FOUR-PART SERIES: Toronto Mission Team Training

This post was published by the NECPCoalition on 02-20-2013. It is re-posted here with permission.

Mission | Toronto | Canada: Mission Team Training with Dan Collison

It’s context. It’s culture. It’s Canada. Welcome to “Mission | Toronto | Canada: Mission Team Training with Dan Collison,” a resource for everyone interested in the contextualization of the Gospel for different cultures; and especially for those involved in or considering a partnership in Greater-Toronto.

Join your host Dan Collison as he and his fellow pastors prepare your teams to be effective for Christ in this, one of the most strategic and most diverse regions in North America.

Produced by the Northeast Church Planting Coalition for the Office of Great Commission Partnerships of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, this four-part video series takes a look inside 1) Canada, 2) Toronto, 3) Church Planting, and 4) a posture called F.L.U.I.D. Each of the 20-minute sessions is designed to be viewed in order, but may also be useful as a stand-alone training.

Special thanks to Mike Sowers and Chuck Reigster of the BSCNC, and to Dan Collison and all of the faithful friends in Canada who made this project possible; Andrew Lamme, Brett Porter, Greg Alexander, Seba Vasquez, Robin Vasti, Daniel Smith, Jarret Hamilton, Tim Heerebout, Jason McGibbon, Ken Wiliams, Sath Arulvarathan, Darryl Weinberg, Rudy Geronimo, Ken Stravens and Arnold Wong.

Session No. 1 – Canada: Holy Poutine. It’s a Whole Different Country

It’s just a short ride across the river, but this where Baseball, hot dogs, and apple pie turns into Hockey, Tim Hortons and poutine. Things may look very similar, but mission teams will need to know a few things before crossing the border.

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Session No. 2 – Toronto: Understanding the Most Diverse City in the World

From the city of Toronto, where 52 percent of the residents are immigrants, to the GTA and the rest of the Golden Horseshoe, Southern Ontario is home to 11 million people; roughly a third of the Canadian population.  Who are they? And how should mission teams think about the city?

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Session No. 3 – Church Planting: Creating Christian Community with the Never-Churched

Praise the Lord, Toronto Church Planting Network has grown to meet the needs of a growing Toronto. Check in with Dan and a host of planters as they discuss different types of church plants geared for reaching all types of people.

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Session No. 4 – F.L.U.I.D.: A Culturally Appropriate Posture for Gospel Effectiveness

Sharing Christ is at the core of the Great Commission and at the heart of every Christian. Yet, in order to be the most effective witnesses, mission teams must have a crystal clear understanding of who exactly they are going to be witnessing to, and what results they should expect.

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This series is available as a two-disc DVD set.

Email Abby Edwards in the Office of Great Commission Partnerships.