Practicing The Way
Practicing the Way is a free set of tools and courses that helps people build a sustainable prayer and devotional life by practicing the habits of Jesus—without the pressure, noise, or “one more thing” energy of the Christian marketplace.
Canadian Institute For Empirical Research
CIECR is a Canadian-based church research institute offering data, tools, and insights that help leaders understand what is actually happening in churches across Canada and make more grounded, informed decisions.
Living The Questions
Living the Questions offers video-based curriculum for congregations and groups looking to explore Christianity in a more open, thoughtful, and relational way, especially for people wrestling with faith, doubt, and belonging.
Geeze Magazine
Geez is a nonprofit, ad-free print magazine exploring faith, justice, art, and activism for people on the edges of church life. It offers thoughtful storytelling and prophetic imagination that helps leaders engage questions of justice, culture, and faith beyond institutional church language.
Homebrewed Christianity
Homebrewed Christianity is a long-running podcast and theology platform hosted by Tripp Fuller that brings serious theological conversation into accessible, curious, and often playful dialogue. Through interviews, panels, and audio essays, the show explores faith, scripture, politics, culture, and the church’s public witness—especially from progressive, ecumenical, and academically informed perspectives. It’s a practical resource for ministry leaders who want help thinking theologically about real-world issues without pretending the questions are easy or the answers are settled.
Storybrand
StoryBrand is a practical framework for clarifying how an organization talks about who it is and why it matters. For churches, it can be especially helpful in naming congregational identity, telling faith stories clearly, and communicating purpose without relying on vague or overused church language. The process helps leaders articulate who their community is in their context and carry that clarity into preaching, storytelling, websites, and printed materials.
Pew Research
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan research organization that produces reliable data on religion, culture, politics, and social trends shaping public life. For ministry leaders, it functions as a reality check—offering well-researched insight into what people believe, how those beliefs are changing, and how faith intersects with wider cultural shifts. Pew doesn’t tell you what to think or do, but it gives you solid information to help you interpret your context more clearly and make better-informed decisions in preaching, teaching, and leadership.
Faith Today Magazine & Podcast
Faith Today is a long-standing Canadian magazine and podcast offering thoughtful journalism, analysis, and conversations about Christian life, ministry, and culture in Canada, with a particular lens on evangelical communities.
Worship 101: A Guide to Planning and Leading
Worship 101 is a practical and encouraging guide for anyone asked to lead worship — especially lay leaders and those without formal training. Written by Anne Miller and published through Seeds of Grace Resources in partnership with Knox College’s Centre for Lifelong Learning, the resource helps worship leaders understand the flow, purpose, and spirit of Christian worship. It offers theological grounding, practical tools, and reproducible checklists to make planning and leading services both approachable and Spirit-led.
Canadian Virtual Hospice
Canadian Virtual Hospice is Canada’s leading online hub for compassionate, evidence-informed support related to serious illness, palliative care, death, and grief. It offers free tools, videos, and learning modules created with people who have lived experience, alongside clinicians, spiritual care providers, and researchers. From practical caregiving guidance to culturally responsive resources and specialized grief supports for all ages, the platform equips individuals, families, and ministry leaders with reliable information they can trust—anytime, anywhere.
MyGrief.ca
Canadian Virtual Hospice offers a suite of free, compassionate grief-support platforms for all ages: MyGrief.ca for adults, KidsGrief.ca for parents and educators, and YouthGrief.ca for teens and young adults. Developed by grief specialists and those with lived experience, these resources offer clear guidance, real stories, and practical tools to help people understand grief and find steady footing after loss. Ministry leaders, caregivers, and educators can use these modules to support families, equip volunteers, and create informed, caring environments for people navigating one of life’s hardest seasons.
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association is the national voice for equitable, high-quality hospice palliative care in Canada. Their website offers practical, accessible resources on grief, caregiving, pediatric palliative care, plain-language guides, policy tools, and public courses like Last Aid—making it a valuable support for families, caregivers, ministry leaders, and communities.
Children’s Grief Foundation
The Children’s Grief Foundation of Canada supports the “forgotten mourners”—children grieving the loss of a loved one. Their site offers practical, free resources to help adults talk with kids about death and grief, plus grants and national initiatives that strengthen bereavement care across Canada.
Soultime
Soultime is a Christian meditation app offering guided practices for stress, anxiety, sleep, and spiritual formation. A brief questionnaire creates a personalized plan and report, then curates meditations, Scripture readings, music, and sleep stories. Built for everyday use, it also includes an optional “Soultime with Friends” feature to invite up to three trusted friends to check in when your mood tracker suggests you might need support.
Contemplative Outreach
Contemplative Outreach is a global spiritual network of individuals and faith communities dedicated to living the contemplative dimension of the Gospel through the practice of Centering Prayer and other contemplative disciplines. Rooted in the teaching of Father Thomas Keating, this international, interdenominational community offers formation, resources, and gatherings that help deepen one’s relationship with God and embody divine transformation in daily life.
First Nations New Testament
The FNV is a faithful re-voicing of the gospel, rich with cultural idioms, relational nuance, and a storytelling rhythm that honours the oral traditions of many First Nations communities. It’s deeply grounded in the text, theologically thoughtful, and beautifully expressed. You’ll hear Jesus referred to as Creator Sets Free, God as Great Spirit, and followers of Jesus as the Sacred Family—language that resonates with Indigenous imagery while remaining true to the message of the New Testament.
Taizé
The Taizé Community in France is an ecumenical Christian community devoted to prayer, simplicity, and unity among believers. Known for its meditative music, silence, and Scripture readings, Taizé invites people worldwide to encounter God through peace-filled rhythms of worship and reflection. Online, the community offers daily prayers, Bible readings, and live worship streams, making its contemplative practice accessible to individuals and congregations everywhere.
Called To Serve
Called to Serve is both a podcast and a research initiative sharing the stories of ordained Atlantic Baptist women from 1954 to today. Hosted by a team based at Acadia Divinity College in Nova Scotia, the project preserves and celebrates the lived experiences of women in ministry — their callings, challenges, and contributions to the church across seven decades. Now in its sixth season, Called to Serve continues to inspire listeners and foster understanding of women’s leadership in the Baptist tradition, with a forthcoming book expanding on these narratives.
Transitional Ministry Pathways
Transitional Ministry Pathways (TMP), offered through the School of Global Citizenry, provides pastors and church leaders with specialized training in transitional and interim ministry. Through synchronous certification courses, continuing cohorts, and upcoming electives, TMP equips leaders to guide congregations through change with theological depth, system awareness, and practical leadership skills.
Curious Faith
Curious Faith Media offers compassionate, inclusive, and curiosity-driven resources to help families grow together in faith. Through articles, podcasts, videos, and activity prompts for both adults and kids, it equips parents to lead spiritual conversations at home while exploring the depth and diversity of the Christian tradition without judgment or rigid formulas.