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  • Best episodes of season 9

    Best episodes of season 9
    2026/06/30
    Among the conversations we've had this year, which were the most urgent, mind-changing or practical? Podcast coordinator Sammy Kyereme and host Bill Fledderus reflect on what has stuck with them. This short episode is a great way to find which of the past 15 episodes would suit you best. Here's our list with those available on video noted by (TV). Most urgent episodes: Both related to the Canadian government's declining support for foreign aid, with Andy Harrington (#261) and Laura Solberg (#253) Most theologically challenging: Jesse Nickel (#247) on the centrality of peace-making and the rejection of violence in Jesus’ Kingdom Most practical for daily living: Molly Thomas (#255 TV) on hoaxes and the call on Christians to be truth seekers. Daniel Collado (#254 TV) on learning from Indigenous people about transformational relationships instead of transactional ones. Floyd Brobbel (#256 TV) on responding to religious persecution. Most thought provoking about culture: Jonathan Maracle/Adam Kline (#257 TV) on humility about what might be cultural in our Christianity. Shoaib Ebadi (#251) on recognizing and prioritizing crosscultural ministry within our own society, for example to immigrants. Most inspiring: Patty Bowman Kingsley (#258 TV) on bringing her whole self including her faith into public spaces and connecting to people through making art. Most practical for ministry: Rick Hiemstra (#250 TV) calling attention to our need to recognize a shortage of pastors and to rethink how churches can encourage and support pastors. Mark Peterkins (#259) on connecting for citywide mission. Jason Ballard (#260) on connecting to sustain pastoral vocation. Most insightful around societal trends: Dom Ruso (#248) on finding atheists indifferent rather than angry and finding interest in the supernatural. Glenn Smith (#249) TV) on Christian community today being a vibrant minority in a society where Christianity is no longer assumed and held by people as a way to belong in society. Keith Dow (#252 TV) on disability and care.
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    35 分
  • Tackling global hunger through the Canadian Foodgrains Bank

    Tackling global hunger through the Canadian Foodgrains Bank
    2026/06/08
    Andy Harrington is the executive director of Canadian Foodgrains Bank, a partnership of 15 Canadian churches and their agencies working together to end global hunger. He describes the challenging state of global aid work, government funding and how Canadians can respond.
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    42 分
  • The Pastorate, a Canadian pastor support network - Ep 260

    The Pastorate, a Canadian pastor support network - Ep 260
    2026/05/22
    Jason Ballard of Vancouver is the director and founder of The Pastorate (formerly Canadian Church Leaders Network), an organization that comes alongside pastors in Canada to strengthen their heart, skill and vision to equip them for a lifetime of faithful, vibrant ministry. The Pastorate produces a podcast (many episodes are interviews with Canadian pastors) and facilitates year-long groups for emerging leaders and for lead pastors. Ballard is also lead pastor at The Way Church in Vancouver, B.C., and involved in The Way College. (Previously, he served with Alpha International and pioneered the Alpha Youth Film Series, which has been used by churches around the world to engage over a million teenagers worldwide in conversations about faith and Jesus.) https://www.thepastorate.ca/ The Pastorate Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@thepastoratecanada The Way College The Way Church Podcast
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    42 分
  • Working for citywide Christian unity

    Working for citywide Christian unity
    2026/05/15
    Mark Peterkins is executive director of One Way Ministries in Ottawa. He speaks with host Bill Fledderus about Pray Ottawa, Love Ottawa, the Big Give, networks for workplace and pastoral leaders and other efforts to spur on gospel action in their region and beyond. https://onewayministries.ca/about/our-team/ https://thebiggive.ca/ https://onewayministries.ca/love-ottawa/ https://onewayministries.ca/pray-ottawa/ https://onewayministries.ca/workplace-network/ https://onewayministries.ca/pastors-network/ https://onewayministries.ca/ministry-wives/ Lead with Prayer: The Spiritual Habits of World-Changing Leaders by by Ryan Skoog, Peter Greer and Cameron Doolittle (FaithWords, 2025). The City-Wide Church: Unity That God Blesses by Richard Long (One Way Ministries, 2024).
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    29 分
  • Christian creativity as witness

    Christian creativity as witness
    2026/04/29
    Patty Bowman Kingsley of Ajax, Ont., is an artist who uses her painting and public speaking to encourage community transformation. She talks with host Bill Fledderus about: Why creativity matters to God How art can be a prophetic and practical tool for transformation Mobilizing creativity for the common good in schools, churches, and public spaces Listen to hear stories and strategies and spiritual insights. Website https://www.pattykingsley.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pattybowmankingsley Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pattykingsley/ Email pbk@sympatico.ca ACT in Canada https://actincanada.ca/
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    42 分
  • Sacred Assembly and the cultural baggage we bring to Christianity

    Sacred Assembly and the cultural baggage we bring to Christianity
    2026/04/16
    Adam Kline is director of intercultural missions at the Free Methodist Church in Canada. Jonathan Maracle is a Mohawk musician from Tyendinaga, not far from Kline's home in Belleville, Ont. They reflect with host Bill Fledderus about how our ethnic background can influence church practices and theology. Maracle's music career launched at an important event called Sacred Assembly back in 1995, and he and Kline recently attended a 30th anniversary of it in January 2026, which lead to discussion about how church understandings around Indigenous culture have changed over those years. More about the band Maracle performs with at brokenwalls.com More about Kline's denominational work fmcic.ca/missions An article Kline wrote on the Blanket Exercise loveismoving.ca/2023/09/11/a-shared-story-and-a-new-song Online recordings of the January 2026 event Commemorating1995sa.ca (in the Commemoration tab)
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    53 分
  • Understanding persecution in the global Church

    Understanding persecution in the global Church
    2026/03/30
    Floyd Brobbel leads Voice of the Martyrs Canada and has worked with the ministry for more than two decades. He joins host David Guretzki to discuss the current mission and purpose of VOMC and ongoing ways to support Christians worldwide who are being persecuted for their faith. He also shares about his book, “Trouble on the Way: Persecution in the Christian Life,” which received the Debra Fieguth Social Justice Award from The Word Guild in 2021. He gives insights into work in Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, India, China and the Middle East. He explains VOMC's commitment to informing Canadian Christians on how they can encourage, support and pray for those who are suffering for Christ. Voice of the Martyrs Canada profile: https://www.vomcanada.com/floyd-brobbel.htm Floyd Brobbel's book: Trouble on the Way: Persecution in the Christian Life (2021)
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    48 分
  • Coping with misinformation - Ep 255

    Coping with misinformation - Ep 255
    2026/02/27
    Molly Thomas is the host and producer of Big [If True], a weekly show launched in November 2024 on TVO that tackles misinformation, disinformation, conspiracies, hoaxes and scams. She talks with host Bill Fledderus about how Christians can be taken in by fake news, how to protect ourselves and more.
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    31 分