Good Neighbour

Nov 22 2024 24 ep. 34 mins 2
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Based in the city of Toronto, our conversations touch on the intersection of faith and the margins of society. We explore how the church can effectively engage the current realities experienced by those most vulnerable and we delve into a public theology that embodies what it is to be GOOD NEIGHBOUR.

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Community-Centred Safety - Part 2 (feat. Greg Paul)

Nov 22 2024 32 mins  
Join us as we continue our conversation with Greg Paul, a passionate advocate for marginalized communities in downtown Toronto. Together, we explore how we can reimagine social services to prioritize human connection, mutual care, and shared safety over agency-centered frameworks. What does it mean to create systems that reflect the humanity of all involved? This episode challenges

Hospitality from the Margins - Part 1 (feat. Greg Paul)

Apr 02 2022 32 mins  
Sanctuary Toronto is at the forefront of street-level outreach in Toronto. Throughout the pandemic, they have faced incredible challenges, one of which is the dissolving and fragmented sense of community on the streets. With indoor spaces closed, subway benches roped off, park encampments destroyed, you wonder if the homeless have any spaces in which they could welcome you. Hospita

Part 3: Conan, Improv and the Art of Discernment (feat. Scott Moore)

Feb 27 2022 31 mins  
If there's one thing I've learned from Conan O'Brien, it's how to lean into the absurdities of life, to embrace the moments of surprise and keep pace with where it may lead. In a climate that demands preplanned strategies and fully detailed scripts, I wonder whether we are more focused on training our young leaders to execute a set agenda rather than equipping them to discern. Whil

Part 2: Should we be Measuring Transformation? (feat. Scott Moore)

Feb 12 2022 29 mins  
What would you think is the single most important issue to tackle in this world? If you were given a blank canvas and asked to figure this question out, where would you begin? In this episode, we look at how economists approach this question and investigate alternative, more subjective methods to gather and analyze the experiences and data of how things are going in our programs an

Part 1: Jack-of-a-few-specialized-trades, master of…? (feat. Scott Moore)

Jan 30 2022 23 mins  
When you look at job postings in the social sector, I think you'll notice an increased demand for those with some kind of specialization or credential. You rarely see postings that seek out a jack-of-all-trades. In this episode, I speak with Scott Moore, the Executive Director of Youth Unlimited Toronto, to get into the nuanced distinctions between specialists and generalists in th

Part 2: Commodifying Community Development (feat. Dr. Agnes Thomas)

Jan 16 2022 28 mins  
Today's episode is about surplus. I feel like the Bible has a lot to say about storing things up for later. The Bible almost promotes this ‘eat now and don't worry about tomorrow’ kind of thinking, which sounds pretty irresponsible right? But what if actions, that only have impact for the moment, that don't have a multiplying effect, acts that no one sees, that no one catagloue

Part 1: Commodifying Community Development (feat. Dr. Agnes Thomas)

Jan 02 2022 30 mins  
Asset-Based Community Development is a powerful movement that has shifted the paradigm of so many attempting to work for social change. In reflecting upon my experiences in this framework, I realized the subtle ways the market and the vocabulary of capitalism infiltrate such beautiful values. In my conversation with Dr. Agnes Thomas, the Executive Director of Catholic Cross-Cultura

Part 3: Church as Neighbour, Family and Kingdom (feat. Tim Day)

Oct 14 2021 29 mins  
In thinking through modern interpretations of progress and excellence, Tim and I discuss the role the church plays in navigating the private and public spaces of society. Is there an ideal system in which the church should situate itself in? Does the church simply transcend and suspend above the systems of this world? Does in embed itself in all? How does kingdom, family and neighb

Part 2: Systems are not our Salvation (feat. Tim Day)

Sep 28 2021 22 mins  
Have you ever had to set boundaries with a close friend or a family member? In such relationships, there's an intimacy and a trust, yet there's also unspoken parameters. In the social sector, where depressions, loss and victories are shared between clients and professionals or staff and supervisors, the line between intimacy and professionalism is always shifting. In this episode,

Part 1: Preoccupied with Efficiency? (Feat. Tim Day)

Sep 17 2021 31 mins  
In this episode, we discuss the role that strategic thinking, big data and metrics play in the human dimensions of care. In other words, how do ivory town ideas engage with matters on the frontlines. I'm joined by Tim Day, the Director of National Engagement at Waybase to understand the way he intersects big data with the tangible realities on the ground. Waybase is an online tool