Welcome to our first episode of Transforming Culture!
This podcast was born out of a desire to help equip and prepare the church to engage with the world around us. Over the summer of 2022, Muskoka Bible Centre invited our summer Bible teachers to share their thoughts on Monday nights with the chapel audience about a controversial cultural issue. We called those sessions our "Transforming Culture Seminars".
Whether it was political engagement, abortion, loving or LGBTQ neighbours, wokeness, deconstruction or many more, they brought so much engaging thoughtful teaching each Monday night, and we are excited to share that with you now as a limited series podcast over the months of October and November. We recorded those Monday night sessions and our host, Luke, then had the chance to sit down with each of the speakers to dig deeper into some of the things that they talked about and hear more about what they think.
We know that not everyone agrees about all the things that we're talking about in these podcast episodes, and that’s okay. Our heart is to present biblically accurate and truthful information, and then allow you to wrestle with the issues as you grow and learn. Whenever they recommend it, we will share resources with you like books and articles that will help you grow.
Our first episode is presented by Dwayne Cline, with a focus on Political Correctness in Civic Engagement.
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Speaker Bio:
Dwayne has been the lead pastor of James North Baptist Church in Hamilton, Ontario since January 1995. He was raised in rural Ontario, where God saved him at a young age. After graduating from Tyndale College, God called him to pastor in the heart of Hamilton. James North offers a variety of ministries in the neighbourhood which cares for over 450 unchurched individuals and families each week. In the fall of 2020, they opened their new worship and ministry facility which includes 45 supportive and affordable apartments for those struggling with homelessness. Dwayne married Aimee in 1998 and they are blessed with four amazing children. They are also business owners of a storefront Aimee runs in Hamilton. Dwayne speaks in a variety of forums across the country.
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Resources from this Episode:
The Coddling of the American Mind (Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt)
The Munk Debates (May 18, 2018)
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Show Credits:
Transforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.
Producer: Luke LaRocque
Editing, Sound Design and Mixing: Abishek Varghese
Audio and Technical Support: Charles West and the Summer 2022 A/V team
Theme song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra
Graphic design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz
