www.themeetinghouse.ca

Bruxy Cavey is the Teaching Pastor of The Meeting House a multiple site church in the Greater Toronto Area.

Bruxy completed his undergrad in Psychology and Communications at York University followed by a Master¹s of Theological Studies from Tyndale Seminary, both Toronto based.  He has over 15 years of vocational pastoral experience and has been the lead Teaching Pastor at the Meeting House since 1996. 

Bruxy is a sought after communicator on university campuses, in high schools, at church leadership conferences and churches throughout North America.  He has taught at the college level on the interaction between faith and the arts and been a guest on various television and radio programs. 

Bruxy¹s engaging and provocative style provides a challenging and upbeat way of communicating in a Œchurch for people who aren¹t into church¹.  Michael Slaughter featured his use of an open question and answer period during his messages in the book ³unLearning Church².

The Meeting House was originally established as Upper Oaks Community Church in 1986, changed its name in the fall of 2000 and is part of a denomination called Brethren in Christ.

Bruxy, his wife Nina and their three daughters, Chelsea, Chanelle and Maya, live in Dundas, Ontario.  His first book entitled ³The End of Religion² was released by NavPress in the Fall of 2007.

www.jacobswell.ca

Joyce Rees (nee Heron) has served as the director of Jacob’s Well since it was founded six years ago. Jacob’s Well is a relationally focused ministry in the downtown eastside of Vancouver, Canada’s poorest neighbourhood. (www.jacobswell.ca) Joyce served as a pastor for 6 years prior to taking her role at Jacob’s Well and currently leads a small congregation in the downtown eastside. In addition she has spent the last 9 years teaching extensively about justice. Joyce brings a vital challenge to the church regarding current paradigms of ministry with marginalized people.

www.sanctuarytoronto.ca

Greg Paul, author of "God in the Alley: Being and Seeing Jesus in a Broken World", and "The Twenty Piece Shuffle: Why the Poor and the Rich Need Each Other", is the founder of Sanctuary Ministries of Toronto, the current director of the organization and pastor of the Sanctuary community. Sanctuary makes a priority of welcoming and caring for some of the most hurting and excluded people in Toronto, including addicts, prostitutes, homeless men, women and youth, gay, lesbian and transgendered people. In addition to maintaining and perpetuating the vision for Sanctuary, Greg's role includes pastoral care, counseling and leadership, organizational partnerships, fundraising, and representing Sanctuary to the public.

A former carpenter, Greg has been involved in inner-city ministry for over twenty-five years. His passionate commitment to the people on the street grew out of his fascination with the city and a strong interest in the issues of the street. Greg has participated in the building of a community in which people who are wealthy and people who are poor live, work and share their experiences and resources on a daily basis.

Greg is the father of four children and the lead vocalist and keyboardist for Red Rain, the band that planted the seed for Sanctuary in the mid-1980s. Red Rain still performs regularly, and is currently working on a fourth recording project. Their most recent recording, "A Night At Grace's", is available through the Sanctuary web site, as are Greg's books.

Mike Penninga is first a foremost a son of God, a husband of Michelle, a father of 3, and a pretty good tennis player.  A grad of Trinity Western University and ACTS seminary with a background in broadcast journalism, Mike has a passion for sharing the life changing news of Jesus Christ in understandable and captivating ways.  He has spoken to thousands of students over the past dozen years, challenging them to invest their lives in that which is eternal.  Mike's most recent ministry assignment saw him lead Alive Ministries at Willow Park Church, a place where hundreds of young adults gathered to invite God to awaken their souls and transform their lives.

www.jonbuller.com

Jon has a special gift, and he gives it away freely.  It is the ability to sing about his Creator, Saviour and Friend in such a way that people experience the same kind of
freedom and contentment from God that he does.  Now a worship pastor at Vernon Alliance church, Buller has the unique ability to tell his story in the context of God’s story - through music.  People easily embrace the personality of his presentation, but go beyond it by engaging the Spirit of God, whether they know it or not.

Over the last 15 years Jon has contributed an eclectic and growing catalogue of music to the artistic landscape through his recordings and travels throughout Canada, the USA and internationally to South America and Eastern Europe. His 9 CDs and 1 concert DVD have sold a collective 40,000 units and generated critical acclaim and awards including a Juno nomination for Sinner & the Saint in 1999/2000 and being the recipient of Praise and Worship Song of the Year at the Covenant Awards in 2006 for his song Lord of Everything. 

In 2008 Jon has been given the honour together with his friends Nolan Balzer, Kevin Aichele and producer Olaf Pyttlik to be nominated for Best Gospel Recording for his
latest CD recording The Hymn Project from the Western Canadian Music Awards.

Having spent 10 years traveling and sharing his music, he welcomed the opportunity to put down new roots in Vernon, BC with his wife Sandra and now 5 year old son Jackson. Jon is the founder and leader of Hear the Music ministries, whose primary vehicle of ministry has been training and developing young artists in their musical and leadership gifts.

www.coreydoak.com

The songs of Christian folk artist Corey Doak have a profound insight into the life of faith and a keen sense of artistry that has touched many hearts in his 10+ years as an independent artist.  His one man show captivates audiences with intelligent lyrics, impressive musicality, humor and warmth of spirit.  “Orthodoxy in blue jeans”, “a mystic poet”, “a gifted storyteller”, and “the third funniest guy in the room” are a few words that have been used to describe him.

He would probably just say that he loves God, people and music.

His new CD No Sudden Movements has an organic acoustic feel reminiscent of classic singer/songwriters such as Bob Dylan and James Taylor, but there is an element of artistic expression similar to bands such as Coldplay and City and Colour. No Sudden Movements is Doak’s fifth full length release.

As a performer he has traveled across Canada & the United States, and internationally to Mexico, Lithuania and Latvia.  His albums have been nominated for many awards, including the Western Canadian Music Awards and the Covenant Awards.

Corey lives in Kelowna, BC with his wife Angela and their two cats, Nico and Hootie.

Curtis has served on various worship teams for several years and is currently a director of worship arts at Willow Park Church in Kelowna BC. He is a versatile instrumentalist who has received a number of local, regional and national awards for his musicianship. He is a founding member of The Cruzeros (http://www.cruzeros.com/), an original roots/country act that has toured extensively throughout Canada, Europe, USA and Mexico.
Curtis lives in Kelowna with his unbelievably patient and understanding wife and his two amazing children age 16 and 12. His hobbies include bird watching and barbequing.

Greg has been involved in leading worship for over the past decade, and is currently serving as the music pastor at Trinity Baptist Church in Kelowna, BC. He has received a Bachelor of Music in 2005, but always remains a student of music. He is a songwriter, local performer, and is currently working on his first album to be released later this year. Greg lives and works in Kelowna, BC. He is a husband to a loving wife, and a father to a beautiful daughter.