Podcasts

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20 October, 2023
Podcast Christians can take small steps in creation care Anthony Siegrist joins our host Bill Fledderus to talk about why some Christians are hesitant to engage in environmental issues, and what churches and individuals might do to start to be engaged.
 
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01 August, 2023
Podcast Making sense of an immigrant Christian upbringing, with Arthur Boers In this episode Arthur Boers discusses his recent memoir "Shattered" and the benefits of being curious about how our upbringings shaped us, particularly our faith and our idea of gender roles. 29:36
16 June, 2023
Podcast How to help people who are grieving Susie Colby of Vancouver draws on personal experience to speak with host Karen Stiller on how we could help people who are grieving. 36:30
02 June, 2023
Podcast How to read our Bibles better George Guthrie, author of ​​A Short Guide to Reading the Bible Better and a prof at Regent College in Vancouver, talks with us about how we can overcome the obstacles the prevent us from using the Bible to grow in our faith. 28:25
29 May, 2023
Podcast East Coast Theology: Anna Robbins on the relevance of a seminary's local context Seminary president Anna Robbins discusses how effective ministry and good theological education can both benefit from paying attention to local context. 31:01
11 May, 2023
Podcast Encouraging women in Canadian churches

​How can we all help reduce the internal and external obstacles that impede women from using their gifts? Cathie Ostapchuk of Gather Women Canada has some ideas. 

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21 April, 2023
Podcast How to bring out your creative side

This conversation with Canadian creative Ann-Margret Hovsepian is all about getting you moving more deeply into your creative side – with a bit of side dip into pondering why colouring has become an activity for adults.

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31 March, 2023
Podcast Canadian prayer networks and Ignite prayer summits Hear from three national leaders about how their networks have developed and how they have come to cooperate together for initiatives such as Ignite Prayer and Worship Summits. 38:09
15 March, 2023
Podcast New EFC president's vision for ministry

Who is David Guretzki, the new president and CEO of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada? In this episode we chat about the EFC’s role in the Christian community across Canada and Guretzki's hopes for the future (and also about his astrophotography hobby and his cat Scrunchy).

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27 February, 2023
Podcast Seasons of Sorrow Tim Challies brings the hard-earned wisdom and insights of the bereaved that can help us make sense of what can feel impossible to understand. From his experience, we can also learn how to best help those who are experiencing grief. 36:02
16 February, 2023
Podcast We need more Christians in movies, theatre and TV ​Calgary theatre director Val Lieske (Fire Exit Theatre, Ambrose University) talks with us about the importance of training Christian actors and storytellers. 34:32
26 January, 2023
Podcast Mental health and the church

​How can the Church do better with mental health? That is a big and important question these days. Daniel Whitehead is our guest, CEO of Vancouver-based Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries.

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13 January, 2023
Podcast A messier approach to discipling children

Lesli van Milligen is Canadian director, congregational ministry (and team lead for regional catalyzers) of the Christian Reformed Church in North America. She joins Karen Stiller to offer encouragement and insights for parents and churches alike.

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15 December, 2022 Marjorie Thompson
Podcast We are offering courage for caregivers with Marjorie Thompson Marjorie J. Thompson has reassuring and encouraging words for us as we dig into the spirituality of caregiving. 34:27
01 December, 2022
Podcast How a workplace can be a place to flourish ​Al Lopus wrote the book, literally, on what a flourishing workplace is. He talks with us about his two decades of work at Best Christian Workplaces Institute and how toxic workplaces can change into places where people love what they do and find deep satisfaction. 26:56
17 November, 2022
Podcast Carla Funk shares how to write your own life story Carla Funk joins us and shares on how she wrote about her life and encourages us how to do the same 38:58