​​Arkanjelo Wani Lemi serves the Evangelical Alliance of South Sudan. As new conflict and people migration impacts his country and Sudan to the north, he has been training pastors and churches to be peacemaking communities. The story of the Prince of Peace at work in South Sudan is a powerful call to church everywhere.

All Things Reconciled:  Reconciliation in South Sudan - Series 3 - Episode 3

​Arthur Boers, an Ontario professor and pastor, reflects on coming of age in 1960s and 1970s Canada in a Dutch Calvinist immigrant family scarred by the Nazi occupation and outbursts of violence passed from father to son. His journey included leaving the Reformed tradition in which he was raised for the peace-oriented Mennonite tradition and now worshipping in a liturgical Anglican tradition. On the podcast we talk about the benefits of being curious about how our upbringings shaped us, particularly our faith and our idea of gender roles.Arthur Boers is an Anglican priest and author of several award-winning books, including:- The Way Is Made by Walking: A Pilgrimage Along the Camino de Santiago- Living into Focus: Choosing What Matters in an Age of Distractions- Servants and Fools: A Biblical Theology of Leadership. He holds a DMin from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary and an MFA from Seattle Pacific University. He has also pastored in urban, suburban, rural and inner-city settings in Ontario and the Midwest and taught at several seminaries.https://www.arthurboers.com/​https://www.eerdmans.com/Products/8246/shattered.aspx

​Arthur Boers, an Ontario professor and pastor, reflects on coming of age in 1960s and 1970s Canada in a Dutch Calvinist immigrant family scarred by the Nazi occupation and outbursts of violence passed from father to son. His journey included leaving the Reformed tradition in which he was raised for the peace-oriented Mennonite tradition and now worshipping in a liturgical Anglican tradition. On the podcast we talk about the benefits of being curious about how our upbringings shaped us, particularly our faith and our idea of gender roles. Arthur Boers is an Anglican priest and author of several award-winning books, including: - The Way Is Made by Walking: A Pilgrimage Along the Camino de Santiago - Living into Focus: Choosing What Matters in an Age of Distractions - Servants and Fools: A Biblical Theology of Leadership. He holds a DMin from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary and an MFA from Seattle Pacific University. He has also pastored in urban, suburban, rural and inner-city settings in Ontario and the Midwest and taught at several seminaries. <a href="https://www.arthurboers.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.arthurboers.com/</a> ​<a href="https://www.eerdmans.com/Products/8246/shattered.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.eerdmans.com/Products/8246/shattered.aspx</a>

Making sense of an immigrant Christian upbringing - Ep 215

​​"Companionship in grief: How we can bring grace to a bereaved person" is an award-winning essay by Susie Colby, published in print last July. The author reads the article for us in this podcast. Susie Colby has worked with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for over 30 years in Canada, the US and around the world. Originally from California, she now calls Vancouver home.Read the print version at https://www.faithtoday.ca/Magazines/2022-Jul-Aug/Companionship-in-grief  Details on the award at https://www.faithtoday.ca/Magazines/2023-May-Jun/Eight-new-awards-for-Faith-Today

​​"Companionship in grief: How we can bring grace to a bereaved person" is an award-winning essay by Susie Colby, published in print last July. The author reads the article for us in this podcast. Susie Colby has worked with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for over 30 years in Canada, the US and around the world. Originally from California, she now calls Vancouver home. Read the print version at <a href="https://www.faithtoday.ca/Magazines/2022-Jul-Aug/Companionship-in-grief" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.faithtoday.ca/Magazines/2022-Jul-Aug/Companionship-in-grief</a> Details on the award at <a href="https://www.faithtoday.ca/Magazines/2023-May-Jun/Eight-new-awards-for-Faith-Today" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.faithtoday.ca/Magazines/2023-May-Jun/Eight-new-awards-for-Faith-Today</a>

How to help people who are grieving - Ep 214

​​The genocide in Rwanda in the 1994 left an indelible mark on the African country. Joseph Nyamutera, who lived through the horrors of that nightmarish spring and summer, shares of his own transformation and of the growth of a reconciled and reconciling people and ministry from the ashes of mourning and lament.

