Creators and Guests

Vice-President of External Relations for Briercrest

Andrew Russell is a Christian Hip Hop artist from Caronport, Saskatchewan, Canada. Russell’s accomplishments as an artist showcase his work ethic and blessing that God has placed in his life. Andrew is a status member of the Wood Mountain Lakota people in Saskatchewan. He was born to an Indigenous mother and adopted into a non Indigenous Chrsotian home when he was 4 months old. Over the past decade, he has been on a learning and growing journey about his identity as an Indigenous man. He now serves as the Indigenous Coordinator for Briercrest, working with our Indigenous students as a connection point and a support person as they navigate Briercrest life. His hope is to continue to raise awareness around issues of walking in right relationships as Indigenous and Non Indigenous people. He is currently the project manager for an EFC (Evangelical Fellowship of Canada) initiative called Reconciliation through Relationships.

Third year Biblical Studies student at Briercrest College.

Austin White is a youth & young adult pastor from Moncton, New Brunswick.

An alumni of Briercrest - actively involved in various initiatives undertaken by The Mustard Seed

Briercrest Christian Academy director of discipleship.

Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, specializes in trauma-informed care and works as a clinical therapist, serving teens, parents, couples, and individuals.

Youth Pastor at Beulah Alliance Church in Edmonton

have been a Youth Pastor for over 7 years, and love working with young people and pointing them to Jesus.

While currently on Paternity leave, Daniel formerly served as the Minister of Youth, Local Outreach, and Young Adults at Westside Church in Vancouver. Daniel now lives in Moose Jaw, SK with his wife and their twin baby girls.

Middle School Pastor at Northview Community Church, Fraser Valley, in BC.

Fresh from Briercrest College, Doug Barr started work at Ranger Lake in May 2013 as student coordinator. Hailing from northern B.C., he never thought he'd end up working at a camp in Saskatchewan, but God had different plans. One year later, late in the summer of 2014, Doug accepted the camp director position! As such, Doug oversees summer camp including summer missionaries, general camp programming, and discipleship of campers. He loves to teach, mentor, and practices martial arts in his spare time. You'll also see his wife helping around the camp in the summer in various capacities, including teaching artistic painting at Fanatic Camp.

Drew is a former missionary who lived abroad for nearly 7 years before returning stateside to get married. He is married with a daughter and another on the way. Drew loved his time living in other nations getting to see other cultures and see God intertwined in it all. He and his family are spending time in the US before they will eventually move overseas to live long-term in Africa sharing the Gospel full time.

Dylan grew up in Hamilton, ON with his parents and three sisters. During his first year in kinesiology at McMaster University, he felt a strong call to pursue full-time ministry and ended up transferring to Briercrest College where he earned a BA in Biblical Studies. He has a deep passion for studying and teaching the Scriptures and hopes to continue his studies in the future. He currently lives in Caronport with his wife and son.

Elisa lives in Edmonton, Alberta where she serves as Youth Pastor at Beulah Alliance Church. Elisa graduated from Vanguard College with a Bachelor of Arts in Theology, majoring in Youth Ministry. Growing up as a pastor's kid, Elisa was able to develop a deep love for the church and leading the next generation in what it means to be the body of Christ. Her blunt humour, obscure Sunday-school references, stories of her childhood as a Pastor's Kid, and as a result of said upbringing, her expressed love for the Church makes her messages truly memorable.

A marketing coordinator and grant writer for Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Grant is a philosophy professor at Briercrest College. In his preaching and teaching, Grant loves opening up new perspectives and rediscovering old ones, and finding connecting points between the Gospel and culture. Though he might prefer to be on the basketball court, most days you can find Grant with a cup of coffee and a book. Grant and his wife are parents of three children.

I am a Psychology student here at Briercrest. I grew up going to Ignition youth group at the Weyburn Free Methodist Church. I was always unsure of how to trust God when I couldn't see or understand Him. Now even when I can't see God moving and I get impatient waiting for Him to answer me, I know that He has a bigger plan and He wants me to be an active part of it.

