Building the Church by Training Preachers

A Short Word, November 2026
Through a twisting set of circumstances, Eric Richard found himself Senior Pastor of a church plant in the city of Brossard, south of Montreal. Canada’s Quebec province needs more churches: in 2023 Mission Quebec estimated there was only one church per every 106,000 people. So Eric was committed to church planting, but also realized he was underprepared for the task of preaching.

To grow, he has begun studying at the Chicago Course on Preaching. Coming for five weeks at a time, he will spend the next few years going through the Course while continuing to lead his church. Eric’s training at Chicago Course is vital for both his short term and long term aspirations in ministry–to serve Doxa Church well and to raise up more French-Canadian preachers. He is currently training two at his church. And he longs for the day when he can serve other pastors in the region. According to Eric, “We need more Bible preachers in our province, because I think that’s what builds a church and saves people.”

Please pray for Eric and other students who are training for a lifetime of building the church by preaching God’s Word and training others to do the same.

In Christ,
Jeremy Meeks
Director of the Chicago Course on Preaching
Charles Simeon Trust