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31 October, 2025

Faith Today Podcast Episode 250 - Rick Hiemstra - Pastoral shortages? Calling and training for ministry

Faith Today TV Pastoral shortages? Calling and training for ministry Rick Hiemstra is a former Wesleyan pastor who now directs the EFC's Centre for Research on Church and Faith. He and host David Guretzki reflect on increasing concerns over upcoming pastor retirements and the shrinking numbers of future pastors. 47:50

05 December, 2025

Podcast Suffering, Identity & Hope: Christian Approaches to Caregiving Keith Dow is a theologian who focuses on care and community, as he does in his book "Formed Together: Mystery, Narrative, and Virtue in Christian Caregiving" (Baylor, 2021) and in his work with Karis Disability Services. He talks with host David Guretzki about Christian perspectives on disability, the ethics of care and issues like MAiD and euthanasia. 43:58

10 October, 2025

Faith Today Podcast Episode 249 - Glenn Smith (Christians in Montreal today and across history)

Faith Today TV Christians in Montreal today and across history Glenn Smith of McGill University recently published "Christians in the City of Montréal." He discusses the end of nominalist Christianity and what vibrant spirituality looks like in a culture that ignores transcendence. 51:05

08 June, 2021

Webinar Living well after the pandemic What have we learned from this challenging, weird, difficult pandemic experience as individuals and as the Church? Our expert panel -- Carolyn Arends, April Yamasaki, Ken Shigematsu and Danielle Strickland -- share their insights and experiences in spiritual health and wellness and how we can live even slightly tweaked lives based on our Covid-19 experiences. 60:36

20 November, 2025

Podcast Reaching and supporting migrants with the gospel Host David Guretzki chats with Shoaib Ebadi about reaching and supporting migrants with the gospel. Since 2010 Shoaib Ebadi and his wife have, from Canada, been running an evangelical TV program called Secret of Life, which is broadcast in Afghanistan where he grew up as a Muslim. Ebadi directs Square One World Media, an organization producing Christian content in Russian, Arabic, Low German, Spanish and more, including programs for Indigenous audiences in Canada. 40:23

01 October, 2025

Cross Connections Episode 2 - Not Without Prayer (Featuring Athlete, Coach and Mentor Leon Brown)

Faith Today TV Not without prayer David Guretzki, president of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, delves into the importance of prayer and how it relates to physical training in a wide-ranging conversation with athlete, coach and mentor Leon Brown. 34:52

18 May, 2021

Webinar Meet author Beth Severen, expert on reaching and keeping unchurched emerging adults Our first ever Meet the Author evening included Beth Seversen discussing her book Not Done Yet: Reaching and Keeping Unchurched Emerging Adults. Also the EFC's director of research Rick Hiemstra and Sid Koop, a Canadian youth ministry expert and speaker. Audio also available at www.faithtoday.ca/podcasts. 58:56

31 October, 2025

Podcast Pastoral shortages? Calling and training for ministry Rick Hiemstra is a former Wesleyan pastor who now directs the EFC's Centre for Research on Church and Faith. He and host David Guretzki reflect on increasing concerns over upcoming pastor retirements and the shrinking numbers of future pastors. 42:18

17 March, 2021

Webinar Conscience protection - How the Church can help medical professionals Churches have a role to play as the federal government expands assisted suicide. Medical professionals need conscience protection and are asking the Church to help. No one should be forced to participate in ending lives. Right now in Ontario there's opportunity to influence conscience legislation. Watch our March 17 discussion with doctors and the Coalition for HealthCARE and Conscience. 62:50

08 September, 2025

Cross Connections Episode 1 - Why We Go to Church (Featuring Pastor Matt Rice)

Faith Today TV Why we go to church David Guretzki, president of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, digs into some of the surprising benefits of regular church attendance, in conversation with Matt Rice, lead pastor of Trinity Bible Church near Ottawa. 46:50

14 October, 2025

Podcast Christians in Montreal today and across history Glenn Smith is the director of the graduate program in practical theology at McGill University. He recently published Christians in the City of Montréal (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025). He discusses with host David Guretzki the end of nominalist Christianity and what vibrant spirituality looks like in a culture that ignores the transcendent. 45:22

10 March, 2021

Webinar Medical professionals explain need for conscience protection Three doctors discuss the need for increased legal conscience protections in response to changes to Canada's euthanasia law. The EFC's Karen Stiller hosted Drs. Jane Dobson, Donato Gugliotta and Isabel Nunes from the Christian Medical and Dental Association of Canada. Learn more at TheEFC.ca/Conscience. 35:26

05 March, 2025

Prayer in turbulent times by David Guretzki

Faith Today TV Prayer in turbulent times What does it mean that God is our refuge? Watch a video message from columnist David Guretzki based on his column from our MarApr issue. Guretzki is president and resident theologian of The EFC. 4:48

11 September, 2025

Podcast Christian living in secular Canadian society Domenic Ruso is the author of The Bible for a Shifting Secular Age: Hearing the Truth You Need for the Life You Are Meant to Live (Cascade, 2025). He planted and leads a church called The180 in Laval, Que. He talks with host David Guretzki about the surprising shape of spiritual interest and disinterest among non-Christians today, and how we might respond to that reality.
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20 January, 2025

Faith Today TV Journalism serving the Church: Reflecting on the past 12 years at Faith Today The editors of Faith Today magazine and cohosts of its podcast – Karen Stiller and Bill Fledderus – sit together to reflect on their personal highlights from producing journalism together over the past 12+ years. Our 12th full podcast video. 35:34

21 February, 2023

Webinar Supporting Canadians to live: An update on MAiD and how the Church can engage What’s happening with assisted dying (MAiD)? What can individuals/churches do? This webinar by the EFC and Christian Medical and Dental Assoc'n shares on advocating for changes to the law, supporting alternatives to MAiD and practical ways to reach out. CMDA resources: NoOptionsNoChoice.com & bit.ly/NONCChurches. EFC resources at TheEFC.ca/MAIDactionkit, /LifeTogether & /DeclareAndResolve 49:26

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