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It's 2020 but the church is still acting like it is 1982. Ten years into this gig, and we are still trying to help the church into the future. We are iPhone Pastors for a Typewriter church. And this is a podcast for conversations about ministry in the 21st century. Join Pastors Erik and Courtenay, a couple of Lutheran pastors, as they navigate the challenges of serving people and congregations who are holding onto the past with a death grip. We are exploring ministry in this new world and in the midst of a pandemic, no less. This is the Millennial Pastors Podcast.
Episodes

Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Bonus Episode - Oscar and Maeve’s thoughts about church
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Bonus Episode - Pastors Courtenay and Erik invite some special guests on the podcast for some interesting conversation about the church. Oscar (8) and Maeve (6) share some of their favourite things about church and some of their not so favourite things.
Check out The Millennial Pastor blog.
This podcast is sponsored by the Manitoba Northwestern Ontario Synodof the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC).
Music by Audionautix.com
Theme Song - "Jesus Loves Me" by Lutheran Outdoor Ministries in Alberta and the North (LOMAN)

Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Ep 204 - How important is this to you?
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
In episode 4 of season 2, Pastor Courtenay and Pastor Erik discuss "how important is this to you?" when speaking of belonging to a faith community. They talk about what this question means for understanding our values and identities as communities and new ways to begin this discussion for congregations.
Check out The Millennial Pastor blog.
This podcast is sponsored by the Manitoba Northwestern Ontario Synodof the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC).
Music by Audionautix.com
Theme Song - "Jesus Loves Me" by Lutheran Outdoor Ministries in Alberta and the North (LOMAN)

Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
In episode 3 of season 2, Pastor Courtenay and Pastor Erik invite Pastor Aneeta Saroop (pastor of Spirit of Life Lutheran Church in Vancouver) to a conversation about beginning (and ending) ministry during a pandemic.
Check out The Millennial Pastor blog.
This podcast is sponsored by the Manitoba Northwestern Ontario Synodof the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC).
Music by Audionautix.com
Theme Song - "Jesus Loves Me" by Lutheran Outdoor Ministries in Alberta and the North (LOMAN)

Sunday Mar 06, 2022
EP 202 - Omicron, Bruno and The Freedom to Change
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
In episode 2 of season 2, Pastor Courtenay and Pastor Erik talk about Omicron, We Don't Talk About Bruno the hit song from Disney's Encanto and what it means for churches to adapt and change in the face of this ongoing pandemic (recorded prior to the war in Ukraine).
Check out The Millennial Pastor blog.
This podcast is sponsored by the Manitoba Northwestern Ontario Synodof the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC).
Music by Audionautix.com
Theme Song - "Jesus Loves Me" by Lutheran Outdoor Ministries in Alberta and the North (LOMAN)

Thursday Nov 25, 2021
Ep 201 - We‘re Back! Season 2 Starts Now!
Thursday Nov 25, 2021
Thursday Nov 25, 2021
We're Back for Season 2!
It's been a while since you last heard from us! Things have changed a lot since the end of season 1 and ministry has taken new shapes as this pandemic continues to evolve. Join us as we catch up on pandemic ministry in our first episode of Season 2!
Check out The Millennial Pastor blog.
This podcast is sponsored by the Manitoba Northwestern Ontario Synodof the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC).
Music by Audionautix.com
Theme Song - "Jesus Loves Me" by Lutheran Outdoor Ministries in Alberta and the North (LOMAN)

Monday May 10, 2021
Ep 11 Transitions in and out of Pandemic
Monday May 10, 2021
Monday May 10, 2021
With vaccines rolling out, summer on the way, and the hope and dreams of pandemic measures finally no longer being needed, the church and all of society is entering into a period of Transition. As quickly as this pandemic started, transitioning out might not so be easy.
Join Pastor Courtenay and Pastor Erik for a conversation about pandemic transitions.
Check out The Millennial Pastor blog.
This podcast is sponsored by the Manitoba Northwestern Ontario Synodof the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC).
Music by Audionautix.com
Theme Song - "Jesus Loves Me" by Lutheran Outdoor Ministries in Alberta and the North (LOMAN)

Monday Mar 08, 2021
Ep 10 - A Pandemic Ministry Year
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
We are now 1 year into this pandemic. Lent has started again, and Ash Wednesday - for many folks - was the last major church festival to last happen pre-pandemic. What have we learned in the past year, and how will we do things differently in year two.
Join Pastor Courtenay and Pastor Erik for a conversation about this anniversary of this on going pandemic.
Check out The Millennial Pastor blog.
This podcast is sponsored by the Manitoba Northwestern Ontario Synodof the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC).
Music by Audionautix.com
Theme Song - "Jesus Loves Me" by Lutheran Outdoor Ministries in Alberta and the North (LOMAN)

Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Ep. 9 It is all interim ministry
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
It is all interim ministry. As we have explored ministry trends during the 20th and 21st century and lived out the reality of being working pastors for the past 10 years, we have come to a conclusion - it is all interim ministry. A changing church and a changing world mean that we are always in between things and moving from one chapter to the next.
Join Pastor Courtenay and Pastor Erik for a conversation about interim ministry and how all ministry is interim in the 21st century.
Check out The Millennial Pastor blog.
This podcast is sponsored by the Manitoba Northwestern Ontario Synodof the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC).
Music by Audionautix.com
Theme Song - "Jesus Loves Me" by Lutheran Outdoor Ministries in Alberta and the North (LOMAN)

Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Ep.8 Ministry in 2021 - Ughhh
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Er... Happy New year?
So, 2021 hasn't started out exactly as we all dreamed it would heading into Christmas. The pandemic is still raging, churches are still mostly virtual and democracy is only in a free falling crisis.
What does that mean for people of faith in 2021? What will ministry look like for the next 3 months, 6 months or 12 months?
Join Pastor Courtenay and Pastor Erik for a conversation about ministry in 2021 and what this new year might bring.
Check out The Millennial Pastor blog.
This podcast is sponsored by the Manitoba Northwestern Ontario Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC).
Music by Audionautix.com
Theme Song - "Jesus Loves Me" by Lutheran Outdoor Ministries in Alberta and the North (LOMAN)

Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Ep 7 The Pandemic Reformation and the Post-Pandemic Church Part II
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
So, it has been a while. Just after recording our last episode, Pastor Erik developed a case of Bell's palsy. It took a few extra weeks to heal and be able to talk properly again, but it is good to be back. Pastor Courtenay and Pastor Erik continue their conversation about the Pandemic Reformation and the Post-Pandemic Church. We continue to talk about way the church can look to a future that has been forever changed by this pandemic, but also by the other crises facing our world.
In Episode 7, we map out our hopes, dreams and wishes for a post-pandemic church coming through this Pandemic Reformation.
Check out The Millennial Pastor blog.
This podcast is sponsored by the Manitoba Northwestern Ontario Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC).
Music by Audionautix.com
Theme Song - "Jesus Loves Me" by Lutheran Outdoor Ministries in Alberta and the North (LOMAN)