CBM Youth

*NEW*

Young Adult STM to the Czech Republic

Please see our Short Term Mission page for more details.

 

Layla Ho

CBM Communications and Fundraising Coordinator

Carmin MacMillanLayla is the Communications & Fundraising Coordinator at Canadian Baptist Ministries, where she has served since 2005. Layla writes and designs communications and fundraising material such as CBM's annual Gift Catalogue, The Sharing Way Annual Project, resources for Solidarity Sunday, and other appeals.

 

She works with the CB Youth team to help network and promote their initiatives (like the BWA Youth Congress), as well as explore opportunities for ministry with CBM’s partners around the world through programs such as short-term mission.
 

Dale Stairs

Director of Youth & Family Ministries, Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches

Dale currently serves as Director of Youth and Family for the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches. He has served in this department since 2005.  Before that he served as Associate Pastor in Quispamsis, New Brunswick for seven years, and pastored in Nova Scotia while completing a Master of Divinity at Acadia Divinity College (ADC). He has also worked with youth in a variety of other churches and camps.


In addition to overseeing the Youth and Family department, Dale is the director of the youth ministry program at ADC, and regularly teaches in a variety of settings in the areas of youth and family ministry. He lives near Saint John, New Brunswick with his wife Twila and their three sons.  
 

Rev. Alvin Lau

Manager of Youth Ministries, Canadian Baptists of Ontario & Quebec


Alvin has been involved in different ministries since his baptism at the age of 16.  He has been involved as a student leader in high school ministry, in university campus ministry during his undergrad, and a youth counsellor to jr. high and high school ministries. He's completed a BA Psychology (University of Western Ontario) and M.Div. Youth and Family Ministries (Tyndale College and Seminary).  He served as a pastor-in-training at Brampton Chinese Baptist Church for 1 year before joining the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec. As Manager of Youth Ministries, Alvin oversees the operations of CBOQ Youth and supports CBOQ churches in a variety of ways (from mentorship, church consultations, resource brokering and speaking engagements).  

Alvin attends Mimico Baptist Church with his wife, Natalie, and their two children.   

 

Jody Linkletter

Associate Director of Youth & Family, Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches

 

Jody has a heart to see young people come to know the Lord, and grow in their relationship with Him. Born and raised in the Maritimes, she has a heart for ministry both in this region and beyond. With a rich history of working at camps, churches, serving on The Sharing Way working group, and a variety of cross-cultural experiences, she has developed a deep passion to connect, encourage, and equip youth, youth leaders and their families in order to make a difference in their lives. She is currently serving as the Associate Director of Youth and Family Ministries for the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches as well as the Associate Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program and Lecturer in Youth and Family Ministries at Acadia Divinity College. She most recently completed her PhD through the University of Warwick, where she examined the personal and spiritual profile of committed Baptist youth in Atlantic Canada. Through these studies she has developed a passion and desire to equip families and encourage them in their journey as they seek to raise youth who love and walk with the Lord. 
 

Jody currently resides in Truro with her husband Micah, who is a youth pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church.

 

Steve Roadhouse

Executive Director, Gull Lake Centre, Canadian Baptists of Western Canada

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Steve Roadhouse is the Executive Director at Gull Lake.  Steve loves God and loves Gull Lake Centre and feels wonderfully blessed to be have the job that he does.  He is married to his lovely wife Sarah and they have a 3 year old daughter Olivia and a 1 year old boy Wakefield.