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03 June, 2017

Podcast African church leaders taking hold. Dispatch from Brian Stiller, World Evangelical Alliance

Africa, soon to be 1.2 billion, has varied cultures, peoples, religions and economic successes mixed with disasters...I visited with pastors and Evangelical leaders of 33 of its 62 nations in Harare Zimbabwe at the General assembly of the African Evangelical Alliance. Called together under the theme, “Living the Lordship of Christ,” stories were told of the multitude of challenges and opportunities facing the witness of Christ today.

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10 June, 2017

Podcast Clean water in Cambodia Faith Today editor Karen Stiller visited Cambodia on a Samaritan’s Purse Water for Kids trip, and reached some conclusions about short term mission trips. 14:34

03 June, 2017

Podcast Turkey: A land in need of a rebirth. Dispatch by Brian Stiller "A century ago, estimates were that 25 percent of Turkey was Christian. Today it is less than 1 percent. John, in his letters of the Revelation, wrote to seven cities in this land. In the last hundred years, the ancient roots of Christian life have not only been cut off but they’ve been torn up..." 9:23

07 May, 2018

Podcast Ministry in Canada’s poorest postal code Faith Today visits Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside to understand what it is like to minister in this hard, hard place. 11:27

22 May, 2018

Podcast Did we find peace in Assisi Dispatches from Brian Stiller: "Peace is hard to come by. Ask John Kerry and his Russian equivalent Sergei Lavrov in their intermittent successes at finding a Syrian cease-fire." 12:02

12 June, 2018

Podcast The ugly truth about human trafficking in Canada Paul Boge is the author of the newly released book "The Truth About Human Trafficking in Canada." He takes readers behind the scenes of human trafficking in Canada, dispels myths and sheds light on the realities of the Canadian sex trade. 18:16

26 June, 2018

Podcast Short term missions are good for whose soul? The Canadian Missions Research Forum dug deep into how Canadian Christians do mission trips, and turned up some surprising finds, including who really benefits from short term trips. 7:59

29 June, 2018

Podcast Unpacking the TWU Supreme Court of Canada decision What is the significance of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision (June 15, 2018) on the proposed law school at Trinity Western University? 56:08

09 July, 2018

Podcast The importance of theological education in a rapidly changing world & culture Jeff Greenman is president and professor of theology and ethics at Regent College. He has led the college through the challenging times faced by every North American school of theological education. 25:42

16 July, 2018

Podcast How to take care of ourselves for spiritual and mental wellness Registered psychotherapist and marriage and family therapist Sharon Ramsay walks us through what self-care really means and how we can all do better asking for help -- and getting away from those electronic devices. 21:31

17 August, 2018

Podcast Trinity Western's controversial community covenant - An interview with TWU President Bob Kuhn Trinity Western University's decision to change the requirement for students to sign a community covenant was welcomed by some and met with dismay by others. 20:01

05 September, 2018

Podcast So much for secular Canada allowing diversity Trinity Western University planned to open a law school. 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. 9:58

11 September, 2018

Podcast Renegotiating Faith: An interview with Rick Hiemstra about the youth and faith research 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. 25:57

18 September, 2018

Podcast Afraid to die: When the devout experience intense fear at the end of life Doug Koop is a spiritual health practitioner at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg. He talks about devout Christian people who experience an unexpected amount of fear or anxiety as they near death. 15:20

09 October, 2018

Podcast How to create a rule of life A rule of life is an ancient spiritual tradition that helps Christians map out a pathway to greater devotion. In this Faith Today article from Mar/Apr 2017, writer and pastor Darryl Dash leads us through the process of creating our own. 7:49

18 October, 2018

Podcast Prayer: A problem of persistence 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. 5:04

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