Raising the Conversation

Welcome to "Raising the Conversation", a podcast brought to you by The MacRae Centre for Christian Faith & Culture at Acadia Divinity College. In Season 6, host Joel Murphy (Director) facilitates conversations surrounding our upcoming "Future of Innovation" focus. This effort will include a Field Guide (releasing April 27, 2026) and an online Discovery Series Event happening May 4 (https://events....

Welcome to "Raising the Conversation", a podcast brought to you by The MacRae Centre for Christian Faith & Culture at Acadia Divinity College. In Season 6, host Joel Murphy (Director) facilitates conversations surrounding our upcoming "Future of Innovation" focus. This effort will include a Field Guide (releasing April 27, 2026) and an online Discovery Series Event happening May 4 (https://events....

Welcome to "Raising the Conversation", a podcast brought to you by The MacRae Centre for Christian Faith & Culture at Acadia Divinity College. In Season 6, host Joel Murphy (Director) facilitates conversations surrounding our upcoming "Future of Innovation" focus. This effort will include a Field Guide (releasing April 27, 2026) and an online Discovery Series Event happening May 4 (https://events....

Welcome to "Raising the Conversation", a podcast brought to you by The MacRae Centre for Christian Faith & Culture at Acadia Divinity College. In Season 6, host Joel Murphy (Director) facilitates conversations surrounding our upcoming "Future of Innovation" focus. This effort will include a Field Guide (releasing April 27, 2026) and an online Discovery Series Event happening May 4 (https://events....

Raising the Conversation Podcast continues with Season 5, brought to you by The MacRae Centre and The Futuring Hub at Acadia Divinity College. In this episode, host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) has a conversation with Rev. Dr. Harry Gardner. Dr. Gardner serves as National Convenor for Canadian Baptist Partners, also as President Emeritus at Acadia Divinity College. Harry has a rich history of le...

Raising the Conversation Podcast continues with Season 5, brought to you by The MacRae Centre and The Futuring Hub at Acadia Divinity College. In this episode, host Joel Murphy has a conversation with Scott Shelton, lead pastor at Heritage Baptist Church in Annapolis, MD.

Raising the Conversation Podcast continues with Season 5, brought to you by The MacRae Centre and The Futuring Hub at Acadia Divinity College. In this episode, host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) has a conversation with Ryan Marthinsen, lead pastor at Priory Park Baptist Church in Guelph, ON. Ryan began his ministry with Priory in May 2023. His pastoral calling is to build intergenerational church...

Raising the Conversation Podcast continues with Season 5, brought to you by The MacRae Centre and The Futuring Hub at Acadia Divinity College. In this episode, host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) has a conversation with Dr. Jesse Zink. Jesse is principal of Montreal Diocesan Theological College and canon theologian in the Diocese of Montreal. In those roles, he teaches at McGill University and in...

Season 5 of "Raising the Conversation" is here - a podcast brought to you by The MacRae Centre and The Futuring Hub at Acadia Divinity College. IIn this episode, host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) has a conversation with Jennifer Lau. Jennifer began her tenure as Executive Director of Canadian Baptist Ministries (CBM) in 2020. She has served with CBM since 2002 in various capacities, primarily pr...

Season 5 of "Raising the Conversation" is here - a podcast brought to you by The MacRae Centre and The Futuring Hub at Acadia Divinity College. In this episode, host Joel Murphy welcomes Dean Brenton. Dean has served as President of Impactus since 2021. With over 26 years of pastoral and denominational leadership, he has contributed to national, provincial, and parachurch organizations, as well as...

In this episode, host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) has a conversation with Kathleen Murphy. Kathleen is a clinical social worker specializing in helping individuals and couples navigate trauma, attachment challenges, and relationship struggles, using somatic approaches and evidence-based methods to foster deep healing and meaningful connection. She is trained in multiple attachment modalities, a...

Season 4 of "Raising the Conversation" is a mini-season focused on the most recent edition of The Futuring Hub's "Navigation the Future" report and the topic of "Strained Presence". In this episode, host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) has a conversation with Rev. Dr. Seán McGuire. Seán moved from Sudbury, ON to Hamilton in 2011 to pursue post-secondary education and quickly fell in love with the c...

