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Dive into a collection of past episodes from The Sowers.

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126 - Apologetics Canada's Troy Lydiate on Race, Adoption, and Being a Faithful Witness

Oct 6, 2026

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126 - Apologetics Canada's Troy Lydiate on Race, Adoption, and Being a Faithful Witness

Troy Lydiate — Creative Director at Apologetics Canada, host of The AC Podcast, and recording artist under the name Scribe Music — joins the Sowers Podcast for a conversation that moves from personal testimony to cultural apologetics.

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#125 - How One Songwriter Turned the Bible Into Music: Joshua Leventhal on Tapiseri Volume 1

Sep 22, 2026

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#125 - How One Songwriter Turned the Bible Into Music: Joshua Leventhal on Tapiseri Volume 1

Joshua Leventhal returns to The Sowers to walk track-by-track through Tapiseri: Volume I — his ambitious concept record tracing Scripture from Genesis to the Wilderness. Josh and Matt dig into the theology, the craft, and the stories behind songs like "Blessed," "Cursed," "Vagabond," "Covenant," and "Tribes," exploring how melody, key changes, and lyric choices carry the weight of the biblical narrative.

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#124 - The Pastor Behind Kyla's Story: Grace, Truth, and Costly Love

Sep 15, 2026

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#124 - The Pastor Behind Kyla's Story: Grace, Truth, and Costly Love

BJ Chursinoff is the pastor of Gospel City Church in Port Coquitlam, where he has served in ministry for over a decade. Alongside his wife Jess, BJ walked closely with Kyla (formerly Brycen) through her journey out of gender transition and into full surrender to Jesus — a story shared in Kyla's own book and in episode 118 of this podcast.

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#123 - From Cybersecurity to Kaleo AI: Aidan Britnell on Building Tech for the Great Commission

Sep 8, 2026

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#123 - From Cybersecurity to Kaleo AI: Aidan Britnell on Building Tech for the Great Commission

What if your church could preach the gospel in 200 languages at once — with just a QR code? That's the question 24-year-old Aidan Britnell wanted to answer, which led to the creation and founding of Kaleo AI, a live translation app that takes a church service and delivers it in nearly 200 languages, in real time, straight to a phone.

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#122 – From Church Growth to City Transformation: Jeremy Putz on Kingdom Collaboration in Edmonton

Jul 14, 2026

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#122 – From Church Growth to City Transformation: Jeremy Putz on Kingdom Collaboration in Edmonton

Discover how Jeremy Putz and Josh Thompson are helping unite churches across Edmonton for Kingdom collaboration and how every church can participate in city transformation through Reach Edmonton's movement.

church planting

#121- Experiencing God in Everyday Life: Mike Blackaby on Faithfulness, Valleys & Harvest Seasons

Jun 23, 2026

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#121- Experiencing God in Everyday Life: Mike Blackaby on Faithfulness, Valleys & Harvest Seasons

What if spiritual maturity isn’t found on the mountaintop—but in the everyday rhythms of faithfulness? In this conversation, Mike Blackaby shares his journey of growing up in ministry, planting a church in one of Canada’s most secular cities, and learning to experience God—not just in breakthrough moments—but in the ordinary.

youth ministry

#120 - The Grade 10 Students Across Canada Sharing Jesus in Their High Schools with Avalon Reimer

Jun 16, 2026

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#120 - The Grade 10 Students Across Canada Sharing Jesus in Their High Schools with Avalon Reimer

Avalon Reimer shares how Grade 10 students across the country are courageously sharing Jesus in their schools, running Alpha groups, gathering friends to explore faith, and creating spaces for others to encounter the Holy Spirit.

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#119 - From Georgia to Nanaimo: Cam & Christa Moore on Saying Yes When God Calls

Jun 9, 2026

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#119 - From Georgia to Nanaimo: Cam & Christa Moore on Saying Yes When God Calls

Cam and Christa Moore said yes to God—and it led them from Georgia to Nanaimo, BC to plant a church in one of the least religious regions in Canada.

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#118 - Searching for Identity, Finding Freedom in Christ: Kyla Gillespie on Sexuality & Gender

Jun 2, 2026

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#118 - Searching for Identity, Finding Freedom in Christ: Kyla Gillespie on Sexuality & Gender

Kyla Gillespie shares her powerful journey through same-sex attraction, gender dysphoria, transition, and ultimately encountering the transforming love of Jesus. This is a story of truth, grace, and the life-changing power of the gospel.

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#117 - From Marketplace to Ministry: Chris Dias on Trusting God With Every Season

May 26, 2026

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#117 - From Marketplace to Ministry: Chris Dias on Trusting God With Every Season

Chris Dias, co-lead pastor of Hope Bible Church Oakville, shares a powerful journey from entrepreneurial leadership to pastoral ministry—revealing how God uses every season to prepare us for His calling. From a miraculous childhood story to leading a thriving church today, this conversation will challenge how you think about calling, leadership, and faithfulness.