Podcasts about evangelical fellowship

Listen to Cathie Ostapchuk being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. Cathie is a passionate advocate for women's equity in all spheres of influence, including the local church, focusing on raising up the now and next generation of leaders. She is the Visionary and Leadership Catalyst of Gather Women, a transformational movement that connects, equips, and mobilizes the female church in Canada. In this episode, Cathie talks about the important role women play, and how God used women in Scripture to do courageous things and bring about generational change by saying yes to what God asked.Read the transcript: biblesociety.ca/transcript-scripture-untangled-s10-ep7---Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.caHelp people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donateConnect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesocietyWhether you're well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world's best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca. ---Cathie is a passionate advocate for women's equity in all spheres of influence, including the local church, focusing on raising up the now and next generation of leaders. Cathie's work as a leadership catalyst, communicator, consultant, and certified executive coach has led her to equip leaders globally, including serving on the World Evangelical Fellowship Women's Commission. She is Visionary and Leadership Catalyst of Gather Women (gatherwomen.com), a transformational movement that connects, equips, and mobilizes the female church in Canada. Cathie also serves as a Strategic Partnership Catalyst with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, hosting the Masterclass Series Perspectives: Voices of Women Shaping Church and Culture. Cathie is a published author of the award-winning book Brave Women, Bold Moves: Choosing Courage in a Culture of Conformity, and she hosts the Gather Influence Podcast and The Strong Way Podcast. Find her at cathieostapchuk.com.

In Elizabeth Oldfield's book ‘Fully Alive', she wrote, “For most of the week, my value is in what I produce and what I consume. If I'm not careful my main goal in a day becomes impressive and competent, subtly signalling my status with the things I buy, say and post. Sabbath is the opposite. It is a line in the sand. Today I am just a person, and a person is beyond price. Sabbath is about valuing, fighting for and fiercely guarding rest.” [1] What are the things that demand our attention and distract us from being fully alive in Christ? My guests on this episode are Rick Hiemstra and Andy Gabruch. Rick is the director of The Centre For Research On Church And Faith at The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.Andy is the author of Infobesity: How To Be Followers Of Jesus in an Information Overload World.[1] Elizabeth Oldfield, ‘Fully Alive' p. 110.

It's Wednesday, January 8th, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Muslims set new convert's house on fire, killing whole family A Christian family in Uganda, Africa died for their faith last month. Back in November, 64-year-old Kaiga Muhammad, his wife Sawuya Kaiga and their son Swagga Amuza Kaiga, age 26, came to faith in Christ through a local church. The pastor of the church said the family requested prayer for their son who had malaria. The pastor told Morning Star News, “We prayed for the son, and immediately he was restored to good health.” However, Muslims in the area found out about the family's conversion to Christianity. On December 26th, they set the family's house on fire, killing all three. Please pray for persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ in Uganda.  Psalm 116:15 says, “Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.” Christian religious liberty in Canadian crosshairs The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada warns that new government recommendations would curtail religious freedoms in Canada.  The recommendations come from a Finance Committee report at the end of last year. Recommendation 429 says the government should “no longer provide charitable status to anti-abortion organizations.”  In addition, it says the Income Tax Act should be amended to “provide a definition of a charity which would remove the privileged status of ‘advancement of religion' as a charitable purpose.” The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada said, “This change, if adopted, would have a far-reaching and devastating impact - on religious charities, the people they serve, and Canadian society. Just over 40% of Canada's registered charities advance religion. This proposal would destabilize the charitable sector in Canada.” Facebook/Instagram kisses “fact checking” goodbye In the United States, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced yesterday the tech company is ending fact checking on its social media platforms. Meta is the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. Zuckerberg said, “We're going to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies and restoring free expression on our platforms. More specifically, here's what we're going to do. First, we're going to get rid of fact checkers and replace them with community notes similar to X, starting in the U.S.” Life News celebrated the decision, noting, “More practically, that means Facebook is finally going to stop discriminating against pro-life conservatives and it will get rid of the liberal fact-checkers it has used for years to suppress conservative content.” West losing control of world economy In economic news, the West is slowly losing control of the world economy. The U.S. dollar's share of global currencies fell again last year to 57.4%. That's down from 72% in the year 2000, dropping a rate of about 1% per year. Bitcoin and gold skyrocket Bitcoin scraped $102,000 on Monday. The cryptocurrency market cap has hit $3.64 trillion. Plus, gold's market capitalization is estimated at $17.9 trillion and gold's value is up 129% in seven years.  Silver is at $1.7 trillion.   Cryptocurrency's market cap is up 10-fold since early 2018. Amazon has improved its market capitalization 16-fold in ten years, and Tesla's market capitalization value is up 24-fold in seven years. Ironically, Tesla's stock rose 71% last year, but the company's total cars sold last year dropped a skosh - by about one percent. Oldest woman is 117 And finally, after the earthly departure of the oldest woman in the world who was from Japan, the new candidate is a soccer-loving nun from Brazil. Sister Inah Canabarro of Porto Alegre is 117 years old.  Another nun, Lucille Randon of France, held the record for the oldest living person in 2023, when she died at 118 years of age. The oldest living person by recent authenticated accounts was Jeanne Louise Calment of France, who died in 1997 at 122 years of age. 1 Peter 3:10-11 says, “He who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Wednesday, January 8th, in the year of our Lord 2025. Subscribe by Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

As 2024 draws to a close, we present a brief round-up of some of the most popular episodes of the first 12 months of the Magazine Podcast.   We then read W. J. Grier's account of the last months of John Calvin's life, an appropriate 'bookend' counterbalancing the account of Calvin's early ministry in our episode 'Calvin in France'.   We finish with a stirring meditation for a new year, also by W. J. Grier.     Featured Content: – Excerpt from W. J. Grier, 'The Life of John Calvin', (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2012), featured in the Banner of Truth Magazine, Issue 567, December 2010. – 'On Toward the Goal: A Meditation for the New Year by the Late W. J. Grier', Banner of Truth Magazine, Issue 244 (January 1984).     About the Contributor: W. J. Grier came to Christ while studying Classics at Queen's University, Belfast, through the witness of a Christian student friend and in a W. P. Nicholson mission meeting. He was a trustee of the Banner of Truth Trust, co-chairman of the Leicester Ministers' Conference, a founding member of the British Evangelical Council (now Affinity), and served on committees of the Evangelical Fellowship of Ireland and the Evangelical Library in Belfast. He was a well-known and enormously respected leader throughout the international Reformed constituency. He retired in 1979 after a ministry of almost fifty-two years and went to be with the Lord on 6 August 1983. He was the author of many booklets, articles, tracts, Daily Readings and Calendar Notes, including The Momentous Event and The Life of John Calvin, published by the Trust.   Listen to 'Calvin in France': https://bannermagazine.podbean.com/e/calvin-in-france/ Buy The Life of John Calvin by W. J. Grier: https://banneroftruth.org/store/history-biography/the-life-of-john-calvin/   Explore the work of the Banner of Truth: www.banneroftruth.org Subscribe to the Magazine (print/digital/both): www.banneroftruth.org/magazine Leave us a voice message: www.speakpipe.com/magazinepodcast

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Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Become a patron and enjoy special perks and bonus content.Tessa Afshar joins us on the show this week to talk about her upcoming book, The Queen's Cook. We chat about her research for the novel, her love of cooking and what she's growing in her garden, and many other fun topics. Patrons will hear what her first impressions of America were when she came to the country. The Queen's Cook by Tessa Afshar"A tender and touching tale. Tessa Afshar has given us two wonderfully charming heroines."--ANGELA HUNT, New York Times bestselling author of The Emissaries seriesIn the heart of ancient Persia, the empire's Jewish citizens face an ominous edict that threatens their very existence. Roxannah, the daughter of an impoverished Persian lord, is devastated by the news but feels helpless to come to the aid of her Jewish friends. Desperate to support her family, Roxannah approaches the royal physician, Adin--the man whose kind eyes haunt her--and seeks his help to find employment in Queen Esther's kitchens.In the opulent palace of Susa, Roxannah tries to survive the spiteful ploys of the other cooks as she ascends through the ranks. Her loyalty earns her the trust and friendship of Queen Esther, who is navigating dangerous politics with wisdom and grace. When Roxannah and Adin uncover a sinister plot against Amestris, the king's most powerful wife and Esther's archenemy, they find themselves tasked with the impossible job of discovering the culprit. As secrets unravel and alliances are tested, the fate of Esther's reign hangs in the balance.Get your copy of The Queen's Cook by Tessa Afshar.Tessa Afshar's historical fiction has been on Publishers Weekly, CBA, and ECPA bestseller lists and has been translated into 12 languages.Her novel, Pearl in the Sand is the recipient of the ECPA's Bronze Milestone Sales Award. Tessa's books have received the Christy, INSPY, and ECPA Christian Book of the Year (Bible Study category) Awards, and are Carol, Christy, and ECPA Christian Book Award finalists. Tessa was born in the Middle East and lived there for the first fourteen years of her life. She then moved to England, where she survived boarding school for girls and fell in love with Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte, before moving to the United States permanently.Her conversion to Christianity in her twenties changed the course of her life forever. Tessa holds a Master of Divinity from Yale, where she was elected as the co-chair of the Evangelical Fellowship at the Divinity School for one year. She served in women and prayer ministries for twenty years before becoming a full-time writer.Tessa is a devoted wife, a mediocre gardener, and an enthusiastic cook of biblical recipes. Visit Tessa's website.

We are living in an interesting time to say the very least. We see preachers that are politically motivated delivering messages that are geared more towards social justices and culture rather than unpacking biblical truths. As we gear up for election season in America and all that is happening within Canada, we need to make sure we are rooted in God's Word. How should Christians engage in politics? How far is too far? What if the government is coming against our views and beliefs? How do we respond and engage with that? Join host Andrew Marcus as he spends time with Senior Ambassador and President Emeritus of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada Bruce J. Clemenger where they unpack all things related to Christianity and politics! 

Register here: https://www.cbeinternational.org/event/mimi-haddad-will-lead-a-workshop-at-cbes-denver-conference-tell-her-story-women-in-scripture-and-history/ "Dr. Mimi Haddad serves as president and CEO of CBE International. She has taught as an adjunct associate professor of historical theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, Olivet University and has taught for institutes and organizations worldwide.... Mimi is an award-winning author and has written more than one hundred fifty academic, popular, and blog articles for Ashland Theological Journal; The Campbellsville Review, Catalyst, Christian Ethics Today, Christianity Today, Evangelical Fellowship of India and the Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief; Her.menuetics; Sojourners; and the William Carey Development Journal, and CBE's journals, Mutuality and Priscilla Papers." [https://www.cbeinternational.org/person/mimi-haddad/] Help sustain the work of RLC: www.redletterchristians.org/donate/ To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org  Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne Intro song by Common Hymnal: https://commonhymnal.com/ 

“It may be that God is destroying the Church of England and who am I to stand in his way?  “The real tragedy would be if, in this traumatic, confusing time, if all of the evangelicals and the broader Orthodox group fall out with each other…  if we can bear with each other in our different strategies, then that will be what we need (in whatever the future in England is going to be), whether that's within the Church of England or outside. Charlie Skrine, the senior minister of All Souls Langham Place London, says his church (and other evangelical churches in the UK) are in a world of pain at the moment over the growing split in the Church of England. Mr Skrine, who is speaking at the Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion Conference in Sydney, says All Souls is united in it's commitment to biblical teaching on sexual ethics, but divided on what the best response should be. He says a third of All Souls members are wanting to leave the Church of England now, a third want to stay and fight (never leave), and a further third are confused, and this diversity of opinion is reflected in the staff team. Former All Souls evangelist Rico Tice has distanced himself from the Church of England, attends a Presbyterian Church, but retains Church of England Permission to Officiate. Rico said on the Gafcon 2018 livestream, of the gospel promoted by the Archbishop of Canterbury's Evangelism Team, “It's a different religion... and it's around whether scripture is authoritative in terms of human sexuality… I think it's a great wickedness to tell people who are on the road to destruction that they're not... if we have church leaders who are putting people on that road to destruction it's a salvation issue.. That's why we have to distance ourselves..." (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1482677891837392)Mr Skrine says in Revelation 2 Jesus says that his people must not tolerate sexual immorality. Mr Skrine says the bishops don't get it, but there are tiny glimmers of hope of a settlement, with bishops moving slowly reluctantly towards the conclusion that they need to give up authority and come to a settlement.He says the actions of the Bishop of London have united evangelical leaders within the London Church in a highly significant way with groups like All Souls, St Helens, Holy Trinity Brompton and Soma all standing side by side. Support the Show.--Become a regular financial supporter of The Pastor's Heart via Patreon.

