Speakers

Available Guest Speakers

These are some of our highly qualified staff or associated seminar providers who would be available to speak on a variety of topics.

DR. STEPHEN ROY
Dr. Roy worked as an urban planner in the UK before coming to Canada in the mid-1980's. After theological training he served in various academic administrative positions at Ontario Theological Seminary and Ontario Bible College (now Tyndale). He has also worked on church and mission boards. His expertise includes leadership, church management and board structure, all of which we would be happy to talk about, and he would also welcome the opportunity to preach.

JANET COLLINS
Janet has been in full-time ministry for 17 years. She is presently the Director of the Expedition Program at EBC, and the Senior Pastor at Woodstock Community Church. She is an ordained pastor with the Congregational Christian Church of Canada. Janet was on staff with Highlands Youth for Christ for 9 years in Orangeville, and is a graduate of Tyndale Seminary. She has a real heart for missions and evangelism, and would be glad to speak on Discipleship: Igniting Spirituality Among Youth, and/or preparing and leading short term mission projects.

DIANNE CUNNINGHAM
For 15 years Dianne has worked in Nigeria as a missionary, primarily in educational ministries. She has also taught Bible College in other countries, worked at a food bank, and as an activities assistant in a nursing home. She is a great resource for topics such as: Developing an "Every Member a Minister" church, peace-making in the family, keeping youth in the church, developing your teaching skills, implementing change, identifying your spiritual gifts and making children matter in your church.

LLOYD and MARIE FRETZ
Lloyd has several areas of expertise including pastoral care, preaching, counselling, teaching, evangelism and outreach through the Alpha course, and counselling through Freedom Ministry. Marie taught elementary school for 10 years in both public and Christian schools, and has worked alongside Lloyd in his pastoral role for over 37 years. They are both much-respected members of our staff, and are an excellent counselling/pastoring resource at EBC. Both would be glad to speak on Making Marriage More, and Lloyd is avaiable to speak on Spiritual Warfare as well as serve for pulpit supply.

ANITA BOLES
Anita has a Diploma in Business Adminstration - Accounting. She and her husband Duane have been married since 1990, and are a part of a relationally-based marriage ministry at their home church. They would be glad to speak on topics such as: marriage relationships, and how to develop a marriage ministry in your own church. Anita is also avaialble to speak on basic accounting skills and money-management.

JANICE ANDERSON
Janice's global vision is communicated with warmth and vitality. It is fitting that her 14 years of missionary service with the Christian and Missionary Alliance were in the Philippines, "where Asia wears a smile". From 1987-2001 she worked in church planting, and then administration and teaching at a Bible College that she and her colleagues set up in Cebu City. With her wealth of knowledge and experience, Janice would be glad to speak on topics such as: global missions, or cross-cultural adaptation.

DR. BRETT ANDREWS
Currently the national training director for Youth for Christ Canada, Brett has also been a regional director for YFC, a Campus Life Staff person, a Youth Centre Director, and a church youth director. His professional interests include youth ministry, youth and adult culture, leadership, preaching and evangelism. He has also had experience speaking on topics such as: Lifekeys, the Character of a Leader, 3-Story Evangelism, Contagious Christianity, Turning Vision into Reality, Biblical Conflict Resolution, Team-Buildng and much more!

DR. OLU PETERS
Olu has a Ph.D from McMaster, and is an enthusiastic, well-loved professor of the Bible. He has served as a Pastor and Teacher since 1984, 10 of those years in Nigeria. He is involved in several church plants as well. He teaches on a wide variety of topics from the New Testament, and is also a great resource for information and training in Transitional Ministry, Church Renewal and Leadership Issues.

CAROL BLAKE
Carol enjoys both administration and education. She has training as an ESL instructor and has taught ESL, EFL and English writing and grammar in many situations. She also serves in administrative ministry at her local church. Her passion is for excellence, clarity, and accuracy, and is an asset to all she works for and with.

JOHN ROBERTSON
John has pastored in Christian communities for over twenty years at the same time serving in the community with Victims of Crime, Trauma Management Group, organizational development (independent schools, small businesses, insurance industry, non profit sector, high tech, government) and counseling with individuals, marriage, family and career transition. By clarifying vision, values and the various personalities of individuals and organizations, he has developed a proactive approach to the inevitable conflict that changes produce. His focus therefore is more on team dynamics, leadership, mentoring and training. He has an interactive teaching and leadership style that is value driven and he is a firm believer in building people up to achieve worthwhile objectives.