Unpacked Podcast

This week on Unpacked we are chatting with Pastors Erik, Cody and Gavin of the Bible Convo Podcast in Winnipeg. Erik, Cody and Gavin are all Covenant Pastors in the Winnipeg area and have history with Evan. The Unpacked team chats with them about their life as pastors, the bible, their podcast and stories and failures that have shaped them. We move quickly between funny stories and authentic messy...

This week on Unpacked we are chatting with Dr. Mzi Tshsatshela. Dr. Tshatshela is a local doctor in Chestermere, a friend, a dad, husband and a fellow podcastor. The Unpacked team chats with Mzi about his life and story of growing up in South Africa and becoming a doctor. He shares his passion for serving people and his experience of immigrating to Canada. And how in every experience he learned to...

This week on Unpacked we are chatting with Charlotte YellowHorn McLeod. Charlotte is the Aboriginal Cultural Coordinator with Aspen Family and Community Network.and a Trellis Foundation representative. The Unpacked team chats with Charlotte about her life and story growing up as an indigenous woman. She shares about her culture, the pain and trauma that was and continues to be inflicted and where...

This week on Unpacked we are chatting with Ann Symes. Ann is an entrepreneur, quilt maker, wife, mom and long time member at Lake Ridge and community member in Chestermere. The Unpacked team talks with Ann about social justice.  Ann has a peaceful, quiet nature about her and shares with us the ways she chooses to use these elements of her personality to move important conversations forward. She sh...

This week on Unpacked we are chatting with Kevin Castanheiro. Kevin is a former executive with Mexx Clothing, world traveller, current leader of an aquaculture ministry in Haiti, and our good friend. The Unpacked team chats with Kevin about his life and story growing up as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. He shares his story of coming to faith through some of the most painful moments in his life....

This week on Unpacked Evan and Tara chat about belonging. We talk about the difference between belonging and fitting in, the research, the benefits how experiencing belonging is an internal journey. Evan and Tara share some stories of examples they have both tried to fit in and found true belonging. We chat about the deeper questions, barriers and how we can begin to do the internal work around be...

Season 2 of Unpacked is coming Thursday, September 2. Unpacked is a podcast exploring life as messy people. It’s conversations with counsellors, leaders, storytellers discussing the experiences of being human. We talk about the strength that comes from big messy failures and vulnerable moments so we can learn to live more authentically. Subscribe and leave us a review! Support the show Unpacked is...

Unpacked is taking a summer break and season 2 is launching on September 2, 2021. Hit the subscribe button to get it to anywhere you listen to podcasts. Revisited: This week on Unpacked, Pastor Evan chats with Dr. Manno in Haiti, physician at Sante 2000 in Haut Limbe, Haiti. Dr. Manno specializes in diabetic care and works with the Evangelical Covenant Church of Canada. In this two part series we...

Unpacked is taking a summer break and season 2 is launching on September 2, 2021. Hit the subscribe button to get it to anywhere you listen to podcasts. Revisited: This week on Unpacked, Pastor Evan chats with Maureen Speidel, local psychologist and one of our absolute favourite people. They discuss trauma. Sharing a bit about her speciality area Maureen discusses the definition of trauma, what ha...

Unpacked is taking a summer break and season 2 is launching on September 2, 2021. Hit the subscribe button to get it to anywhere you listen to podcasts. Revisited: This week on Unpacked Pastor Evan and Tara Linsley chat about the enneagram. In this two part series we are discussing the personality tool. We talk about its benefits, how it reveals truth and shines light on our gifts and shadow side....

This week on Unpacked, Pastor Evan discusses processing our stories. Evan shares a bit about how reflecting on our life and stories allows us to process and to process is to heal. Using the book “Why Emotions Matter” by Tristen and Jonathan Collins (linked below) we unpack experiencing having conflicting feelings at the same time or as the book calls it - ambivalence. How when we experience life b...

This week on Unpacked Evan and Tara chat about change. In this episode we explore the importance of change in our lives. We talk about how we react to change, our default mode in change, the importance of failure and self awareness in order to grow and adapt to change. Change reveals truth and shines light on our gifts and shadows. Unpacked is a series of interviews and conversations with spiritua...

This week on Unpacked, Pastor Evan chats with Dr. Manno in Haiti, physician at Sante 2000 in Haut Limbe, Haiti. In this two part series we wrap up our conversation with Dr. Manno. We talk about Dr. Manno’s perspective on leadership, mentoring, loneliness and generosity. Evan and Manno share some funny stories of their adventures together and we do a lot of laughing. Dr. Manno is one of the wisest...

This week on Unpacked, Pastor Evan chats with Dr. Manno in Haiti, physician at Sante 2000 in Haut Limbe, Haiti. Dr. Manno specializes in diabetic care and works with the Evangelical Covenant Church of Canada. In this two part series we discuss Dr. Manno’s life story, lessons and learnings along the way from growing up in Haiti to becoming a doctor. Dr. Manno is one of the wisest people, a good fri...

This week on Unpacked, Pastor Evan discusses controlling our thoughts. Evan share a bit about how we have control over the kind of thought environment we create in our minds. And how the beliefs you choose to follow and challenge have a significant impact on your feelings. Using the book “Why Emotions Matter” by Tristen and Jonathan Collins (linked below) we unpack the four ways they discuss how w...

This week we are chatting with Deb Arndt Executive Director at Soul Stream, Spiritual Director, and Enneagram Expert. Deb and I are discussing spiritual direction and her journey of healing through inner work and self-awareness. Basically, today we’re going to go all over the map talking about those things. We talk about everything from emotions, to her new role with soul stream, to spiritual dire...

This week on Unpacked Pastor Evan and Tara Linsley chat about the enneagram. In this two part series we are discussing the personality tool.  In part two we wrap up giving a snapshot of each of the numbers. We talk a bit more about how the learning the other 8 types can lead to more compassion for the unique ways we each see the world. In part one we give an intro to the enneagram, the benefits an...

This week on Unpacked Pastor Evan and Tara Linsley chat about the enneagram. In this two part series we are discussing the personality tool. We talk about its benefits, how it reveals truth and shines light on our gifts and shadow side. With the enneagram every person has a core number and we talk about the path to discovering your core number AND how the other 8 types can lead to more compassion...

This week on Unpacked we are changing it up! Pastor Evan chats with his sister, Ardis Foat, a Funeral Director in Calgary, to discuss grief. She shares how she has witnessed grief in her job and life. We jump back and forth using scripture to make comparisons to the Easter story chatting about how important the process of caring for a body was and still is today in grieving a loved one. I share th...

This week on Unpacked, Pastor Evan chats with Kirsten Waldschmidt pastor at College Park Covenant Church in Saskatoon. They discuss discussing women in leadership. Kirsten shares stories of her experiences of leading and being a mother, the path to becoming a pastor. She discusses the challenges and learnings that have come with leading in a male dominated industry. Kirsten is one of the wisest pe...

This week on Unpacked, Pastor Evan discusses the emotion of happiness. He shares a bit about how we can define happiness and the difference between it and joy. He talks about how happiness is a signal that a desire is being met and it’s important to pay attention to it. Our brains are designed to prioritize our thinking and over pleasure. As humans, we were created to experience happiness on many...

This week on Unpacked, Pastor Evan chats with Maureen Speidel, local psychologist and one of our absolute favourite people. They discuss trauma. Sharing a bit about her speciality area Maureen discusses the definition of trauma, what happens to the brain and body when it is triggered and how we can identify trauma and begin to heal. Unpacked is a series of interviews and conversations with spiritu...

This week on Unpacked, Pastor Evan jumps into the topic of shame. He shares a bit about what he’s been reading on shame and talks about how it affects our identify and how the practice of sharing our shame with God and others is important for our own healing and self-compassion. What does it mean for us when we catch glimpses of shame and it scares us? How is it we come to discover our true identi...

This week on Unpacked Pastor Evan chats with Nell Schoonderbeek, former social worker, Lake Ridge member, Chestermere resident and our wise friend. They discuss her life story as an immigrant to Canada, motherhood and her journey to becoming a social worker and serving her community. They talk about where she learned some of the progressive views on life, Jesus and the church and choosing to liste...

This week on Unpacked, Pastor Evan discusses the emotion of jealousy. He shares a bit about the difference between jealousy and envy. Pastor Evan shares how jealousy is meant to reveal our desires both the good and the bad. In the best case scenario it can motivate us to pursue our purpose and calling. Ultimately, when we name jealousy with the help of community and God we can move towards healing...