Joel’s Dream Team is made up of ten pastors from Alberta. The focus of their group is "intergenerational worship and ministry". Karen Wilk, group coordinator says, "Our discussions and reflections have been inspiring, convicting, and challenging. One of our team members commented, ‘This has been the best balcony experience I have had in 20 years!’"

To read an article written by Karen on their topic click here.

The Preaching Group is located in Ontario where group members meet to "grow in their skills of excellent preaching". Group coordinator Jack De Vries says, "Our greatest reward has been growing in collegiality. There have been times we have laughed so hard it hurt, but other times we have shared deep spiritual or ministry struggles."

To read about the Advent sermon series that this group has prepared click here.

Eyes Wide Open is a peer learning group located in Michigan. This group of six pastor couples meet together to explore "the challenges of change in the established church". Tony Meyer, group coordinator, says: "The change process is difficult not only for a church but for a pastor and the pastor's family as well. It has been wonderful to glean wisdom, insight and encouragement from books, speakers and each other. Hopefully we will be able to lead the change process, big or small, in an effective way in order to build God's kingdom!" More...

To read an article written by Tony on the topic of change and the relationship between the pastor and the church click here.

The six members of the West Coast Peer Learning Group meet together in British Columbia to discuss the "challenges of the future in worship and outreach". "We have come to appreciate how the words we speak in worship need to include focus on the kingdom of Christ and his message of justice and peace," comments Tom Bomhof, the group’s coordinator.

The group is developing a workshop on their topic.

Five Asian cultures are represented in the Asian American Pastoral Ministry. This diverse group of pastors is focusing on "the challenges of pastors who are recent immigrants". Since these pastors are spread out all over the US, they have created a website that allows them to connect. Group coordinator Fernando del Rosario says, "we opened this group site to exchange photos, sermons, questions, issues, and challenges that come our way. Since we're miles away from each other, we hope this is going to be a useful way to keep in touch." More...