and corporately thus laying the foundation of any mission’s success.
+ We will seek to create a visible missions culture within First Assembly that communicates all aspects of global missions.
+ We will seek to grow and foster a mission’s activism within First Assembly that positively affects our community, city, country and world.
+ We will seek to train and equip mission’s personnel through interactive learning.
+ We will seek to respond to unique doorways of opportunity with short-term and long-term endeavors.
+ We will seek to include and implement a realistic exit strategy in every project we initiate or partner with.
+ We will seek to encourage and facilitate the sending out of First Assembly personnel to mission fields.
+ We will seek to cooperate with and compliment the work of long-term missionaries by mobilizing short-term individuals and teams.
FIRST ASSEMBLY’S COMMITMENT TO STMs
+ We believe that short-term missions are a vital strategy in the end time harvest.
+ We believe that Canada is positioned to be one of the most effective sending nations in the world.
+ We believe that the emerging generation of youth and young adults can make massive inroads into reaching unreached people groups and going to restricted access nations.
+ We believe that all short-term missions teams should work in partnership with the indigenous church and national leadership.
+ We believe that short-term missions teams should consist of ambassador quality people; thoroughly discipled, intensely passionate, effectively trained and firmly supported.
As a regional hub, our desire is to provide resources, coaching, mentoring, training and support for local churches with a passion to send teams.
Here are a few of the ways we as a hub church can offer support to your local church short-term missions program:
+ Leadership Coaching
+ Networking with on-field hosts
+ Team Training
+ Cross Cultural Preparation
+ Re-entry support
+ Administrative resources and support
WE WANT TO SEE YOU RELEASED INTO YOUR GOD-GIVEN DESTINY AS A FIRST PRIORITY SENDING CHURCH. WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US.
School of World Discipleship
Edmonton, Alberta
God has called this generation to be a generation of world changers. If your desire is to reach the people of the nations for Jesus, then consider the following missions programs at Vanguard’s School of World Discipleship!
During your time here you will be involved in many different types of missions ministry. On average there will be opportunities for up to 12 hours of ministry each week.
Ministry includes:
HMS local ministry trips (all over Alberta, and other Canadian destinations)
HMS international missions trip (5 weeks overseas)
On-campus ministry (chapel, Breakaway Days, Missions Emphasis Days and more)
Ministry events (Missions Fest, UpSwing Children’s Conference, etc)
An extended missions internship experience (Degree Programs only)
Graduates from the HMS and Mission BA programs are employed in a variety of areas.
While HMS is a certificate program and not designed to fully prepare students for full-time missionary service, many students take this valuable year of discipleship and preparation in partnership with education in another vocation. This combination equips students to use their professional education effectively in a missions context.
Currently, we have graduates involved in full time missionary work overseas, and in Canada. Grads work for organizations such as Vanguard College, AsiaSPAN International, Compassion Canada, Frontiers International as well as in various local churches in Canada.
Ontario
Portico
Mississauga, Ontario
Portico is a regional church that truly reflects the demographic mosaic of our region. Our church family consists of people of all ages, from all walks of life and from diverse cultural and social backgrounds.
Many just like you often comment that although a large number of people celebrate together here on weekends, a church family of our size has some tremendous benefits. Each and every one has the opportunity to be involved in something of significance through the broad range of opportunities and programs, while at the same time allowing every individual to pursue their own journey to build an authentic relationship with God through Jesus Christ.
As you get plugged in, you will soon build relationships that are personal and authentic. Through every age there is a network of small groups of people who meet regularly to explore and discuss the issues and challenges of life and to pray with and care for one another.
Together we’re striving to make a difference in people’s lives – in all walks and stages of life. It’s our vision to equip and empower people to be who God created them to be, and in so doing, become dynamic and relevant expressions of Jesus Christ in every sphere of influence: in our homes, our neighbourhoods and our places of work.
Although Portico had always been a missionary-minded church, it was during Rev. Evon Horton’s tenure (1992 – 2001) that PORTICO began hosting ethnic churches (Spanish, Egyptian, Chinese) which clearly reflected the growing demographic of the Mississauga area.
In June 2001, Rev. Doug Rhind accepted the call to become Senior Pastor of Portico.
As God continues to lead us, we will continue to be His voice, His hands, His feet, expressing His love to the community of Mississauga and beyond.
Community Pentecostal Church
Ottawa, Ontario
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer anyone. (Colossians 4:4-6)
The Community School of Missions is one of three streams of the Community School of Ministry, which takes place on Monday evenings at CPC. It is a three-phase discipleship training school designed to train, equip, and make disciples of Christ and then to send them to be disciple-makers both here and around the world. Our goal is to be constantly training locally and active globally.
It is a wonderful privilege to come in obedience to our Lord Jesus Christ and to become a Disciple of Jesus. Jesus is the Answer to today’s troubled world. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. It is for this reason that He told His disciples to go into the world and preach the good news to all creation. This year, CPC Missions has embraced the theme: “GO TELL” to continue with the mandate that our Lord Jesus Christ left with us. Let us go tell all who do not know that Jesus is the Answer.
Quebec
Evangel Pentecostal Church
Montreal, Quebec
Our Mission: Bringing LIFE to our city!
Evangel Pentecostal Church is a multi-cultural fellowship of believers, dedicated to the worship of God, enabled by the Holy Spirit to bring the resurrected LIFE of Jesus Christ to our city and beyond; and to provide sound biblical teaching and care to those in need.
Our Vision: As a downtown family church in pursuit of a D.R.E.A.M., we Dare To Reach and Evangelize All of Montreal!
Our Process: We build people!
We build people, moving them from the community to the core, by connecting, growing, serving, and sharing as a T.E.A.M. so that Together we will Experience A Miracle.