Strays, Orphans, and Exiles

• Ep. 23 – Welcoming a New Interim Pastor to Our Community

  We welcomed a new interim pastor recently. Andrew Hyde is the Ecumenical Campus Ministry Pastor at the University of Guelph, and he’ll balance his time between that role and this role at Two Rivers. We interviewed Andrew and his wife, Andrea, at a church gathering, and we decided to record the event live and release it as a podcast here. This was our opportunity to welcome both Andrea and Andrew into our community, to get to know them a little better, and to hear more about their outlook on Two Rivers Church and what being a church looks like in the 21st century.Connect with us: - Our website: www.tworiverschurch.ca - By email: [email protected] Produced by Peter Szabo and Ian Van Harten

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• Ep. 22 - Church and the LGBTQ+ Community

  On this episode, our guest is Wendy Vanderwal Martin. She is the Director of Development with the Henri Nouwen Society, and author of Generous Spaciousness, a book about the church's engagement with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Christians. We discussed the church’s fraught relationship with the LGBTQ+ community, including deeper questions it raises about the authority of scripture, how we respond to ideas that challenge our faith, and how we live together in a faith community that welcomes diverse perspectives.Further Resources and Links: • Check out the process to become an affirming church (not limited to United Churches): https://affirmunited.ause.ca/why-become-an-affirming-ministry/• Sign up today for free daily meditations from spiritual master, Henri Nouwen: http://www.henrinouwen.orgConnect with us: • Our website: www.tworiverschurch.ca • By email: [email protected] Produced by Peter Szabo and Ian Van Harten

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• Ep. 21 - Turning Church Buildings Into Affordable Housing

  On this episode, our guest is Ainsley Chapman. She is the Executive Director of Evangel Hall Mission, an organization that supports individuals experiencing poverty and homelessness in downtown Toronto. In addition to running the Mission’s daily programming and supportive housing services, Ainsley connects with churches to explore ways that their buildings could be redeveloped to include supportive housing and social spaces. We met with Ainsley at the Mission to hear more about how she’s helping churches rediscover their historic role serving people’s social and housing needs in addition to their spiritual needs.Further Resources and Links: - EHM Resources for Churches considering Housing: https://www.evangelhall.ca/how-we-help/build/- Church Building Resources from the Presbyterian Church of Canada - https://presbyterian.ca/pcbc/church-building-resources/- Gone for Good (the book Ainsley mentioned): https://www.amazon.ca/Gone-Good-Negotiating-Property-Transition/dp/0802883249/ref=asc_df_0802883249/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=706745562934&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1120981425341891513&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9047851&hvtargid=pla-2191707544021&psc=1&mcid=c8b049b92505316a9c964b04cfcda55f&gad_source=1Connect with us: - Our website: www.tworiverschurch.ca - By email: [email protected] Produced by Peter Szabo and Ian Van Harten

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• Ep. 20 - Ministry Forum, Part Two

  This is part two of our conversation with John Borthwick, the Director of Lifelong Learning at Knox College and the Director of the Ministry Forum, an online platform that supports and empowers church leaders. In part one, we discussed his exploration into how social media and virtual spaces can help foster and create new kinds of church communities. Now in part two, we look at how the Ministry Forum is supporting church leaders, where the new leaders are coming from, and how we can challenge our definition of what church is in the 21st century. Further Resources and Links: - The Ministry Forum: https://ministryforum.ca/ Connect with us: - Our website: www.tworiverschurch.ca - By email: [email protected] Produced by Peter Szabo and Ian Van Harten

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• Ep. 19 - Ministry Forum, Part One

  This is a two-part series with our guest, John Borthwick. He is the Director of Lifelong Learning at Knox College and the Director of the Ministry Forum, an online platform that supports and empowers church leaders. On this episode, part one, we discuss John’s vision for new kinds of church communities, including his exploration into how social media and virtual spaces can help foster and create them. Further Resources and Links: - The Ministry Forum: https://ministryforum.ca/ Connect with us: - Our website: www.tworiverschurch.ca - By email: [email protected] Produced by Peter Szabo and Ian Van Harten

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