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The Faith Trends Podcast

The Faith Trends Podcast

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 Conversations that connect research with ministry. Research doesn’t exist to benefit just the researcher, but to benefit the wider research population and community. Faith Trends provides a glimpse into the heart and community behind research that is happening for the Church in Canada.© 2025 The Faith Trends Podcast Social Sciences
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  • Helping Churches Talk About Money

    Helping Churches Talk About Money
    Apr 25 2025
    Helping Churches Talk about MoneyLori Guenther Reesor says her superpower is helping churches talk about money. And who couldn't use some good advice about how to do that?In this episode, we talk with Lori about what she's learned about money and generosity, and why its so important that we talk about money.https://lgreesor.com/Lori can be reached through https://lgreesor.com/contactHere is the book we discussed.Guenther Reesor, Lori. Growing a Generous Church: A Year in the Life of Peach Blossom Church. Lori Guenther Reesor, 2021. https://lgreesor.com/shop/p/stanton-recipes-ed-1-bkw2k.Here is were you can find some of the research behind the book.Guenther Reesor, Lori Ann. “Theology and Fundraising: How Does Current Canadian Mennonite Praxis Compare to Paul’s Collection for Jerusalem? By.” University of Waterloo, 2007. https://dspacemainprd01.lib.uwaterloo.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/5b09b5c9-2ac6-49ec-af1e-2e07df40fef5/content. Guenther Reesor, Lori Ann. “Using Donor Research to Influence Stewardship Praxis in Mennonite Foundation of Canada’s Constituency.” D.Min., Tyndale University, 2014. https://digitalcollections.tyndale.ca/bitstream/handle/20.500.12730/2248/Reesor_Lori_Ann_Guenther_D_Min_2014.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
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    30 mins
  • "Religion" as a polluted word - Ep 28

    "Religion" as a polluted word - Ep 28
    Mar 20 2025
    What does it mean for words like "religion" to become "polluted"? How does it happen, and can they be cleaned up and made usable again?Watts, Galen, and Sam Reimer. “Symbolic Pollution and Religious Change: The Religious Imaginary of Anglo-Canadian Spiritual but Not Religious Millennials.” Sociology of Religion, June 9, 2024, srae012. https://doi.org/10.1093/socrel/srae012.https://academic.oup.com/socrel/advance-article/doi/10.1093/socrel/srae012/7690204
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    33 mins
  • How are churches being planted in Canada today? - Ep 29

    How are churches being planted in Canada today? - Ep 29
    Mar 20 2025
    In this episode, Dr. James Watson talks with Faith Trends about his new ethnographic study of church plants in the Waterloo region. If God has been speaking to you about planting a church you won't want to miss this podcast which is full of ideas and insights.Watson, James. “New Congregations in the Canadian Kaleidoscope: An Autoethnographic Analysis of Thirty New Congregations in the Waterloo Region.” Canadian Institute for Empirical Church Research, December 2024. https://ciecr.wycliffecollege.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/New-Congregations-in-the-Canadian-Kaleidoscope-Dec24-James-Watson-v1.0digital.pdf.To learn more about Dr. Watson's research or the Canadian Institute for Empirical Church Research visit ciecr.wycliffe@utoronto.ca or email wycliffe.ciecr@utoronto.ca.
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    31 mins
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