A new calling for Shannon McAdam

by Shannon McAdam, Canada West Mission Centre Co-President
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If you haven’t already had a chance to read the recent Pastoral Letter from January 29th, I encourage you to take a look to learn about the new calls that are being shared in anticipation of World Conference.
It still feels a bit odd to say that I have been called to serve as an Apostle, especially when just last weekend my call to High Priest was presented at our special mission centre conference! But God works in mysterious ways, and I am looking forward to this next chapter in my life as a minister as I say Yes to this call. I will be leaving my full-time job in technology to begin working for the church.
What the letter doesn’t mention is that I will continue to live in Port Coquitlam and work from home, traveling as needed to where I am called to serve. I will also continue to be part of the Mission Centre President team for Canada West. We have some big changes in front of us as we go about the work of our new Canada Mission Centre design, and I am in many ways happy to be able to give that work more of my attention.
I’ve recorded an interview with the Project Zion Podcast that shares some background to my life, and we’ll be sure to share when that is available. In that interview I shared that I’ve found the hymn “You Have Come Down to the Lakeshore” to be quite moving in the past year, especially as I considered this call, and I definitely feel like “I have abandoned my small boat; now with you, I will seek other seas.”
I look forward to connecting with many of you in new ways as this next phase unfolds.