|
|
||||||
 |
||||||
|
Episode 56: Remembering God's Future: This is Our Story, Part 1 Updated: 2011-09-29 15:06:25 Description: Nelson Kraybill is a speaker, pastor, author, and former President of Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary. This episode is Part 1 of a sermon heard by participants at the Mennonite Church Canada Assembly 2011 in Waterloo, Ontario. The theme of the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 55: Mike Neufeld: What Now? Updated: 2011-09-22 15:06:25 Description: In What Now? Mike Neufeld shares how the Nicene Creed has shaped Christendom and the church for centuries afterword, highlighting the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus - but brushing off the life of Christ and what it means for believers. Mike ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 54: Lynda Loewen: Hard Core Christian Updated: 2011-09-22 14:06:25 Description: In Hard Core Christian, Lynda Loewen delivers a compelling story and challenge to congregants of Home Street Mennonite Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba, based on the story of Jesus healing the blind man from John 9. Her presentation was recorded during L...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 53: Willard Metzger: Will our Compassion have Servants? Updated: 2011-06-15 14:06:25 Description: Mennonite Church Canada has had to reduce its activities to more closely align with its revenue. Administrators in other Christian traditions have already had to make cuts, while others are in the process of doing so. In a scenario where church memb...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 52: Janet Plenert: Job or Vocation? Updated: 2011-05-11 14:06:25 Description: The words are sometimes thrown around interchangeably, but there is a big difference: a job may earn a living, but a vocation is what you discern to be your personal calling. Choosing whether you have a job or a vocation can make a profound differenc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 51: Stuart Murray: The Anabaptist Has No Clothes Updated: 2011-04-29 17:06:25 Description: Stuart Murray has been intrigued by Anabaptist theology since he was first introduced to it. Born into the Plymouth Brethren tradition, he became involved with a mission team in a very multi-cultural part of London, England, as a young man. This work...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 50: Terry LeBlanc: Will our Faith have Children? Updated: 2011-03-23 15:06:25 Description: Terry is a Mi'kmaq /Acadian, ordained to ministry in 1983 but having served in full-time Native ministry since 1979. Terry is actively engaged in helping Native men and women embrace the person, work, teaching, life, death and resurrection of Jesus -...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 49: Willard Metzger: An Introduction Updated: 2011-02-09 15:06:25 Description: Willard Metzger is the new General Secretary of Mennonite Church Canada. In this interview, we ask why the church is important to him, what he has learned from his past experience as a Mennonite pastor, volunteer chair of Mennonite Church Canada's Wi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 48: Let the Peace of Christ Rule in Your Hearts Updated: 2011-01-14 15:06:25 Description: In his last Mennonite Church Canada Assembly as General Secretary, Dr. Robert J. Suderman taught a series of Bible studies on the theme text of the assembly - Colossians 3: 12 - 17. The church is God's chosen vehicle of reconciliation and peace in th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 47: Jesus, Gracious and Merciful, Pt. 2 Updated: 2010-12-21 15:06:25 Description: Daniel Pantoja and his wife Joji are Mennonite Church Canada Witness workers with a passion for building peace among Christians and Muslims in the Philippines. In an area that has suffered ongoing violence over land issues, the Pantojas share a clear...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 46: Jesus, Gracious and Merciful, Pt. 1 Updated: 2010-11-22 15:06:25 Description: Daniel Pantoja and his wife Joji are Mennonite Church Canada Witness workers with a passion for building peace among Christians and Muslims in the Philippines. In an area that has suffered ongoing violence over land issues, the Pantojas share a clear...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 45: Powerful Transformations in China, Pt 2 Updated: 2010-11-01 15:06:25 Description: Jeanette Hanson, a long-term international church worker in China with Mennonite Church Canada says that Christians in China have never experienced as much freedom as they have today, yet Christians comprise no more than 1-2% of China's population. I...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 44: Powerful Transformations in China, Pt 1 Updated: 2010-09-27 15:06:25 Description: Jeanette Hanson, a long-term international church worker in China with Mennonite Church Canada says that Christians in China have never experienced as much freedom as they have today, yet Christians comprise no more than 1-2% of China's population. I...