Why should churches care about medical assistance in dying (MAID)? This is the second of a two-part interview with David Guretzki, the President and CEO of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC). We discuss Canadian Evangelicalism, theology, and culture. To learn more about EFC, visit www.evangelicalfellowship.ca. In the pre-show, Rob, Dan, and Geoff have a conversation about MAID and its implications for the church. For more information about the podcast, visit www.churchinthenorth.ca. For questions or inquiries, please email us: podcast@churchinthenorth.ca. If you like what you hear, please share this podcast with others, give us a review, or leave a comment.

Should we stop using the term evangelical? This is the first of a two-part interview with David Guretzki, the President and CEO of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC). We discuss Canadian Evangelicalism, theology, and culture. To learn more about EFC, visit www.evangelicalfellowship.ca. In the pre-show, Rob, Dan, and Geoff are back together to talk about attending conferences and skipping sessions. For more information about the podcast, visit www.churchinthenorth.ca. For questions or inquiries, please email us: podcast@churchinthenorth.ca. If you like what you hear, please share this podcast with others, give us a review, or leave a comment.

Dr. Eric Bryant interviews Dr. Roger Helland, the Prayer Ambassador for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, and previously he served as district minister of the Baptist General Conference in Alberta. We discussed his book Pursuing God's Presence: A Practical Guide to Daily Renewal and Joy. From the book description: "Sorting through common fears and misunderstandings about God's presence, Helland offers biblical and practical teaching, to help you · pursue God's presence and holiness in everyday life,· live a presence-centered life at work, home and church,· enjoy a deeper biblical fullness of the Holy Spirit and· experience God's supernatural strength, vitality, renewal and joy. God's kavod changes everything. When you learn to seek, experience and host His presence, it will transform you--and the world." The Post-Christian Podcast and Giveaways: Our goal with The Post-Christian Podcast is to reframe, simplify, and focus on our mission to make disciples in a post Christian culture. We discuss reaching new people and raising up leaders while removing the barriers of churchianity. Be sure to sign up for Eric's email newsletter at www.ericbryant.org for a chance to win future book giveaways and assessments! Subscribe, Rate, and Review The Post-Christian Podcast at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube.com/@ericbryant777. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-bryant1/support

Are you a man who lives your life with a sense of purpose and intentionality? We've heard it said that God “calls” people like pastors, teachers, and missionaries into ministry, but what about the rest of us? Do we have a “calling” on our lives? In this podcast, Dean sits down with Phil Wagler, who is certainly no stranger to Impactus! Phil lives in British Columbia with his family. He has recently written a book called Live Your Assignment: Being Christ's Ambassador in 7 Spheres of Life, which explores the idea that every believer has been given an assignment by God to fulfill in every area of our lives. He has a unique take on discipleship and calling and challenges believers everywhere to apply these principles to their lives. Phil has lived these ideas as a believer, son, husband, father, pastor, mission leader, and servant in the broader Body of Christ through working with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and the World Evangelical Association. Phil is deeply committed to inspiring and equipping the local church for a holistic mission and the ministry of reconciliation, which you will hear about in this interview. Dean and Phil cover a variety of topics and ideas in this conversation, including: How “reconciliation” is truly the centre of the Gospel, where we are reconciled to God, ourselves, others, and Creation. Exploring the implications of giving to Caesar what is Caesar's and giving to God what is God's (Matthew 22:21). What it means to be an “ambassador” of Christ, and the posture an ambassador takes in representing the Kingdom and the King. The spheres of influence God has given to every believer (not just the “professional” ministers!) and how to embrace being an ambassador in each of these areas. What it means to truly “let go” to God and the wonderful blessings that come when we do. Why “faithfulness” is more important than “vision” in a believer's life. Knowing that there is no “just” in the Kingdom of God (e.g. “I'm ‘just' a plumber…” “I'm ‘just' a homemaker…”; every assignment that God gives to a believer is significant! Join us for this fascinating conversation with Dean and Phil!  

Perhaps like many, you have at least considered a goal or two for 2024. In the Beatitudes, Jesus gives us a vision of “the good life”. We might be surprised at the difference between our picture and God's picture of a flourishing life. Join us as Adam Driscoll, Director of Spiritual Development at Cornerstone Christian School and Chairperson of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, speaks on living with Kingdom vision locally and nationally as disciples of Jesus.

By now you have at least heard about Medical Assistance In Dying, otherwise known as MAiD. What you might not know is that MAiD safeguards have been quickly removed in Canada. Despite the best efforts of those in opposition, it appears we are set for new legislation in March that will expand access to MAiD to those suffering with mental illness. This has many of us concerned for these vulnerable people in our society. On this week's episode Andy sits down with David Guretzki PhD, President of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) to give us an update on MAiD and what we can do about it. 

This world is desperate for revival and renewal. Learn how to partner with Heaven's agenda for a great endtime revival. Dr. Roger Helland joins host Christina Perera to discuss the importance of prayer and pursuing God's presence. The author of the book Pursuing God's Presence: A Practical Guide to Daily Renewal and Joy. He is also the prayer ambassador for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, where he works to bring unity and spiritual awakening to churches and denominations across the country. We discuss the work done by the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada to bring unity and spiritual awakening to churches and denominations nationwide. Dr. Helland shares practical steps for developing a prayer life, including the importance of devotion, using Scripture as a guide, and establishing a routine. He emphasizes the need to continually pay attention to God and seek His presence. "Prayer is the oxygen of the soul. It's the fuel that starts and sustains renewal and revival," said Helland. Listen to hear testimonies from Roger's life and ministry, a powerful prayer in the end.CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: Roger Helland, Pursuing God's Presence: A Practical Guide to Daily Renewal and JoyRESOURCE: Are you looking for a way to enhance your prayer time? At the Feet of Jesus: Worship & Prayer Journal: Take your faith to the next level as you record your time with Jesus. 52 Week/Day Creative JournalABOUT: Christina Perera MinistriesSOCIAL CONNECT: Facebook, Instagram & YouTube @christinapereraministriesSUPPORT: We can only bring you this faith-building podcast with your financial gifts.Revealing Jesus, Christina Perera, Revealing Jesus with Christina, Prayer, Podcast, Roger Helland, Pursuing God's Presence, Daily Renewal, Joy, Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, Unity, Body of Christ, Canada, Government, Faith Today, Magazine, Spiritual awakening, Ignite, United prayer, Seminar, Dinner, Public prayer, Worship, Revival, Renewal, Darkness, Hope, Move of God, Sin abounds grace, Presence of the Lord, Travailing prayer, Relationship with God, Scripture, Devotion to prayer, Communication with God, Communion with God, Awareness, Presence of God, Fear of the Lord, Knowledge of God's will, Spiritual wisdom, Understanding, Walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, Bear fruit, Increase in knowledge of God, Strength, Endurance, Patience, Joy, Gratitude, Redemption, Forgiveness of sins, boldness,

Today we will be talking about how to recognize God's radiant glory and His manifest presence in everyday life. If you are seeking to live a presence-centered life at work, home and church, and enjoy a deeper biblical fullness of the Holy spirit, you have come to the right place.  Our guest, Dr. Roger Helland, will help us sort through common fears and misunderstandings about God's presence and help us recognize His transformative power everywhere, all the time by actively seeking Him every day! Dr. Roger Helland is the Prayer Ambassador for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and previously served as a pastor and district minister of the Baptist General Conference in Alberta. The author of seven books, he has over 35 years of experience as a pastor, denominational leader, adjunct professor at several theological schools, and renewal catalyst. Dr. Helland's Book & Favorites:Book: Pursuing God's PresenceWebsite: pursuinggodspresencebook.comBible: ESV VersionJournal w/ Zipper & ScriptureApp/Website: YouVersionIf you loved this episode, you may like to listen to our podcast with Max Lucado!https://www.coffeeandbibletime.com/podcast/episode/7cf6428f/gods-great-work-empowering-imperfect-souls-for-divine-achievements-with-max-lucadoAlabaster Beautiful individual Books of the Bible Support the showCheck out our website for more ways to fully connect to God's Word. There you'll find: Coffee and Bible Time Prayer Journals Coffee and Bible Time Courses Coffee and Bible Time Membership (weekly devotionals sent right to your inbox!) Find more great content on our YouTube channel: Coffee and Bible Time Our most popular video is “How I Study My Bible + In-Depth Bible Study!” with over 2M views! Follow us on InstagramVisit our Amazon ShopLearn more about the host Mentor MamaEmail us at podcast@coffeeandbibletime.comThanks for listening to Coffee and Bible Time, where our goal is to help people delight in God's Word and thrive in Christian living!

Are you hungry to experience the presence of God? Jesus wants to encounter you today through the Holy Spirit. Don't miss this powerful episode with Dr. Roger Helland the prayer ambassador of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and the author of the book Pursuing God's Presence A Practical Guide to Daily Renewal and Joy. We discuss the importance of seeking God's presence and the biblical foundation for experiencing His presence in our lives. The need for unity and holiness within the body of Christ, and the impact that the presence of God can have on individuals, churches, and nations. Dr. Helland shares personal testimonies and encourages listeners to pursue a deeper relationship with God. "When the presence of the Lord prevails in our lives, in our churches, in our homes, in our workplaces, these things become transformed into Christlikeness,” said Helland. Listen to hear testimonies from Roger's life and mighty prayer in the end. CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: Roger Helland, Pursuing God's Presence A Practical Guide to Daily Renewal and Joy, LinkedIn   RESOURCE: The Lord's Supper: Our Promised Place of Intimacy and Transformation with Jesus, By Jonathan Black Get 40% off and FREE shipping with code REVEALINGJESUS here at Bakerbookhouse.com   ABOUT:  Christina Perera Ministries SOCIAL CONNECT:  Facebook,  Instagram & YouTube @christinapereraministries MORE RESOURCES: I want to empower you with additional resources to deepen your walk with Jesus!  At the Feet of Jesus: Worship & Prayer Journal: Take your faith to the next level as you record your time with Jesus.  52 Week/Day Creative Journal Are you a new believer and don't know where to start? New Believer Workbook: Foundational Gospel Truths To Begin Your Relationship With Jesus Will equip you as you begin the most beautiful relationship of your life.  ADDITIONAL READING: Building Your Life on Jesus: The Power of Authenticity, Repentance, Co-Creation, and Grace in Building Faith that Lasts By Christina Perera & Discovering the Power of God's Redeeming Grace For Your Life By Christina Perera CPM EVENTS & OUTREACHES: Miracles Tour Photos & Contemporary Christian Music Magazine article! SUPPORT: We can only bring you this faith-building podcast with your financial gifts. Share the gospel of Jesus Christ by sponsoring an episode of Revealing Jesus!  Support Revealing Jesus and honor your loved one's special day. Get a special on-air dedication to your loved one! CONNECT: It's your turn to join the conversation on Revealing Jesus; tell us your burning questions about Jesus, your favorite Christian leaders, and your testimonies of God's goodness! STORE: Get your favorite gear from the store and help our ministry initiatives unite and reach a hurting world!       

