We're back with an incredible first-time guest to the podcast, who also happened to be a first-time teacher to MBC this past summer, Bobby Scott. Bobby was a wonderful addition to our MBC line-up, and was full of wisdom, humour and grace as he taught us about prayer throughout his week of ministry with us. Speaking of prayer... Bobby happens to be from Los Angeles, and I guess I should have seen it coming, but he is definitely a Dodgers fan. I was praying for a Blue Jays World Series win, and he and I had some fun back and forth over email during the last two weeks as the Blue Jays and Dodgers went at it in the World Series, Although the Dodgers came out on top, Bobby showed himself to be a gracious fan, even in victory, and it shows his quality as a person even more!
Enjoy this episode talking about a tough subject!
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Speaker Bio:
Bobby Scott is a pastor at Community of Faith Bible Church, and a Council member of The Gospel Coalition. It is his consuming desire to be used by God to strengthen the urban church, and he believes this objective will be best met by building families, motivating singles to live radically for Jesus, and developing a ministry upon the teaching of the word of God. He enjoys writing posts for The Gospel Coalition, Desiring God, 9Marks, and other blogs. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Naomi. They have six adult children.
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Resources:
Should Pastors Endorse a Candidate? (Bobby Scott)
How the Nations Rage Jonathan Leeman
How Can I Love Church Members with Different Politics?
It Happens After Prayer (HB Charles)
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Show Credits:
Transforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.
Producer: Luke LaRocque
Editing, Sound Design and Mixing: Charles West
Audio and Technical Support: The Summer 2025 A/V team
Theme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra
Graphic Design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz
We're back with Transforming Culture, season 4, and we're already on Episode 4 - very hard to believe that things are moving along this quickly! I'm excited to welcome back our friend Dustin Boreland, who has been a regular at MBC both in the summer and also at as a part of some of our retreats in the non-summer season. Taking time to take care of your spiritual health is important, and that's exactly what Dustin is here to talk about today. Being formed spiritually is increasingly difficult in a society that focuses on speed, efficiency and output, and spiritual formation can be slow and inward focused. I'm so glad that Dustin took the time to share with us about what he thinks.
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Speaker Bio:
Dustin serves as a pastor at Springvale Baptist in Stouffville, Ontario and is currently completing his Doctorate of Practical Theology at McMaster Divinity College in post-Christendom studies. After several years in Montreal where he planted and revitalized a church, Dustin and his family returned to Ontario in 2022. Dustin is passionate about the intersection of the Gospel and culture, equipping the local church for mission, and can be found overindulging on coffee, hip hop, and spicy chicken sandwiches.
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Resources:
The Gospel Way Catechism (Trevin Wax)
Invitation to a Journey (M. Robert Mulholland Jr)
God in My Everything (Ken Shigematsu)
Sacred Rhythms (Ruth Haley Barton)
The Common Rule (Justin Whitmel Earley)
The Tech-Wise Family (Andy Crouch)
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Show Credits:
Transforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.
Producer: Luke LaRocque
Editing, Sound Design and Mixing: Charles West
Audio and Technical Support: The Summer 2025 A/V team
Theme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra
Graphic Design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz
It's episode 3 of Transforming Culture - and we're here for all of October and November sharing the podcast for those of you who didn't get a chance to hear our Bible teachers this summer at MBC (and to be honest - for some of you who did - I love getting messsages from people asking "when are the episodes going to drop?!?" The heart behind the Transforming Culture sessions, and so also this podcast, is to get information and wisdom into your hands so that you can be equipped to share and support friends, family and other in their walk towards Jesus. This week,we're listening to Glenn Deane, who is a phenomenal speaker that brought a lot of life experience and humour to this session about truth - which is a big topic! It's important for us to talk about nitty gritty specific topics during our Transforming Culture sessions, but I love when a teacher tackles something so fundamental to what we believe (and in this case, why we can trust what we believe).
