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Director of Global and Intercultural Ministries
Dan Sheffield was born and spent his formative years in the rugged and multi-ethnic world of Northern Ontario . High school years were spent in the Napanee area of Eastern Ontario . He lived for a year near the Vancouver Island fishing village of Bamfield , BC and another three years on the flat prairie south of Winnipeg (Providence College, B.A. in Biblical Studies 1988). Dan has worked as a bookstore clerk in Montreal , newspaper reporter, graphic artist, guitar teacher, Christian camp counselor and programme director, as well as founder/director of a social housing company. Following his marriage to Kathy in 1985 they lived in Hamilton , Egypt , South Africa , Niagara Falls , South Africa again and finally back to Hamilton again, since 2000. They live in the ethnically diverse community surrounding McMaster University (M.R.E. 2001).
Peoples, place, and culture are important factors in Dan’s life and ministry as he serves The Free Methodist Church in Canada as Director of Global and Intercultural Ministries. He also serves as International Urban Ministry Facilitator for Free Methodist World Missions (FMWM). Dan's work involves researching, training leaders and developing resources that encourage the emergence of effective urban outreach and holistic ministry in Canada and around the world. He works internationally alongside both missionaries and national leaders, as well as with Canadian churches developing local church-based global involvement.
Dan and his wife, Kathy, served as missionaries in South Africa , working in multicultural church planting and community development from 1994 to 1999. From 1991 to 1994 Dan served as Associate Pastor for Discipleship and Evangelism at Queensway FMC in Niagara Falls , ON . They have two children, Jamila (1986) and Jared (1992).
They attend Buchanan Park FMC in Hamilton , Ontario .
email - sheffieldd{at}fmc-canada{dot}org Please remember to add the "@" and "." when emailing us.
Dan Sheffield's Responsibilities
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