The Faith Today Podcast

Kevin John White won the 2018 Best New Canadian Manuscript Contest, held by The Word Guild, a Christian community of writers, editors, speakers, publishers, booksellers, and librarians. His book will be published by Castle Quay, a Canadian Christian publisher. Kevin’s book is a memoir that details his years on the street and on the road, and his battle with addiction and the mercy he experienced i...

Dr. Robert Graham is the new president of Redeemer University. He speaks to us about the sizeable tuition cut Redeemer has introduced and his vision for this Christian academic community.

Willard Metzger is the new executive director of Citizens for Public Justice, is a national organization that promotes public justice in Canada by shaping key policy debates through research and analysis, publishing and public dialogue.

"If it's the doctors today, tomorrow it will be the churches." Larry Worthen of the Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada responds to the recent Ontario court of appeal ruling on conscience and referrals.

One of our most popular articles, this FT article examines the process of aging in a spiritually healthy and exceedingly positive way, full of joy and companionship.

Dr. Anna Robbins has been named the seventh president of Acadia Divinity College. Far from discouraged at the position of the Church in today's culture, Anna calls us to a new level of optimistic engagement.

Mark Buchanan is a beloved Canadian Christian author and professor at Ambrose University. He explores with us why and how Christians can write most effectively. If you're a writer, or even if you're not, you will enjoy this conversation.

In this Faith Today article, author and scholar Lee Beach explores the new position of the Church in Canadian culture, and how the Church can best respond.

In the early years of this century, four groups formed a global grouping to share concerns within a dialogue framed by love and devotion to Jesus. This group would not make pronouncements or take actions. Instead, meeting every few years, we would face matters in an open and honest way about our respective witness. The four groups making up this “forum” are The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), th...

This Faith Today article highlights and profiles the ministry of Celebrate Recovery

A friend wrote, “I no longer call myself an Evangelical.” Thoughtful, well informed but now I suspect feeling embarrassed, he has chosen to avoid a term used globally by hundreds of millions of Christians. For many within shouting distance of U.S. media circles and party politics, the word has become a banner of disrepute. Evangelical is now a word disfigured by political pundits, muddied by prote...

Dion Oxford has journeyed for years with people experiencing homelessness in Canada. He shares what that has meant for him and his faith and life in this interview. A new book, Beyond Shelters: Solutions to Homelessness in Canada From the Front Lines has just been released.

Writer Jen Michel Pollock helps us examine our ways of wanting, and how God wants to give generously to us.

Gary Nelson has been president of Tyndale University College & Seminary for 10 years, and just announced his upcoming retirement. He speaks to us about leadership, theological education and how we are Church today in Canada.

Writer and pastor Preston Pouteaux's Faith Today article walks us through our neighbourhoods and helps us to see the potential for community and impact everywhere.

Andrew Gabriel is the author of a new book on the spirit-filled life and theology professor at Horizon. We dig into what a life in the spirit looks like, and how you can tell if you're living it.

Flowers for the Pastor’s Wife is an online community created by and for pastors’ wives in rural and small-town North America. Wendy McCready is the assistant administrator for the ministry and its Canadian head. She joins us from Alma, Ontario, to talk about the ministry and what it’s all about. Including tackling the age-old question: Can pastor's wives really be friends with people in their...

Dr. Nicholas Greco is Associate Professor of Communications & Media at Providence Theological Seminary in Otterburne, Manitoba. He is tweeting his way through the Catechism of the Catholic Church, among other very interesting projects.

WEA Global Ambassador Brian Stiller visits Vietnam and reflects on the state of the Church in this beautiful country. Read this and more at: https://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/dispatchesAromas from open kitchens scent the night air as I walk the narrow streets of old Hanoi. It’s time for evening dinner: Sidewalk restaurants filled with children and adults spill out their happy chatter, all busy...

Rev. Graham Singh is reimagining what it means to be a downtown church in today's Canada. It has to do with space-sharing, innovation and, yes, good business.

Modern devices and ancient disciplines: Are our devices shaping us in destructive ways? How is our spiritual life impacted by tech overload? This Faith Today article takes us inside these big, big questions.

Churches are well-positioned to be spiritual first responders to community tragedies. Merle Doherty, manager of the Rapid Response Team of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association of Canada, shares how we can do that well, even as individual Christians and friends.

The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada presents:The 2018 EFC Year in ReviewTRANSCRIPTDavid Guretzki: What a year it's been we're so grateful for all the support from you our affiliates donors and friends. It's been a year of challenges new initiatives and changing times but through it all we've appreciated the abundance of prayer and financial backing for what we do...Be encourag...

There is nothing like a children’s choir to warm the heart. It was the day before Pentecost Sunday and the last day of a conference of African Pentecostals and Charismatics. A choir of South African children, bodies moving in rhythm to a Zulu tune, reminded us of the remarkable stories of unforeseen growth in the church of Africa. Read the article and more at: https://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/...

We are all alarmed at the stories of harassment and abuse that happen in our churches. Melodie Bissell is executive director of Plan to Protect, the screening and protection program used by almost half of Canadian churches. She shares her insights into abuse in churches, who it hurts and how we can protect the vulnerable, including our pastors.