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Speaker Bio:
Glenn was raised in a Christian home in Toronto and felt the call of God to ministry as a young man. His first church was in Napanee, Ontario where he served as Pastor for nine years. He and his wife then became missionaries with The Faith Mission (in Canada) and traveled throughout Ontario and beyond. In 2011 he took the role of Teaching Pastor at Pinegrove Fellowship Church in Bracebridge. At the beginning of 2018, he transitioned to Lead Pastor at Pinegrove and continues to enjoy the fabulous people and this magnificent part of His kingdom. He has been married to his wonderful wife Robin for 34 years. They have two grown children and five grandchildren.
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Show Credits:
Transforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.
Producer: Luke LaRocque
Editing, Sound Design and Mixing: Charles West
Audio and Technical Support: The Summer 2025 A/V team
Theme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra
Graphic Design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz
Welcome back to the second episode of Transforming Culture, season four! We're glad to have you on board.
This week, we're listening to Wyatt Graham talk about what the Bible says about abortion. At first glance, this seems like a topic that, at least for an Protestant evangelical podcast like ours, is one that feels settled - most of our listeners know how they feel about this, one way or the other, so why would we have a session about it on the podcast? I have to admit that I thought it myself when Wyatt first pitched the theme for this week, but was really surprised at the direction of this episode, because he dives deeply into not the practical reasoning behind his position, but also the theological one, which I think will make us all the better for having heard it.
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Speaker Bio:
Wyatt Graham is a Canadian theologian, writer, and professor based in Ontario. He serves as the Executive Director of The Davenant Institute (davenantinstitute.org), an organization dedicated to renewing classical Protestant thought for the contemporary church. Additionally, he is the founding Executive Director and current Editor in Chief of The Gospel Coalition Canada, where he contributes to theological discourse and church leadership. You can follow him at www.wyattgraham.com or on X (@wagraham).
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Show Credits:
Transforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.
Producer: Luke LaRocque
Editing, Sound Design and Mixing: Charles West
Audio and Technical Support: The Summer 2025 A/V team
Theme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra
Graphic Design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz
Welcome everyone, to the fourth season of Transforming Culture. With a few thousand downloads and a whole bunch of amazing conversations, it's so cool to be back for another season of discussion and learning - we're glad you're here! Each summer, we invite our Bible Teacher of the week to share a talk on Tuesday nights about how we can engage faithfully as disciple of Jesus in the modern culture in which we're place. Our summer theme in 2025 was "Prayer", and I can tell you that our Bible teachers prayerfully prepared and brought some great thoughts each week, which we recorded for this podcast.
This first episode of season four is about serving and caring for refugees. Dwayne has a serious amount of experience working with refugees, and so he shares some really important information to share and talk about - enjoy!
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Speaker Bio:
Dwayne served as the Lead Pastor for James North Baptist Church, in downtown Hamilton, for 28 years. He is the part-time interim Executive Director for TGC Canada as well as the board chair for City to City Canada. Dwayne and Aimee have been blessed with four children. He is currently assisting organizations think through matters of governance, strategic planning, team building and fundraising.
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Show Credits:
Transforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.
Producer: Luke LaRocque
Editing, Sound Design and Mixing: Charles West
Audio and Technical Support: The Summer 2025 A/V team
Theme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra
Graphic Design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz
Here it is: our very last episode of Transforming Culture for Season 3. It's been a ride for us this year trying to navigate all the ups and downs of production issues, so thanks for staying with us through it all! This week, we've invited a special guest, Kristopher Kinsinger to join us to talk about religious freedom, and why it matters. As we were recording this in the summer of 2024, there were lots of questions about elections, politics and how it would affect us all. Some of those questions have been answered (US elections...) but some remain - as we release this in March of 2025, there are lots of questions about Canadian politics. So - religious freedom and what we can do about protecting it are just as important as always. Enjoy this conversation!
NOTE: As you would hear on any good legal podcast, and as we joke about a couple of times during the podcast, Kris has asked me to remind all of our listeners that the views expressed in this podcast are his own, and they don't constitute legal advice - if you need some legal support, there are some great avenues for that outside of this podcast!
