<p>In today’s episode Jason sits down with Finu Iype, Co-Senior Pastor of Village Church in Surrey, British Columbia, to trace his story from an Indian family line marked by conversion and adoption into the family of God, to his early years preaching in small towns across Ontario, to eventually stepping into senior leadership at Village Church in Surrey. Along the way, Finu shares what he’s learned about evangelism, the cost of calling, and the ways God builds His church beyond the influence of any one leader.</p><p>Together, Finu and Jason explore:</p><ul><li>Finu’s family story, his grandfather’s conversion, the societal cost of following Jesus, and the gift of being “adopted” into a new spiritual family,</li><li>How suffering formed his spirituality through personal illness and the loss of his younger brother,</li><li>His early ministry years preaching in small-town Ontario and gathering churches to pray, disciple, and reach their communities,</li><li>The Village Church story, including a prophetic word, a lunch invitation with Mark Clark, and a long discernment process,</li><li>Leadership transition and resilience: what Village’s continued growth says about the faithfulness of God, </li><li>and the evangelistic opportunities provided by immigration to Canada. </li></ul><p>Finu’s story invites us to live with courage, to hold loosely to our own visions for our lives, and to trust that God is often writing a better story than the one we would choose for ourselves.</p><p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://thisisvillagechurch.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Village Church</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thepastorate.ca/gatherings" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">City Meetups</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thepastorate.ca/lab" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Emerging Leaders Lab</a></li></ul><p><strong>Partners</strong></p><ul><li>Contact <a href="https://generis.com/team/jon-wright" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">John Wright at Generis</a> for help cultivating a culture of generosity in your church.</li><li>We couldn’t do the work we do at The Pastorate without your generous support. We invite you to pray, share, and <a href="https://www.thepastorate.ca/give" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">⁠give⁠ towards seeding a hope-filled future for the Canadian church</a>.</li></ul>