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New podcast episode today!
In church planting, every Sunday is an opportunity to reach both the lifelong believer and the curious skeptic. But how do you bridge that gap without compromising the Gospel or confusing your listeners?
In this episode, Molly Ruch sits down with George Sinclair to talk about preaching in a church plant context. Drawing from decades of ministry, church planting, and teaching preaching, George shares why pastors must listen deeply to Scripture, understand the culture around them, and speak clearly to the real fears, questions, and longings of the human heart.

In this episode, you’ll discover:
- The “Water” Analogy: Why we are often unconscious of our cultural context and how to start seeing it clearly.
- The FACES Framework: A five-point checklist to ensure your preaching is impactful and accessible.
- Beyond the “Christian Bubble”: Why you should preach as if non-Christians are in the room, even when they aren’t.
- Preaching to the Heart: How to identify the “human condition” issues in a text that speak to everyone’s fears and anxieties.
- The Power of Simplicity: Why clarity is your best friend and how to avoid the “fog in the pews”.

Whether you are a new church planter or a seasoned rector, this conversation will challenge you to listen to the Word—and your neighbor—with fresh ears.

George is the Canon for Church Planting for the Diocese of Canada(), rector of Messiah Ottawa(), and principal of Ryle Seminary(). He has been a key leader in the missional endeavors of the Anglican Church in North America for over three decades.

Listen to “Preaching to the Skeptic and the Saint” at always-forward.com/podcasts or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or SoundCloud

Episode 1 of our 10th podcast season just dropped!
Most churches in North America have fewer than 200 members, yet many pastors feel like they are “stuck” in a waiting room for future growth. In this episode, Karl Vaters, joins host Canon Molly Ruch to flip the script on small church ministry.
Karl is the author of The Grasshopper Myth, Small Church Essentials, and Designing the Church. He produces resources specifically designed to help small churches and church plants find their purpose and thrive in their unique contexts.

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The Always Forward Podcast is back! The new season is beginning with a brand new episode dropping this week! Subscribe and join the conversation.
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There’s still time to register for our Free Webinar “Equipping Churches to Plant Churches” on October 8th. We believe that healthy churches plant churches. It should be naturally in our DNA to multiply and continue reaching more places and people with the good news of Christ Jesus. But how? How do we prepare and plan and engage as churches with this work of multiplying and birthing more healthy, faithful churches? Join us for this free webinar as we talk about precisely that and seek to begin equipping you with tools and strategies for this amazing and essential work.
Register on our website at always-forward.com/events

“Always Forward has been invaluable to me as a church planter. Equipping with a clear Anglican vision, combined with the personal care and investment I received, helped me to think deeply and to lead effectively as a planter.”
Rev. Chad Block, Emmaus Road Church - Langley, BC

Join us in praying for Chad and Emmaus Road .church as they continue to grow as a church and reach Langley and the greater Vancouver area with the good news of Jesus.