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Speaker Bio:
Kristopher Kinsinger is an Ontario lawyer. He received his Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2019, before completing his articles of clerkship with a national law firm in Waterloo, Ontario. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 2020, and received his Master of Laws from McGill University in 2021. Between 2021 and 2024, he served full-time as the national director of the Runnymede Society, a major Canadian legal organization. Kristopher’s writing regularly appears in periodicals such as The Supreme Court Law Review, Constitutional Forum, the National Post, and The Hub. He served two terms between 2017 and 2023 on the board of directors of Christian Legal Fellowship, Canada’s national association of Christian lawyers and law students. He currently serves as the chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s Constitutional and Human Rights Section and as a member and deacon of Hespeler Baptist Church in Cambridge, Ontario. In his free time, Kristopher can be found reading, writing, drinking coffee, listening to vinyl, or mapping out his next backcountry camping trip.
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Resources:
Liberty for All: Defending Everyone’s Religious Freedom in a Pluralistic Age by Andrew. T. Walker
Political Church: The Local Assembly as Embassy of Christ’s Rule by Jonathan Leeman
Political Visions and Illusions by David Koyzis
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Show Credits:
Transforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.
Producer: Luke LaRocque
Editing, Sound Design and Mixing: Abishek Varghese
Audio and Technical Support: The Summer 2024 A/V team
Theme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra
Graphic Design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz
Welcome back to Transforming Culture - a podcast about asking hard questions about we can engage with and transform the world around us as we work to keep faithfulness in our Christian lives. I'm excited that we get to speak with Phillip Marshall this week, who was at MBC in the summer of 2024 for the very first time! Phillip is an intelligent, thoughtful speaker and many people benefitted from him as you will too - enjoy!
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Speaker Bio:
Phillip Marshall is an Associate Professor in Biblical Languages at Houston Christian University. His teaching focus (and passion) is Classical Biblical Hebrew and Hellenistic Greek. His areas of specialization are the Septuagint, early Greek translations of the Hebrew Bible, textual criticism, Hebrew and Greek grammar, linguistics, and biblical exegesis. He is also a pastor at Founders Baptist Church in Spring, TX, where he mentors future pastors, coordinates adult Bible education, counsels, and preaches/teaches God's Word. Phillip is married to Cheryl Marshall (co-author of When Words Matter Most, Crossway 2021), and they have 3 grown children and one daughter-in-law.
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Resources:
Marry Wisely, Marry Well (Ernie Baker)
When Sinners Say I Do (Dave Harvey)
Strengthening Your Marriage (Wayne Mack)
The Exemplary Husband (Stewart Scott)
The Excellent Wife (Martha Peace)
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Show Credits:
Transforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.
Producer: Luke LaRocque
Editing, Sound Design and Mixing: Abishek Varghese
Audio and Technical Support: The Summer 2024 A/V team
Theme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra
Graphic Design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz
Welcome to episode 6, season 3 of Transforming Culture. This week, I'm excited to welcome Norm Millar, who was our Bible Teacher at MBC in week 8 of the summer. (Reminder: we had some technical glitches after the summer and so the season order of our podcast doesn't line up with our weekly summer order...)
After our Bible Teachers are picked each year, I reach out to them with a request for their Transforming Culture topic. There's usually a bit of back and forth, talking about what is the right topic, all that. With Norm, it was an immediate answer of "here's my topic", and I loved it, because it's not something that any of our teachers has gotten close to before, and it generates a lot of good conversation, as you'll hear as you listen. Our hope with all our Transforming Culture sessions is that we are helping people to grow in their faith and learn about cultural topics that are perhaps not on their radar, and so I was so glad that Norm put his hand up, and stretched himself outside his comfort zone. I have to confess that I don't think about things like the financial incentives of pharmaceutical companies, so having Norm bring this all up was a good topic for me to engage with!
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Speaker Bio:
Norm Millar is the Senior Pastor at Redemption Bible Chapel London. Before going into ministry, Norm had an 18-year career in computer software design and project management. Norm obtained his MDiv, in 1992, from The Master’s Seminary in Los Angeles. In 2000, he planted, with 30 others, SouthWest Community church in London, which is now Redemption Bible Chapel. Redemption is grateful to be a member church in the church planting organization called The Great Commission Collective (GCC) which has many churches in Canada, the USA, and around the globe. Norm graduated in May 2017 with his DMin from Southern Seminary. He has been married to Cindy for 45 years, and they have five children and 19 grandchildren.
