The Faith Today Podcast

A series from Brian Stiller, Global Ambassador of the World Evangelical Alliance.

Preston Pouteaux is an author, beekeeper and pastor of Lake Ridge Community Church in Chestermere Alberta. He shares deep encouragement for the Canadian churches finding their feet in this strange and difficult time.

Three pastors: Paul Ranson of St. John the Evangelist in Fredericton, Kent Priebe of Centre Street Church, Calgary, and Kerry Kronberg of Sunnyside Wesleyan in Ottawa share their church's response to the COVID-19 crisis.

What is spiritual direction? Spiritual Director Cathy McMulkin explains the heart of this ancient practice.

A therapist offers tips on mental and spiritual health in a challenging time.

Hand sanitizer at every door, tweaked communion services and no more hugs or handshakes. COVID 19 is impacting church life. Dr. Ted Fenske, physican and professor in Edmonton, Robert Dubroy, Director of Communications of the Archdiocese of Ottawa, and Merle Doherty, Rapid Response Team Manager for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association of Canada, speak to us about how to protect ourselves, our...

Allison Alley is the new, fourth president of Compassion Canada. In this interview, we explore the role of the local church in development work, our own spiritual poverty even when we are materially rich, and so much more.

EFC's resident theologian David Guretzki joins the EFC podcast to share a recent and humbling brush with pride. Show Notes: David mentions the recent WEA gathering of Evangelicals. You can find out more about that here: https://jakarta2019.org/en/ David mentions Miroslav Volf's insights into pride. You can explore more of his work here: https://cct.biola.edu/humility-and-joy/

An interview with Patricia Paddey and Karen Stiller. Inspiring and immensely readable, Craft, Cost & Call offers hands-on help to people of faith who want to write well and understand what it takes to be published. For writers yearning to grow in their craft or hoping to launch a writing career, this unique guidebook provides a clear path forward filled with the hard-won wisdom of long-time and wi...

Doug Ward shares insights from his new book co-authored with Sharon Simmonds, Great Mentoring For Real Life Change. We dig into the power of active listening, great questions and how churches can do mentoring better.

Researchers Rick Hiemstra of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and Sam Reimer of Crandall University unpack the (sometimes surprising) results of a 2019 survey of religiosity in Canada. Things might not be what you think they are....

The government is asking Canadians their views on safeguards for medical assistance in dying (MAID). Whether Canadians support safeguards or not will have an impact on what the government includes in new legislation on MAID, which is expected very soon. This is the time when your input can have the most impact. Because the two week consultation period will conclude before Parliament resumes, it is...

Brian Dyck of the Mennonite Central Committee Canada shares insights, practical tips, and even some theology that will help Canadian churches serve refugees better.

A conversation held at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church in Toronto with Faith Today's Karen Stiller and Wycliffe College's Ephraim Radner.

We speak to the author of the popular book The Common Rule, to understand the spiritual practices he recommends as we attempt to live our faithful lives.

This Faith Today article by author and professor Paul Chamberlain digs into the common reasons people leave the faith, and what we can do about it.

An Interview with Shaila Visser, National Director of Alpha Canada. Visser explores with us Alpha's latest offerings and what church people do right, and wrong, when they present Alpha.

An Interview with Michael Messenger, president of World Vision Canada. Michael unpacks the new child sponsorship model and discusses the pressing issues facing the world today, and our reasons for hope.

An Interview with Leith Anderson, retiring president of the National Association of Evangelicals in the US. Anderson shares his analysis and hopes for a movement challenged on many fronts, but standing strong.

Would God ever set a perjury trap?

Lawson Murray, president of Scripture Union, unveils a new report revealing trends and insights into children's ministry.

How to be an inter-cultural church, with Dr. Timothy Tang and Dr. Robert Cousins of the Tyndale Intercultural Ministries Centre.

What is their unique value and challenges? An interview with Dr. Marilyn Draper, assistant professor of pastoral theology at Tyndale University College & Seminary

This Faith Today article points to a way forward into spiritual flourishing in a world that pressures us to acheive.

We are all awake to the reality and shame of sexual harrassment in the Church. This Faith Today article digs deep and shows a way forward.