Action4Canada - December 05, 2025


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2 minutes

Words per minute

183.67

Word count

506

Sentence count

30

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Hate speech

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In this episode, I sit down with Action for Canada's President and CEO, Dr. Kristian McPherson, to talk about what it means to be a leader in Canada, the challenges that come with being a leader, and what it takes to keep the ship going.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 all of those values that we need for strong leadership in the country,
00:00:05.540 being able to make it to church on Sunday.
00:00:08.700 I sometimes get up in the morning and I'm so exhausted on a Sunday,
00:00:13.240 but I love the fellowship.
00:00:14.980 And so I make sure that I go.
00:00:17.760 And so those are some of the things that, you know, I would like.
00:00:21.940 And not having the amount of stress level consistently on our plate every day.
00:00:29.080 And that's why I don't know how people do it who aren't Christians, 0.98
00:00:32.520 because I get up every, when I wake up every morning,
00:00:36.460 I absolutely pray and I put the armor of God on the helmet of salvation
00:00:41.720 and the breastplate of righteousness, the belt of truth and the shoes of peace
00:00:46.020 and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God and to carry the shield of faith.
00:00:50.720 And so I know that when I'm really frustrated, I'm done moments,
00:00:54.000 I can call up the team members and I say, yeah, can you pray for me today?
00:00:57.200 Or for them with us, we carry this load and prayer really changes things.
00:01:03.920 And it's a reset.
00:01:05.700 And I always say, Lord, give me the fire in my belly.
00:01:08.640 You know what?
00:01:09.300 Give me the fire in my belly every day.
00:01:11.080 And there's a couple of times where that fire was just dim and I was feeling it.
00:01:16.200 And then the Lord will say, I want you to just rest for a day.
00:01:18.760 And then, boom, that fire comes back just faithfully the next day and I'm up and running again.
00:01:25.940 And so, you know, I appreciate everybody's prayers.
00:01:30.380 That's where the shift in the changes is coming to change the hearts and minds of people.
00:01:33.860 But it also helps everybody.
00:01:35.920 And it's not just Action for Canada.
00:01:37.700 There's other amazing leaders out there who are doing good work and fighting a good fight.
00:01:41.220 And, yeah, yeah, so those are some of the things that, you know, maybe people would not understand or know that goes on the background.
00:01:49.720 It's not just with me.
00:01:50.600 It's with other team members.
00:01:52.140 We have several team members that have been diagnosed with cancers.
00:01:58.240 And, you know, not only are those key people in key positions that are helping this little Gideon's army, keeping this ship afloat and going,
00:02:07.260 but these people have become family, people that we love very, very dearly.
00:02:13.540 And so those are other things, you know, that happen.
00:02:17.200 And then when there's attacks from without, but if they come from within, it's not attacked, but some of our chapter leaders have gotten worn out.
00:02:27.080 And so we're looking for new chapter leaders where we're so incredibly grateful for the years that they stayed with Action for Canada.
00:02:35.340 But it's hard to replace because so many people are not making the time to get on the front line and battle with us.
00:02:42.060 But God continues to bless us.
00:02:43.920 And that's what our team counts on.
00:02:45.240 Thank you.