Are you concerned about the growing number of Canadian young adults who are leaving their faith behind? As parents, we hold a tremendous responsibility to ensure the transmission of faith to the next generation. How can we effectively disciple our children within the confines of our own homes? What steps can we take to pass on a strong foundation of faith to our children? These are not just ordinary questions; they are critical inquiries that demand careful and thoughtful answers.  Parenting is a journey that brings both immense joy and significant challenges. However, our role as parents extends far beyond teaching life skills. We have the essential duty of educating our children, nurturing their social development, and raising them within the framework of faith.  To shed light on this crucial topic, the Canadian Evangelical Family Faith Formation Study (CEFFFS) was initiated in 2019. This groundbreaking project, led by the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada in collaboration with 15 ministry partners, sought to understand how Canadian evangelical parents perceive their role as disciple-makers and how they actively shape their children's faith within the home. The study draws upon insights gained from interviews with parents, family ministry experts, and a comprehensive survey involving over 1,000 evangelical parents across Canada.  In this episode, we are joined by two members of the research team who will help us delve into the study's key findings and their profound implications for Christian parents. Lindsay Callaway, a dedicated researcher at the Centre for Research on Church and Faith within the EFC, brings her expertise garnered from the Parenting Faith study, the Significant Church study, and her role as a co-host on the Faith Trends Podcast. Lindsay holds graduate degrees in systematic theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and bioethics from Trinity International University. She lives in Ottawa with her husband, a pastor, and their three children.  Joining us as well is Rick Hiemstra, Director of the EFC's Centre for Research on Church and Faith. Rick's background encompasses pastoral experience in the Wesleyan tradition, along with teaching mathematics and computer science at the high school level. Renowned for his insights on Canadian church and cultural trends, he has contributed to several studies, including Parenting Faith, Significant Church, Renegotiating Faith, and various explorations into Bible engagement, local church missions, small evangelical churches, and faith formation during emerging adulthood. Rick holds a BMath from the University of Waterloo, a BEd from Ottawa University, and an MTS from Tyndale Seminary.  Together, Lindsay Callaway and Rick Hiemstra will unpack the research findings and guide us toward a deeper understanding of how we, as parents, can fulfill our vital role as disciple-makers and raise a generation firmly rooted in faith.  Learn more about the study: https://www.impactus.org/articles/parents-kids-faith/ ---------------------------------------------- Website: https://impactus.org/ Check Our Resources for Men: https://impactus.org/resources/ ---------------------------------------------- Follow us on Social Media Facebook: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter This Is Me TV

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In this episode Pastors Mike and Logan talk about all things surrounding the Trinity. We apologize fore the poor audio in the first half, it gets fixed half through, had some technical difficulties. Please share the podcast around and to best connect with us email forgiven@bethelbrandon.ca Links and Resources Monday Morning Faith song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdLyaN_a1wI&ab_channel=SEUWorshipVEVO What Christians Ought to Believe https://www.amazon.ca/What-Christians-Ought-Believe-Introduction/dp/0310520924 Desire God https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/what-is-the-doctrine-of-the-trinity Evangelical Fellowship of Canada https://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/StatementofFaith

Whenever new research comes out, we try to make it meaningful and accessible for you to know if and how it affects your ministry. Join today's conversation with Rick and Lindsay from the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada's Center of Research on Church and Faith as they dive into one aspect of the brand new Parenting Faith Research Study.    When asked how much Christian parents agreed with the following statement: “I want my children to make their own religious choices, without pressure from me,” 73% moderately or strongly agreed. What does that mean for the way parents are thinking about passing on faith to their kids? And what does it look like to partner with parents in the ways they'd like faith passed on? Modeling AND teaching faith is the way!   Check out ParentingFaith.ca for the research project (and other resources)   Want to chat about youth ministry? Give us a shout by emailing jeremy@youthworker.community

“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! (Philippians 1:21-22). Those of you keen on details will recognize that I reflected on this text last Friday. There is a pastoral matter that this text addresses which did not make it into my meditation. Rather than letting it go, I want to pick up that thread today. It may be helpful to some. But it needs introduction. On our denomination's website, there is this statement, “the church condemn[s] “the wanton or arbitrary destruction of any human being at any stage of its development from the point of conception to the point of death.” Let me add to that a few thoughts found on the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada's website, “All human life is precious. Life is a gift from God for us to respect and protect through all its stages, from conception to natural death (Psalm 139). Each person is created by God, in his image, and loved by him.  Each person's life has inherent worth and dignity (Gen. 1:26-27). This human dignity does not depend on our ability or circumstances; it flows from our creation in the image of God. We must treat people as bearers of God's image, not as objects for our gratification. Our lives are not our own; they belong to God (1 Cor. 6:19-20). God calls us to care for those who are vulnerable. To love our neighbour is the second greatest commandment, after loving God. The people of Israel and followers of Jesus were commanded to care for the foreigner, the widow, the orphan, and the poor.” I agree with all these statements. I also believe that the Christian church needs to step up its game in loving its neighbour. I am not thinking of position statements or Synodical pronouncements. I mean that Christians need to get into their communities to love their neighbours actually and physically. This will be inconvenient and messy and costly. But it is the best way to restore some of our lost reputation in society. And it is a matter of obedience. Our advocacy for human life needs to be holistic, including strong assistance to neighbours immersed in all sorts of poverty. There are already reports of Canadians seeking MAID (medical assistance in dying) because they cannot find medical care, food, or housing. Christians should stand opposed to MAID. But we should be just as concerned for those suffering from lack of essential resources. But that is not the point I want to make. Our strong Christian pronouncements on the value and protection of human life sometimes leads to the misapplication that we must do everything possible to stay alive. Further, that we must do everything possible to ensure our loved ones stay alive. But this is not what is intended by this doctrine of the sanctity of human life. In our text, Paul does not hang onto his life. He is quite willing to die. If he gets executed, he is good with that. “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” It is okay for us to let go of living, to halt medical interventions and allow life to proceed to its natural conclusion, death. This is a complex issue which this meditation cannot fully address. My desire is to point out that Paul gives us permission to do this. Like him, we do not need to hang on to life at all costs. Our value for human life does not mean that we must use every medical intervention available to us. This is a recognition of our human limitations. We must use the resources God has made available to us, including medical resources, but always in the recognition that these are not omnipotent. There are times when we literally give ourselves over into the hands of God. Let me offer one piece of pastoral advice. Decisions regarding end-of-life matters should not be made in isolation. These should be made by family as a unit along with advice from wise Christians. It takes time to make such decisions. If you are faced with these matters, take your time. Let me leave you with paragraph 44 of the Contemporary Testimony: Our World Belongs to God: “Life is a gift from God's hand, who created all things. Receiving this gift thankfully, with reverence for the Creator, we protest and resist all that harms, abuses, or diminishes the gift of life, whether by abortion, pollution, gluttony, addiction, or foolish risks. Because it is a sacred trust, we treat all life with awe and respect, especially when it is most vulnerable-whether growing in the womb, touched by disability or disease, or drawing a last breath. When forced to make decisions at life's raw edges, we seek wisdom in community, guided by God's Word and Spirit” (CT #44).

Speaker: Dr. David Guretzki, The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada Key Verse: 1 Timothy 2:1-7     

Ruth is one of the most famous characters in scripture. Her story is one of faithfulness, loyalty, and redemption. Join us for a conversation with Tessa Afshar about the book / character of Ruth and what we can learn from its themes.  Tessa Afshar is the award-winning author of many biblical and inspirational historical fiction books, including Harvest of Gold which won a Christy Award and In the Field of Grace, a biblical fiction on the life of Ruth. Born in the Middle East, Tessa spent her teen years in England and later moved to the United States. Her conversion to Christianity in her twenties changed the course of her life. She holds a Master of Divinity from Yale, where she was co-chair of the Evangelical Fellowship. She served in women and prayer ministry for twenty years before becoming a full-time writer and speaker.  Judges 7 - Ruth 4See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Guretzki is the new president and CEO of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, after serving as its executive vice-president and resident theologian since 2017 and a long stint on its board of directors. He speaks with Bill Fledderus about the EFC's role in the Christian community across Canada and his hopes for the future (and also about astrophotography and his cat Scrunchy).

Evangelical Fellowship of Canada President Bruce Clemenger joins the show to chat about his new book that explores Canada's emerging civil religion and traces us through history how the Church has engaged up until present day. 

Canada's political culture seems to be changing. Where it was once a place where all could freely express their faith, it is now becoming increasingly difficult to do so. What has changed about Canada's political culture that is making it difficult for people of faith? This week we are joined by Bruce Clemenger, author and president of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, to walk us through his new book, The New Orthodoxy: Canada's Emerging Civil Religion. Bruce gives us a brief overview of the history of Canada's statecraft, and also expands upon the biases in our current government that result in challenges for religious people. Bruce closes out the conversation with an inspiring message in how we can remain hopeful amid a secular state. 

Calling all book lovers! If you are a fan of Christian fiction, then chances are, you've heard of best-selling author Tessa Afshar. Guess what?! I recently talked with Tessa and in this new episode, we're discussing her new novel, The Hidden Prince, as well as Tessa's fascinating background. She was born in the Middle East, survived boarding school in England and then moved to the United States and came to Christ in her 20s. During today's conversation, you'll find out about how Tessa writes novels to help you embrace God's love and truth in powerful ways.   RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE tessaafshar.com   ABOUT OUR SPECIAL GUEST Tessa Afshar's book have been translated into 11 languages, and loved by fans around the world. Her novels have been on Publishers Weekly and CBA best-selling lists. Her book, The Way Home, God's Invitation to New Beginnings, is the winner of the Christian Book Award in the Bible Study category. Afshar's biblical and historical novels have won a number of awards including the Christy and INSPY, and been named as one of top five Christian fiction titles of the year by Library Journal. Tessa holds a Master of Divinity from Yale, where she was co-chair of the Evangelical Fellowship at the Divinity School for one year. She served in women and prayer ministry for twenty years before becoming a full-time writer and speaker. She is a devoted wife, a mediocre gardener, and an avid lover a chocolate.

What are the main social and political challenges facing Africa? How are the Evangelical churches responding? Are they able to stand up to the pandemic of corruption in Africa? And how can we partner in prayer with the churches in Africa? To answer these questions, Wissam al-Saliby interviewed Rev. Dr Goodwill Shana on the margins of a church consultation in Abuja, Nigeria. Dr Shana is the Founder and Senior Pastor of Word of Life International Ministries, founded in the City of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, in 1990. Dr Shana serves as the Chair of the International Council of the World Evangelical Alliance and President of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa. Prior, he had served as the President of the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe. A lawyer by training, Dr Shana provides in this episode a glimpse into his advocacy against corruption in Zimbabwe, where he served as a commissioner on the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission and as the chair of Transparency International Zimbabwe. Show links: Word of Life International Ministries - Leadership https://wolim.org/ourleadership/ World Evangelical Alliance – Leadership - Rev. Dr. Goodwill Shana https://worldea.org/leader/rev-dr-goodwill-shana/ Dr Goodwill Shana: Corruption is rife in the church, Dec. 17, 2012 https://relzim.org/news/dr-goodwill-shana-corruption-is-rife-in-the-church/  Zimbabwe corrupt heavyweights escape investigation, Oct. 20, 2013 https://thestandard.newsday.co.zw/2013/10/20/zimbabwe-corrupt-heavyweights-escape-investigation The Lausanne and World Evangelical Alliance Integrity and Anti-Corruption Network https://www.globalintegritynetwork.org/ Connect with the Didomi Collective via: Email contact@didomi.co  Newsletter https://podcast.ausha.co/didomi?s=1  Twitter https://www.twitter.com/didomi_co Instagram https://www.instagram.com/didomi_co  Music was generously provided by artist C4C.

Pain is the universal human experience. The question we may need to ask ourselves is to what end God is driving us when He permits us to go through pain? In this episode we have Pastor Richard Carlson, head pastor at Rock Springs Evangelical Free Church and Superintendent of the Evangelical Fellowship of Free Churches, to discuss the practical and pastoral approaches to handling pain. Richard Carlson has 50 plus years of pastoral counseling from which to draw upon. Join us as we dive into the scriptures and navigate the practical approaches to pain. Grab a drink and enjoy. 

Karl Vaters interviews Rick Hiemstra, a former small church pastor, now serving as the Director of Research at the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. Rick and Karl talk about a wide variety of subjects, including the Church Growth Movement, technology and how it has affected the way we approach pastoring. Some helpful insights include: What has people's attention is what shapes them, and technology has radically altered what has our attention How technology has shaped people's expectation of what to expect from their church and their pastor How technology subconsciously changed pastors from shepherds to content producers The important difference between “growth” and “scale” How small churches are especially suited to meet the changing needs of a world whose attention is so easily diverted And much more. Rick.Hiemstra@theefc.ca evangelicalfellowship.ca Andy Crouch - The Tech-Wise Family Justin Earley - The Common Rule The HTML of Cruciform Love: Toward a Theology of the Internet Online Conversation | After Babel: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World with Andy Crouch & Jonathan Haidt For a Transcript of this episode visit the Pivot Blog  Support This Work: Visit the Website Subscribe to weekly Newsletter Contribute financially at KarlVaters.com/support Visit our Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Karl Vaters interviews Rick Hiemstra, a former small church pastor, now serving as the Director of Research at the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. Rick and Karl talk about a wide variety of subjects, including the Church Growth Movement, technology and how it has affected the way we approach pastoring. Some helpful insights include: What has people's attention is what shapes them, and technology has radically altered what has our attention How technology has shaped people's expectation of what to expect from their church and their pastor How technology subconsciously changed pastors from shepherds to content producers The important difference between “growth” and “scale” How small churches are especially suited to meet the changing needs of a world whose attention is so easily diverted And much more. Rick.Hiemstra@theefc.ca evangelicalfellowship.ca Andy Crouch - The Tech-Wise Family Justin Earley - The Common Rule The HTML of Cruciform Love: Toward a Theology of the Internet Online Conversation | After Babel: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World with Andy Crouch & Jonathan Haidt For a Transcript of this episode visit the Pivot Blog  Support This Work: Visit the Website Subscribe to weekly Newsletter Contribute financially at KarlVaters.com/support Visit our Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Zac Neubauer, President of Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion-USA, joins the podcast again, this time with Andrew and James to talk about some of the leading Evangelicals from Anglicanism's recent past including Charles Simeon (pictured in episode artwork), Charles McIlvaine, and John Stott. We also catch up about EFAC-USA in recent years.  Visit EFAC-USA at https://efac-usa.org/ Zac has been president of EFAC-USA since 2018. He earned his M. Div from Trinity School for Ministry in 2017 and serves as Priest-in-Charge at St. Clement's Episcopal Church in Rancho Cordova, CA.  Shownotes *Zac mentioned the following resources in this episode that are good further reading for history of Evangelicalism in the Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion: (Book) Standing in the Whirlwind: Evangelical Episcopalians in Nineteenth-Century America by Diana Butler Bass https://www.amazon.com/Standing-Against-Whirlwind-Episcopalians-Nineteenth-Century/dp/0195085426?scrlybrkr=c3bf1423 (Essay) "The Strange Death of Evangelical Episcopalianism" by Gillis Harp in Anglican and Episcopal History, Vol. 74, No. 2 p. 180-206 *Andrew mentioned the book Christ in Conflict by John Stott: https://www.ivpress.com/christ-in-conflict Additionally, we recommend the following books about Charles Simeon: Charles Simeon by HCG Moule (Methuen, 1892- now published by Christian Focus Publications) Charles Simeon of Cambridge by Hugh Evan Hopkins (Hodder, 1977- now published by Wipf & Stock, USA)

Patson Netha is 67 years old, married to Faith with 3 boys. His firstborn is 38 years old and his twins are 35 years old. He has 3 beautiful daughters, some call them daughters-in-law, and 4 grandchildren. Patson is currently a Bishop at Newlife For All Fellowship Church International and a Director of Turning Matabeleland Green which is a Christian-based organization. Their Vision is “ Unlocking the Productive Engine of small scale farmers in Africa”. The mission is “To equip small scale farmers with agriculture skills, inputs, and markets that enable them to reach their godly potential”. The organization values putting “God First, looking unto God and not being ashamed of proclaiming the Gospel. Social Responsibility, We have a duty to capacitate and empower small-scale farmers. Innovation, Creativity in content, delivery, and production. Continuous Improvement, Growth, and development of the team and quality of service delivered. Collaboration, Working together as a team, and working together with communities. Patson served as the former Ethics, Peace and Justice Commission of Associations of Evangelical in Africa from 2001 to 2011. He was also part of the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe General Secretary from 1992 to 2001. Tune into our podcast today and learn more about Patson and the wonderful things he is doing in his home country! Inspiring humans brings you weekly podcast conversations with incredible people from our Global Community, whose stories will speak to the magic of life and the incredible human spirit. Our guests will motivate, inspire and speak to the incredible spirit within, calling you forward to step closer towards your passion and purpose. Listen to the latest episodes on your preferred streaming service. For more episodes of the Inspiring Humans Podcast check out the links below. Apple: https://buff.ly/3xJm1Yc Spotify: https://buff.ly/3iNJ4fQ Youtube: https://buff.ly/37SNueU

Bishop Henry Scriven, General Secretary of the Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion reflects on the future for Anglican evangelicals around the world in his contribution to our Lent series for 2022.

David Guretzki serves as the resident theologian for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. In this podcast he talks about the foundation that theology provides for the small church.

Sign up for She Leads Church '22 Virtual Conference for freeMimi Haddad serves as president and CEO of CBE International and as an adjunct associate professor of historical theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Summa Cum Laude). She holds a PhD in historical theology from the University of Durham, England. Haddad received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University 2013. She is serves in leadership with Evangelicals for Justice and is a founding member of the Evangelicals and Women Study Group at the Evangelical Theological Society. Mimi is an award-winning author and has written more than one hundred academic, popular, and blog articles. She has also contributed to over fifteen books, most recently: “Helping the Church Understand Biblical Gender Equality,” “History Matters: Evangelicals and Women,” and “Human Flourishing: Global Perspectives,” in Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity Without Hierarchy (IVP, third edition forthcoming); “Ideas Have Consequences,” in Created to Thrive (CBE International, 2021); “Examples of Women's Leadership in the Old Testament and Church History” in Women in Pentecostal and Charismatic Ministry, part of the Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies Series 21 (Brill NV, 2016); Is Women's Equality a Biblical Ideal? with Sean Callaghan (second edition coming in 2021). Haddad has been also published in journals, magazines and blogs, including Ashland Theological Journal, The Campbellsville Review, Catalyst, Christian Ethics Today, Christianity Today, Evangelical Fellowship of India, Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief, Sojourners, William Carey Development Journal, Missio Alliance, Her.meneutics, Mutuality, and Priscilla Papers.Mimi has taught for colleges and seminaries around the world. She has served as a gender and theology consultant with World Relief, World Vision International, and SASA! Faith Beyond Borders. Haddad served as convener of the Issue Group 24 for the 2004 Lausanne III Committee for World Evangelization. Mimi writes, teaches, and speaks on matters related to development, justice, faith and gender. Mimi and her husband, Dale, live in the Twin Cities (Minnesota) and are involved in local ministries.Mimi is co-host of CBE International's Mutuality Matters podcast segment, “Global Impact: Egalitarian Activism and Human Flourishing.” Upcoming Speaking EngagementsRequest Mimi to Speak/EndorseCBE-Published Resources by Mimi HaddadNon CBE Resources by Mimi HaddadThe A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingDid you know that podcasts are a great way to grow your personal and business brand voice?Here's the secret, we all want to feel connected to brands we buy from. What better way to humanize a brand than through sharing your story on a podcast.Kitcaster is a podcast booking agency that specializes in developing real human connections through podcast appearances.If you are an expert in your field, have a unique story to share, or an interesting point of view-- it's time to explore the world of podcasting with Kitcaster.You can expect a completely customized concierge service from our staff of communication experts. Kitcaster is your secret weapon in podcasting for business. Your audience is waiting to hear from you.Go to https://kitcaster.com/difference/ to apply for a special offer for friends of this podcast.Mentioned in this episode:Do you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonJoin Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

https://www.sheleadschurch.com/she-leads-church-22?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sheleadschurch.com%2Fa%2F2147504181%2FDH8PbUnB (Sign up for She Leads Church '22 Virtual Conference) for free Mimi Haddad serves as president and CEO of https://www.cbeinternational.org (CBE International )and as an adjunct associate professor of historical theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Summa Cum Laude). She holds a PhD in historical theology from the University of Durham, England. Haddad received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University 2013. She is serves in leadership with Evangelicals for Justice and is a founding member of the Evangelicals and Women Study Group at the Evangelical Theological Society.  Mimi is an award-winning author and has written more than one hundred academic, popular, and blog articles. She has also contributed to over fifteen books, most recently: “Helping the Church Understand Biblical Gender Equality,” “History Matters: Evangelicals and Women,” and “Human Flourishing: Global Perspectives,” in https://cbeinternational.christianbook.com/discovering-biblical-equality-complementarity-without-hierarchy/9780830828340/pd/828346?event=ESRCG (Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity Without Hierarchy) (IVP, third edition forthcoming); “Ideas Have Consequences,” in Created to Thrive (CBE International, 2021); “Examples of Women's Leadership in the Old Testament and Church History” in https://www.amazon.com/Pentecostal-Charismatic-Ministry-Global-Studies/dp/9004332529 (Women in Pentecostal and Charismatic Ministry), part of the Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies Series 21 (Brill NV, 2016); https://cbeinternational.christianbook.com/womens-equality-biblical-ideal-part-series/9781939971944/pd/971946?event=ESRCG (Is Women's Equality a Biblical Ideal?) with Sean Callaghan (second edition coming in 2021). Haddad has been also published in journals, magazines and blogs, including Ashland Theological Journal, The Campbellsville Review, Catalyst, Christian Ethics Today, Christianity Today, Evangelical Fellowship of India, Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief, Sojourners, William Carey Development Journal, Missio Alliance, Her.meneutics, Mutuality, and Priscilla Papers. Mimi has taught for colleges and seminaries around the world. She has served as a gender and theology consultant with World Relief, World Vision International, and SASA! Faith Beyond Borders. Haddad served as convener of the Issue Group 24 for the 2004 Lausanne III Committee for World Evangelization. Mimi writes, teaches, and speaks on matters related to development, justice, faith and gender. Mimi and her husband, Dale, live in the Twin Cities (Minnesota) and are involved in local ministries. Mimi is co-host of CBE International's https://www.cbeinternational.org/library?f%5B0%5D=topic%3A263 (Mutuality Matters) podcast segment, “Global Impact: Egalitarian Activism and Human Flourishing.”  https://www.cbeinternational.org/persons/mimi-haddad#block-authorupcomingspeakingfilter (Upcoming Speaking Engagements)https://www.cbeinternational.org/persons/mimi-haddad#block-requestmimitospeakendorse (Request Mimi to Speak/Endorse)https://www.cbeinternational.org/persons/mimi-haddad#block-authorresourcesfilters (CBE-Published Resources by Mimi Haddad)https://www.cbeinternational.org/persons/mimi-haddad#block-authornoncberesourcesfilters (Non CBE Resources by Mimi Haddad)The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with https://www.missioalliance.org/ (Missio Alliance). Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast...

https://www.sheleadschurch.com/she-leads-church-22?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sheleadschurch.com%2Fa%2F2147504181%2FDH8PbUnB (Sign up for She Leads Church '22 Virtual Conference) for free Mimi Haddad serves as president and CEO of https://www.cbeinternational.org (CBE International )and as an adjunct associate professor of historical theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Summa Cum Laude). She holds a PhD in historical theology from the University of Durham, England. Haddad received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University 2013. She is serves in leadership with Evangelicals for Justice and is a founding member of the Evangelicals and Women Study Group at the Evangelical Theological Society.  Mimi is an award-winning author and has written more than one hundred academic, popular, and blog articles. She has also contributed to over fifteen books, most recently: “Helping the Church Understand Biblical Gender Equality,” “History Matters: Evangelicals and Women,” and “Human Flourishing: Global Perspectives,” in https://cbeinternational.christianbook.com/discovering-biblical-equality-complementarity-without-hierarchy/9780830828340/pd/828346?event=ESRCG (Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity Without Hierarchy) (IVP, third edition forthcoming); “Ideas Have Consequences,” in Created to Thrive (CBE International, 2021); “Examples of Women's Leadership in the Old Testament and Church History” in https://www.amazon.com/Pentecostal-Charismatic-Ministry-Global-Studies/dp/9004332529 (Women in Pentecostal and Charismatic Ministry), part of the Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies Series 21 (Brill NV, 2016); https://cbeinternational.christianbook.com/womens-equality-biblical-ideal-part-series/9781939971944/pd/971946?event=ESRCG (Is Women's Equality a Biblical Ideal?) with Sean Callaghan (second edition coming in 2021). Haddad has been also published in journals, magazines and blogs, including Ashland Theological Journal, The Campbellsville Review, Catalyst, Christian Ethics Today, Christianity Today, Evangelical Fellowship of India, Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief, Sojourners, William Carey Development Journal, Missio Alliance, Her.meneutics, Mutuality, and Priscilla Papers. Mimi has taught for colleges and seminaries around the world. She has served as a gender and theology consultant with World Relief, World Vision International, and SASA! Faith Beyond Borders. Haddad served as convener of the Issue Group 24 for the 2004 Lausanne III Committee for World Evangelization. Mimi writes, teaches, and speaks on matters related to development, justice, faith and gender. Mimi and her husband, Dale, live in the Twin Cities (Minnesota) and are involved in local ministries. Mimi is co-host of CBE International's https://www.cbeinternational.org/library?f%5B0%5D=topic%3A263 (Mutuality Matters) podcast segment, “Global Impact: Egalitarian Activism and Human Flourishing.”  https://www.cbeinternational.org/persons/mimi-haddad#block-authorupcomingspeakingfilter (Upcoming Speaking Engagements)https://www.cbeinternational.org/persons/mimi-haddad#block-requestmimitospeakendorse (Request Mimi to Speak/Endorse)https://www.cbeinternational.org/persons/mimi-haddad#block-authorresourcesfilters (CBE-Published Resources by Mimi Haddad)https://www.cbeinternational.org/persons/mimi-haddad#block-authornoncberesourcesfilters (Non CBE Resources by Mimi Haddad)The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with https://www.missioalliance.org/ (Missio Alliance). Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast...

How can we live a life devoted to Christ amid an increasingly political society? Special guest Bruce Clemenger, president of Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, joins us today to help navigate how we can maintain unity in Christ as clashes between politics and faith arise. Bruce also dissects the intricate relationships between the Church, the state, faith, and politics, and discusses how we can approach issues of freedom, vaccinations, restrictions, choice, and conscience from a biblical perspective

Don Hutchinson, a Canadian legal expert and former legal council for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, describes the implications of the new conversion therapy ban on Canadians and Christians. He explains that one way the church can rebuild is to respond to these kind of legal attacks by focusing on our biblical mandate to love God, each other, and our neighbors.

Julia Beazley, Director of Public Policy for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, tells the story of the survivors, church communities, and policy makers who advocated to instate Bill C-36 into law. Chris and Julia also talk about the responsibility to stop treating people in vulnerable circumstances like the problem and address the systemic problems that make people vulnerable. Show Notes: Transcript: https://dojustice.crcna.org/article/julia-beazley-protecting-people-person-and-policy Restorations: https://www.restorationscanada.org/ Defend Dignity: https://defenddignity.ca/ EFC (Evangelical Fellowship of Canada): https://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/ The Reformed family is a diverse family with a diverse range of opinions. Not all perspectives expressed on the podcast represent the official positions of the Christian Reformed Church.

On this episode of the Reformation Fellowship Podcast, Justin Schell concludes his conversation with Dr. Natalie Brand. This week, Natalie provides encouragement for those who feel spiritually dry or are ministering to those that feel spiritually lethargic. Natalie is Tutor for Women and Lecturer in Systematic and Historical Theology. She completed her PhD at UST which was published as Complementarian Spirituality: Reformed Women and Union with Christ. She has also written Prone to Wander and The Good Portion – The Doctrine of Salvation for Every Woman. Natalie is married to Tom who is the Ministry Director of the Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches.If you would like to connect with us and learn more about the Reformation Fellowship, please visit our website at reffellowship.orgMusic Copyright 2021 K. Jason French All Rights ReservedMusic Copyright New Beginnings by Scott Holmes Music

On this episode of the Reformation Fellowship Podcast, Justin Schell continues his conversation with Dr. Natalie Brand. This week, Natalie shares her insights about the pursuit of theological education for women, both in the academy and in the local church. Natalie is Tutor for Women and Lecturer in Systematic and Historical Theology. She completed her PhD at UST which was published as Complementarian Spirituality: Reformed Women and Union with Christ. She has also written Prone to Wander and The Good Portion – The Doctrine of Salvation for Every Woman. Natalie is married to Tom who is the Ministry Director of the Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches.If you would like to connect with us and learn more about the Reformation Fellowship, please visit our website at reffellowship.orgMusic Copyright 2021 K. Jason French All Rights ReservedMusic Copyright New Beginnings by Scott Holmes Music

Evangelism starts with what Christ has done (and is doing) for you that you cannot do for yourself. This was the insight (though not original- it's biblical) that Rev. Andrew came to upon his reflection of the fantastic recent EFAC-USA conference in Dallas, TX. EFAC stands for Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion. The theme of the conference was "Evangelism: Testifying to the Gospel of the Grace of God." Visit their website at efac-usa.org --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this episode of the Reformation Fellowship Podcast, Justin Schell speaks with Dr. Natalie Brand about the significance of our union with Christ. Natalie Brand is Tutor for Women and Lecturer in Systematic and Historical Theology. She completed her PhD at UST which was published as Complementarian Spirituality: Reformed Women and Union with Christ. She has also written Prone to Wander and The Good Portion – The Doctrine of Salvation for Every Woman. Natalie is married to Tom who is the Ministry Director of the Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches.If you would like to connect with us and learn more about the Reformation Fellowship, please visit our website at reffellowship.orgMusic Copyright 2021 K. Jason French All Rights ReservedMusic Copyright New Beginnings by Scott Holmes Music

Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Jewel of the Nile by Tessa AfsharWhispered secrets about her parents' past take on new urgency for Chariline as she pays one last visit to the land of her forefathers, the ancient kingdom of Cush.Raised as an orphan by her aunt, Chariline has only been told a few pieces of her parents' tragic love story. Her beautiful dark skin is proof that her father was Cushite, but she knows nothing else. While visiting her grandfather before his retirement as the Roman official in the queen's court, Chariline overhears that her father is still alive, and discovering his identity becomes her obsession. Both her grandfather and the queen have reasons for keeping this secret, however, and forbid her quest. So when her only clues lead to Rome, Chariline sneaks on the ship of a merchant trusted by friends.Theo is shocked to discover a stowaway on board his vessel and determines to be rid of her as soon as possible. But drawn in by Chariline's story, he feels honor-bound to see her safely to shore, especially when it appears someone may be willing to kill for the truth she seeks.Get your copy of Jewel of the Nile by Tessa Afshar.Tessa Afshar is the Publisher's Weekly bestselling author of biblical and inspirational historical fiction, including Land of Silence, which won an INSPY Award and was voted by Library Journal as one of the top five Christian fiction titles of 2016, and Harvest of Gold, which won a Christy Award in the Historical Romance category.Harvest of Rubies was a finalist for the 2013 ECPA Christian Book Award for fiction.In 2011, after publishing her first novel, Pearl in the Sand, Tessa was named New Author of the Year by the FamilyFiction-sponsored Reader's Choice Awards.Tessa's latest trilogy of biblical fiction, Thief of Corinth, Daughter of Rome, and Jewel of the Nile are based on minor characters from the book of Acts. Daughter of Rome is a finalist for the Carol Award, 2021.Tessa's Bible study, The Way Home: God's Invitation to New Beginnings, based on the book of Ruth, won the 2021 ECPA Christian Book Award in the Bible Study category. Optional videos of the same title are available with this book. The Way Home was chosen by Moody Radio SFL for their summer of 2020 book study. Tessa Afshar was born in the Middle East and lived there for the first fourteen years of her life. She then moved to England, where she survived boarding school for girls and fell in love with Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte, before moving to the United States permanently.Her conversion to Christianity in her twenties changed the course of her life forever. Tessa holds a Master of Divinity from Yale, where she was elected as the co-chair of the Evangelical Fellowship at the Divinity School for one year.She served in women and prayer ministries for twenty years before becoming a full-time writer and speaker.Tessa is a devoted wife, an enthusiastic cook, and a mediocre gardener. But that has not cured her from being exceptionally fond of chocolate. Visit Tessa Afshar's website.

