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The Sowers.

The Sowers. features stories and best practices from Canadian church planters and leaders who are influencing kingdom movement and impacting their communities.

Podcast · By Matt Naismith · Canadian English · Official site

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Sep 22, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 22, 2026

    How One Songwriter Turned the Bible Into Music: Joshua Leventhal on Tapiseri Volume 1 (opens the original)

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    Joshua Leventhal is back on The Sowers (Episode 125) for a track-by-track walk through of his new album, Tapiseri: Volume I — the first installment of a 25-song, three-volume concept record retelling the story of Scripture from Genesis through Revelation. Four years in the making, Tapiseri: Volume I moves from Creation through the wilderness wanderings, and in this conversation Josh unpacks the theological and musical choices behind songs like "Blessed," "Union," "Cursed," "Vagabond," "Cover," "

  2. Episode · Sep 15, 2026

    #124 - The Pastor Behind Kyla's Story: BJ Chursinoff on Grace, Truth, and the Cost of Real Love (opens the original)

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    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 Gillespie (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 a previous episode of this podcast. In this conversation, BJ shares: + His own journey to faith and a decade of walking away before God called him back +How a Saturday-night reco

  3. Episode · Sep 8, 2026

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

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    At just 24 years old, Aidan Britnell left a career in cybersecurity to build technology that serves the local church. In this episode of The Sowers Podcast, Aidan shares his testimony of growing up in the church and rediscovering the weight of the gospel at Hope Bible Church in Oakville, Ontario — and how that love for the local church led him to found Kaleo AI, a live translation app that delivers church services in nearly 200 languages in real time.Matt and Aidan dig into what AI actually is,

  4. Episode · Jul 14, 2026

    #122 – From Church Growth to City Transformation: Jeremy Putz on Kingdom Collaboration in Edmonton (opens the original)

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    What if churches in your city stopped competing and started collaborating?In this episode, Matt talks with Jeremy Putz, Lead Pastor of Central Baptist Church and one of the leaders behind Reach Edmonton, a growing movement helping churches work together to plant more churches across the city.Jeremy shares the surprising story behind Reach Edmonton, practical lessons for building trust among diverse church leaders, and why he believes every church—large or small—has a role to play in church multi

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