Hear week 6 of our Winter Learning Series, Unreliable Instincts: The Case for a Robust Christian Imagination with Joash Thomas.

Hear week 5 of our Winter Learning Series, Unreliable Instincts: The Case for a Robust Christian Imagination with Angela Reitsma Bick.

Hear week 4 of our Winter Learning Series, Unreliable Instincts: The Case for a Robust Christian Imagination with Kirsten Jeffrey Johnson.

Hear week 3 of our Winter Learning Series, Unreliable Instincts: The Case for a Robust Christian Imagination with Brian Dijkema.

Hear week 2 of our Winter Learning Series, Unreliable Instincts : The Case for a Robust Christian Imagination with Marty Solomon.

Hear week 1 of our Winter Learning Series, Unreliable Instincts : The Case for a Robust Christian Imagination with Jon Berends.

Join Jon and Madi on the Act Five front porch as they chat with students, staff, and residents about this past year at Act Five. It's a chance to hear stories, what they learned, and how this year was formational for each of them.

Our Porch Podcast episodes are designed to give you, our broader community, a sneak peak into life at the Act Five house, so we hope you enjoy hearing from each person who joined in on this episode to share.

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We are wrapping up our Winter Learning Series with Joash Thomas! Join Madi and Jon as they talk with Joash about justice, restoration, the critical role of looking back to ancient history, and how places shape our imaginations.

What a series this has been! If you’ve missed any of the conversations prior, the whole collection of speakers is well worth the listen. All of their talks from Unreliable Instincts will be posted in May 2026. Stay tuned.

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References from the Conversation:

• The Justice of Jesus
• Learn more about Joash

Events:

• Graduation

To connect with us, find us here:

• ⁠Website⁠
• ⁠Instagram⁠
• ⁠Facebook⁠
• ⁠Subscribe to our Newsletter⁠
• ⁠Read the Blog⁠
• Ways to Give⁠

Applications:

• ⁠Gap Year ⁠
• Residency Program

Sponsors:

• Resonate Global Mission: We help send missionaries as well as our churches and their members to share the gospel with people from other cultures. We inspire, inform, equip, and support them to witness to Christ—and we are convicted that the gospel is at work not only for others, but also for ourselves. The relationships and imagination brought by engaging cross-culturally helps our denomination to continue to grow spiritually. Learn more at www.resonateglobalmission.org
• Stronger Philanthropy: Stronger Philanthropy connects the right donors with the right charities, facilitating the kind of strategic, targeted giving that leads to real and lasting social change. By providing advisory services that bridge the gap between donors and the charitable sector, Stronger Philanthropy plays a critical role in strengthening the impact of Canadian philanthropy. Learn more at strongerphilanthropy.ca
• The Priscilla and Stanford Reid Trust: For over 25 years the Reid Trust has supported both creative and traditional initiatives in Reformed and Presbyterian theological education in Canada.