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 43: Should the Church Advocate for a Federal Department for Peace? Updated: 2010-08-02 15:06:25 Description: Bill C-447 – calling for the establishment of a government department of peace – is presently being processed through Canada’s parliamentary system. Should the church – a long time advocate for the separation of church and state – advocate ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 42: Does Church Publishing Matter? Updated: 2010-07-19 15:06:25 Description: Does denominational identity still matter? If so, who will preserve it, and how? Are leaders, lay leaders, and people in the pews becoming less selective in choosing resources used to teach Christian education? In a pick and choose world of widely (a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 41: Treaties, Covenants and Promises: Where is the Conscience of the Church? - Part 2 Updated: 2010-05-19 07:06:25 Description: "They should get over it already... stop living in the past and start living into the future." These are words frequently uttered by non-Aboriginal, mainstream civilians in Canada. Is the church equally insensitive and ambivalent to a people who have...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 40: Treaties, Covenants and Promises: Where is the Conscience of the Church? - Part 1 Updated: 2010-05-19 06:06:25 Description: "They should get over it already... stop living in the past and start living into the future." These are words frequently uttered by non-Aboriginal, mainstream civilians in Canada. Is the church equally insensitive and ambivalent to a people who have...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 39: What is a Missional Church? Updated: 2010-04-15 08:46:25 Description: What is a missional church? It's a lot of things, depending on the context. Jamie Arpin Ricci is leading one version of a missional church - the Little Flowers Community - in Winnipeg's downtown West End. The Little Flowers web site says, "...we seek...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 38: Can people of different faiths work together for the common good? Updated: 2010-03-16 08:46:25 Description: Rev. Dr. Hamilton is leading the planning of the World Religions Summit 2010: Interfaith Leaders in the G8 Nations. Her hope is to mobilize Canadians to meet with every elected Member of Parliament in Canada and hold them to account to the promises t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 37: I Was at a Church Meeting when a Fight Broke Out... Updated: 2010-02-23 08:46:25 Description: About 20% of congregations experience, significant, long term conflict. The challenge is not the conflict, but whether it is turned into a growth experience or a divisive one, say our guests David Pankratz and Lois Edmund. David Pankratz is the Direc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 36: Risking Fortune, Finding Faith Updated: 2010-01-19 20:46:25 Description: Macau easily topples Las Vegas as the world’s leading gambling centre. People from all over East Asia visit Macau to risk their fortunes and nest eggs – or to find better paying jobs in the lucrative gaming industry. Starting an outreach church i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 35: Becoming a Global Church Updated: 2009-12-10 20:46:25 Description: As communication technologies and international travel grow, the global village shrinks. So too with the church. Many Christians are struggling with economic oppression, conflict, poverty, and lack of healthcare and educations in their homelands. Can...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 34: Being a Faithful Church Updated: 2009-11-16 20:46:25 Description: The ongoing health of the church requires that believers continue to strengthen their overall capacity to discern the word and the mind of God as the church wrestles with the critical agenda of our time. Robert J. Suderman, General Secretary of Menno...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 33: Peace in the Public Square Updated: 2009-10-19 20:46:25 Description: Gordon Allaby and his Mennonite congregation in Osler, Saskatchewan are passionate about non-violent peace building. Just as importantly, they have demonstrated considerable creativity in getting the peace message out into the public square in their ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 32: The Church’s role in Government Truth and Reconciliation Commissions, Pt 2 Updated: 2009-09-21 20:46:25 Description: What can the church learn from the South African church’s experience with apartheid and its Truth and Reconciliation Commission? In Part 2 we ask Dr. Meiring what the church in Canada can learn from the South African church experience, and how we c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 31: The Church’s role in Government Truth and Reconciliation Commissions, Pt 1 Updated: 2009-08-17 20:46:25 Description: What can the church learn from the South African church’s experience with apartheid and its Truth and Reconciliation Commission? Dr. Piet Meiring is an ordained minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, a theology professor at the University of Pretor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 30: The Anabaptist Factor Updated: 2009-07-20 20:46:25 Description: Doug Gay lectures on Practical Theology at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, is an ordained minister, has been an inner-city pastor in London, England. He also has a special interest in Anabaptist theology. Doug talks about the influence of Anabap...