Erin Wildsmith

Erin Wildsmith is a lover of Jesus, words and finding beauty in unexpected places. She is the Pastor of Highview Community Church, a nondenominational faith community in Kitchener Ontario, though currently on maternity leave. She and her husband Dave are the parents of three boys: Eli 7, Micah 4 and Kharis, born November 17, 2020. Erin blogs sporadically at https://trustthemystery.wordpress.com

Writing Collective Author, Advent AuthorGuest PostSeptember 17, 2020Erin Wildsmith

Aaron Gerrard

Aaron Gerrard, his wife, and three kids call Ancaster, Ontario, home (Treaty 3 1792, Dish with One Spoon). Aaron is the pastor of Ancaster Village Church, a church which he, his family, and a few other crazy dreamers planted in 2012. He shares the story of that church planting journey in his new book from New Leaf Press, Quit Pastoring Your Church. The story of a small church making Jesus their pastor.

Writing Collective Author, Advent AuthorGuest PostSeptember 11, 2020Aaron Gerrard

Erik Freiburger

Erik Freiburger is a blogger & podcaster at theinceptionofwonder.com. He & his wife Bonnie live in Calgary, Alberta. They enjoy barbecues with friends, neighbourhood wheels, & deep philosophical conversations about God, religion, spirituality, ethics, & community.

Writing Collective Author, Advent AuthorGuest PostSeptember 11, 2020Erik Freiburger

Leanne Friesen

Leanne Friesen has been the Lead Pastor of Mount Hamilton Baptist Church for sixteen years. She is also a writer and a frequent speaker at conferences and retreats around the country. Besides her general work at leannefriesen.com, Leanne also hosts the Instagram page "grieving.room" where she seeks to create space to process loss for grievers and those who want to support them.

Writing Collective Author, Advent AuthorLeanne FriesenJune 29, 2020Leanne Friesen

Amy Bratton

Amy Bratton is the Director of Operations & Publishing for the New Leaf Network and the project manager for the Canadian Multivocational Ministry Project. She lives in Saskatoon, SK with her husband, Tim, and their two sons, Oswald and Ira. She is a lay leader at Riversdale Neighbours church and an Adjunct Professor with Rocky Mountain College in the area of Spiritual Formation. She writes and speaks about the history of Christian spirituality, with a focus on the early Methodist understanding of Christian maturity known as “perfect love.” Read more from her in her book Witnesses of Perfect Love: Narratives of Christian Perfection in Early Methodism.