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Recommended Resources:
Saving Normal by Allen Frances
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Show Credits:
Transforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.
Producer: Luke LaRocque
Editing, Sound Design and Mixing: Abishek Varghese
Audio and Technical Support: The Summer 2024 A/V team
Theme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra
Graphic Design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz
We're in the home stretch of Transforming Culture for this season... more than halfway there! This week, we're thrilled to have a session with Shai Linne (yes, that Shai Linne!) as he talks about thinking biblically through social issues. We asked Shai to perform a concert at MBC last summer, and also slid in the opportunity to speak at our Transforming Culture session that week - we were thrilled when he said yes. Shai's life experience and ministry meant that he was very qualified to teach us, and it was such a thrill to have him share his perspective on social issues and how to engage faithfully as believers.
Production Note: As you'll hear in the Q&A, we recorded this session in July, with the intention to release in November, but are actually releasing it now in February. Thankfully, the Gospel is never-changing, but some of our political discussion (both American and Canadian!) have a lot of new context since we hit "record" back in the summer. Bear that in mind as you listen to this episode.
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Speaker Bio:
Shai is an author and recording artist who has released numerous acclaimed Christian hip-hop albums, including The Atonement, The Attributes of God and Jesus Kids. After completing a pastoral internship at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington D.C., Shai co-founded Risen Christ Fellowship, an inner-city church in his hometown of Philadelphia, PA. Shai has been featured in or written articles for numerous Christian outlets, including Christianity Today, World Magazine, 9 Marks and The Gospel Coalition. Shai is the author of The New Reformation: Finding Hope in the Fight for Ethnic Unity, which was published in May 2021. Previously, he wrote God Made Me and You and co-authored It Was Good: Making Music to the Glory of God. Shai lives in Portland, OR with his wife Blair and their three children.
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Show Credits:
Transforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.
Producer: Luke LaRocque
Editing, Sound Design and Mixing: Abishek Varghese
Audio and Technical Support: The Summer 2024 A/V team
Theme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra
Graphic Design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz
Welcome back to our fourth episode of this season of Transforming Culture - we're glad you're here! This is our first time with a returning guest, and we couldn't be more pleased that it's Stephen Bray, from Mile One Mission. Steve is a generous, gentle but oh-so-funny guy, and uses his disarming personality to draw you into beautiful conversations. This week, we're talking about Friendship and the Church, which is not a topic I would have thought was on the list for this year, but as you can hear, Steve knocked it out of the park. Enjoy!
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Speaker Bio:
Steve Bray attended both Pillsbury Baptist Bible College and Kingston Baptist Bible College for his undergraduate studies and Calvary Baptist Seminary for his (MDiv). He has been in pastoral ministry for over 20 years serving in both Fellowship and Canadian Baptist churches Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and currently as Lead Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Steve started TGC Atlantic Canada and is a founding member of the TGC Canada Council. Steve is also the Executive Director of Mile One Mission dedicated to planting churches and seeing Newfoundlanders raised up to reach Canada’s most easterly province. Their goal and vision is to see 10 Churches planted by 2030. Steve is the blessed husband of Debbie, his childhood sweetheart and proud father of 3 beautiful children and six adorable grandchildren.
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Recommended Resources:
The Gospel Comes With a Housekey (Rosaria Butterfield)
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Show Credits:
Transforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.
Producer: Luke LaRocque
Editing, Sound Design and Mixing: Abishek Varghese
Audio and Technical Support: The Summer 2024 A/V team
Theme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra
Graphic Design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz
Welcome to our third episode this season of Transforming Culture! I'm very excited to be hearing from and talking to Adam Brown, a professor who serves in Abu Dhabi in the UAE. Adam served as a pastor in Ontario before moving to the Middle East, and brings a great sense of humour but also seriousness to his session about serving as a missionary internationally. Growing up in Canada, I heard a LOT about the 10/40 Window, so it was great to hear from personal experience what it's been like for someone serving internationally in this part of the world. Adam brings a personal touch to this episode, sharing lots of stories about his experience.