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 29: The Church in Cuba Updated: 2009-06-22 20:46:25 Description: Daylins Rufin, active Baptist pastor and seminary professor in Cuba, dispels myths about the church in Cuba....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 28: Food Security and the Church Updated: 2009-05-18 20:46:25 Description: What does it mean to have food security, what does the Bible have to say to us about food security, and what does the church have to do with food security? Join Church Matters and guest Stefan Epp, Food Policy Analyst with the Manitoba Food Charter, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 27: Rebuilding Trust between the Church and Canada’s Indigenous Peoples Updated: 2009-04-20 20:46:25 Description: Canada’s indigenous peoples have had a rocky relationship with the Christian church. Can this relationship be healed, and if so, what can the ordinary person contribute to the healing? In this episode, we explore the topic with Anita Keith. Anita i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 26: Broken Promise: A Conscientious Objector and his 60 Year-Old Secret Updated: 2009-03-16 20:46:25 Description: Gordon Toombs had the best intentions. He wanted to stay faithful to his belief that Jesus taught all his followers to be non-violent peacemakers. When the Canadian government conscripted him for World War in 1941, they promised he could serve as a m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 25: Church and State: How Do We Live Together? Updated: 2009-02-16 20:46:25 Description: Church and state: How can we create space for meaningful interaction? How should the church call governing leaders to accountability, and how can we do this fruitfully? And how can the church be faithful in its relations with the state? This episodeâ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 24: Being the Church in Challenging Economic Times Updated: 2009-01-21 22:54:37 Description: When the news is full of stories about devalued pension plans and retirement savings, even God’s people can be tempted to make ethically questionable investments that promise temptingly high returns. What is the role of the church in tough economic...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 23: Jesus? Understanding how we know what we know, and what this means for the church - Part Two Updated: 2009-01-07 21:18:20 Description: The many recent books on the market indicate a strong, renewed interest in Jesus. Some works tackle Jesus as a highly moral man with some good teachings, others interpret Jesus as a divine messenger from God. Authors use research from historical docu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 22: Jesus?: Understanding how we know what we know, and what this means for the church - Part One Updated: 2008-11-19 15:44:24 Description: Part 1 of a two part series The many recent books on the market indicate a strong, renewed interest in Jesus. Some works tackle Jesus as a highly moral man with some good teachings, others interpret Jesus as a divine messenger from God. Authors use r...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 21: The Church's Call to Generosity Part 2 Updated: 2008-10-22 15:26:31 Description: Guest: Don Rempel-Boschman. This episode is part 2 of a two part series on the Church's call to generosity. Don talks about how his congregation seeks to be faithful as they balance the vast need in the world with the passions of people in the congre...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 20: The Church's Call to Generosity Part 1 Updated: 2008-09-21 18:00:00 Description: Guest: Don Rempel-Boschman. This episode is part 1 of a two part series on the Church's call to generosity. Don talks about how his congregation seeks to be faithful as they balance the vast need in the world with the passions of people in the congre...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 18: The decade to overcome violence Updated: 2008-07-21 18:00:00 Description: The Decade to Overcome Violence will end in 2011. What progress has been made so far? Guest Fernando Enns, a Mennonite, first proposed this idea to the World Council of Churches. Aired on July 20, 2008...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 17: The surviving Mennonite Church in Ukraine Updated: 2008-06-21 12:00:00 Description: Russian Mennonites have a lengthy ancestral history with Ukraine. As part of a long migration through Eastern Europe, many Mennonites of ethnic Germanic origin sojourned there for up to 150 years, with approximately 50,000 emigrating to Canada betwee...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 16: Healing and Hope in the event of a pandemic Updated: 2008-05-17 18:58:30 Description: Healing and Hope in the event of a pandemic Guests representing public health practitioners, spiritual care specialists, emergency preparedness planners, and disaster recovery experts talk about the church's role in the event of a pandemic. Ai...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 15: Jesus the Way Maker Updated: 2008-04-22 18:00:00 Description: Jesus the Way Maker Guest: Richard Twiss Richard Twiss is a Rosebud Lakota theologian from Vancouver, Washington, the co-founder of Wiconi International, the author of One Church, Many Tribes (Regal Books, 2000), and a Doctor of Missiology ca...