Trails Church Base Camp

Every so often we like to have time where our church can pepper the pastors with their burning questions. This is the Q&A time from the last Sunday of April 2026. This time around we had questions ranging from reading ancient philosophers, the relationship between Israel and the Church, learning how to forgive and set healthy boundaries, the judgement of Gentiles before Christ, Lewis or Tolkie...

On Good Friday we gathered once again with our friends of Osborne Village Church and CityLight Church. We heard from Pastor Brennan Cattani of OVC who preached from Romans 5:1-11. We were once enemies of God, but in Christ we are reconciled to him. Praise the Lord!

Catch up on what was covered in our March 2026 member meeting. This is a time when we pray for one another and inform the church about important updates and events in the near future. Please listen to stay informed.

As a church we have prayed for a different country each month of 2025. Chris has written a Substack article to help us think through why we have done so and why we should personally continue this discipline into the new year.

Missionary work and church planting seem to be something that few churches give their time and energy to pursuing. They usually relegate such things to parachurch ministries. But is this God's Plan? Is it God's plan for local churches to abdicate their God-given role to train, equip and send out qualified missionaries, church planters, and church planting team members? We don't think s...

Recently Pastor Chris had the opportunity to teach at a young adults meeting of another local church in Winnipeg. There he taught on Ephesians 1:15-23 highlighting the importance of knowledge in our prayer lives. Ultimately, prayer is not just about getting from God, but knowing God himself.

In this member meeting: - Gilles shares his testimony - Philosophy of Ministry Discussion: Discipleship - Prayer for one another - Buget 2026 intro - Update on Counselling Ministry and expenses - Prayer

A Legacy Worth Leaving: Fatherhood, Brotherhood, and Multi-Generational Faithfulness Title: A Legacy Worth Leaving: Fatherhood, Brotherhood, and Multi-Generational Faithfulness Text: Psalm 78:5–7; 2 Timothy 2:2 We are going to be talking about the only legacy that truly matters in eternity: passing the faith on to the next generation .   Psalm 78:5-7: “He established a testimony in Jacob and appoi...

Saturday Morning Session 2 — Integrity in the Inner Life: Fighting Sin, Building Holiness Title: Integrity in the Inner Life: Fighting Sin, Building Holiness Text: 1 Thessalonians 4:3–8; Galatians 5:22–23 God’s will for you: your sanctification .   1. Personal holiness with our bodies: Glorifying God with your body Application: Do you understand that your sexual urges and desires are a gift given...

Saturday Morning Session 1 — Strength with Purpose: Courage in a Culture of Compromise Title: Strength with Purpose: Courage in a Culture of Compromise Texts: 1 Corinthians 16:13; Daniel 3:16–18; Acts 4:13 1. Courage Means Standing Firm When Pressured by Culture Application: Where are you tempted to keep silent out of fear? Are you bowing to the idol of approval at work, in your family, or online?...

Friday Night — Stand Firm, Act Like Men (1 Cor. 16:13–14) 📖 Friday Night Session Manuscript Title: Stand Firm, Act Like Men Text: 1 Corinthians 16:13–14 Introduction Brothers, welcome. Tonight, we begin with Paul’s charge to the Corinthian church: “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.” (1 Cor. 16:13–14) This is a fitting word for us....

In this member meeting, we have a lot going on that is super exciting: - Philosophy of Ministry Document Item: Church Multiplication and how we mean to go about this - Financial Update - New Deacons - Update about Japan (Mark Schroeder)

We all struggle with degrees of worry and can feel overwhelmed during different seasons of our lives. This talk delves into what anxiety can look like, the criteria for a diagnosable anxiety disorder, how the Bible describes anxiety (thus bringing hope for anxious sufferers), and lastly, encouragement for those who struggle with intense worry. Understanding our identity in Christ really does help...

In this episode, we discuss raising leaders in the church with Nino Marques from Knox Church Calgary. Nino is in town for our Supporting the Sent event happening on Sunday at 6:30 pm, which is a church planting awareness, prayer, and fundraising evening as we desire to continue supporting those sent from our church to help advance the Gospel across Canada. This roundtable is with a few different m...

As Christians, one of the great challenges of our journey with God is times of waiting. We often default to misidentifying ourselves as the sovereign of our life and desire for all of existence to arrange itself to our will and timetable. When it doesn't, we tend to respond with anger, anxiety and apathy. Scripture gives us an accurate depiction of just who God says we are in those times. When we'...

In this episode, Chris Wold shares with us how our church is going to be fasting and praying as we prepare for the Supporting the Sent event on June 29. In this time, we want to particularly praying for Renaissance Church Montreal, Knox Baptist, and our own desire as a church to see more churches planted nationally and internationally as a church family. We believe that we have a very direct call...

In this special episode of Basecamp, Pastor Aaron interviewed his mom, Patti Boswell, about raising kids, creating an environment where the Gospel is rehearsed and lived out, and the beauty of motherhood. For more information about The Trails, please visit: trailschurch.ca

You can tell from this title that this Member Meeting was PACKED. One of the first things we discussed in this meeting was the sharing of our Philosophy of Ministry. If you are newer to seeing a document like this, a philosophy of ministry is a framework  that informs how a church teaches, leads, grows, disciplines, and sends. We wanted to share this document with our members to let them know some...

In exploring Ephesians 1, how do we wrestle through topics like "Free Will" and Predestination?

In this question, our pastors are asked about the context of 1 Corinthians 5 where an individual is brought under church discipline because of his sin. The question is: is there ever restoration for this man? And, secondarily, what is the purpose of church discipline in the life of the Christian?

His "pre-Christian" life? His "ongoing Christian experience"? In this question, our elders explore some of the context of Romans 7 so that we might understand the nature of sin and the necessity of going to war against sin in the life of the Christian.

In this question from our Q&A, we explore the topic of the office/place of honour of widows from 1 Timothy. The specific question is: is someone prohibited from being supported financially from the church before the age of 60? How do we view this as elders?

In this sermon, Brad Williams from CityLight church preaches from Philippians 2 about the importance of Good Friday in showing the great humility of Jesus.

We held a Pastors Q&A recently and this was one of the questions posed. For more information about The Trails, please visit: trailschurch.ca

We recently held a Pastor's Q&A and this was one of the questions posed. For more information about the trails, please visit: trailschurch.ca