NOTE: You'll notice during this podcast recording that we edited out a few parts of Adam's time with us - that's for no particular reason other than that he was referencing a PowerPoint slide deck and video while he shared a lot of family photos and updates - which doesn't translate well to the podcast medium. Adam did a great job of weaving personal stories into his talk, and we've done our best to keep things making sense, and as you'll hear at the end of the Q&A, you're always welcome to connect with Adam via email if you want more personal updates!
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Speaker Bio:
Adam serves as Vice President and Professor of Old Testament at Gulf Theological Seminary in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. With 16 years of pastoral experience, he currently teaches Bible and Ministry courses in the seminary to equip and empower church planters, pastors, and ministry leaders for the hard-to-reach regions in Arabia, the Middle East, and the 10-40 window. Adam is married to Angie and they have one daughter, Selah.
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Show Credits:
Transforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.
Producer: Luke LaRocque
Editing, Sound Design and Mixing: Abishek Varghese
Audio and Technical Support: The Summer 2024 A/V team
Theme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra
Graphic Design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz
Welcome back to Transforming Culture - new year, new podcast! We're excited to finally be rolling into Season 3 each week now that we've got our tech issues sorted out! This season will be a bit "out of order" compared to other years as we continue to play with little glitches, but we're just happy to have our content coming to you! This week we're hearing from Robbie Symons about the sin of lust, and as you'll hear in the episode, it's one of the most blunt, hard-hitting sessions we've had at Transforming Culture yet. I'd say "enjoy", but it doesn't quite describe what I mean...
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Speaker Bio:
Robbie Symons is the founding Pastor of Hope Bible Church Oakville. Hope began with a Bible Study of 18 people in 2003 and is now over 4000 people today. It has also been used to see the birth of several vibrant churches across Canada. Robbie’s radio ministry through Hope Bible Church called Live in the Light, can be heard daily throughout Southern Ontario, Western New York, and the Atlantic Provinces. He is also the author of Passion Cry and he serves in the role of On Air Bible Teacher at 100 Huntley St. in order to see a love for Jesus Christ spread across the nation. Robbie, his wife Gillian and their four children live in Burlington, Ontario.
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Recommended Resources:
The Death of Porn by Ray Ortlund
Finally Free by Heath Lambert
Manhood by Josh Hawley
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Show Credits:
Transforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.
Producer: Luke LaRocque
Editing, Sound Design and Mixing: Abishek Varghese
Audio and Technical Support: The Summer 2024 A/V team
Theme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra
Graphic Design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz
Welcome back to Transforming Culture - we're finally here with season 3! For those of you who have been patiently waiting for the release of this season because of technical delays - thank you! There were a couple of summer audio recordings that we couldn't recover, and so we've had to switch up the model a little bit for some of the work that we did (including this episode!). We're dropping a couple of episodes before the Christmas season, and then will be back in the New Year with the rest of the season too. You'll notice that the episodes might be a bit out of order from the summer recording schedule, but we're hoping to have them all here by the end of the season.
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Speaker Bio:
Bryndan Crawford Loritts is the son of Dr. Crawford and Karen Loritts. While being raised in Atlanta, he was introduced to and surrendered his life to Jesus Christ. Upon graduating high-school he attended and graduated from the Moody Bible Institute. He’s also a graduate of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where he received his Masters Degree. He recently started his Doctoral Studies in Biblical Preaching at Moody Theological Seminary. He has served as a youth pastor in the inner city of Chicago as well as pastored two churches, one of which he planted in Nashville. He also served as Teaching and Care Pastor at Shadow Hills Church in Las Vegas Nevada. Recently the Lord called him to be the lead pastor of Woodside Bible Church, Pontiac Campus in Michigan. Bryndan is married to Lucretia and they have 3 daughters, Leilani, Bryana and Sinaiya.
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Show Credits:
Transforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.
