The Sowers. features stories and best practices from Canadian church planters and leaders who are influencing kingdom movement and impacting their communities. With a whimsical thoughtful approach and format, episodes and conversations are easy to follow with tangible action steps at each episode’s conclusion. Insights gained can be used as teaching and inspiration for ministry whether personal or church specific.
Hosted by Matt Naismith, The Sowers. podcast desires to help and inspire every listener to become a sower in the places where they live, work, learn and play. Matt was a church planter and local pastor, before transitioning to a catalyst and strategist role for a church planting network.
The Sowers. features stories and best practices from Canadian church planters and leaders who are influencing kingdom movement and impacting their communities. With a whimsical thoughtful approach and format, episodes and conversations are easy to follow with tangible action steps at each episode’s conclusion. Insights gained can be used as teaching and inspiration for ministry whether personal or church specific.
Hosted by Matt Naismith, The Sowers. podcast desires to help and inspire every listener to become a sower in the places where they live, work, learn and play. Matt was a church planter and local pastor, before transitioning to a catalyst and strategist role for a church planting network.
In this deeply personal and inspiring episode of The Sowers Podcast, we sit down with Sunder Krishnan—a man whose journey from nuclear engineering to pastoral ministry is a testament to God’s calling and grace.
Born and raised in New Delhi, India, Sunder completed high school in 1961 and graduated from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology in 1967. He went on to earn his Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in Boston in 1969. That same year, he joined Atomic Energy of Canada, where he spent over a decade working in safety analysis for nuclear generating stations.
But in 1980, Sunder made a life-altering decision: he left his engineering career to join the pastoral staff at Rexdale Alliance Church, where he served faithfully until his retirement in 2016. His passion for teaching the Scriptures and mentoring the next generation has continued ever since.
In this episode, Sundar shares:
+How Youth for Christ played a pivotal role in his journey to faith
+His search for logical answers to spiritual questions
+The transition from a technical career to full-time ministry
+Why prayer, scripture, and holiness are inseparable in the Christian life
+How mentoring requires sensitivity to individual backgrounds
+The challenges of sharing faith in today’s secular culture
+Practical ways everyday Christians can live missionally and authentically
+The power of hospitality, blessing, and presence in discipleship
+Encouragement for the younger generation rising up in faith
Sundar and his wife Shyamala were married in 1971 and have two married children, Vijay and Sheila, along with six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Today, they worship at The Well, where Vijay his son serves as lead pastor.
This episode is a call to live intentionally, to sow seeds of hope, and to be the presence of Jesus in the lives of others.
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Chapters
00:00 Sunder's Journey to Faith
04:52 The Impact of Youth for Christ
08:31 Transitioning to Ministry Leadership
15:02 The Connection Between Prayer, Scripture, and Holiness
20:10 Understanding Holiness and Its Dimensions
26:03 Mentoring and Discipleship in Practice
31:50 Navigating Secular Culture and Its Challenges
38:51 Encouragement for Everyday Followers of Jesus
43:47 NEWCHAPTER