SKMB Staff
Rev. Philip A. Gunther - Director of Ministry
Gunther began his role as Director of Ministry October 2016. He has served in a lead pastor role for 25 years and participated in SKMB governance ministry as Executive Secretary, Assistant Moderator and Moderator. Gunther is a graduate of University of the Fraser Valley, Columbia Bible College, Trinity Western University, Eastern Mennonite Seminary and Canadian Theological Seminary.
Contact: phil@skmb.ca
Heather Filazek - Website and Communique Administrator
Heather began her role with SKMB September 2017. She assists with keeping the SKMB website up to date, updating church and leadership e-mail addresses and sending out the bi-monthly newsletter.
Contact: office@skmb.ca
Aaron Hepting - Media Communications
Tanya Bargen - Events Administrator
Tanya Bargen has served her church family for over 20 years in the areas of Worship, Children’s, and administrative ministry. She enjoys her career as a private music teacher and a school secretary. Tanya and her family are members of Hope Fellowship Church, Saskatoon.
Contact: tanyabargen@sasktel.net
Luke Etelamaki - Discipleship Coach
Luke Etelamaki - Discipleship CoachLuke is the Pastor of The Compass West church in Regina, Saskatchewan (2015). He is married to Bailey and they have four children. Luke received a diploma from Youth With A Mission (2006) and graduated from Columbia Bible College in B.C. (2011). Luke has previously served as a youth pastor in Estevan, Saskatchewan.
Contact: luke@compassregina.com
Recent News
Jul 23, 2024
General
Coaching Opportunity
Hello SKMB leaders,
My name is David Simpson. I am presently pursuing certification as an executive coach through Royal Roads University in Victoria, BC. To achieve this certification, I am required to spend a designated number of hours coaching clients. This opportunity is available for SKMB pastors or directors to engage in a unique learning experience. This opportunity is a collaborative effort with the SKMB Director of Ministry.
Jul 23, 2024
General
Seven Ways to Bless Your Camp in 2024
Friends, God is at work in our Christian camps and we as disciples of Jesus need to support this ministry wholeheartedly. Let me share seven ways you can support SKMB’s two camps (Redberry and West Bank).
Jul 16, 2024
CCMBC News
A Good Word
The power of wise counsel.
“Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do!”
Proverbs 4:7a NLT
“Who is a wise man? He who learns of all men.”
The Talmud[i]
There are particular people God allows to cross our path of discipleship, fellow sojourners who change the trajectory of our spiritual formation. I remember the good word given to me by Haldane Rowan, director of Capernwray Torchbearers Australia. His good word came to me when I was a twenty-two-year-old student at Capernwray and, at best, a lukewarm disciple of Jesus
[i] Central religious text of Rabbinic Judaism