Raising the Conversation

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Raising the Conversation episodes

November 05, 2025 Raising The Conversation Podcast S4E4 - Kathleen Murphy
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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20 min
October 30, 2025 Raising The Conversation Podcast S4E3 - Rev. Dr. Seán McGuire
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.
www.macraecentre.ca
www.acadiadiv.ca
29 min
October 23, 2025 Raising The Conversation Podcast S4E2 - Dr. Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme
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.
www.macraecentre.ca
www.acadiadiv.ca
29 min
October 15, 2025 Raising The Conversation Podcast S4E1 - Jeff Somers and Carley Lee
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.
www.macraecentre.ca
www.acadiadiv.ca
40 min
August 12, 2025 Raising The Conversation Podcast S3E6 - Steve McMullin
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.
www.macraecentre.ca
www.acadiadiv.ca
26 min
August 05, 2025 Raising The Conversation Podcast S3E5 - Anna Robbins
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.
www.macraecentre.ca
www.acadiadiv.ca
19 min
July 29, 2025 Raising The Conversation S3E4 - John Campbell
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.
www.macraecentre.ca
www.acadiadiv.ca
29 min
July 22, 2025 Raising The Conversation S3E3 - Ken Foo
Host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) in conversation with Rev. Dr. Ken Foo (Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec). 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. ----- 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. www.macraecentre.ca www.acadiadiv.ca
28 min
July 15, 2025 Raising The Conversation - S3E2 - Oliver Locke
Host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) in conversation with Oliver Locke (Sunny Brae Baptist Church, Moncton, NB).
Season 3's conversations took place over the course of the last year. Please note that Oliver has transitioned to a role as Campus Pastor with Sunny Brae Baptist Church in the time since this conversation took place.
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.
www.macraecentre.ca
www.acadiadiv.ca
27 min
July 08, 2025 Raising the Conversation - S3E1 - Laura Bennett
Host Joel Murphy (The Futuring Hub) in conversation with Laura Bennett (Coordinator of Justice and Advocacy, CBAC).
Season 3's conversations took place over the course of the last year. Please note that Laura's role with CBAC has since evolved and she is currently focusing primarily in the Justice and Advocacy space. (Take note for context: The reference to OneCon was a reference to the 2024 event.)
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.
www.macraecentre.ca
www.acadiadiv.ca
33 min