Dear parents, pastors, and church leaders,

For years, we’ve heard that the church is facing a leadership crisis.

We believe we can help with the solution – and that YOU are part of it!

We believe that prospective leaders abound in our churches, just waiting to be encouraged to take that first step into leadership.

According to a recent Barna study, 1 in 10 Christian young adults are “resilient disciples” — disciples deeply committed to their faith.

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“About 1 out of 10 Canadian young adults with a Christian background is a resilient disciple today…”

The Connected Generation (Barna), p. 24

1 in 10 may look like a small number, but combining the churches across our nation, 1 in 10 is an incredible number of leaders to rise up and revitalize the church!

That’s where you come in.

When we ask students who encouraged them to take that first step into leadership studies, we hear a common refrain. Repeatedly, the sources of inspiration have been parents, pastors, or peers.

We believe that the future of the church depends largely on our parents (and grandparents and aunts and uncles), our pastors and youth and young adult workers, and our students already engaged in study, taking the time to identify resilient disciples and to encourage them to become resilient leaders. And we’re here to help!

At Horizon and MCS, we work with pastors and churches to prepare competent Christian leaders by offering accessible, affordable, accredited programming at both the undergraduate and seminary levels. We serve students onsite at our campuses in Mississauga or Saskatoon, at our ever-expanding list of 50+ local churches functioning as hands-on learning hubs throughout Canada, and anywhere in the world, online.

We believe in the future of the church.

And we believe that, together, we can help to solve the church’s leadership crisis!

With the church, for the church.

Find (and train) your 1!

By partnering with Horizon and MCS, your church can become a Hub to help you train your resilient disciple to become a competent Christian leader.

We’ll work together to solve the leadership crisis, one resilient disciple at a time!

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Churches: COMPLETE your application.

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Churches: CONNECT your students with MCS.

If your students haven’t connected with MCS, we have no way to communicate with them! Put them in touch with Shelley Tinlin, shelley.tinlin@mcs.edu.

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Students: COMPLETE your application to MCS.

You need to apply and be accepted to become an MCS student, whether you are at a Church Hub or anywhere else!

MCS is experiencing record high applications and enrolment numbers for this fall! Don’t delay – be part of this historic moment at MCS!

Thank you to all the churches, pastors and leaders who have opened their doors to become a Church Hub. You are investing into our students and future leaders!