In recent years, there has been a growing number of people who have moved from one Christian faith tradition to another. Some of the lines within Christian expression have been fairly rigid. This rigidity has even led, in some instances, to the assumption that “those other churches” are not even Christian.
One of the main lines of distinction has been between mainline churches and evangelical churches and now, more than in years past, people have begun moving across this line in one direction or the other. Perhaps you grew up in the Christian Missionary Alliance Church and now attend a United Church. Or maybe you were Presbyterian for most of your life and now you are part of a Baptist congregation.
We speak with Rev. Dr. Ross Lockhart, Dean of St. Andrew’s Hall in Vancouver, about the history of how some of these divisions came to be and how they exist today. We aim towards a more accepting and grateful view of the other (whatever “the other” means in your background) as enlivening and helpful to Christian faith in general.
Terminology:Ecumenical – Representing a number of different churches and denominations
Missiology – The theological study of the mission of the church, particularly the character and purpose of missionary work
Ecclesiology – The study of the church
Ross’s Books:
Christianity: An Asian Religion in Vancouver (2023)
Christian Witness in Cascadian Soil: Coworkers with God in the Land of Hiking, Hipsters, and Hand-Crafted Lattes
Better Than Brunch: Missional Churches in Cascadia (2020)
Beyond Snakes and Shamrocks: St. Patrick’s Mission Leadership Lessons for Today (2018)
Lessons from Laodicea: Missional Leadership in a Culture of Affluence (2016)
Phyllis Airhart – A Church with the Soul of a Nation
Vocation and the Future with Samuel Andri
”Won’t You Be My Neighbour?” with Yehuda Mansell
Purity Culture in Church Circles: A Conversation with Linda Kay Klein
Hope in the Midst of Crisis and Mental Health Challenges with Dr. John Swinton
"Christian Music" with Jeff Johnson and Roy Salmond
Special Episode; Towards Justice
Nothing Wasted with David Hayward (NakedPastor)
Inter-Religious Conversations with Rabbi Dr. Laura Duhan-Kaplan
Consider the Lilies with Leah Kostamo
Poetry, Loss, and Hope with Susan Alexander
Spirituality and Mental Health Dr. Sharon Smith
"Probably Not a Real Christian" with Curt Allison
Words Without Spin with Pádraig Ó Tuama
So Long 2020
Christmas Special 2020
Sunny Boy with David Goa
COVID Jumps the Shark
Listening Charitably with Lisa Ruddick
Republican Jesus with Dr. Anthony Keddie
The Sacred/Secular Divide with Randy Hein
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