All Things Reconciled:  Reconciliation in Rwanda - Series 3 - Episode 2

​​​​​​A Short Guide to Reading the Bible Better is a new book by George Guthrie, a professor of New Testament at Regent College in Vancouver. We talk to him about how we can overcome the obstacles the prevent us from using the Bible to grow in our faith.https://www.regent-college.edu/faculty/full-time/george-guthrie https://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/products/a-short-guide-to-reading-the-bible-better-2/

​​​​​​A Short Guide to Reading the Bible Better is a new book by George Guthrie, a professor of New Testament at Regent College in Vancouver. We talk to him about how we can overcome the obstacles the prevent us from using the Bible to grow in our faith. <a href="https://www.regent-college.edu/faculty/full-time/george-guthrie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.regent-college.edu/faculty/full-time/george-guthrie</a> <a href="https://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/products/a-short-guide-to-reading-the-bible-better-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/products/a-short-guide-to-reading-the-bible-better-2/</a>

How to read our Bibles better - Ep 213

​Effective ministry -- and good seminary education -- can both benefit from paying attention to local context, says Anna Robbins, president of Acadia Divinity College in Nova Scotia. She chats with host Bill Fledderus about a series of initiatives at ADC known as East Coast Theology.https://acadiadiv.ca/east-coast-theology/ https://acadiadiv.ca/president/

​Effective ministry -- and good seminary education -- can both benefit from paying attention to local context, says Anna Robbins, president of Acadia Divinity College in Nova Scotia. She chats with host Bill Fledderus about a series of initiatives at ADC known as East Coast Theology. <a href="https://acadiadiv.ca/east-coast-theology/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://acadiadiv.ca/east-coast-theology/</a> <a href="https://acadiadiv.ca/president/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://acadiadiv.ca/president/</a>

East Coast Theology: Anna Robbins on the Relevance of a Seminary's Local Context - Ep 212

​How can we all help reduce the internal and external obstacles that impede women from using their gifts? Cathie Ostapchuk has some ideas. She is cofounder of Gather Women Canada, author of the 2019 book Brave Women, Bold Moves: Choosing Courage in a Culture of Conformity, a consultant, coach and podcaster. She spoke with host Bill Fledderus about her work mobilizing Canadian women to influence their world for Jesus Christ.Related websites: https://www.gatherwomen.com/ https://www.cathieostapchuk.com/ https://www.bravewomenboldmoves.com/

​How can we all help reduce the internal and external obstacles that impede women from using their gifts? Cathie Ostapchuk has some ideas. She is cofounder of Gather Women Canada, author of the 2019 book Brave Women, Bold Moves: Choosing Courage in a Culture of Conformity, a consultant, coach and podcaster. She spoke with host Bill Fledderus about her work mobilizing Canadian women to influence their world for Jesus Christ. Related websites: <a href="https://www.gatherwomen.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gatherwomen.com/</a> <a href="https://www.cathieostapchuk.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cathieostapchuk.com/</a> <a href="https://www.bravewomenboldmoves.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bravewomenboldmoves.com/</a>

Encouraging women in Canadian churches - Ep 211

All Things Reconciled: South Africa - The Power of Prayer in South Africa - Series 3 - Episode 1 by Faith Today

All Things Reconciled: South Africa - The Power of Prayer in South Africa - Series 3 - Episode 1

​​Do you view yourself as a creative person? Do you wish you had more time to write poetry, paint, knit, work with wood or just colour a picture? 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...Ann-Margret is a Montreal-based author, illustrator and professional and widely-published doodler, who runs Buttercup Design Studio.Visit Ann-Margret's creative and inspiring site: https://www.annhovsepian.com

​​Do you view yourself as a creative person? Do you wish you had more time to write poetry, paint, knit, work with wood or just colour a picture? 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... Ann-Margret is a Montreal-based author, illustrator and professional and widely-published doodler, who runs Buttercup Design Studio. Visit Ann-Margret's creative and inspiring site: <a href="https://www.annhovsepian.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.annhovsepian.com</a>

