Podcast Episodes

Ep 22: Act One with Nina Schuurman-Drenth

This summer, we’re releasing all the sessions from our winter learning series this past year, Six Acts in Six Sessions. This series is taught by dynamic speakers and scholars, who guide us through th…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 21: Boredom, Digital Detox, and an Anxious Generation with Christina Crook from JOMO(campus)

JOMO stands for the Joy of Missing Out, and Christina Crook is all about inspiring people to get back to real connections, and letting ourselves feel bored to spark new creativity and wonder. There’s…

Published on 5 months ago

Ep 20: Communal Identity, Listening, and Shame with Cindy Stover & Adrian Jacobs

Cindy and Adrian are integral in the Indigenous Learning of our gap year program! They both bring vast experience and deep thought around how to engage with our Canadian history, and the invitations …

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 19: Prayer, Rule of Life, and Wonder with Jill Weber

We can’t know for sure, but we wonder if Jill Weber’s commitment to prayer is what birthed Act Five. She is definitely the reason we host Spaghetti Wednesday meals though! 

Jill Weber joined us all th…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Ep 18: LIVE from our Front Porch with Act Five Students, Residents and Staff

Welcome to the episode where our “digital front porch” meets our actual front porch! Hear right from some our students, residents, and staff about their experience this year living at the Act Five ho…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 17: People, Place, and Praxis with Steve MacDouell

What does it mean to be people of our places? Why does it even matter? Join in on today’s conversation with Steve MacDouell, a pastor and professor, as we talk about the importance of neighbourhoods.…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 16: Bema, Chutzpah, and Two-Degrees with Marty Solomon

The Bema Podcast is a key teaching resource for our Six Acts class with our gap year students, so it was such a delight to have Marty Solomon, the host of The Bema Podcast, join us on today’s episode…

Published on 8 months ago

Ep 15: Hospitality, Death, and Compost with Justin Eisinga

As people who love, and deeply believe in community, we aren’t naive to how hard and complex it is. It can feel like compost. 

Take a seat with us as we chat with Justin, who is involved with 541 Eate…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 14: Unity, Confession, and ABC with Dave Witt and Steve Dykstra

Maybe our desire for unity isn’t enough. Maybe it’s only with confession, humility, and a dose of desperation that we can wobble our way into a unity that is stronger.

Listen in as Jon and Madi talk w…

Published on 9 months ago

Ep 13: Seeds of New Creation in El Salvador with Delaney and Rebecca

As our gap year students are in El Salvador visiting our partners there, we figured it was a great opportunity for you to get to know them too! 

Hop on a digital airplane to hear more about Semillas d…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago