Canadian Pastors’ Forum: Pastoral Development

Statistics tell us that 25% of current pastors plan to retire in the six months. If that’s even close to true, then we have to ask the question: where will the next generation of pastors come from? How can we foster and develop pastors in our churches? Pastors Paul Carter, Paul Martin, and Steve Bray discuss that question here.

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Paul is the happy husband of Shauna Lee and the proud papa of 5 beautiful children, Madison, Max, Mikayla, Peyton and Noa. He attended Moody Bible Institute and is a graduate of York University (B.A.) and McMaster Divinity College (MDiv). He has been in pastoral ministry since 1994, serving in both Fellowship and Canadian Baptist churches in Oakville, Mississauga and Orillia, Ontario Canada. He presently serves as the Lead Pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church, Orillia, a large multi-staff church with a passion for biblical preaching and local mission. He is the host and Bible teacher on the Into The Word podcast which you can find on our podcast page or on iTunes. Twitter: @pastrpaulcarter.

Paul Martin is the senior pastor of Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto, Ontario. You can find Paul on Twitter (@PastorPWMartin), his blog, or via the website of Grace Fellowship Church, Toronto (gfcto.com).

Steve Bray has served as the Lead Elder of Calvary Baptist Church since 2015 and the Executive Director of Mile One Mission since 2019 in St. John’s Newfoundland. Steve was born in Newfoundland and grew up in both Harbour Grace and St. John’s. He is married to his childhood sweetheart Debbie and they have been blessed with 3 children and an ever growing number of grandchildren. Steve started TGC Atlantic Canada and is a founding member of the TGC Canada Council. He has a heart to see men and women trained for the work of the ministry and to see churches planted throughout his home province.