Word Made Digital

S05 E20: Paul Burns on Twitter, Censorship, and Faith at Work

Paul Burns is the Managing Director of Twitter, Canada. This episode discusses the power of social media for social change, politics and censorship, and how to integrate faith into your work life.

Paul Burns: twitter.com/paulburns
Joanna la Fleur: @joannalafleur and www.joannalafleur.com. Email: [email protected]

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S05 E19: Dr. Caroline Leaf on what Science says about overcoming Anxiety

Dr. Caroline Leaf has spent the last 30 years researching the mind-brain connection, nature of mental health and formation of memory. She was one of the first in her field to study how the brain can change with directed mind input (neuroplasticity). Pandemic life has drastically increased stress, anxiety and our “mental mess” as leaders. Dr. Leaf shows us how to renew our minds and live in more fullness.

Dr. Caroline Leaf: @drcarolineleaf and drleaf.com

Joanna la Fleur: @joannalafleur and www.joannalafleur.com. Email: [email protected]

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S05 E18: Hannah Brencher on Start Writing, Fight Forward

Hannah Brencher is a writer, TED Speaker, and online educator with a heart for building leaders. She coaches us on how to move from idea to actually getting started as writers who publish their work. She teaches how to stay in the fight – the fight to show up, the fight to move forward, the fight to believe we can actually change this world for the better. 

Hannah Brencher: @hannahbrencher and hannahbrenchercreative.com
Joanna la Fleur: @joannalafleur and www.joannalafleur.com. Email: [email protected]

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S05 E17: Rich Villodas on Racism, Politics, Celebrity Pastors, and the Deeply Formed Life

Rich Villodas talks about the troubling reality that believers can be deeply committed to being Christian without ever being deeply formed by Christ.  How do we find the life—the deep life—that we’ve been craving for a long time? Are spiritual formation and the digital world inherently opposed? We also talk about how friendship doesn’t solve racism, celebrity pastors, and thinking theologically as an antidote for political polarization. 

Rich Villodas: @richvillodas and richvillodas.com

Joanna la Fleur: @joannalafleur and www.joannalafleur.com. Email: [email protected]

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S05 E16: Dr. Anita Knight Kuhnley on The Mister Rogers Effect

Dr. Anita Knight Kuhnley shows us how to use the transformative psychological principles that Mister Rogers masterfully employed to make a difference in our own neighbourhoods. How did Mister Rogers communicate, why was it so memorable, and how can we all use a gentle posture to change the world.

Dr. Anita: @the.empathetic.counselor and dranitakuhnley.com
Joanna la Fleur: @joannalafleur and www.joannalafleur.com. Email: [email protected]

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S05 E15: Kait Warman on Digital Romance and Dating App Survival Tips

Kait Warman stumbled into becoming a recognized dating expert and coach in the Digital Age. Her podcast, conferences, books, and courses help singles navigate the confusing world of dating online. In this episode we get real about online dating and what it takes to move from "swipe right" to lasting relationship.

Kait Warman: instagram.com/kaitness and heartofdating.com
Joanna la Fleur: @joannalafleur and www.joannalafleur.com. Email: [email protected]

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S05 E14: Doug Paul on Innovation and how to Pioneer the Future

Doug Paul is an innovation strategist who helps leaders build successful ministries that scale. There was a time when Christians pioneered the future: From business to church, from mathematics to justice reform. Along the way, that redemptive, adaptive movement began to gild in gold the victories of the past, leaving us change averse and frozen-in-time. But ready or not, the invitation is for kingdom leaders to reclaim their calling to innovate. Doug Paul shows us how. Kingdom Innovation!

Doug Paul: https://dougpaul.org and instagram.com/dougpauljr/

Joanna la Fleur: @joannalafleur and www.joannalafleur.com. Email: [email protected]

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S05 E13: Ray Aldred on what we can Learn from Indigenous Storytelling Techniques

Ray Aldred is status Cree from Swan River Band, Treaty 8. Born in Northern Alberta, Canada he now resides with his wife just outside Vancouver, Canada. Ray is the director of the Indigenous Studies Program at the Vancouver School of Theology whose mission is to partner with the Indigenous Church around theological education.
In this episode he teaches us as creatives and communicators about Indigenous storytelling and what we can learn about Jesus when we put our chairs in a circle instead of rows.

Ray Aldred: twitter.com/raymondcaldred and vst.edu/people/raymond-aldred

Joanna la Fleur: @joannalafleur and www.joannalafleur.com. Email: [email protected]

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S05 E12: Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil on Racial Reconciliation and the Impact of 2020

Brenda Salter McNeil is recognized internationally as one of the foremost thought-leaders of reconciliation and was featured as one of the 50 most influential women to watch by Christianity Today. We talk on this episode about racial reconciliation, how systemic injustice affects the church, and what we can do about it as people who communicate Good News.

Brenda Salter McNeil: www.saltermcneil.com and instagram.com/saltermcneil
Joanna la Fleur: @joannalafleur and www.joannalafleur.com. Email: [email protected]

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S05 E11: Grace P. Cho on Finding Your Voice and Working with an Editor

As a professional editor, Grace gives insight into the process for aspiring authors who want to work with an editor. But at the same time, particularly as a Korean American woman, she shares with us how to maintain your own voice, even if others are involved in bringing it to the world. We'll learn about women of colour in the publishing business, and her latest project Take Heart: 100 Devotions to Seeing God When Life’s Not Okay.

Grace P. Cho: gracepcho.com and instagram.com/gracepcho and facebook.com/gracepcho
Joanna la Fleur: @joannalafleur and www.joannalafleur.com. Email: [email protected]

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Wycliffe College: wycliffecollege.ca/wordmadedigital