Raising the Conversation Podcast continues with Season 5, brought to you by The MacRae Centre and The Futuring Hub at Acadia Divinity College.

In this episode, host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) has a conversation with Dr. Jesse Zink. Jesse is principal of Montreal Diocesan Theological College and canon theologian in the Diocese of Montreal. In those roles, he teaches at McGill University and in the Montreal School of Theology consortium, while also relating broadly to churches in Canada and the United States. His latest book, Faithful, Hopeful, Creative: 15 Theses for Christian Witness in a Crisis-Shaped World was published in fall 2024. Learn more about this and his other books by visiting www.jessezink.com

Season 5 of "Raising the Conversation" is here - a podcast brought to you by The MacRae Centre and The Futuring Hub at Acadia Divinity College.

IIn this episode, host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) has a conversation with Jennifer Lau. Jennifer began her tenure as Executive Director of Canadian Baptist Ministries (CBM) in 2020. She has served with CBM since 2002 in various capacities, primarily providing strategic direction for all of CBM’s partnerships and initiatives in North America. Prior to becoming the Executive Director, she served as the Associate Executive Director where she was responsible for overseeing the organization’s operations. She also created CBM’s Mosaic Magazine and served as its Managing Editor for over a decade. In addition to her work with CBM, Jennifer served as a Vice-President of the Baptist World Alliance from 2020-2025.

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Season 5 of "Raising the Conversation" is here - a podcast brought to you by The MacRae Centre and The Futuring Hub at Acadia Divinity College.

In this episode, host Joel Murphy welcomes Dean Brenton. Dean has served as President of Impactus since 2021. With over 26 years of pastoral and denominational leadership, he has contributed to national, provincial, and parachurch organizations, as well as global and local missional initiatives. He holds a Master of Theological Studies and is pursuing a Doctor of Ministry at Acadia Divinity College.

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In this episode, host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) has a conversation with Kathleen Murphy. Kathleen is a clinical social worker specializing in helping individuals and couples navigate trauma, attachment challenges, and relationship struggles, using somatic approaches and evidence-based methods to foster deep healing and meaningful connection. She is trained in multiple attachment modalities, as well as the Developmental Model through the Couples Institute, and the Gottman Method for couples, all of which promote enhancing relational dynamics and promoting emotional growth within partnerships.

To read the our full report, visit https://futuringhub.ca/resources/repo...

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The Andrew D. MacRae Centre for Christian Faith & Culture is integral to the work of Acadia Divinity College in preparing Christian leaders to think more deeply on matters of faith and witness.

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Season 4 of "Raising the Conversation" is a mini-season focused on the most recent edition of The Futuring Hub's "Navigation the Future" report and the topic of "Strained Presence".

In this episode, host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) has a conversation with Rev. Dr. Seán McGuire. Seán moved from Sudbury, ON to Hamilton in 2011 to pursue post-secondary education and quickly fell in love with the city. After completing his Master of Divinity, Seán was called into ministry at Wentworth in 2014. In 2023, he graduated from MDC with a Doctorate in Practical Theology (DPT), and in 2025 returned to MDC to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy degree specializing in Theological Ethics. He is the author of Biblical Hermeneutics in the Metamodern Mood, and is an adjunct professor at Prairie College (AB) and Carey Theological College (BC) . Seán and his wife, Jessica, live with their children in the Crown Point neighbourhood, where you can often find Seán reading a book in a café or setting out on his bike to explore the Niagara peninsula.

To read the our full report, visit https://futuringhub.ca/resources/repo...

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The Andrew D. MacRae Centre for Christian Faith & Culture is integral to the work of Acadia Divinity College in preparing Christian leaders to think more deeply on matters of faith and witness.

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Season 4 of "Raising the Conversation" is a mini-season focused on the most recent edition of The Futuring Hub's "Navigation the Future" report and the topic of "Strained Presence".

In this episode, host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) has a conversation with Dr. Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme. In January 2015, Sarah completed a DPhil (PhD equivalent) in sociology at Nuffield College, University of Oxford in the UK, with a dissertation entitled “Towards Religious Polarisation in Post-Industrialised Societies? Mutations and Effects of Religious Commitment in North America, Europe and Oceania.”

From November 2014 to July 2015, she held a SSHRC postdoctoral fellowship at the Centre d’études ethniques des universités montréalaises (CEETUM: the Montreal Universities’ Centre for Ethnic Studies), University of Montreal, and at the Department of Sociology at the Université du Québec à Montréal.

Sarah is currently an associate professor of sociology at the University of Waterloo.

Her research interests are: quantitative methods for the social sciences, sociology of religion/religious studies, Canadian studies, secularization, polarization, race, ethnicity and immigration, political sociology, linguistic and cultural minorities, social change and post-industrial societies.

To read the our full report, visit https://futuringhub.ca/resources/repo...

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The Andrew D. MacRae Centre for Christian Faith & Culture is integral to the work of Acadia Divinity College in preparing Christian leaders to think more deeply on matters of faith and witness.

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Season 4 of "Raising the Conversation" is a mini-season focused on the most recent edition of The Futuring Hub's "Navigation the Future" report and the topic of "Strained Presence".

In this episode, host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) has a conversation with Jeff Somers and Carley Lee, both of whom work in communications at Acadia Divinity College.

To read the full report, visit https://futuringhub.ca/resources/reports/

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The Andrew D. MacRae Centre for Christian Faith & Culture is integral to the work of Acadia Divinity College in preparing Christian leaders to think more deeply on matters of faith and witness.

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Host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) in conversation with Rev. Dr.Stephen McMullin.

Season 3 of Raising the Conversation is called Tomorrow's Church. Join us as we engage in thoughtful dialogue with a diverse panel of guests and explore the future of the church together.

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The Andrew D. MacRae Centre for Christian Faith & Culture is integral to the work of Acadia Divinity College in preparing Christian leaders to think more deeply on matters of faith and witness.

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Host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) in conversation with Rev. Dr. Anna Robbins (President - Acadia Divinity College, Dean of Theology - Acadia University, Dr. Millard R. Cherry Professor of Theology, Ethics and Culture and Director of Andrew D. MacRae Centre for Christian Faith and Culture)

Season 3 of Raising the Conversation is called Tomorrow's Church. Join us as we engage in thoughtful dialogue with a diverse panel of guests and explore the future of the church together.

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The Andrew D. MacRae Centre for Christian Faith & Culture is integral to the work of Acadia Divinity College in preparing Christian leaders to think more deeply on matters of faith and witness.

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Host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) in conversation with John Campbell (Acadia Divinity College).

Join us as Joel and John discuss one of the most pertinent topics in ministry and the world, at the moment - Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Season 3 of Raising the Conversation is called Tomorrow's Church. Join us as we engage in thoughtful dialogue with a diverse panel of guests and explore the future of the church together.

Audio version available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

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The Andrew D. MacRae Centre for Christian Faith & Culture is integral to the work of Acadia Divinity College in preparing Christian leaders to think more deeply on matters of faith and witness.

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