District Leadership Updates

We’re happy to announce that, following our 2023 Annual General Meeting, the new District Leadership Team and Section Pastors have been formally elected.

The new District Leadership Team includes:

• Laurel Archer (Assistant Family Life Pastor, Christian Life Assembly, Langley)
• Len DenBraber (Assistant Superintendent of Multiplication, Langley)
• Hannah Dutko (Co-Lead Pastor, Oceanside Community Church, Parksville)
• Andrew Evans (Professor, Summit Pacific College, Abbotsford)
• Dave Funk (Lead Pastor, Abbotsford Pentecostal Assembly)
• Jaz Ghag (Lead Pastor, Christian Life Assembly, Gibsons)
• Darin Latham (Lead Pastor, Broadway Church, Vancouver)
• Mark Lewis (Assistant Superintendent of Revitalization, Langley)
• Lucas Mitchell (Co-Lead Pastor, Evangel Church, Powell River)
• Rebeca Monzo (Assistant Pastor, Living Waters Church, Fort Langley)
• Silas Naidu (Lead Pastor, Hosanna Tabernacle, Surrey)
• Martin Ostensen (Lawyer, Martin Ostensen Law Corp, Powell River)
• Darwin Pichette (Assistant Superintendent of Operations, Langley)
• Ken Russell (Superintendent, Langley)

The following were elected as Section Pastors:

• Nick Astle (Thompson/Shuswap)
• Adam Browett (South Vancouver Island)
• Wes Daase (Delta/Surrey/New Westminster)
• Monte Harrop (Cariboo/Prince George)
• Craig McKibbon (Fraser Valley)
• Paul Moores (Vancouver)
• James Noble (Far North/Yukon)
• Blair Phibbs (North Vancouver Island)
• Shaun Romano (Kootenays)
• Phil Spoelstra (Okanagan)
• Dan Starlund (Indigenous)
• Robert Young (Northwest)

For any additional information, contact Darwin Pichette, Assistant District Superintendent for Operations.

We’ve got a new website!

Our BCYD website has a fresh coat of paint and is better suited than ever to serve you. We’ve still got all of our resources easily accessible, along with some great new content being added over the coming weeks and months. If you have any questions, feel free to email media@bcyd.ca!

Updates for Lead Forward Conference 2023

Super Early Bird Tickets are going on sale July 17th! Super Early Bird is for 1 week only so make sure to jump on those early bird prices!

Koine cross Cultural Training

Koine (koi-nay) is our brand-new cultural competency training designed for the local church. This training will help your team better understand the essential components of a multicultural Church; engage newcomers, immigrants, and indigenous communities; and find your voice around issues of racial and social justice.

We invite you to check out bcyd.ca/koine and sign up for a training session for your staff, board members, and lay leaders led by Harold Gutierrez, our Intercultural and Indigenous Ministries Director.

Master’s Degree programs at Summit Pacific College

Apply today for our Fall 2023 intake

The Master of Arts in Theology and Spiritual Leadership equips pastors, lay leaders, and interested individuals in the church and marketplace contexts with spiritual leadership competencies rooted in biblical and theological knowledge.

The Master of Arts in Youth Ministry focuses on practical training in youth ministry with a significant focus on spiritual formation and allows for flexibility between theology and leadership. This program is targeted toward individuals who work or volunteer with young people in a church, camp, or community context.

Both programs are delivered in person and online via video conferencing. These programs will be an engaging experience with world-class instructors and a diverse group of peers from across the country.

The Master’s degree can be completed while in full-time ministry or work.

We are now accepting applications for our Fall 2023 intake.

Contact gradstudies@summitpacific.ca or visit  grad.summitpacific.ca for more details.