In this episode we discuss Christendom and Christian Culture with Dr. Dustin Messer. We also discuss the concept of Secular Sacraments. What are secular sacraments? Should we want a Christian culture? How can we best shape culture as Christians?Dustin Messer is pastor for faith formation at All Saints Dallas and sits on the board of directors of the Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion (EFAC-USA), a ministry founded by John Stott in 1968. Before completing his doctorate at La Salle University, Dustin graduated from Boyce College, Covenant Theological Seminary, and the Center for the Study of Statesmanship at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He is also the Senior Fellow of Theology and Culture with the Center for Cultural Leadership (https://christianculture.com/). Secular Sacraments - https://amzn.to/3D2bmujV*ccine as a Secular Sacrament - https://davidschrock.com/2021/09/30/a-secular-sacrament-why-mandates-violate-liberty-of-conscience-and-enforce-a-new-religion/

Dr. Mimi Haddad serves as president and CEO of CBE International and as an adjunct associate professor of historical theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Summa Cum Laude). She holds a PhD in historical theology from the University of Durham, England. Haddad received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University 2013. She is serves in leadership with Evangelicals for Justice and is a founding member of the Evangelicals and Women Study Group at the Evangelical Theological Society. Mimi is an award-winning author and has written more than one hundred academic, popular, and blog articles. She has also contributed to over fifteen books, most recently: “Helping the Church Understand Biblical Gender Equality,” “History Matters: Evangelicals and Women,” and “Human Flourishing: Global Perspectives,” in Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity Without Hierarchy (IVP, third edition forthcoming); “Ideas Have Consequences,” in Created to Thrive (CBE International, 2021); “Examples of Women's Leadership in the Old Testament and Church History” in Women in Pentecostal and Charismatic Ministry, part of the Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies Series 21 (Brill NV, 2016); Is Gender Equality a Biblical Ideal? with Sean Callaghan (second edition coming in 2021). Haddad has been also published in journals, magazines and blogs, including Ashland Theological Journal, The Campbellsville Review, Catalyst, Christian Ethics Today, Christianity Today, Evangelical Fellowship of India, Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief, Sojourners, William Carey Development Journal, Missio Alliance, Her.meneutics, Mutuality, and Priscilla Papers.Mimi has taught for colleges and seminaries around the world. She has served as a gender and theology consultant with World Relief, World Vision International, and SASA! Faith Beyond Borders. Haddad served as convener of the Issue Group 24 for the 2004 Lausanne III Committee for World Evangelization. Mimi writes, teaches, and speaks on matters related to development, justice, faith and gender. Mimi and her husband, Dale, live in the Twin Cities (Minnesota) and are involved in local ministries.Upcoming Speaking EngagementsRequest Mimi to Speak/EndorseCBE-Published Resources by Mimi HaddadNon CBE Resources by Mimi HaddadStay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.  On Clubhouse @loriadbr. Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook on Twitter at @loriadbr https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in life coaching? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingIf you are facing some big decisions, here is a pro tip that helps.Mentioned in this episode:Join Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonDo you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Dr. Mimi Haddad serves as president and CEO of https://www.cbeinternational.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAlimrmgZsvxcB2_gyg7S93CJgDqrwFdsIUrVOG8nTvwKyHo3xVo5JrQBoCOi4QAvD_BwE (CBE International )and as an adjunct associate professor of historical theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Summa Cum Laude). She holds a PhD in historical theology from the University of Durham, England. Haddad received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University 2013. She is serves in leadership with http://www.evangelicals4justice.org/ (Evangelicals for Justice) and is a founding member of the Evangelicals and Women Study Group at the https://www.etsjets.org/ (Evangelical Theological Society).  Mimi is an award-winning author and has written more than one hundred academic, popular, and blog articles. She has also contributed to over fifteen books, most recently: “Helping the Church Understand Biblical Gender Equality,” “History Matters: Evangelicals and Women,” and “Human Flourishing: Global Perspectives,” in https://cbeinternational.christianbook.com/discovering-biblical-equality-complementarity-without-hierarchy/9780830828340/pd/828346?event=ESRCG (Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity Without Hierarchy) (IVP, third edition forthcoming); “Ideas Have Consequences,” in Created to Thrive (CBE International, 2021); “Examples of Women's Leadership in the Old Testament and Church History” in https://www.amazon.com/Pentecostal-Charismatic-Ministry-Global-Studies/dp/9004332529 (Women in Pentecostal and Charismatic Ministry), part of the Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies Series 21 (Brill NV, 2016); https://cbeinternational.christianbook.com/is-gender-equality-a-biblical-ideal/mimi-haddad/9781939971265/pd/971265 (Is Gender Equality a Biblical Ideal?) with Sean Callaghan (second edition coming in 2021). Haddad has been also published in journals, magazines and blogs, including Ashland Theological Journal, The Campbellsville Review, Catalyst, Christian Ethics Today, Christianity Today, Evangelical Fellowship of India, Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief, Sojourners, William Carey Development Journal, Missio Alliance, Her.meneutics, Mutuality, and Priscilla Papers. Mimi has taught for colleges and seminaries around the world. She has served as a gender and theology consultant with World Relief, World Vision International, and SASA! Faith Beyond Borders. Haddad served as convener of the Issue Group 24 for the 2004 Lausanne III Committee for World Evangelization. Mimi writes, teaches, and speaks on matters related to development, justice, faith and gender. Mimi and her husband, Dale, live in the Twin Cities (Minnesota) and are involved in local ministries. https://www.cbeinternational.org/persons/mimi-haddad#block-authorupcomingspeakingfilter (Upcoming Speaking Engagements)https://www.cbeinternational.org/persons/mimi-haddad#block-requestmimitospeakendorse (Request Mimi to Speak/Endorse)https://www.cbeinternational.org/persons/mimi-haddad#block-authorresourcesfilters (CBE-Published Resources by Mimi Haddad)https://www.cbeinternational.org/persons/mimi-haddad#block-authornoncberesourcesfilters (Non CBE Resources by Mimi Haddad) Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.  On Clubhouse https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@loriadbr (@loriadbr). Find Us Online: https://www.instagram.com/aworldof.difference/ (@aworldof.difference) on Instagram and https://www.facebook.com/A-World-of-Difference-613933132591673/ (A World of Difference) on Facebook on Twitter at https://twitter.com/loriadbr...

Dr. Mimi Haddad serves as president and CEO of https://www.cbeinternational.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAlimrmgZsvxcB2_gyg7S93CJgDqrwFdsIUrVOG8nTvwKyHo3xVo5JrQBoCOi4QAvD_BwE (CBE International )and as an adjunct associate professor of historical theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Summa Cum Laude). She holds a PhD in historical theology from the University of Durham, England. Haddad received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University 2013. She is serves in leadership with http://www.evangelicals4justice.org/ (Evangelicals for Justice) and is a founding member of the Evangelicals and Women Study Group at the https://www.etsjets.org/ (Evangelical Theological Society).  Mimi is an award-winning author and has written more than one hundred academic, popular, and blog articles. She has also contributed to over fifteen books, most recently: “Helping the Church Understand Biblical Gender Equality,” “History Matters: Evangelicals and Women,” and “Human Flourishing: Global Perspectives,” in https://cbeinternational.christianbook.com/discovering-biblical-equality-complementarity-without-hierarchy/9780830828340/pd/828346?event=ESRCG (Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity Without Hierarchy) (IVP, third edition forthcoming); “Ideas Have Consequences,” in Created to Thrive (CBE International, 2021); “Examples of Women's Leadership in the Old Testament and Church History” in https://www.amazon.com/Pentecostal-Charismatic-Ministry-Global-Studies/dp/9004332529 (Women in Pentecostal and Charismatic Ministry), part of the Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies Series 21 (Brill NV, 2016); https://cbeinternational.christianbook.com/is-gender-equality-a-biblical-ideal/mimi-haddad/9781939971265/pd/971265 (Is Gender Equality a Biblical Ideal?) with Sean Callaghan (second edition coming in 2021). Haddad has been also published in journals, magazines and blogs, including Ashland Theological Journal, The Campbellsville Review, Catalyst, Christian Ethics Today, Christianity Today, Evangelical Fellowship of India, Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief, Sojourners, William Carey Development Journal, Missio Alliance, Her.meneutics, Mutuality, and Priscilla Papers. Mimi has taught for colleges and seminaries around the world. She has served as a gender and theology consultant with World Relief, World Vision International, and SASA! Faith Beyond Borders. Haddad served as convener of the Issue Group 24 for the 2004 Lausanne III Committee for World Evangelization. Mimi writes, teaches, and speaks on matters related to development, justice, faith and gender. Mimi and her husband, Dale, live in the Twin Cities (Minnesota) and are involved in local ministries. https://www.cbeinternational.org/persons/mimi-haddad#block-authorupcomingspeakingfilter (Upcoming Speaking Engagements)https://www.cbeinternational.org/persons/mimi-haddad#block-requestmimitospeakendorse (Request Mimi to Speak/Endorse)https://www.cbeinternational.org/persons/mimi-haddad#block-authorresourcesfilters (CBE-Published Resources by Mimi Haddad)https://www.cbeinternational.org/persons/mimi-haddad#block-authornoncberesourcesfilters (Non CBE Resources by Mimi Haddad) Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.  On Clubhouse https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@loriadbr (@loriadbr). Find Us Online: https://www.instagram.com/aworldof.difference/ (@aworldof.difference) on Instagram and https://www.facebook.com/A-World-of-Difference-613933132591673/ (A World of Difference) on Facebook on Twitter at https://twitter.com/loriadbr...

Global Ambassador of the World Evangelical Alliance Brian Stiller is on the show this week to talk about the growth of Christianity in the world in the last half century, and how Evangelicalism has been shaped over this time span too. Stiller has a wealth of experience as he draws on his years as President of Youth for Christ Canada, the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, and of Tyndale University in Toronto. Don't miss his take on how Christians have gained both a better understanding...Read more...>>>

Episode 93 - Stephanie welcomes Tessa Afshar, bestselling author of historical and biblical fiction. Tessa grew up in Iran in a nominally Muslim family before emigrating to the UK. She became a Christian in her twenties, and it has dramatically affected her life's focus. She had a dream about Christ, and she says, "I am one of the only persons in the universe to ever say that my first reaction to Christ was... disappointment"! But then she saw His eyes and she discovered "unbroken love." Tessa writes biblical fiction to draw us deep into the reality of life over the 2,000+ years covered in Scripture. In other words, she does through fiction what the Gospel Spice podcast does through teaching: giving us a fresh perspective to help us fall in love with God more! Tessa and Stephanie discuss her conversion story, and the importance of seeing ourselves through God's eyes.   If you've enjoyed this episode, you will LOVE our Gospel Spice series! Check out the first episode of each season: The Gospel of Matthew: https://www.podcastics.com/episode/3281/link/ The Psalms: https://www.podcastics.com/episode/33755/link/ The Gospel of Luke: https://www.podcastics.com/episode/40838/link/ The Book of Proverbs: https://www.podcastics.com/episode/68112/link/   IDENTITY IN THE BATTLE: SUMMER 2021 EXCLUSIVE BONUS CONTENT Go to gospelspice.com/identity to register for FREE for exclusive bonus content to experience our upcoming summer series, IDENTITY IN THE BATTLE, at a whole new level.    DISCOVER THE GOSPEL SPICE MINISTRIES BEHIND THIS EPISODE If you enjoyed this episode, we invite you to discover more about how God is at work at Gospel Spice Ministries, and even to join in His work! There are 3 easy ways to do that: PLAY IT FORWARD by SHARING the show with friends and family: https://www.podcastics.com/podcast/38/link/ PAY IT FORWARD by supporting us financially: gospelspice.com/payitforward PRAY IT FORWARD by praying for us and those you share it with! Go to gospelspice.com for more info about Gospel Spice Ministries, the umbrella ministry over the podcast. You will discover our partners and the various services we offer, such as in-depth Bible studies with interactive conversation groups, a couple of times a year.  Go to gospel-spice.com (with a "dash"!) to join the Gospel Spice Podcast community and interact with us! Contact us on the website or at contact@gospelspice.com to send us your prayer requests (we pray for you as a team every week!) and let us know how we can come alongside you.   GOSPEL SPICE GIVEAWAY! Tessa is giving away a copy of her phenomenal Bible Study, The Way Home: God's invitation to new beginnings. Go to Gospelspice.com/giveaway to enter for a chance to win! The winner will be announced on the same page next week. ------------ Tessa Afshar is the best-selling author of historical and biblical fiction. Her novels have won a number of awards, including the Christy and the INSPY. She recently released her first bible study and DVD called The Way Home: God's Invitation to New Beginnings, based on the book of Ruth. Tessa was born to a nominally Muslim family in the Middle East and lived there for the first fourteen years of her life. She then moved to England, where she survived boarding school for girls, before immigrating to the United States. Her conversion to Christianity in her twenties changed the course of Tessa's life forever. She holds a master of divinity from Yale University, where she was elected to serve as co-chair of the Evangelical Fellowship at the Divinity School for one year. After working in women's ministry for twenty years, Tessa now works as a full-time writer. Tessa and her husband live in New England where they proudly tend their small, mediocre garden. Visit her online at TessaAfshar.com. Make sure to order her latest AMAZING novel, Jewel of the Nile, by clicking here. (released June 1, 2021) Her Bible Study, wich we discussed on the show, is also available by clicking here. You will find Tessa on Facebook and on Instagram. Support us!

