A Tribute to Pastor Doug Schneider

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/8c243a_ca83f5c61f5b41c0b01163f9d4a733a8/file

Join us in honoring Pastor Doug Schneider's impactful ministry and legacy. This tribute reflects on his dedication and the lives he touched through faith.

Transcript

Transcript unavailable.

Transcript

hi it's chris byberg the director of the national house of prayer many have heard that many of you have heard that pastor doug schneider had passed away on december 27th this year and i want to give a little tribute to him pastor doug played a big role in our lives since we started attending embassy church in oshawa in 2013. he was our pastor but more than that he was our spiritual father it was pastor doug who encouraged marilyn and i to pursue the call to national house of prayer by the end of 2020 he had approached us again and asked us to consider a call and moved to ottawa in 2021 january we started there he was on the board of directors since uh 2018

but he was also a long time friend of the ministry national house affair from almost its inception and so we love that pastor doug was also instrumental in me moving on to the political mountain and becoming a staffer for our local mpp he had a huge influence in our lives what amazed me the most is what i found astounding was his capacity to give leadership and care you felt like you were the most important person when you were with him it was so amazing to hear through many who had posted things on social media after he passed that they felt the same way too he treated people this way because he believed that they were important i hope that i take on those traits when

i'm speaking and working with people i just so appreciate his care and his love it was genuine real agape you felt the love of god flowing through him as a father he had a capacity seldom seen i had never met anyone else with the ability to pour out to so many people at the same time this pouring out was continuous it was like a fire hose attached to a hydrant pastor doug was the pastor of embassy church for almost 40 years he was about two weeks shy of his anniversary of that 40th anniversary what he modeled was faithfulness and commitment we would often talk about the presence of the lord and how much he enjoyed god's presence he would also talk about how important was not to run

ahead of what god was doing he was passionate about oshawa the city that he lived in he was a forerunner in bringing the kingdom of god in order to transform a city a region province and nation he built solid relationships with the mayors with regional councillors with members of provincial and federal parliaments he was uh he wanted to see impact on all seven mountains of influence and his ability to cheer on and encourage leaders that were engaging on those mountains was exhilarating pastor doc not only was a spiritual father at the embassy church but to many others in the nations i pray the lord will fill in those places where he will be missed that we as fathers and mothers would

rise up and take our place to care love and nurture and release the purposes of god to the nation of canada and the nations multiplication is part of the transformation process those of us who are being discipled are also expected to reproduce we are called to raise up sons and daughters of the most high faith and so on the apostle paul says imitate me as i am an imitator of christ in first corinthians 11 1 we see that i want i want to not only be a hearer of the word that pastor doug preached and sowed into my life but also a doer it is in the doing of the word that brings transformation to the city a nation faith without works is dead prayer is powerful and even more

powerful when willing and obedient disciples act on what they hear holy spirit saying through the word and in their prayer lives i just want to say how much marilyn and i rob and fran so appreciated the life of pastor doug schneider of all that he poured into us and i hope that we as leaders could do the same have the same impact have the same outreach and care for our communities thank you everyone for listening we'll see you next time this is Chris Byberg the director of the national house of prayer bye for now you