Dr. Stefan Paas is a writer and professor in Amsterdam who discusses mission in the post-Christian West. This interview is largely based on his book "Pilgrims and Priests."
I read Stefan's book a year or so ago and was immediately struck by how well he captured what it "feels" like to plant a church in Canada. He talks about mission, slow evangelism, feeling like a cultural outsider, facing the apathy of the public, a different vision of what church looks like, linguistic minefields in church planting, new ecclesiological structures that may be needed, how we reckon with a loss of cultural power and much more. The book and this interview are so helpful in reframing what church planting and mission should look and feel like in Canada.
To get Stefan's book, you can go here: https://a.co/d/60Xt0J0
To get in touch with Stefan, go here: https://vu.nl/en/research/scientists/stefan-paas
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To get in touch with Ben or the podcast, please email canadianchurchplanting@gmail.com