Season 4 of "Raising the Conversation" is a mini-season focused on the most recent edition of The Futuring Hub's "Navigation the Future" report and the topic of "Strained Presence". In this episode, host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) has a conversation with Dr. Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme. In January 2015, Sarah completed a DPhil (PhD equivalent) in sociology at Nuffield College, University of Oxford...

Season 4 of "Raising the Conversation" is a mini-season focused on the most recent edition of The Futuring Hub's "Navigation the Future" report and the topic of "Strained Presence". In this episode, host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) has a conversation with Jeff Somers and Carley Lee, both of whom work in communications at Acadia Divinity College. To read the full report, visit https://futuringhu...

Host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) in conversation with Rev. Dr. Stephen McMullin. Season 3 of Raising the Conversation is called Tomorrow's Church. Join us as we engage in thoughtful dialogue with a diverse panel of guests and explore the future of the church together. -------- The Andrew D. MacRae Centre for Christian Faith & Culture is integral to the work of Acadia Divinity College in prepari...

Host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) in conversation with Rev. Dr. Anna Robbins (President - Acadia Divinity College, Dean of Theology - Acadia University, Dr. Millard R. Cherry Professor of Theology, Ethics and Culture and Director of Andrew D. MacRae Centre for Christian Faith and Culture) Season 3 of Raising the Conversation is called Tomorrow's Church. Join us as we engage in thoughtful dialogu...

Host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) in conversation with John Campbell (Acadia Divinity College). Join us as Joel and John discuss one of the most pertinent topics in ministry and the world, at the moment - Artificial Intelligence (AI). Season 3 of Raising the Conversation is called Tomorrow's Church. Join us as we engage in thoughtful dialogue with a diverse panel of guests and explore the future...

Host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) in conversation with Rev. Dr. Ken Foo (Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec). Season 3 of Raising the Conversation is called Tomorrow's Church. Join us as we engage in thoughtful dialogue with a diverse panel of guests and explore the future of the church together. ----- The Andrew D. MacRae Centre for Christian Faith & Culture is integral to the work of Acad...

Host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) in conversation with Oliver Locke (Sunny Brae Baptist Church, Moncton, NB). Season 3's conversations took place over the course of the last year. Please note that Oliver has transitioned to a role as Campus Pastor with Sunny Brae Baptist Church in the time since this conversation took place. Season 3 of Raising the Conversation is called Tomorrow's Church. Join...

Host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) in conversation with Laura Bennett (Coordinator of Justice and Advocacy, CBAC). Season 3's conversations took place over the course of the last year. Please note that Laura's role with CBAC has since evolved and she is currently focusing primarily in the Justice and Advocacy space. (Take note for context: The reference to OneCon was a reference to the 2024 event...

Measha Brueggergosman-Lee in conversation with Acadia Divinity College President Emeritus, Rev. Dr. Harry Gardner. Season 2 of Raising the Conversation is called Common Ground: Conversations about God. This season is hosted by Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, award-winning Canadian musician and Acadia Divinity College student. Measha invites guests from both Christian and non-Christian backgrounds with...

Measha Brueggergosman-Lee in conversation with Canadian novelist and poet, Margaret Atwood. Season 2 of Raising the Conversation is called Common Ground: Conversations about God. This season is hosted by Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, award-winning Canadian musician and Acadia Divinity College student. Measha invites guests from both Christian and non-Christian backgrounds with the aim to explore the...

Measha Brueggergosman-Lee in conversation with Canadian actor and singer, and former Chancellor for Trent University, Tom Jackson, and his wife Alison. Season 2 of Raising the Conversation is called Common Ground: Conversations about God. This season is hosted by Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, award-winning Canadian musician and Acadia Divinity College student. Measha invites guests from both Christia...

Measha Brueggergosman-Lee in conversation with Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Loreena McKennitt. Season 2 of Raising the Conversation is called Common Ground: Conversations about God. This season is hosted by Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, award-winning Canadian musician and Acadia Divinity College student. Measha invites guests from both Christian and non-Christian backgrounds...

Measha Brueggergosman-Lee in conversation with her beloved in-laws, Teresa and Joseph Lee. Season 2 of Raising the Conversation is called Common Ground: Conversations about God. This season is hosted by Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, award-winning Canadian musician and Acadia Divinity College student. Measha invites guests from both Christian and non-Christian backgrounds with the aim to explore the e...