How to bring out your creative side - Ep 210

​Canadian prayer networks have flourished in just the past two or three years. Hear from three national leaders about how their network developed and how they have come to cooperate together for initiatives such as Ignite Prayer and Worship Summits. Includes Chris Byberg (NHOP), Roger Helland (EFC) and Dale Winder (BGEA).https://www.billygraham.ca/pastors-prayer-forum/ https://www.prayerwalkchallenge.ca https://www.TheEFC.ca/Ignite https://www.nhop.ca

​Canadian prayer networks have flourished in just the past two or three years. Hear from three national leaders about how their network developed and how they have come to cooperate together for initiatives such as Ignite Prayer and Worship Summits. Includes Chris Byberg (NHOP), Roger Helland (EFC) and Dale Winder (BGEA). <a href="https://www.billygraham.ca/pastors-prayer-forum/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.billygraham.ca/pastors-prayer-forum/</a> <a href="https://www.prayerwalkchallenge.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.prayerwalkchallenge.ca</a> <a href="https://www.TheEFC.ca/Ignite" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.TheEFC.ca/Ignite</a> <a href="https://www.nhop.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nhop.ca</a>

Canadian prayer networks and Ignite prayer summits - Ep 209

The Faith Today Podcast-Conversation inspired by Canada's Christian magazine.  The podcast features interviews with Canadian Christians as they sort through the pressing issues of the day and topics like spiritual growth and health, other religions, religious freedom, vocation, and tough questions of faith and living in contemporary society.

The Faith Today Podcast

Researchers Rick Hiemstra of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and Sam Reimer of Crandall University unpack the (sometimes surprising) results of a 2019 survey of religiosity in Canada. Things might not be what you think they are....

The State of Religion in Canada

Lawson Murray, president of Scripture Union, unveils a new report revealing trends and insights into children's ministry.

Children's Ministry in Canada Today

Jordan Peterson

A conversation held at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church in Toronto with Faith Today's Karen Stiller and Wycliffe College's Ephraim Radner.

Is Jordan Peterson's work compatible with Christianity

This Faith Today article points to a way forward into spiritual flourishing in a world that pressures us to acheive.

Survival Habits Of The Soul

This Faith Today article by author and professor Paul Chamberlain digs into the common reasons people leave the faith, and what we can do about it.

Why People Stop Believing and What we can do About it

Writer Jen Michel Pollock helps us examine our ways of wanting, and how God wants to give generously to us.

Teach us to want

Flowers for the Pastor’s Wife is an online community created by and for pastors’ wives in rural and small-town North America. Wendy McCready is the assistant administrator for the ministry and its Canadian head. She joins us from Alma, Ontario, to talk about the ministry and what it’s all about. Including tackling the age-old question: Can pastor's wives really be friends with people in their congregations?

What is it like to be a pastor's wife? A look at the challenges and the beauty of this unique life.

Willard Metzger

Willard Metzger is the new executive director of Citizens for Public Justice, is a national organization that promotes public justice in Canada by shaping key policy debates through research and analysis, publishing and public dialogue.

Canadian Christians are called to be involved: An Interview with Willard Metzger

Kevin John White won the 2018 Best New Canadian Manuscript Contest, held by The Word Guild, a Christian community of writers, editors, speakers, publishers, booksellers, and librarians. His book will be published by Castle Quay, a Canadian Christian publisher.Kevin’s book is a memoir that details his years on the street and on the road, and his battle with addiction and the mercy he experienced in recovery.

Kevin John White won the 2018 Best New Canadian Manuscript Contest, held by The Word Guild, a Christian community of writers, editors, speakers, publishers, booksellers, and librarians. His book will be published by Castle Quay, a Canadian Christian publisher. Kevin’s book is a memoir that details his years on the street and on the road, and his battle with addiction and the mercy he experienced in recovery.