Katy is a student at Briercrest Seminary working towards her MA in Biblical Languages and Exegesis. Originally from Balgonie, SK, Katy now works at Norquay Covenant Church in Norquay, SK, doing youth and worship ministry. Jesus has totally changed her life through summer camp, bible school, and even YouthQuake! She is passionate about Scripture, music, camp, her family and friends, and most importantly- helping others find their place within God's people.

Kolten has used his love for Jesus, His people, and music to serve as Worship Pastor In Edmonton for the past 5 years. Kolten desires to have others fall more and more in love with Jesus through his music and ministry. As a person with a passion for songwriting and sharing the truth of Jesus, Kolten has found ways to use creativity and music to spread the reality of God's Kingdom to those around him.

Known as one of the friendliest people in the industry, Mike Gordon is also one of the most booked speakers in North America with almost 3000 speaking engagements to date. As an ordained pastor with 8 years of post-secondary education, Mike has found a way to combine theology and comedy which has made him one of the most unique Bible communicators in the world. During his years speaking, he has spoken at churches in places like Jerusalem to Christian music festivals in the middle of nowhere. Today Mike is currently a speaker with JRA in Nashville who also represents Skillet, For King and Country, Casting Crowns and more.

Born in America and living in Canada with a Nigerian heritage, OJTHEDJ is typically fusing different cultures together in an aim to bring unity amongst people. He produces family friendly content mainly directed at youth and young adults. As a DJ for over a decade, I have had the pleasure of doing a plethora of different events; some of the most notable events being Fluid, World of Dance, All Ontario Youth Convention, Warner Brothers, Kingdom Bound, Change Conference and Youth Quake in Saskatchewan. He creates mashups, remixes laughter and low key fire apple pie with the power of God and anime on his side.

Patrick is currently in his third year of the Christian Ministry program at Briercrest College. He works at Victory Church in Moose Jaw, SK. He is very passionate about sparking revival wherever he goes.

Rebecca is a volleyball coach, teacher & works as a local missionary with Athletes in Action. Her passion is walking with people as they bring faith and sport together. God made sport, we get to enjoy it, yet it doesn't define who we are one bit. God is the only one who can define us. We have Nothing to Prove, as we already have a seat at the table with the Creator of the Universe.

Rob is the Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry and Program Coordinator at Briercrest College. He has been in pastoral ministry for thirty years, working in churches of various sizes and complexities across Canada. Twelve of those years was well spent in youth ministry.

Sarah is a NextGen Pastor with 10+ years in youth, young adults, and nextgen ministry.

Sid Koop is the Executive Director of the Youth Worker Community. Dedicated to equipping, empowering, and relationally supporting youth workers to help the next generation know Jesus.

SCRIBE is a Jamaican-born, Canadian Recording Artist and speaker currently hailing from the Greater Vancouver Area of BC. Known for his story-telling, Scribe seeks to share a breakthrough narrative one song at a time. Troy Lydiate is a father of two, a husband to his wife of 7 years and an adoptee from Kingston, Jamaica. An eclectic upbringing has lead to a diverse sound and a movement that Scribe likes to call UNEKLIU. Whether in the church or in the marketplace, Scribe aims to use his gifts to be a bridge that leads others into the knowledge that they have been set apart with a Kingdom purpose. I learned from Tetris that when you try to fit in, you disappear.

Wesley is the Central Canada Regional Director for Apologetics Canada and a New Testament PhD student. Wesley Huff was born in Pakistan and spent a portion of his childhood in the Middle East. After being diagnosed with a rare neurological condition at the age of 11 that left him paralyzed from the waist down he experienced a miraculous recovery that the doctors themselves said they had no medical explanation for. This experience, along with a great deal of study and soul searching in his later teens helped his interest in the subjects of faith, and engaging the beliefs and worldview perspectives of others. He has participated in numerous talks and interfaith dialogue events at universities across Canada and has been participating in public dialogues on issues of faith, belief, and religion for the last ten years.