Leadership Now with Dr. Aaron Rock

20: The Path Forward for Canada: What I love about, hate & want to see Change in Canada

In this episode Dr. Aaron Rock discusses:

• What he loves, hates, and wants to see in Canada.
• How long it will take to make substantial changes.
• What Christians should do to prepare economically for the future.

Supplemental Resources

1. You can now hear Leadership Now on CJXC Radio at 11 AM Tuesdays and rebroadcast at 11 PM Thursdays. https://cjxc.ca/ 
2. We are excited to partner with the Fight Laugh Feast Network to reach more listeners. Download the app here: https://subsplash.com/fightlaughfeastnetwork/app
3. Pursuit of Glory blog: https://pursuitofglory.org/

19: Churches, Stop Taking Money from the State

In this episode Dr. Aaron Rock discusses:

• How he came to realize that churches taking money from the State is a dangerous thing.
• The ways in which taking State funds may be unethical and lead to real, potential, or perceived compromise.
• The history of the tax-exempt status of the church and how important it is.
• An update on the imprisonment of another Canadian Pastor, Tim Stephens in Alberta.

Supplemental Resources

1. Write to Tim Stephens in prison. Instructions HERE
2. You can now hear Leadership Now on CJXC Radio at 11 AM Tuesdays and rebroadcast at 11 PM Thursdays. https://cjxc.ca/ 
3. We are excited to partner with the Fight Laugh Feast Network to reach more listeners. Download the app here: https://subsplash.com/fightlaughfeastnetwork/app
4. Pursuit of Glory blog: https://pursuitofglory.org/

18: Government Coercion and Double Standards

In this episode Dr. Aaron Rock discusses:

• Why it should concern us that officials appeal to medical experts to justify their decisions
• Vaccination coercion and issues of principle vs. pragmatism
• Current examples of government hypocrisy
• The reluctance of medical officials to provide evidence for their measures

Supplemental Resources

1. You can now hear Leadership Now on CJXC Radio at 11 AM Tuesdays and rebroadcast at 11 PM Thursdays. https://cjxc.ca/ 
2. We are excited to partner with the Fight Laugh Feast Network to reach more listeners. Download the app here: https://subsplash.com/fightlaughfeastnetwork/app
3. Pursuit of Glory blog: https://pursuitofglory.org/

17: Residential Schools and Ontario Premier’s Power Grab

In this episode Dr. Aaron Rock discusses:

• Why Christians can't avoid politics when politics make moral claims
• What the "Indian Residential School System" was and lessons we can learn from this tragedy
• The evolving situation in Ontario regarding the extension of emergency powers and why churches should be concerned
• A message for pastors that have been compliant with government overreach

Supplemental Resources

1. You can now hear Leadership Now on CJXC Radio at 11 AM Tuesdays and rebroadcast at 11 PM Thursdays. https://cjxc.ca/ 
2. We are excited to partner with the Fight Laugh Feast Network to reach more listeners. Download the app here: https://subsplash.com/fightlaughfeastnetwork/app
3. Pursuit of Glory blog: https://pursuitofglory.org/

16: The Dangers of the Social Credit System

In this episode Dr. Aaron Rock explains what the social credit system is, how it is and may continue to be implemented in Canada, why it is dangerous, and what a biblical response to the underlying problems would look like.

 

Supplemental Resources

1. Read the Canada Beyond 150 Report on Capital and Debt HERE.
2. You can now hear Leadership Now on CJXC Radio at 11 AM Tuesdays and rebroadcast at 11 PM Thursdays. https://cjxc.ca/ 
3. We are excited to partner with the Fight Laugh Feast Network to reach more listeners. Download the app here: https://subsplash.com/fightlaughfeastnetwork/app
4. Pursuit of Glory blog: https://pursuitofglory.org/

15: The Impossibility of Being a Church without Physical Presence

In this episode Dr. Aaron Rock explains why physical presence is a necessary part of church life and is especially important for the pastor to do his work. 

 

Supplemental Resources

1. You can now hear Leadership Now on CJXC Radio at 11 AM Tuesdays and rebroadcast at 11 PM Thursdays. https://cjxc.ca/ 
2. We are excited to partner with the Fight Laugh Feast Network to reach more listeners. Download the app here: https://subsplash.com/fightlaughfeastnetwork/app
3. Pursuit of Glory blog: https://pursuitofglory.org/

13: Scared Churches, Scared Christians and What to Do About It

In this episode Dr. Aaron Rock addresses the fear that is dominating the headlines and provides biblical wisdom and leadership principles to help guide our thinking.

 

Supplemental Resources

1. We are excited to partner with the Fight Laugh Feast Network to reach more listeners. Download the app here: https://subsplash.com/fightlaughfeastnetwork/app
2. Pursuit of Glory blog: https://pursuitofglory.org/

12: 9 Bad Reasons to Close Your Church

In this episode Dr. Aaron Rock provides answers to the 9 reasons people close their churches including: "because it's a good witness to the community" and "because it isn't persecution."

Supplemental Resources

1. We are excited to partner with the Fight Laugh Feast Network to reach more listeners. Download the app here: https://subsplash.com/fightlaughfeastnetwork/app
2. CTV article https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/experts-explain-why-canada-s-third-wave-is-less-deadly-so-far-and-why-we-still-need-to-be-concerned-1.5397444
3. Pursuit of Glory blog: https://pursuitofglory.org/

11: Who’s Your Authority? Cancel Culture in Society, the Seminary, and the Church

In this episode Dr. Aaron Rock discusses:

• How did we come to a state of such confusion and insanity in our society.
• What happens when a nation cancels God.
• How cancel culture is affecting society, the seminary, and the church.

Supplemental Resources

1. https://leadershipnow.podbean.com/e/a-christian-response-to-race-and-nationhood/

10: Understanding Persecution and the Relationship of Church and State

In this episode Dr. Aaron Rock explains:

• The current situation churches in Canada are facing.
• What persecution is and why the current restrictions are, in fact, persecution of the church.
• How we should understand the relationship of church and state.

Supplemental Resources

1. https://pursuitofglory.org/churches-are-not-subjects-of-the-state/
2. https://pursuitofglory.org/a-call-to-divine-obedience-over-civil-obedience/