Dancing on a Razor:  How writing and community helped an author heal

Rick Hiemstra

Renegotiating Faith: The Delay in Young Adult Identity Formation and What It Means for the Church in Canada, is a new body of research investigating the transition time when many Canadian youth leave the church. The research also provides simple strategies for how faith communities can help youth maintain a vital faith identity. In this podcast, Karen Stiller interviews head researcher Rick Hiemstra about what the research revealed, and what parents and churches can learn.To download the report go to: http://RenegotiatingFaith.ca/

Renegotiating Faith: The Delay in Young Adult Identity Formation and What It Means for the Church in Canada, is a new body of research investigating the transition time when many Canadian youth leave the church. The research also provides simple strategies for how faith communities can help youth maintain a vital faith identity. In this podcast, Karen Stiller interviews head researcher Rick Hiemstra about what the research revealed, and what parents and churches can learn. To download the report go to: <a href="http://RenegotiatingFaith.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://RenegotiatingFaith.ca/</a>

Renegotiating Faith: An interview with Rick Hiemstra about the youth and faith research

A rule of life is an ancient spiritual tradition that helps Christians map out a pathway to greater devotion. In this Faith Today article, writer and pastor Darryl Dash leads us through the process of creating our own.Read this and more at:  http://www.faithtoday.ca/20170304

A rule of life is an ancient spiritual tradition that helps Christians map out a pathway to greater devotion. In this Faith Today article, writer and pastor Darryl Dash leads us through the process of creating our own. Read this and more at: <a href="http://www.faithtoday.ca/20170304" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.faithtoday.ca/20170304</a>

How to create a rule of life

Dispatches from the Global VillageBy: Brian Stiller.Read the blog at:  https://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/Communications/Dispatches-from-Brian-Stiller/August-2018/So-much-for-Secular-Canada-allowing-diversityTrinity Western University, a Canadian liberal arts university, planned to open a law school as part of its vision to prepare Christians to serve in public and civic life. It wasn’t long before their plan triggered the ire of provincial law societies.  In the end, this case ended up before the Supreme Court of Canada which ruled that provincial law societies could refuse to admit TWU law grads from practising law. Their ruling was based on their objection to the university’s community covenant: it requires students to agree to abstain from “sexual intimacy that violates the sacredness of marriage between a man and woman.”Why does this matter to Christians inside and outside of Canada?First, it shows how a country’s top court can render a verdict in favor of human rights, biased against religious freedom. When the two ideas butt heads, religious freedom is the loser.Second, it makes short shrift of the model that within a diverse society a plurality of ideas and beliefs can exist together. Third, it keeps faith from being public.Fourth, it assumes that Christian standards and beliefs for an institution are not essential to its identity, self-definition nor existence, but a preference.Fifth, the decision is based on what the justices determined are “values,” neither defined nor included in the Charter: here they become what the court deems is implied.

Dispatches from the Global Village By: Brian Stiller. Read the blog at: <a href="https://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/Communications/Dispatches-from-Brian-Stiller/August-2018/So-much-for-Secular-Canada-allowing-diversity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/Communications/Dispatches-from-Brian-Stiller/August-2018/So-much-for-Secular-Canada-allowing-diversity</a> Trinity Western University, a Canadian liberal arts university, planned to open a law school as part of its vision to prepare Christians to serve in public and civic life. It wasn’t long before their plan triggered the ire of provincial law societies. In the end, this case ended up before the Supreme Court of Canada which ruled that provincial law societies could refuse to admit TWU law grads from practising law. Their ruling was based on their objection to the university’s community covenant: it requires students to agree to abstain from “sexual intimacy that violates the sacredness of marriage between a man and woman.” Why does this matter to Christians inside and outside of Canada? First, it shows how a country’s top court can render a verdict in favor of human rights, biased against religious freedom. When the two ideas butt heads, religious freedom is the loser. Second, it makes short shrift of the model that within a diverse society a plurality of ideas and beliefs can exist together. Third, it keeps faith from being public. Fourth, it assumes that Christian standards and beliefs for an institution are not essential to its identity, self-definition nor existence, but a preference. Fifth, the decision is based on what the justices determined are “values,” neither defined nor included in the Charter: here they become what the court deems is implied.

