Scripture Untangled

Season 13: Episode 3 | Robin Wallar | Are Students More Open to Faith Than You Think?

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In this episode, Robin and Lorna discuss:

• The story behind launching a church in a university bar and growing into a national campus movement.
• Sustainable church planting and why combining career and ministry is key.
• Church growth at Canadian universities and why simple conversations, not big events, are driving growth.
• How daily Bible reading across an entire church builds deep spiritual formation.
• Why messy, authentic community is sometimes more effective than polished environments.
• Biblical inspiration from Paul and Timothy for modern disciple-making movements.

For the past twenty years, Robin Wallar has devoted himself to making disciples on university campuses in Canada, first as a nuclear engineering student and now as a church planter and software developer.

Together with his wife, Laura, they lead LIFT Church, a collegiate discipleship and church planting movement on seven campuses across Canada. Robin’s passion is to equip every follower of Christ for disciple-making and church planting in co-vocational settings. He shares the values and theology behind co-vocational ministry in his book Everyone Sent and has written a comprehensive discipleship guide called Living Sent, which are used by students and ministries across North America. He also writes on these topics weekly on Substack.

In addition to leading LIFT Church, Robin leads Engage Spaces, a software company designed to support disciple-making movements.

He and Laura live in the beautiful city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with their two children.
liftchurch.ca/

Lorna Dueck has explored the intersection of journalism and Christianity for over 30 years. Her most recent full-time role was as CEO of Crossroads Christian Communications, Inc. and the show, “Context with Lorna Dueck”.

Lorna was a regular commentary writer on faith and public life in Canada’s leading national newspaper, The Globe and Mail, and is a frequent media commentator. She has travelled the world reporting on church-led response to humanitarian crisis.

Lorna earned a Master of Arts in Evangelism and Leadership from Wheaton College. She has received honorary doctorate degrees from Trinity, Tyndale, Briercrest and Wycliffe Universities. Lorna has received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for contributions to Canadian society.

Learn more about Lorna Dueck:

Instagram: instagram.com/lorna_dueck
Website: lornadueckcreative.com