Paul Fraser is the director of Multiply Network, a national agency of PAOC that focuses on church planting in Canada. He is a fellow podcaster with the Multiply Network Podcast. One of his interviews last year was with Kevin Rogers.

After a scan of existing ministries, the acronym QUEST was developed to help distinguish the variety of urban ministry lanes within the PAOC family.

Q - Qualitative Neighbours: The mission is to love my neighbours in Jesus’ name in ways that engender hospitality, community building and home centered spiritual practices more than church-centered organizational practices. Finding what God is doing among the neighbours and joining to that.

Examples: Parker House, Parish Collective, Move-In, Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative.

U - Urban Church: Geographically located in city urban core. Congregation reflect sensitivity to the culture and values of the neighbourhood they find themselves in. A mix of parish and destination or drive-in attenders, with ministries that are narrow to their neighbourhood needs.

Examples: Church in the City, Danforth Community, City Centre Church (Jane/Finch), Calvary Temple - Winnipeg, Father’s House (Edmonton).

E- Energizers: Gospel Influencers who bring light and energy to subcultures

Arts, politics, business community, education, etc.

Examples: Light in Film workers (Ryan Stockert and Jamie Rauch), Leading Influence Ministries (Tim Schindel), Jim Craig (Mississauga), Connie Jakab (Calgary).

S – Street-Level Workers: Mix of community chaplaincy and pastoral care to street population. Often their office is their backpack or their car, they are in tune to the communities.

Examples: Ejay Tupe (Toronto), Bob Gal (Edmonton), John Marc Nicolas (Pasteur de Rue-Montreal).

T – Transformers: Bringing hospitality and resource to at-risk populations. Street missions, after school programs, housing initiatives, etc.

Examples: Father’s House (Debbie Kunst), Feeding Windsor, Metro Kids Society (Mike Brownlee).

Multiply Network

https://paoc.org/multiplynetwork

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