So much for Secular Canada allowing diversity

What does Jesus mean when he tells us to be persistent in prayer. In this podcast, writer Carolyn Arends shares her own struggles with this question, and how she is resolving it.

Prayer: A problem of persistence

Doug Koop is a spiritual health practitioner at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg. He’s also a writer. Both of those vocations came together in a Faith Today magazine article about devout Christian people who experience an unexpected amount of fear or anxiety as they near death.  We spoke to him about his research and his experiences with this reality.

Afraid to die: When the devout experience intense fear at the end of life

Max Lucado

Donald Trump

Author and pastor Max Lucado speaks to us about his latest book, Unshakable Hope: Building our Lives on the Promises of God. We go deep on his writing process and his unusual decision to speak out with concern about Donald Trump.

Author Max Lucado on writing, Donald Trump and how God's promises hold strong, even in tough times.

Author and pastor Darryl Dash shares with us the three core areas every Christian should be engaged with in order to grow, and the simple techniques that can help us all in our spiritual lives.

How to Grow: Applying the Gospel to all of your life

A therapist offers tips on mental and spiritual health in a challenging time.

Peace in the Pandemic

Barry Slauenwhite

“We must continually ask ourselves as we invest time, money, resources and energy into helping those in poverty: Are we doing so strategically?” That question is at the heart of a new book called “Strategic Compassion: Reuniting the good news and good works in the fight against poverty” by Barry Slauenwhite, president of Compassion Canada. In this interview with Karen Stiller, Slauenwhite defines poverty in a way you might not expect and challenges the Canadian Church to truly respond in a holistic manner. He also takes us behind the scenes of child sponsorship and explains how this form of help really works.

What does the gospel have to do with poverty? An interview with Barry Slauenwhite

Dr. Joel Thiessen studies religion and culture in Canada. He is Professor of Sociology &amp; Director of Flourishing Congregations Institute at Ambrose University in Calgary. Joel joins us in this podcast for a conversation about what exactly makes a church flourish. And what does that mean anyway? Especially in today’s Canada when so many churches are struggling to stay alive.

Are you in a flourishing church? How do you know when you've found one?

Read the entire article at:  https://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/Communications/Dispatches-from-Brian-Stiller/May-2018/Six-Takeaways-from-The-Future-of-Evangelicalism-inAt an April 2018 meeting near Chicago, fifty Evangelical leaders of various ministries, ethnicities and churches explored the theme: The Future of Evangelicalism in America. The conveners making no claim to represent a full round of Evangelical views and with no pretense of attempting to arrive at solutions, were courageous and ambitious, even though it was evident that (at best) this was just the beginning of a conversation. While some points might well serve Evangelicals in other parts of the world, this was America’s turn. At this point in Christian history, American Evangelicals are caught in a situation of their own making. Here are my takeaways.

Read the entire article at: <a href="https://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/Communications/Dispatches-from-Brian-Stiller/May-2018/Six-Takeaways-from-The-Future-of-Evangelicalism-in" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/Communications/Dispatches-from-Brian-Stiller/May-2018/Six-Takeaways-from-The-Future-of-Evangelicalism-in</a> At an April 2018 meeting near Chicago, fifty Evangelical leaders of various ministries, ethnicities and churches explored the theme: The Future of Evangelicalism in America. The conveners making no claim to represent a full round of Evangelical views and with no pretense of attempting to arrive at solutions, were courageous and ambitious, even though it was evident that (at best) this was just the beginning of a conversation. While some points might well serve Evangelicals in other parts of the world, this was America’s turn. At this point in Christian history, American Evangelicals are caught in a situation of their own making. Here are my takeaways.

Six Takeaways from The Future of Evangelicalism in America

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The best podcast episodes on romantic relationships. Episodes talk about the 5 love languages, intimacy, and the taboo topics of sexual desires and infidelity. This topic is a deep dive into the science and complexities that face us in our relationships with others. Add episodes you're interested into your queue below!