Audio & Video - Webinar & Podcasts Discussions

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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11 May, 2023

Faith Today TV How to bring out your creative side Ann-Margret Hovsepian, a Montreal author and illustrator, chats about the creative side each of us has been created with. 6:15

03 December, 2020

Webinar The Church and Covid: How are our pastors and leaders faring? The stresses of Covid-19 continue to weigh on Christian leaders. Watch this EFC webinar to see a great time of learning and discussion on how church and ministry leaders are faring. Our guests include Margaret Clarke of Briercrest Seminary; Tim Day of Waybase.com; and Dan Godard of Victory Church, Moose Jaw, Sask. Watch the recording made Dec. 3 now. 48:01

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

03 May, 2023

Faith Today TV New EFC president's vision for ministry David Guretzki reflects on how his gifts affect his new role as President and CEO of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. 3:14

30 June, 2020

Webinar Reopening Churches 2: What we know so far, and what we can learn as provinces reopen This interactive webinar explored where churches are as of June 30 in their reopening. Host Karen Stiller brought audience questions to Dr. Kami Kandola, chief public health officer for the Northwest Territories; Bruce Clemenger, president of the EFC; Dan Cochrane of CrossRoads Church (Red Deer, Alta.) and Roger Berg of Church on the Queensway (Toronto). 59:06

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

27 April, 2023

Faith Today TV Courage for caregivers Marjorie Thompson, a Presbyterian minister and author of Courage for Caregivers, offers reassuring and encouraging words on the spirituality of caregiving. 6:47

03 June, 2020

Webinar Reopening Churches: Sharing ideas, advice and experience As pandemic lockdowns eased, on June 3 EFC panel guests fielded your questions. Dr. Kami Kandola, chief public health officer, Northwest Territories; Dan Godard, Victory Church, Moose Jaw, Sask.; Troy Matchett, Eglise de la Grace / Grace Church, Bouctouche, N.B.; Rick Burdett, Outreach Canada Ministries; Bruce Clemenger, EFC; Karen Stiller, host. More resources: TheEFC.ca/Covid19 45:30

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

26 April, 2023

Faith Today TV An invitation to prayer Could your church open its doors for people to drop by the sanctuary during the week, with guided prayer prompts if they want them? Nina Schuurman-Drenth, a pastoral intern at Eucharist Church in Hamilton, Ont., gives a tour of their prayer spaces. 5:42

14 May, 2020

Webinar Karen Stiller spiritual memoir book launch - The Minister's Wife Karen Stiller is a veteran writer, editor (Faith Today) and host of the EFC Podcast. She discussed her new book The Minister's Wife: A memoir of faith, doubt, friendship, loneliness, forgiveness and more (Tyndale Publishers) with Mark Buchanan, theologian (Ambrose University) and author of many books including God Walk: Moving at the Speed of Your Soul (Zondervan, 2020). 54:02

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

30 March, 2020

Webinar Being Church and Neighbour During COVID-19: Crowdsourcing Great Ideas Learning from each other with audience ideas and tips on how you have been church and neighbour during this challenging time. Co-hosted by Faith Today editors Karen Stiller and Bill Fledderus. 45:45

26 April, 2023

Faith Today TV Mental health and the church Daniel Whitehead of Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries shares his journey with mental health and the Church, and casts a beautiful vision for all the Church could be. 3:25

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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