Jeff King sits down with Vijayesh Lal, the General Secretary of the Evangelical Fellowship of India, to talk about the current COVID-19 Crisis facing India. The post Episode 65: India's COVID-19 Nightmare Part 2 appeared first on Persecution.

​​Brian Stiller is the global ambassador for the World Evangelical Alliance and a spokesperson for evangelicalism in Canada. He has led Canadian evangelical institutions, like the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and Tyndale University College & Seminary. Find out more about Brian and his work: http://www.brianstiller.com Learn more about the World Evangelical Alliance: https://worldea.org/en/

Jeff King sits down with Vijayesh Lal, the General Secretary of the Evangelical Fellowship of India, to talk about the current COVID-19 Crisis facing India. The post Episode 64: India’s COVID-19 Nightmare Part 1 appeared first on Persecution.

An Alberta pastor was recently arrested for conducting church services at full capacity and not adhering to the provincial health code. Many supporters of Pastor James Coates of GraceLife Church near Edmonton believe this was a violation of his of rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Some have even said he was being persecuted for his Christian faith. Christian lawyer joins to discuss an issue that has brought confusion and even division in the church in Canada and asks the question, “Is this persecution?” Don is a long-time member of Canada's Christian Legal Fellowship. He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario. Don served for several years as Chief Legal counsel for The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. He is the author of Under Siege: Religious Freedom and the Church in Canada at 150 (1867-2017), and his most recent book Church in Society: First-Century Citizenship Lessons for Twenty-First-Century Christians. Don has appeared on many television and radio programs, in addition to writing opinion editorials for a variety of publications, both Christian and secular. http://donhutchinson.ca

Peace, love, soul, and Good News! Dr. Janet Epp-Buckingham is a professor at Trinity Western and the Director of the Laurentian Leadership Centre (LLC), an Ottawa-based, live-in, extension program focusing on leadership in public policy, business and communications. She writes and researches about religious freedom in Canada as well as internationally, and is interested in the relationships between faith, public policy, and the legal system.Dr. Buckingham has lived and studied in England, France, and South Africa, graduating in 1998 with her doctorate in law from the University of Stellenbosch, as both the first woman and first non-South African to do so. Before teaching at TWU, she was the executive director of Christian Legal Fellowship (1991-94) and worked with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada as general legal counsel (1999-2003) and then also their director of law and public policy (2003-2006). See Dr. Buckingham's book, Fighting Over God: A Legal and Political History of Religious Freedom in Canada.She has a passion for young students that flows through everything she does at the LLC. And believing that the key to lifelong learning and impact centers on trusting fully in God, she is confident in her calling from God and the commitment to do more than merely "get the job done" with her many responsibilities.Connect with Janet and the LLC Twitter Books YouTube ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Connect with TWU Student MinistriesFollow us on Instagram 

Rev. Zac Neubauer, president of Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communtion- USA joins Rev. Andrew for a discussion on the ethos and history of Evangelical-Anglicanism. The title the Word of God does the Work of God comes from Zac's quoting of Mark Ashton's book Christ and His People: Eight Convictions About the Local Church. Christian Focused, 2016.Works referenced in this episode:Cranmer's doctrine of the Eucharist: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence_of_the_True_and_Catholic_Doctrine_of_the_Sacrament_of_the_Body_and_Blood_of_Christ?fbclid=IwAR2wH9GFaSnEHJ9s7gV8PsoqeiKPFjGIiex5XN3X1j2_rWoac7bxyX5ahLgAlister McGrath on Anglo-catholicism: https://calvinistinternational.com/2013/08/21/alister-mcgrath-on-anglo-catholicism/Rowan Williams quote from his preface to Love's Redeeming Work: The Anglican Quest for Holiness (Oxford University Press, 2001) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

India is the biggest democracy in the world. However, recent reports and democracy indexes have noted that democracy is backsliding in India. Religious minorities are feeling the brunt of Hindu nationalism. The COVID-19 pandemic has only aggravated the situation. Pastor Vijayesh Lal, General secretary of the Evangelical Fellowship of India, joins us from New Delhi to share with us on what the churches are doing in support of minorities rights, rule of law, and religious freedom in India. This episode is co-hosted by Wissam al-Saliby and Michael Mutzner. Michael will also update us on the Swiss initiative for responsible multinational businesses. Stay up-to-date with Didomi podcasts via Twitter @didomi_co. We appreciate your feedback via email at contact@didomi.co. Music was generously provided by artist C4C. To learn more on this episode's topic: Evangelical Fellowship of India Religious Liberty Commission (EFIRLC) Annual Report 2020 - Hate and Targeted Violence against Chrisitans in India The Persecution Watch 15 – 31 January 2021 - A briefing by the EFIRLC Trump's Praise for Modi on India's ‘Incredible' Religious Freedom Doesn't Match Our Research, Vijayesh Lal, Christianity Today, 28 February 2020 India: Anti-Conversion Laws Incentivize Violence Against Religious Minorities, World Evangelical Alliance submission to the Human Rights Council, 1 February 2021

Karen Stiller is senior editor of Faith Today, one of Canada’s leading Christian magazines. She is the host of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada’s podcast. She is a moderator of the annual Religion and Society series at the University of Toronto, a debate series between leading atheists and theologians that seeks to generate critical conversations on matters of faith, society and public interest. In this episode, we talk with Karen about her recently released memoir "The Minister’s Wife", what lead her to write it, the social struggles and blessings of being a minister’s wife, as well as the importance of honesty for life and writing. You can find Karen Stiller: https://karenstiller.com/ https://www.instagram.com/karen.stiller/ https://twitter.com/KarenStiller1 If you enjoy our podcast, consider supporting us through Kazingram Dialogue Merchandise Facebook - www.facebook.com/KZNGRM Instagram - www.instagram.com/kazingramdialogue Twitter - twitter.com/KZNGRM

Aashima Samuel heads the Children at Risk project with Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFIC@R) as the National Director. Her desire is to see that the churches and communities arise and come together to eradicate Human trafficking.

A podcast by Partnership for Religion and Development, Islamic Relief, World Vision International, World Evangelical Alliance, Side by Side. Religious communities and actors can and have shown to be sources of guidance and support, sharing the responsibility of care and acting as a support network to vulnerable groups during the pandemic. In many contexts, faith actors have played an important role through creative and practical approaches to alleviate the impact of COVID-19 measures and effects on vulnerable populations.  This podcast is a collaboration with Islamic Relief Worldwide, World Vision International, Side by Side and World Evangelical Alliance, who lead PaRD's work-streams on Health, Gender, Environments and Peace. PARD's contribution to the Geneva Peace Week 2020 is a dialogue with local and international religious actors, who are each addressing the challenges  COVID-19 has had on their community.  We will take you to Delhi, Birmingham, The Democractic Republic of Congo, Myanmar, and Thailand, to see what faith leaders and representatives of faith groups have done in response to COVID-19, what were their success and challenges, and what stories of hope emerged from that.  Featuring:  Justine Aenishaenslin, World Vision International (narrator), Kuki Rokum, Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief known as EFICOR (speaker), Shahin Ashraf, Head of Global Advocacy at Islamic Relief Worldwide (speaker), Reverend Siyani, Senior Pastor at Tabernacle of Power (speaker), Wah Wah Yeh, Program Manager at the Spirits in Education Movement, and Som-boon Chung-pram-pree or (Moo) who is the  Executive Secretary for the  International Network of Engaged Buddhists  based in Thailand. Contributions to the Geneva Peace Week 2020 Digital Series do not necessarily represent the views of the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, its partners, or the partners of Geneva Peace Week.

Health officials believe stigma around Mt Roskill church members testing positive for Covid-19 is halting public health efforts.The Ministry of Health says the privacy of those who are part of the Evangelical Fellowship needs to be respected... to ensure members continue to cooperate with testing.There are now 46 cases of covid 19 related to the Mt Roskill Evangelical Fellowship, which continued to operate during Alert Level 3 .Dr Ashley Bloomfield says church leaders are now cooperating with contact tracing teams - but that wasn't initially the case.Michele A'Court and Andrew Dickens join Francesca Rudkin on the Sunday Panel to discuss this, along with more issues making news this week.LISTEN ABOVE

Leaders of the Mount Roskill Evangelical Fellowship church say they want their entire congregation of more than 300 people to have been re-tested for Covid-19 by the end of today. There are 45 cases of Covid-19 linked to the church, a sub-cluster within the bigger Auckland outbreak. By yesterday morning, around two thirds of the church's members had re-tested for Covid-19. Here's RNZ reporter Sarah Robson.

This is an episode that will deepen your understanding regarding the incredibly destructive impact upon the individual and society at large as a result of the epidemic of pornography and sexual exploitation. Julia Beazley, from the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, joins Daniel in a very frank conversation that brings light to a very dark reality. The post Ep. 243: The Dark Impact of Porn appeared first on indoubt.

Karen Stiller is a freelance editor and writer. You can read her writing in Reader's Digest Canada, The Walrus, and Christianity Today. She is a senior editor of Faith Today (Canada's Christian magazine) and host of the Evangelical Fellowship fo Canada podcast. She lives in Ottawa with her husband Brent who serves as an Anglican priest.She joins me to talk about her new book, The Minister's Wife which was released this past May. In it, she shares her personal experience of faith, doubt, friendship, loneliness, forgiveness, and more

Karen Stiller is a writer with more than twenty years of experience. She serves as a senior editor of the Canadian magazine “Faith Today” and hosts The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada’s podcast. As a journalist, Karen has shared stories from South Sudan, Uganda, Senegal, Cambodia, and across North America. She moderates the Religion and Society Series at the University of Toronto, a debate between leading atheists and theologians. Her work has appeared in Reader’s Digest and The Walrus, among other publications. Karen holds a master of fine arts in creative non-fiction from University of King’s College, Halifax, and an honorary doctorate from Providence University College and Theological Seminary. She and her husband, Brent, a priest with the Anglican Church, live in Ottawa, Canada, and have three adult children.

Since the 1980s, the AIDS epidemic has had deadly repercussions for millions of Africans. The only two comparable outbreaks: the Spanish Flu of 1918 that killed some 25 million people and the Black Death, which one historian made a strong case killed 50 million people in the 14th century. Cameroon reported its first AIDS case in 1985 and grew exponentially from there. In the first episode of Christianity Today’s Prayer amid Pandemic, Elias Bongmba, the author of Facing a Pandemic: The African Church and the Crisis of Aids, shares how the legacy of Christian missions paved the way for the church to serve those suffering from a disease that carried a heavy stigma. Lawrence Chia, chairman of the Evangelical Fellowship of Singapore, offers this week’s prayer. Read Christianity Today’s latest coronavirus coverage What is Prayer amid Pandemic? Read more Rate Prayer amid Pandemic on Apple Podcasts Follow the podcast on Twitter Follow the host on Twitter: Morgan Lee  Music by Urban Nerd Beats, Prod. Riddiman, and Oliver Dúvel Prayer amid Pandemic is produced by Morgan Lee, Matt Linder, Mike Cosper, and Erik Petrik

Welcome back to yet another episode of HLF Plugged In, your weekly update what is happening at Higherlife Foundation. This week, Ms Rejoice Nharaunda led a powerful session on Gender-Based Violence. Ms Maramba represented GI at the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ) AGM held in Bulawayo. Our Executive Co-Chair, Mrs Masiyiwa spoke on “The Importance of Empowered People in Creating Prosperity” at the 13th Legatum Prosperity Index Launch. Our STAR Leaders visited the National Heroes Acre and travelled to Domboshava to hike up Ngomakurira, and the 7M’s team are gearing up for the upcoming tree planting season.

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....

Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion will hold its 2019 EFAC-USA Annual Conference at the Advent, Tuesday-Friday, November 5-8. The conference theme is The Word of God Does the Work of God. The main speaker will be Vaughan Roberts, Rector of St. Ebbe’s Church, Oxford, and Director of The Proclamation Trust. Other speakers include the Advent’s Andrew Pearson; John Yates, III, Rector of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Raleigh; and Gerald Bray, professor at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham.

Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion will hold its 2019 EFAC-USA Annual Conference at the Advent, Tuesday-Friday, November 5-8. The conference theme is The Word of God Does the Work of God. The main speaker will be Vaughan Roberts, Rector of St. Ebbe’s Church, Oxford, and Director of The Proclamation Trust. Other speakers include the Advent’s Andrew Pearson; John Yates, III, Rector of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Raleigh; and Gerald Bray, professor at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham.

Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion will hold its 2019 EFAC-USA Annual Conference at the Advent, Tuesday-Friday, November 5-8. The conference theme is The Word of God Does the Work of God. The main speaker will be Vaughan Roberts, Rector of St. Ebbe’s Church, Oxford, and Director of The Proclamation Trust. Other speakers include the Advent’s Andrew Pearson; John Yates, III, Rector of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Raleigh; and Gerald Bray, professor at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham.

Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion will hold its 2019 EFAC-USA Annual Conference at the Advent, Tuesday-Friday, November 5-8. The conference theme is The Word of God Does the Work of God. The main speaker will be Vaughan Roberts, Rector of St. Ebbe’s Church, Oxford, and Director of The Proclamation Trust. Other speakers include the Advent’s Andrew Pearson; John Yates, III, Rector of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Raleigh; and Gerald Bray, professor at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham.

Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion will hold its 2019 EFAC-USA Annual Conference at the Advent, Tuesday-Friday, November 5-8. The conference theme is The Word of God Does the Work of God. The main speaker will be Vaughan Roberts, Rector of St. Ebbe’s Church, Oxford, and Director of The Proclamation Trust. Other speakers include the Advent’s Andrew Pearson; John Yates, III, Rector of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Raleigh; and Gerald Bray, professor at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham.

Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion will hold its 2019 EFAC-USA Annual Conference at the Advent, Tuesday-Friday, November 5-8. The conference theme is The Word of God Does the Work of God. The main speaker will be Vaughan Roberts, Rector of St. Ebbe’s Church, Oxford, and Director of The Proclamation Trust. Other speakers include the Advent’s Andrew Pearson; John Yates, III, Rector of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Raleigh; and Gerald Bray, professor at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham.

Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion will hold its 2019 EFAC-USA Annual Conference at the Advent, Tuesday-Friday, November 5-8. The conference theme is The Word of God Does the Work of God. The main speaker will be Vaughan Roberts, Rector of St. Ebbe’s Church, Oxford, and Director of The Proclamation Trust. Other speakers include the Advent’s Andrew Pearson; John Yates, III, Rector of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Raleigh; and Gerald Bray, professor at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham.

On Thursday, Indians will learn the results of their country’s massive national elections. For the past five years, the country has been governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Despite Modi’s popularity among much of the country’s Hindu population, his tenure in office has proved difficult for India’s religious minorities. The Hindutva movement—which is made up of extremists who believe that all Indians must be Hindu—have gone after Christians, Muslims, Sikhs, and other religious minorities. “Christians in India are not the only ones facing the brunt of nationalism,” Vijayesh Lal, the general secretary of the Evangelical Fellowship of India. “We know about Muslims being lynched. … That would also be the Communists, who actually subscribe to no religion at all. That would also be the Dalits, or the untouchables.” Since 2014, India has risen 11 spots on Open Doors’ World Watch List, and last year the advocacy group said that more than 12,000 Christians were attacked. Lal joined digital media producer Morgan Lee and theology editor Caleb Lindgren to discuss why he is not optimistic about the election results, regardless of the victor, why the government denies Christians and Muslims affirmative action, and why conversion is complicated.

Former President of Tyndale University, Evangelical Fellowship of Canada & director of Youth for Christ teaches on "How did we get from Jerusalem to Timbuktu?"

Ros talks to Peter Walker about his work with the Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion, and his tours and books about the holy land.

The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada presents: The 2018 EFC Year in Review TRANSCRIPT David 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 encouraged, God is on the move. Bruce Clemenger: Part of the role the EFC is to engage in Canadian courts on a variety of issues where we seek to bring the application of biblical principles to contemporary issues before the courts. That includes religious freedom and this spring we had two decisions coming to the Supreme Court on on the issue of religious freedom. https://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/ReligiousFreedomCanada Julia Beazley: Every week we track new developments in government bills and policies and consultations and in the range of issues we engage in. In all of this, we seek to bring biblical principles to bear on current issues often this means making a written submission or appearing before a parliamentary or Senate committee or contacting and meeting with MPs or Senators. So this fall, we appeared before the Justice Committee on Bill C-75. https://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/Resources/Government/Bill-C-75-(2018)-On-human-trafficking,-obstructin Karen Stiller: ...we've just celebrated our one-year anniversary of the EFC podcast we're using that medium to interview people to tell stories about Canadian evangelicals and the issues that impact us all. So if you haven't listened to the podcast yet please go check it out we think you'll enjoy it. https://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/Podcasts Joel Gordon: Last year, Love Is Moving increased EFC's engagement with youth and young adults through community generated content. This year, we also launched a leader section in the magazine called the flip side and this part of the magazine is designed for youth leaders so that they can be encouraged and provide a place for them to share their stories and their best practices with each other. https://loveismoving.ca/ Aileen Van Ginkel: It's been a busy year for networking and collaboration. Twice we gathered denominational staff who are equipping congregations to engage in indigenous relations in their communities. We also recognize that language can be a barrier to collaboration we gathered about thirty-five people to talk about our common calling and the languages mission. https://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/collaboration Rick Hiemstra: I'm at the University of Ottawa which is just a few minutes walk from the EFC's Ottawa office which is a perfect place to talk to you about our new renegotiating Faith Research looking at the transition of young adults from high school to the next phase in life we did this partnership with power to change students InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Truth Matters Ministries, Youth for Christ and of course The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. We've been busy this year finishing up research with surveys and of course the release of our renegotiating faith report in July. https://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/Communications/Articles/July-2018/Youth-transition-research-now-available Bruce Clemenger: As you can see it's been a full year at The Evangelical Fellowship in Canada. We thank you for your prayers and for your support as together we unite Evangelicals to bless Canada in the name of Jesus. https://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/

Graham Hill and Kennedy Dhanabalan discuss what it means to work toward a just, responsible, & compassionate society. On https://www.theglobalchurchproject.comSince 2010, Kennedy Dhanabalan has served as the Executive Director of “The Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief” (or EFICOR). EFICOR is a national Indian Christian organization engaged in Disaster Response, Development, and training since 1967.Kennedy Dhanabalan has served among tribal communities, and has vast experience in community development, disaster management, and training various Christian leaders on Integral and Holistic Mission. Aside from leading EFICOR, Kennedy Dhanabalan serves on the pastoral team of “Living Faith Cornerstone Church” in New Delhi, India.His vision is to see India’s poor experience economic, social, political, and spiritual flourishing and liberation.

ARF Joint Worship Psalm 37:1-11 Blake Johnson, Evangelical Fellowship, 10/15/2017 by Evangelical Fellowship Church

Dan had the pleasure of talking with Sheldon MacLeod, Assistant Vice-President for Student Success and Transformation at Crandall University and Ambassador for Atlantic Canada for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. This interview delves into a bit of personal background, conversation about current events in Canada in the political landscape, the role of the EFC and some fun Q&A in the end. We trust you'll be blessed by the banter, the interview and as always, contact us, comment or like our posts so we can hear from you! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Julia Beazley, Director of Public Policy for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada

The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) unites Evangelicals to bless Canada in the name of Jesus. The EFC is the national association of evangelical Christians in Canada. It gathers Evangelicals together for impact, influence and identity in ministry and public witness. The EFC also publishes Faith Today, Canada's Christian magazine. The EFC podcast features some of the best, most provocative articles from Faith Today, interviews with Canadian Christian leaders and thought-shapers, as well as stories and reports from the Church around the world featuring Brian Stiller, global ambassador for the World Evangelical Alliance.

  In this fourth episode we hear insights on Short Term Missions. Are they worth the cost and effort? Mark Crocker is Executive Director of STMleader.com   Mark shares with us his insights on Short Term Missions, having trained tens of thousands of volunteers to head overseas and make a difference. Mark served as the chair for short term missions at the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada’s Global Mission round table. He now consults and trains for faith-based and secular NGOs. He heads of STMleader.com and Stopover.ca.  His training courses are practically geared for  STM beginners and masters level college courses. Mark leverages his extensive experience in the field, which includes leading multi-million dollar development projects in Congo and Haiti. You can read about Mark’s STM leadership training and certification at the website STMleader.com.  He can also be reached through Stopover.ca where he provides diversity training and benevolence coaching. He and his team specialize in delivering customized training to individuals and organizations. Their coaching is engaging and memorable and will immediately give you the tools you need to make an impact as you travel abroad. Here are a few links to Mark Crocker's articles on the subject of his talk: http://stmleader.com/is-stm-a-waste-of-time-barometer/ http://stmleader.com/stm-is-a-waste-of-time/ http://stmleader.com/good-leaders-need-training-bad-leaders-dont/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/STMleader/ LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/crockermark     Want to contribute your thoughts? Click here to suggest a topic for a future episode. Or, click here to send us your proposal to be interviewed.   Want more information? The Show Notes can be accessed by clicking here. Or, subscribe to receive the Show Notes each Friday.        

"For many cultures, including Christian culture...too often...will lean upon select passages of scripture, and interpret them very poorly, as a rationale to support male rule, and that is what we call Christian patriarchy." This podcast episode features Mimi Haddad, who leads a workshop at the 2014 VJN Conference: Kingdom Justice, Vineyard Values. She raises the question: where are the 200 million missing girls and women on our planet? And why are they missing most in the Global South, where there fewer cultural, religious, political, and social protections for women and girls? Dr. Mimi Haddad is president of Christians for Biblical Equality. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado and Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary (Summa Cum Laude). She holds a PhD in historical theology from the University of Durham, England. Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University awarded Mimi an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity in 2013. Haddad is part of the leadership of Evangelicals for Justice. She is a founding member of the Evangelicals and Gender Study Group at the Evangelical Theological Society, and she served as the convener of the Issue Group 24 for the 2004 Lausanne III Committee for World Evangelization. She has written more than one hundred articles and blogs and has contributed to ten books, most recently Godly Woman - An Agent of Transformation published by the Evangelical Fellowship of India 2014 and The Fragrance of Christ published by the Evangelical Fellowship of India and the Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief 2011. She is an editor and a contributing author of Global Voices on Biblical Equality: Women and Men Serving Together in the Church. Haddad has contributed to Coming Together in the 21st Century: The Bible's Message in an Age of Diversity, edited by Curtiss Paul DeYoung. Haddad is an adjunct assistant professor at Fuller Theological Seminary (Houston), an adjunct assistant professor at Bethel University (Saint Paul, MN), and an adjunct professor at North Park Theological Seminary (Chicago). She serves as a gender consultant for World Vision and Beyond Borders. She and her husband, Dale, live in the Twin Cities.

An interview with Aashima Samuel, National Director of Evangelical Fellowship of India, about her work with Children At-Risk in India and her plight to fight this issue of sex trafficking. 

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