Lead Pastor Update

Jeremy Norton, Lead Pastor (October 2025)

Some seasons stretch us more than we expect. They test our patience, our calling, and sometimes even our faith. For me, these past months have been exactly that kind of season: a blend of leadership decisions, theological tension, graduate coursework, and walking our family through Nicole’s cancer journey. And yet, through every part of it, I’ve seen God’s faithfulness in every season sustain us in ways I could never have managed on my own.

Ministry has felt a bit like walking in fog; leading, preaching, loving, and praying without always seeing what God’s doing as He goes before me. Adding surgeries and recovery, chemo treatments, while parenting three teenage boys, and more treatment still to come, life has felt full. Yet through it all, God’s remained faithfully steady, carrying us step by step and providing faith and endurance along the way.

The apostle Paul wrote, “He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it” (1 Thessalonians 5:24). That verse is an anchor for me as a pastoral leader. God doesn’t ask me to carry the outcome; He simply calls me to trust Him.

I’ve also seen His faithfulness through His church. My pastoral colleagues (Aaron, Herber, and Byron) have stepped up to share my load. Friends and family have become prayer warriors. Many of you sent meals, cards, and notes of encouragement. And a faithful group of young adults (you know who you are) welcomed our boys into your home each Tuesday evening while Nicole recovered from chemo.

These moments of grace have reminded me that weakness and dependence on God (and on the body of Christ) are themselves acts of worship. They strip away the illusion of control and draw us back to prayer, gratitude, and rest.

In some ways, this has been a season of forced rest. Sitting and supporting, waiting and watching, teaching me that God still works even when I have to stop. In silence, He’s still speaking. In stillness, He’s still moving.

I may not know exactly what the next season holds, but we’ve been given a rough idea. Later this month, we’ll travel to Vancouver for another surgery, then return home for a period of recovery before heading back in December for nine radiation treatments over two weeks. My parents plan to come up and stay with our boys during that time, and we’re so grateful for their support.

Through it all, I’m at peace, knowing who holds tomorrow. God’s faithfulness hasn’t wavered yet, and it won’t start now. Thank you, Mountainview Church, for being a living picture of His faithfulness to me and my family.

Peace,

Jeremy Norton, Lead Pastor
Mountainview Church, Whitehorse, YT