The Convergence Podcast

We continue our Spirituality of the Ordinary series with a special panelist on A Spirituality of Work ft. our panelists: Kome Odoko , Rob Ellis, and Mike Manzano , recorded on March 2nd 2023. Convergent Conversations on A Spirituality of Work will be happening on March 16th at 7pm at Brentview Baptist Church.  Can't wait to see you there! For more information about us and to be kept up-to-dat...

We continue our Spirituality of the Ordinary series with a message on A Spirituality of Walking with author of God Walk, Mark Buchanan, Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at Ambrose University .  recorded on February 9th 2023.  Convergent Conversations on A Spirituality of Walking will be happening on February 16th at 7pm at Brentview Baptist Church.  Can't wait to see you there! For mo...

This year we've been focusing on A Spirituality of the Ordinary. This is Phil's talk on A Spirituality of Eating . Join us on January 26th for a follow up discussion at Convergent Conversations at Brentview Baptist Church (7pm). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ucmcalgary.substack.com

Dr. David Harvey continues our A Spirituality of the Ordinary series with a message on The Spirituality of Study. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ucmcalgary.substack.com

This conversation was a follow up to our talk on "A Spirituality of Being Alone" and was recorded on October 20th. We had an amazingly rich conversation. Our next Convergence is on November 3rd and our topic is "A Spirituality of Study." Can't wait to see you there! For more information about us and to be kept up-to-date on all of our event, subscribe to our Substack page:...

This talk was from our October 6th Convergence. Unfortunately, the audio file was corrupted so it was recorded again at home (not nearly as fun!). Here we explore the deeply related topic from the previous Convergence and find that our being together and our being alone inform each other in powerful ways. We move beyond the categories of introversion/extroversion and into the space of good solitud...

This talk is from our first Convergence of 2022 and was recorded on September 8th. This year we're exploring the theme of "dailyness," and at the Convergence we'll be talking about A Spirituality of the Ordinary . We'd love for you to check out The 2022-2023 UCM Guide . You can download a digital version here (we'd love to hand you a physical copy too!). To keep up to...

For our final Convergence of the school year our Spiritual Director, Bob Osborne, unpacks the wisdom of Ignatius to help us grow in our understanding of discernment as it relates to our life's journey. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ucmcalgary.substack.com

This live conversation is a follow up to our previous talk on the mission of Jesus (part II) which you can find here: Spotify Apple Google So many great questions were asked that really made us think deeply about mission and evangelism. Thanks to all who participated! Be sure to join us for our final Convergence of this school year on April 14th at 7pm. We'll be at Brentview Baptist Church (3...

At our previous Convergence Bob Osborne talked about the internal work related to, and necessary for, mission. Here, Phil Aud talks about what it means to "witness," and then names a few of the reasons some of us are so afraid of mission and evangelism, and how we can move forward. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus e...

This is the follow up conversation to Bob Osborne's message  The Mission of Jesus Part I . Kelly Johnson moderates the conversation while students in the room and online ask questions pertaining to the message and the conversation. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ucmcalgary.substack.com

On February 10th, Bob Osborne spoke on the internal formation as it relates to the mission of Jesus. Bob is a Pastor, Spiritual Director, and deeply thoughtful spiritual leader. We're going to unpack Bob's talk at our next Convergent Conversations. We'd love to have you there (Feb. 24th, 7pm). If you're joining us in-person, we'll be at Brentview Baptist Church (3512 Charl...

Dr. David Harvey was our guest on January 20th and came to speak on  the miracles of Jesus. Did they exist? What did they mean? David is a Biblical Scholar and the Pastor at Westside King's Church in Calgary. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ucmcalgary.substack.com

On Dec. 9th, 2021 Dr. Carmen Maier came to speak to us during Advent. Carmen is our Anglican Chaplain at the University of Calgary and the Associate Priest at St. James Anglican. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ucmcalgary.substack.com

We're continuing our series on the life and teachings of Jesus with this message by Kurt Willems call "Jesus and His Politics." Kurt Willems has recently moved to Calgary from Seattle, Washington to become to Lead Pastor of Brentview Baptist Church. Kurt holds two masters degrees and, aside from being a pastor, is also a spiritual director, an author, and a podcaster ( theology cura...

This is a bonus episode where I interview theologian Brad Jersak about his book A More Christlike Way  on the Theomagination Podcast. Brad has some incredibly insightful things to say about Deconstruction, some of which we mentioned at our Convergent Conversation on deconstruction. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, v...

This full conversation is centered around the topic of "deconstruction." Our guest, Jessica Disabatino, is a pastor, podcaster, and thoughtful leader who brings a lot of wisdom to our conversation on deconstruction. This live conversation is a follow-up to the talk "Jesus Says Change Your Mind," given by Dr. A.J. Swoboda. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss t...

As we continue on in our series on The Life and Teachings of Jesus , Dr. A.J. Swoboda joins us to talk about Deconstruction. You should check out his most recent book After Doubt . Join us on October 28th at 7pm for a live conversation on deconstruction. If you're joining us live in the room, we're meeting at Brentview Baptist Church. If you are joining us live on zoom, you can register...

This is a live follow-up conversation to the previous sermon  The Forgotten Jesus . Here we explore a question fundamental to this entire series: why Jesus? What does it mean to be a monotheist in a pluralistic culture? More specifically, what does it mean to claim that Jesus is not  a way, but  the way. Join Bob Osborne and Phil Aud as they converse about these things with each other and with tho...

This year we're exploring The Life and Teachings of Jesus . This message kicks the series off. Here we explore some of the ways that we, like Mary and Joseph, may have journeyed without Jesus while completely unaware of this fact. This is a call to recover the beautiful Jesus which we distorted in our search for power. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other sub...