​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 ..read more

​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 ..read more

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

​How can parents best help their children grow in their faith? How can churches best support the parents? We're at a funny moment right now. Some of us have gone back to church in person, lots of us haven't. We're all busy. We all want the best for our children and for them to come to a living and lifelong faith in Jesus. The latest EFC-led partner-built research study will be released this spring. It digs into how parents see their roles in the faith formation of their children, how they work that out in the midst of busy lives and what role the local church plays. Some of that research will ..read more

​​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 ..read more

​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 ..read more

David Guretzki is the new president and CEO of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, after serving as its executive vice-president and resident theologian since 2017 and a long stint on its board of directors. He speaks with Bill Fledderus about the EFC’s role in the Christian community across Canada and his hopes for the future (and also about astrophotography and his cat Scrunchy ..read more

In November of 2020, Toronto-based Tim Challies and his wife Aileen received the call that is every parent's worst fear. Their 20-year old son Nick had died mysteriously and suddenly on a field at the seminary he attended in the States. Seasons of Sorrow: the pain of loss and the comfort of God is a chronicle of Tim's journey of grief, healing and finding the meaning in the saddest of things. This was a hard conversation to have and to listen to, but Tim brings the hard-earned wisdom and insights of the bereaved that can help us make sense of what can feel impossible to understand. From his ex ..read more

​​Bruce Clemenger talks with Lindsay Callaway and Rick Hiemstra about his recently released book The New Orthodoxy: Canada's Emerging Civil Religion ..read more

​Calgary theatre director Val Lieske (Fire Exit Theatre, Ambrose University) talks with us about the importance of training Christian actors and storytellers. She argues these professions are hugely influential in our society but that many Christians make the mistake of avoiding them for a variety of misguided reasons. https://ambrose.edu/profile/val-lieske-ba www.fireexit.ca ..read more