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How Mothering Can Inform the Mission of the Church

Mothers know something about God that can help shape a church’s approach to mission. Based on my dissertation research where I look at the theology within maternal narratives, I propose that what women know about God through the practice of mothering can help shape a maternal missiology that is timely for our current age. The mothering experience reminds us that our world is enchanted with the Divine, that God alone brings new life, and that divine participation includes waiting, uncertainty, and suffering.

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Defending White Jesus

Explore the relationship between Christianity and culture in this thought-provoking video with James Tyler Robertson, Associate Professor of Christian History at Tyndale University. In “Defending White Jesus,” Robertson unpacks the historical, cultural, and theological implications of portraying Jesus as white—a depiction that has shaped Western Christianity for centuries.

Whether you’re a theology student, a curious observer, or someone wrestling with the intersection of culture and Christianity, this video offers a nuanced look at how images of the divine reflect—and often reinforce—human narratives, sometimes in divisive and problematic ways.
Whether you’re a theology student, a curious observer, or someone wrestling with the intersection of culture and Christianity, this video offers a nuanced look at how images of the divine reflect—and often reinforce—human narratives.

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Two Good Habits of Canadian Christian Pastoral Leaders

Two habits that Canadian Christian pastoral leaders gratefully practice are patience and intentionality, as revealed through the research study “Greatness” in Canadian Congregations. This study, part of the Divine Pulse Project from the Canadian Institute for Empirical Church Research – Wycliffe College, Toronto, is a qualitative research study exploring church growth through the lens of Jim Collins’ “Good to Great” principles as outlined in his bestselling book.

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Is Canada Socialist?

Why is Canada known as a Dominion and not a Kingdom? Did the Social Gospel movement ruin Canadian Christianity? In this video, James Tyler Robertson briefly discusses such questions from the vantage point of Canadian Protestantism at the dawn of the twentieth century. In a time when the church was vital in forming the policies and ideas that would define the nation during that century, Dr. Robertson explores whether or not such concerns validate present-day claims that Canada has become too socialist for its own good.

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The Stories Congregations Tell: Flourishing Forward Webinar 

This is a recording of a webinar related to our book, The Stories Congregations Tell: Flourishing in the Face of Transition and Change. This webinar includes two of the authors, Arch Wong and Joel Thiessen, and three practitioners including Sarah Han, Linda Nicholls, and Father James Mallon. This webinar was originally hosted on April 1st, 2025.

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Three Practices to Unlock Hidden Potential in Preaching 

This video, hosted by Rev. Dr. Sara Han, explores how preaching can ignite a transformational spark by helping listeners actualize their eternal identity in Christ. Drawing from coaching principles like unlocking potential, looking forward, and co-active journeying, this talk equips leaders to disciple others into deeper spiritual growth and lasting transformation. 

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Gender Light Bulb Moments in Ministry: Canadian Women Pastors’ Experiences of Gender Inequality

This is a recording of the fourth webinar in our four-part Flourishing Forward webinar series. Hosted by Dr. Katie Steeves, this webinar contains recent findings from qualitative interviews of Canadian women pastors on the topic of how gender interacts with their call and leadership. If you view this webinar recording, you will learn how women religious leaders experience certain comments, actions, and interactions as “gender light bulb moments” – instances where they become aware they are being treated differently because of their gender.

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New Congregations in Canada

This video, hosted by Dr. James Watson, offers an overview of the creativity of God in calling new congregations into being within Canada. Models, expressions of worship, and cultural implications for our multicultural society are described. Implications for all churches within Canada are explored from a pastoral and missional perspective.

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