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 14: Making your Church Matter in your Neighbourhood Updated: 2008-03-21 18:58:30 Description: Making your Church Matter in your Neighbourhood Guest: Rudy Dirks, Pastor Heavy metal music at a funeral in a Mennonite Church? When an un-churched young man in Rudy's community died suddenly and tragically, the victim's family approached Rudy a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 13: Does the Church Matter Beyond the Congregational Level? Updated: 2008-02-17 18:58:30 Description: Does the Church Matter Beyond the Congregational Level? Do Regional Churches, National Churches or Denominations Matter? Guest: Pam Peters-Pries, Executive Secretary, Support Services, Mennonite Church Canada For a congregation to carry out God'...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 12: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Updated: 2008-01-20 18:58:30 Description: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: An ecumenical look at why this event is needed, and why and how the church matters in other Christian faith traditions. Guests: Bruce Faurschou, Executive Secretary of the Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern O...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 11: Global Gift Sharing, the Church and Christmas Updated: 2007-12-16 17:45:02 Description: How can we share the gifts we have as a church with churches in other parts of the world? And what do churches in other parts of the world have to offer the church in Canada? Join Charles Mahlangu, Principal at the Evangelical Seminary of Southern Af...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 10: Kids, Communion and Church Updated: 2007-11-18 17:37:12 Description: Guest: Elsie Rempel, Director of Christian Education and Nurture for Mennonite Church Canada. What messages are we sending to our children and youth when we practice communion? Are there ways we can include and encourage them in their faith journey t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 9: Fundraising, Stewardship, and the Church Updated: 2007-10-21 17:51:21 Description: Why do churches/denominations need to do fundraising? Do non-church charities compete with the church for donations? Does the church keep too much money for itself? How do people decide what causes they'll donate to? Do personal giving preferences tr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 8: Building Peace Updated: 2007-09-16 17:37:46 Description: Daniel Pantoja and his wife Joji are developing a peace building ministry in a region of the Philippines that has experienced years of land conflict among indigenous, Muslim, and Christian people. Using a multiplier model, he is training peace w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 7: Putting you Money where you Faith is Updated: 2007-08-19 17:38:01 Description: Since his boyhood, Gary Hawton has been curious about how God's people use their money. Today he is CEO of Meritas Mutual Funds, a socially responsible investment firm that helps people speak into the corporate boardrooms of the world through their f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 6: Peace church a perceived threat to armed groups in Colombia Updated: 2007-07-15 17:38:11 Description: Anostocio is a Mennonite pastor and teacher from Colombia, temporarily living in Canada to escape threats on his life. As a teacher and peace activist in Colombia, Anostocio is perceived as a threat to paramilitary and other armed groups who choose t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 5: Militarization, Canada and the Church Updated: 2007-06-18 00:06:32 Description: For the first time since the Korean war in the 1950s, Canada is involved in a direct combat role - this time in Afghanistan. Military advertisements, recruiting, military funding, and news reporting on Canada's military role have signif...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 4: The Church and Creation Care Updated: 2007-05-21 00:10:06 Description: Does the church really have something to say about creation care? David Neufeld holds a PhD in Environmental Planning and represents the Mennonite Creation Care Network a bi-national body "...actively engaged in the care and restoration of God's crea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 3: Young Adults and the Global Church Updated: 2007-04-15 23:59:39 Description: Sarah Thompson, 23 year-old Fulbright scholar, speaks out about young adults and the church, her role with the Mennonite World Conference Amigos program and its Global Youth Summit in 2009, and the global church. Sarah reveals where young adults are ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 2: Does Church Matter in Uruguay? Updated: 2007-03-18 23:59:27 Description: Karen Schellenberg is the Pastor at the Portage Mennonite Church in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. Karen reflects on a recent visit to Mennonites/Anabaptists in Uruguay, a reunion with her IMPaCT (International Mennonite Pastors Coming Togethe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 1: Why Does the Church Matter in the World? Updated: 2007-02-18 23:59:55 Description: Jack Suderman, General Secretary, Mennonite Church Canada introduces the series with his reflections on Why Church Matters. This program aired on February 18, 2007...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
|
|||||
