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Doug Doyle is the lead pastor of Redwood Park Church, a multi-site missional community that is passionate to see the message and life of Jesus impact Thunder Bay, Barrie and beyond to Northwestern Ontario, Canada and the world. LIFE, PASSION and ADVENTURE are three words that Redwood uses to describe the nature of Christian spirituality.
Doug is married to Jane, who possesses an amazing gift of hospitality and the ability to cook for hundreds! They have three young-adult children: Meagan, Susan and Graeme – all who in their distinct ways have a yearning to be difference makers in this world. Additionally there’s Sabu a black lab, who has the family very well trained. Within the Doyle home you’ll also find a few boarders from local postsecondary schools or Redwoods’ apprenticeship or internship programs hanging around adding to the action.
Meal times at the Doyle household tend to be a bit of a party, but you might want to ask what it is you’re eating – as sometimes Doug enjoys a hike with a good friend and a gun in the beauty of the Northwestern Ontario bush, or maybe a paddle in a remote lake with rod in hand.
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About
Doug Doyle is the lead pastor of Redwood Park Church, a multi-site missional community that is passionate to see the message and life of Jesus impact Thunder Bay, Barrie and beyond to Northwestern Ontario, Canada and the world. LIFE, PASSION and ADVENTURE are three words that Redwood uses to describe the nature of Christian spirituality.
Doug is married to Jane, who possesses an amazing gift of hospitality and the ability to cook for hundreds! They have three young-adult children: Meagan, Susan and Graeme – all who in their distinct ways have a yearning to be difference makers in this world. Additionally there’s Sabu a black lab, who has the family very well trained. Within the Doyle home you’ll also find a few boarders from local postsecondary schools or Redwoods’ apprenticeship or internship programs hanging around adding to the action.
Meal times at the Doyle household tend to be a bit of a party, but you might want to ask what it is you’re eating – as sometimes Doug enjoys a hike with a good friend and a gun in the beauty of the Northwestern Ontario bush, or maybe a paddle in a remote lake with rod in hand.
Hi Doug. Just checking out the blog. Super stuff! Very exciting time to be part of how God is working through folks at Redwood. ~Stacey
Hi Doug,
Found your blog interesting–defining the aspiration that many of us harbour deep down.
In my opinion, until we redefine spirituality, in a way that no longer requires people to show up for all the programs that keep them so busy (and church leaders so busy creating those programs) and live more like Jesus lived, moving away from “doing church” to “being church” the hunger will continue to linger in our hearts. I’d like to see some of our missional Canadians try to buck the prevailing spectator culture as defined by concerts and professional sports events which our gatherings seem to increasingly emulate creating the “spectator religion” that characterizes many of our gatherings and move more in the direction of believers becoming disciples growing faith daily in the cruciable of community.
Could it be worth the ponderings required to invite new currents of divine energy among us that will turn the tide in our nation?
Wally
Hey Doug
Great to see you everywhere on the net!
You are really out there! You must be one of the few guys who gets marketing and technology in the ministry.
See you are looking for a pastor. Is the position still open? Always running into pastors now that we are in a market place ministry with Celebrating Life Ministries/Kettle Creek Weddings.
Great blog.
We are working on a new website and blog site. Word Press is a little challenging. See though you have it mastered.
Talk soon,
Anne