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30 June, 2026

Podcast Best episodes of season 9 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 you should go back to. 35:15

09 June, 2026

Podcast Tackling global hunger through the Canadian Foodgrains Bank 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. 42:10

22 May, 2026

Faith Today Podcast Episode 260 - Jason Ballard on supporting Canadian pastors

Podcast The Pastorate, a Canadian pastor support network Jason Ballard of Vancouver is the director and founder of The Pastorate, an organization that networks and encourages pastors across Canada. It produces a podcast and facilitates year-long groups for emerging leaders and for lead pastors. He share stories of encouragement and connection. 41:57

17 May, 2026

Podcast Working for citywide Christian unity Mark Peterkins of One Way Ministries in Ottawa chats about citywide networks for workplace leaders and pastoral leaders alongside other efforts to spur on gospel action such as Pray Ottawa and the Big Give. 29:23

29 April, 2026

Podcast Christian creativity as witness 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, and mobilizing creativity for the common good in schools, churches and public spaces. 41:59

20 April, 2026

Podcast Sacred Assembly and the cultural baggage we bring to Christianity 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 about how our ethnic background can influence church practices and theology, and report on a recent event called Commemorating 1995 Sacred Assembly.
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30 March, 2026

Podcast Understanding persecution in the global Church 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 ways to support Christians worldwide who are being persecuted for their faith.

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27 February, 2026

Podcast Coping with misinformation

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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23 January, 2026

Podcast Right relationships: One friendship at a time How can Christians benefit from Indigenous transformational approaches to relationship, compared to Western transactional approaches? Dan Collado of Aboriginal Bible Academy chats with host David Guretzki about the importance of personal friendship building in a society where relationships with Indigenous people at the national level are so damaged. 45:21

20 December, 2025

Podcast What's Christian about foreign aid?

Global aid is not just charity, but a shared responsibility and strategic investment rooted in the biblical call to stewardship, compassion, and justice, says Laura Solberg, executive director of Kentro Christian Network, the national hub representing 70 Christian relief and development organizations across Canada. She chats from Vancouver with host Bill Fledderus in Hamilton

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05 December, 2025

Podcast Suffering, Identity & Hope: Christian Approaches to Caregiving Keith Dow is a theologian who focuses on care and community, as he does in his book "Formed Together: Mystery, Narrative, and Virtue in Christian Caregiving" (Baylor, 2021) and in his work with Karis Disability Services. He talks with host David Guretzki about Christian perspectives on disability, the ethics of care and issues like MAiD and euthanasia. 43:58

20 November, 2025

Podcast Reaching and supporting migrants with the gospel Host David Guretzki chats with Shoaib Ebadi about reaching and supporting migrants with the gospel. Since 2010 Shoaib Ebadi and his wife have, from Canada, been running an evangelical TV program called Secret of Life, which is broadcast in Afghanistan where he grew up as a Muslim. Ebadi directs Square One World Media, an organization producing Christian content in Russian, Arabic, Low German, Spanish and more, including programs for Indigenous audiences in Canada. 40:23

31 October, 2025

Faith Today Podcast Episode 250 - Rick Hiemstra - Pastoral shortages? Calling and training for ministry

Podcast Pastoral shortages? Calling and training for ministry Rick Hiemstra is a former Wesleyan pastor who now directs the EFC's Centre for Research on Church and Faith. He and host David Guretzki reflect on increasing concerns over upcoming pastor retirements and the shrinking numbers of future pastors. 42:18

14 October, 2025

Faith Today Podcast Episode 249 - Glenn Smith (Christians in Montreal today and across history)

Podcast Christians in Montreal today and across history Glenn Smith is the director of the graduate program in practical theology at McGill University. He recently published Christians in the City of Montréal (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025). He discusses with host David Guretzki the end of nominalist Christianity and what vibrant spirituality looks like in a culture that ignores the transcendent. 45:22

11 September, 2025

Podcast Christian living in secular Canadian society Domenic Ruso is the author of The Bible for a Shifting Secular Age: Hearing the Truth You Need for the Life You Are Meant to Live (Cascade, 2025). He planted and leads a church called The180 in Laval, Que. He talks with host David Guretzki about the surprising shape of spiritual interest and disinterest among non-Christians today, and how we might respond to that reality.
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04 September, 2025

Podcast Jesus and the revolutionary kingdom of peace Jesse Nickel of Columbia Bible College in Abbotsford, B.C., published a compelling book last year about how Jesus' ministry and presentation of the Kingdom of God contrast with human understandings of power (A Revolutionary Jesus: Violence and Peacemaking in the Kingdom of God, Fortress Press, 2024). He talks with host Bill Fledderus about the challenge we face to understand shalom is at the heart of Jesus’ teachings and life. 58:21

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