Producer: Luke LaRocque
Editing, Sound Design and Mixing: Abishek Varghese
Audio and Technical Support: The Summer 2024 A/V team
Theme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra
Graphic Design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz
Welcome to Season Three of Transforming Culture.... almost.
We've had a bit of a delay from the technical end, so we're a little bit delayed. Thanks for bearing with us!
Welcome to episode eight of this second season of Transforming Culture! This is our last episode of season two (we only had eight weeks of Transforming Culture sessions in Summer 2023 because of our partnership with Creation Ministries International during our last week of the summer), but we're glad to go out with a bang! as our friend Lawson Murray brings a whole bunch of wisdom about what it's like to parent the next generation, and how we can be ready to love our kids towards Jesus.
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Speaker Bio:
Lawson is married to his best friend, Karen. They love spending time together with their children and grandchildren (11 so far!). Lawson is deeply committed to connecting children, youth, and families with Jesus and His Word. He is a writer/author, researcher, ministry innovator, conference speaker, adjunct seminary professor, international trainer, Bible engagement specialist, children’s and sports ministry specialist, and President of Scripture Union Canada.
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Resources from this Episode:
Christian Parenting Basics (Scripture Union Canada)
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Show Credits:
Transforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.
Producer: Luke LaRocque
Editing, Sound Design and Mixing: Abishek Varghese
Audio and Technical Support: The Summer 2023 A/V team
Theme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra
Graphic Design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz
Welcome to episode seven of this second season of Transforming Culture! We're hearing from Sunder Krishnan this week about what it looks like to follow Jesus in light of the suffering of others, and particularly: what do we do with this thing called "the social gospel"? Is that even a thing? What does Jesus have to say about it? Listen in to his session from summer 2023 at MBC and a short Q&A afterwards!
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Speaker Bio:
Sunder Krishnan received his Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1969 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. In June 1969, he joined the staff of Atomic Energy of Canada in Toronto. Most of his eleven years on staff were spent in safety analysis of nuclear generating stations. In 1971 Sunder and his family began worshipping at Rexdale Alliance Church. In October 1980, Sunder resigned his position with Atomic Energy of Canada and joined the pastoral staff of the church where he served for nearly 36 years until his retirement in June, 2016. His primary passions are teaching the Word and mentoring the next generation.
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Resources from this Episode:
Rich Christians In An Age Of Hunger: Moving From Affluence To Generosity (Ronald J. Sider)
The Hole in Our Gospel (Richard Stearns)
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Show Credits:
Transforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.
Producer: Luke LaRocque
Editing, Sound Design and Mixing: Abishek Varghese
Audio and Technical Support: The Summer 2023 A/V team
Theme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra
Graphic Design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz
Time flies when you're having fun... right? We're already at week six of our season of Transforming Culture, and the sessions are getting better and better! Today, we have Paul Martin speaking to us about disability and the church, which is a relevant topic considering that 22% of the Canadian population over the age of 15 experiences a disability of some kind. Paul's mission to work well in this area has already blessed MBC in many ways, including a number of his church members volunteering at Family Fusion: Unique, our retreat for families experience disability. So - he puts his money where his mouth is, and we love him for it! Enjoy this episode.
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Speaker Bio:
Paul Martin is the senior pastor of Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto, Ontario. After leading the plant in 2000, he was involved in helping three other churches start in the city. He hopes to be involved in launching many more. His passion for training leaders has led him to teach at local seminaries, as well as oversee a long-standing mentoring program for potential future pastors. He has been married to Susan for more than twenty-five years and loves to spend time with her and their four children.
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Resources from this Episode:
Dignity and Destiny: Humanity in the Image of God (John F. Kilner)
Wrestling with an Angel: A Story of Love, Disability, and the Lessons of Grace (Greg Lucas)
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: Ethics and the beginnings of human life (Megan Best)
When Disability Hits Home: How God Magnifies His Grace in Our Weakness and Suffering (Paul Tautges)
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Show Credits:
Transforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.
