Guest host David Guretzki speaks with Dom Ruso, who leads a church called The180 in Laval, Que., that he helped to plant in 2016. Ruso was born and raised in Montreal, holds a PhD in historical theology and has also worked pastoring young adults. The180 church is an interdenominational church under the umbrella of The Alliance Canada. Ruso has a new book coming in September called The Bible in a Shifting Secular Age (Cascade, 2025).

Jesse Nickel of Columbia Bible College in Abbotsford, B.C., published a compelling book last year about how Jesus' ministry and presentation of the Kingdom of God contrast with human understandings of power ("A Revolutionary Jesus: Violence and Peacemaking in the
Kingdom of God," Fortress Press, 2024). He talks with host Bill Fledderus about the challenge we face to understand shalom is at the heart of Jesus’ teachings and life.

Lisa Pak serves at Finishing the Task, a Great Commission initiative led by Rick Warren, founder of Saddleback Church. Her title at that “network of networks” is director of partnerships in Asia, for young leaders and women. She talked with guest host David Guretzki about diaspora communities and engaging younger generations with the gospel. 

Host Karen Stiller moderates a discussion among church specialists EFC President David Guretzki, Tyndale Intercultural Ministries Centre director Dorothy Pang and Dr. Lee Beach from McMaster Divinity College. The episode also features a Q&A session that took place as part of the event held at Evangel Temple, in October 2024.

Have you ever felt intimidated to share your faith with a coworker, friend, loved one or neighbour? Judy Paulsen, professor of evangelism at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto helps us deal with those fears in her sit-down with hosts Karen Stiller and Sammy Kyereme. Paulsen focuses on biblical conversion stories as a guide and reflects on how sharing stories of God’s work in us encourages relationship with Christ for others.