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Such an important conversation for you today! NYC Pastor Paul Murphy joined us to share his story and to talk about the importance of evangelism as a way of life. We primarily discuss why and how our (Dutch) Reformed Churches struggle to evangelize and do it well. We also get into what truly should motivate evangelism: love for God and love for the lost. We hope this episode encourages and inspires you to really think about your love for the lost and the importance of sharing the Gospel, for it truly is a matter of life or death.
Check out Rev. Murphy’s booklet “A Humble Effort to Promote Local Evangelism”  https://www.bethelurcaylmer.com/uploads/7/9/8/6/79863340/ahumbleefforttopromotelocalevangelismbooklet.pdf
 
0:00 - Intro
9:00 - Paul’s Conversion
16:43 - Evangelism vs. Missions
18:00 - “The Missional Church”
25:00 - Programming Hearts
37:00 - Seeker Sensitive
40:00 - Heart of Worship
45:00 - Great Commission
55:00 - Retaining the Youth
1:03:00 - Reaching People, not Targets
1:10:00 - Being a Steward in Evangelism
1:15:00 - Fear of God
1:23:00 - Indifference
1:29:00 - Hell
 
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Happy Monday! We got a big one for you this week. Joining Tyler for this conversation is avid BC hunter Jerry Pol. We wanted to sit down to chat about hunting, its ethics and what it actually means to hunt as a Christian. If you’re an avid hunter or have never hunted before, we hope this episode inspires you to GET OUTSIDE and think about hunting as more than a hobby but as a way to better appreciate and steward God’s creation.
0:00 - Intro
6:09 - Jerry’s Story
23:00 - Stillness
36:00 - Field to Table
41:00 - Hunting for the Right Reasons
49:00 - Receiving Judgement
1:00:16 - Trophy Hunting
1:05:00 - Hunting for food
1:16:00 - Conservation
1:28:00 - Considering Others 
1:30:00 - Politics
1:40:00 - Thriving
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Is AI all bad? Is it actually taking over? How should we engage with it? Join Lucas AND Tyler as they chat with the good guys at Faith to Film all about AI. We cover what it is, the ethical dilemmas it presents and what this ever changing technology means for the Church. Let us know what you think!
0:00 - Intro
2:40 - What is AI?
6:00 - AI In Media
13:00 - AI Possibilites
29:00 - The Arms Race For AI
33:00 - AI and Education
51:00 - Ethical Dilemmas
1:18:00 - What does this mean for the Church?
 
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A new episode for you this Monday! Joining us for this conversation on Christian politics is former MLA (MPP equivalent) James Teitsma. He has had quite an interesting journey in entrepreneurship and politics and much wisdom to share from his experience. We chat about getting more Christians into politics and how Christian politicians navigate controversy.
 
0:00 - Introduction
2:30 - Career Path
6:00 - Road to Politics
18:00 - Life as an MLA
29:00 - Being Christian in Politics
36:00 - Navigating Controversy
52:00 - How to best engage
1:10:00 - Involvement with Reformed Perspective/ARPA
1:15:00 - Future Plans
1:21:00 - Canada’s Future
 
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Happy New Year, friends! The start of the year usually means university application season for a lot of high schoolers! Building off the Nov/Dec issue of Reformed Perspective, we thought it might be helpful to have a conversation thinking through all the post-secondary options. Is formal education still worth it? Is the work force better? Sharing our own experiences we chat through some of these questions. Be sure to let us know your thoughts.
If you want to read more on this topic, check out the November/December issue of Reformed Perspective here: https://reformedperspective.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RP-Nov-Dec-2024.pdf
 
0:00 - Introduction
2:00 - Lucas’ Experience
5:22 - Jon’s Experience
7:35 - Mark’s Experience
14:00 - Historical Change
21:00 - The Unsure High School Senior
38:00 - Christian vs. Secular
45:00 - Advice for Parents
59:00 - Learning and Service
 
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Happy last Monday of 2024! Join us for this conversation on how to align your faith and finances when it comes to investing. We hope this episode provides a good introduction to value-based investing and helps you think through what this means for you and your impact on the world. Be sure to let us know your thoughts as we hope to do a feedback episode for this topic.
On behalf of us here at Real Talk, thanks for your support and listenership in 2024. Stay tuned for another exciting year of podcasts - we’ve got lots in the works. Wishing you all a blessed 2025!
 
0:00 - Intro
5:41 - Value Based Investing
12:30 - Is VBI a new idea?
15:40 - Missed Opportunity
19:00 - Who started the VBI movement?
22:00 - The Process
28:00 - Holding Power
37:00 - Provate Equity
42:00 - Sustainable Profit
48:00 - Targeted ROI
55:00 - ESG
1:02:00 - Kingdom Advisors
1:09:00 - Crypto
1:13:00 - Consumers 
 
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We have a really encouraging episode for you today. Joining us for this conversation are some of the fine folks at Reformed Book Services: the manager, Jennifer deBlieck and Jed & Trudy Schuit. We chatted about their history, the explosion of growth they experienced, and recent developments. We also discuss the revival taking place across Canada through the distribution of solid resources. Be sure to check out their website, and if you’re in Ontario, definitely make the trip to see their store, check out their new resource library and grab coffee from Cafe 1517. You won’t be disappointed!
Lastly, if you were encouraged by this episode and all the work Reformed Book Services is doing, we encourage you to consider supporting them. You can donate here.
0:00 - Intro
5:00 - History
13:00 - Growth
20:00 - Value Add
29:00 - Educational Activities
32:00 - Cafe 1517
38:00 - Future
46:00 - Revival
 
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2025 is drawing near! A new year often brings new resolutions and new goals. One of those goals for Christians is often having a better and more consistent devotional life. Joining for this important conversation is returning guest Dr. Mark Kelderman and his wife Donna, the compilers/authors of multiple devotionals. We chat about the purpose of devotions, how it differs from Bible Study, why doing devotions really matter and how to stay consistent in this vital practice. We hope this episode encourages you as your plan and commit yourself to drawing near to God in 2025.
 
0:00 - Intro
5:30 - Seasons of the Heart
7:44 - Compilations
12:25 - What is the purpose of devotions?
15:30 - Learning or Meditating?
23:19 - Family Devotions
35:00 - Couple Devotions
45:00 - Meditation
52:00 - Sticking to a plan
1:00:00 - How do we discern devotionals?
 
Check out the Kelderman’s devotionals here:
Seasons of the Heart:
Canada - https://reformedbookservices.com/products/9781601782724_-seasons-of-the-heart-a-year-of-devotions-from-one-generation-of-women-to-another
US - https://www.amazon.com/Seasons-Heart-Devotions-Generation-Another/dp/1601782721
Drawing Near to the Heart of God:
US - https://www.heritagebooks.org/products/drawing-near-to-the-heart-of-god-a-year-of-devotions-from-a-rich-tradition-kelderman.html
Canada - https://reformedbookservices.com/products/9781601789594_-drawing-near-to-the-heart-of-god-a-year-of-devotions-from-a-rich-tradition?_pos=1&_sid=59e86fbd7&_ss=r
 
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If you love BBC’s Planet Earth but dislike how God the Creator is never mentioned, this episode is for you! Joining Tyler and Jon for this conversation on creation and evolution is Dr. Gordon Wilson, the Senior Fellow of Natural History at New Saint Andrews College. He has created the nature documentary The Riot and The Dance and has done extensive work in defending creationism by dismantling the claims of both evolutionary theory and theistic evolution. Using his book, Darwin’s Sandcastle we talk about how Christians, especially students going off to secular university can be confident in the truth claims of the Bible and not be afraid to tackle the theories of the day with kindness and grace. We hope this episode informs and inspires you to love God’s good creation and rest in his sovereign power over all the earth.
 
Check out The Riot and the Dance here
 
Check out Darwin’s Sandcastle here:
Canada 
USA 
 
0:00 - Intro
6:52 - The Riot and the Dance
19:00 - The Christian student’s 3 stages
29:00 - Darwinism shortfalls
39:00 - Where should we start?
55:00 - What should our default stance be when discoveries are made?
1:04:00 - How then do we best prepare our Christian students?
1:12:00 - Is evolutionary theory crumbling?
 
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We got a great episode for you! Joining us is Pastor Keith and Laura Davis from Bethel URC in Calgary the founders of Summit Conferences. We talk about the impact Summit has had on youth and young adults in the Canadian West. The West is quite different than Ontario just given the physical space between Churches. Listen in as we chat about how Summit connects youth and the importance of supporting the next generation of the Church.
Whether a youth, young adult, or are just interested in learning more be sure to check out Summit here: https://www.summitrefcon.ca/
 
0:00 - Intro
10:50 - Summit’s History
24:30 - The Youth that Come
28:00 - Study Weekends vs. Summit
35:00 - Growth 40:00 - Inclusion
49:00 - Conference Themes
1:05:00 - Integrating Singles
1:08:00 - The Future of Summit
 
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