Producer: Luke LaRocque
Editing, Sound Design and Mixing: Abishek Varghese
Audio and Technical Support: The Summer 2023 A/V team
Theme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra
Graphic Design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz
Welcome to episode 5 of this second season of Transforming Culture! We've got a great episode for you today that starts out talking about a specific topic (immigration), but also dives deeply into a lot of different areas of how Christians should engage with tough issues. Our teacher, Juan Sanchez, brings personal experience to this discussion, but also a ton of professional experience, and I felt personally blessed by getting to talk with him about it. Enjoy the episode!
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Speaker Bio:
Juan has served as senior pastor of High Pointe Baptist Church since August 2005. He is a graduate of the University of Florida and holds an MDiv, a ThM, and a PhD in systematic theology from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In addition, Juan serves as a council member of The Gospel Coalition, co-founder and president of Coalición, and associate professor of Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has authored numerous books, including 1 Peter for You and Seven Dangers Facing Your Church. His most recent book is The Leadership Formula: Develop the Next Generation of Leaders in the Church. Juan has been married to Jeanine since 1990, and they have five adult daughters.
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Resources from this Episode:
Good and Bad Ways to Think About Religion and Politics (Robert Benne)
Authority: How Godly Rule Protects the Vulnerable, Strengthens Communities, and Promotes Human Flourishing (Jonathan Leeman)
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Show Credits:
Transforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.
Producer: Luke LaRocque
Editing, Sound Design and Mixing: Abishek Varghese
Audio and Technical Support: The Summer 2023 A/V team
Theme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra
Graphic Design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz
It's episode 4 of this second season of Transforming Culture! Half-way through this season already, but we're really excited for this week of the season, because Dustin Boreland, our speaker, brings a great session on living as exiles in a Canadian context that doesn't really look like it did 50-60 years ago. Dustin is a lot of fun to interview and process this information with, and I love his heart for ministry.
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Speaker Bio:
Dustin Boreland serves as a pastor at Springvale Baptist in Stouffville, Ontario and is currently completing his Doctorate of Practical Theology at McMaster Divinity College in post-Christendom studies. After several years in Montreal where he planted and revitalized a church, Dustin and his family returned to Ontario in 2022. Before moving to Montreal, Dustin and his wife Racquel served as foster parents to more than 15 teenage boys and worked as church planters. Dustin is passionate about the intersection of the Gospel and culture, equipping the local church for mission, and can be found overindulging on coffee, hip hop, and spicy chicken sandwiches.
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Resources from this Episode:
The Church in Exile: Living in Hope After Christendom (Lee Beach)
Post-Christendom: Church and Mission in a Strange New World (Stuart Murray)
Disappearing Church: From Cultural Relevance to Gospel Resilience (Mark Sayers)
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Show Credits:
Transforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.
Producer: Luke LaRocque
Editing, Sound Design and Mixing: Abishek Varghese
Audio and Technical Support: The Summer 2023 A/V team
Theme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra
Graphic Design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz
Welcome to episode 3 of this second season of Transforming Culture! Today, we're welcome Bernard Mukwavi, who is speaking to us about pluralism, and what it's like to live in a world of many beliefs. He's a wonderful man, and is incredibly passionate about this conversation, which we love! Enjoy this episode, and let us know what you think!
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Speaker Bio:
Bernard serves as the Dean of Canadian Baptist Seminary as well as the District Minister of the British Columbia Baptist Conference. He has extensive missionary, teaching, and pastoral experience in Zambia, Holland, and Canada. His passion is to empower churches to fulfill the great commission and the great commandment in their communities and beyond. In his spare time Bernard loves to take walks, hike, golf and read.
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Resources from this Episode:
The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism (D.A. Carson)
Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics (William Lane Craig)
Postmodern Times: A Christian Guide to Contemporary Thought and Culture (Gene Edward Veith Jr. and Marvin Olasky)
Neighboring Faiths: A Christian Introduction To World Religions (Winfried Corduan)
The Reason for God (Timothy Keller)
Spiritual Warfare: Victory over the Powers of This Dark World (Timothy M. Warner)
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Show Credits:
Transforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.
Producer: Luke LaRocque
Editing, Sound Design and Mixing: Abishek Varghese
Audio and Technical Support: The Summer 2023 A/V team
Theme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra
Graphic Design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz