In this episode Ken speaks with Willemina Zwart about her Faithwalking journey. Willemina is a pastor, ministry leader, and long-time Faithwalking Circle leader, facilitator, and coach who lives in Ontario, Canada.
Willemina highlights two Faithwalking tools that have particularly impacted her - addressing integrity gaps and the powerful work we do with vows. Speaking about integrity gaps she remarks, "If all of us in the Church world learned how to clean up our messes and live into new promises, that right there would change the nature of the Church in big ways." And knowing the language of vows has allowed her to be authentic with people more quickly, and she has discovered that people are naturally drawn to authenticity and to "wounded healers."
Willemina also speaks of the power of growing in awareness of our "meaning making." Realizing that we can choose the meaning we make in interpersonal situations has been pivotal for her. "What I love about meaning making is I choose the meaning that helps me show up with my best self in Christ." This has allowed her to give others the benefit of the doubt, and she now has the courage to step into a relationship and to be curious about what the story is...." She says this has been a game changer for her.
Looking back on her Faithwalking journey as a whole, Willemina affirms, "Faithwalking has really given me a framework and a community in which to be actively engaged in transformation regularly. And part of the reason why I stay in Faithwalking is - very selfishly - it's the way for me to keep learning, keep growing, keep reflecting - keeping me honest."
This episode was recorded in August 2025.