Research on Canadian Congregations

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New Congregations in Canada

This video, hosted by Dr. James Watson, offers an overview of the creativity of God in calling new congregations into being within Canada. Models, expressions of worship, and cultural implications for our multicultural society are described. Implications for all churches within Canada are explored from a pastoral and missional perspective.


James Watson
James Watson (MDiv, PhD) is a research fellow for the Canadian Institute for Empirical Church Research, located at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto.  James has personal experience with tentmaking church plants and coordinated the research teams for the Canadian Multivocational Ministry Project. In addition to congregational leadership, he has research experience with multicultural congregations.