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Sidewalk Skyline Podcast
by Kevin Rogers
A spiritual exploration of urban centres in Canada. Host Kevin Rogers interviews and provides noteworthy content to see how Christian faith is being expressed on city streets from coast to coast.
Episodes
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Sacred Role of the Artist (Patty Kingsley - part 1)
Patty Bowman Kingsley is an artist and communicator that works in several mediums and lives in the Durham region, just east of Toronto. Christian author Chuck Swindoll said this about her: “Using creativity as her primary medium, she facilitates the growth of individuals and communities through...
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Towards A Better Canada (Tim Schindel interview)
Tim Schindel is a return guest to the podcast. He is the director of Leading Influence, whose mission is ‘to provide excellence in chaplaincy care for elected officials in Canada. On this episode we talk about his new book ‘Towards A Better Canada’ and Christian engagement with civic life.
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Antisemitism in Canada (David Larmour interview)
David Larmour is the lead pastor of King Street Community Church in Oshawa, Ontario. He and his congregation decided to do something related to understanding antisemitism in Canada. Through building a relationship with the local Jewish community through learning and fellowship, they entered into…
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Workplace Pastor (David Dwarka interview)
The focus of David Dwarka's work is to provide spiritual and mental health support to employees in a workplace environment. As Mission Canada was praying about who could take over this opportunity to serve as a workplace chaplain, a role that was begun by a previous Mission Canada worker, David…
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Neurodivergence and Spiritual Formation (Teresa Stainton)
Teresa Stainton is the Learning and Development Manager for Karis Disability Services – South District. In her session at Our City Windsor 2026 she brought an educational and practical perspective on how churches and ministries can better serve people experiencing neurodivergent conditions. This…
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Truthful Reconciliation (Daniel Collad
In this session at Our City Windsor 2026, Dan talks about moving beyond the endless cycle of apology toward meaningful transformation. Daniel Collado is the President of Aboriginal Bible Academy and Indigenous Peoples Coordinator with Mission Canada. Aboriginal Bible Academy provides distance...
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Crisis In Child Protective Services (Karen Stecher)
Karen Stecher spent 40 years with Windsor Essex Children’s Aid Society. After retirement she has become an advocate and facilitator with Safe Families Canada, helping the church to engage with families prior to the need for child protective services. Government funded systems are inadequate to...
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Praying For The City (Bob Cameron)
Bob and his wife Margo moved into downtown in 2010 to creative alternative ways in loving our neighbours of no fixed address. DWCC has a faith-based mission to enhance the wellbeing of life in the downtown parish. Bob is a community builder and pastor at heart with an active vision to promote…
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Heard In Halifax (PAOC conference attendees)
In May 2026, the General Conference of the Pentecostal Assemblies Of Canada was held in Halifax NS. Kevin Rogers played roving reporter and captured short conversations about God at work in multiple communities and tidbits of history.
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When Poor Theology Meets Social Justice (Elizabeth Anderson)
Elizabeth Anderson is the director of Urban Cry School of Mission in Windsor, Ontario. At the Our City Windsor 2026 conference, she brought a fascinating perspective from Paul’s offerings for the church in Jerusalem in their experience of famine. In our pursuit of social justice, what…
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Underground Railroad to the Upper Room (Brian Harrison)
Our guest today is Brian Harrison. He splits his time as Outreach Pastor between Parkwood Gospel Church and Parkwood Outreach Centre (downtown). He is a lifelong musician and has decades of bringing people together in music productions. He is also a Windsor born member with lived experience in…
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Jésus aime le Québec (Caroline Durocher Bergeron interview)
Caroline Durocher-Bergeron provides national leadership with Mission Canada as the Coordinator for Québec and Francophone Canada. In this role, she helps identify, equip, and mobilize workers to serve francophone communities across the country, strengthening local churches and resourcing leaders...
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Bringing New Life to an Old Ministry (Susan Wells interview)
Susan Wells is a creative workhouse. Whether writing, producing a show or planning an event she puts her whole self into it. Since teaming up with Maury Blair’s Breakthrough Ministries, she has brought new life to an old ministry. At a time when Maury’s public ministry was declining, she came on...
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Escape From Human Slavery (Victoria Martin part 2)
In this part of the interview, Victoria Martin talks about her street life, sex trafficking and her escape from the notorious pig farm of serial killer Robert Pickton. As she entered into witness protection and testified against some of her abusers, she also came to a new beginning as a follower…
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The Princess of Choklit Park (Victoria Martin part 1)
Victoria Martin grew up in Downtown Vancouver near the infamous Choklit Park. From her mother’s midnight move from Montreal to British Columbia, young Victoria left behind a father involved in organized crime. But she was no safer with her mother who let men do things to her as a young girl. In...
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Community Impact and Wounded Healers (Sue Keddy part 2)
This is part 2 of my interview with Susan Keddy. In this episode we talk about the community impact of the ‘We Are Christ Days’ across Ontario. In these events, churches rallied together to host multiple sites for meeting community needs. We also talk about how an opioid crisis came into her life...
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Holy Chaos (Sue Keddy interview part 1)
Susan Keddy has lived a remarkable life in Ontario and in Hong Kong with travels to Pakistan, Haiti and many other places. She is a catalytic leader that has inspired dozens of churches to empty their pews and go out on the streets. In part one of this interview, we will talk about her formative...
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Christian Psychotherapist is not an Oxymoron (Valerie Good interview)
Valerie Good is a graduate of Tyndale Seminary and a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists. She has been practicing in the field of mental health for 20 years. Valerie currently works as a Clinical Supervisor in an accredited community mental health agency.…
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Student of Process (Mark Collins interview)
Mark Collins is a consultant on church growth and revitalization and has been a pastor, District leader with PAOC Western Ontario and process guru to many. He and his wife Wendy live at Victoria Shores on Lake Ontario. Mark is a surfer, a sailor and a cyclist and a friend to me in ministry over...
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One In Seven Persecuted (Andrew Croft interview)
Andrew is the Communication and Relations Manager at Open Doors Canada, part of an international ministry that has been strengthening the persecuted church for more than 65 years in more than 70 countries. Open Doors serves the church through Bible & Christian literature distribution…
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Gospel In The Big Easy (Anthony Freeman interview)
Anthony Freeman is an urban missionary in New Orleans, Louisiana. From his early days planting All Nations Fellowship, he became the founder of Bridges Christian College & Seminary, an affordable online Bible College with an incredible growth. As a way to further expose students to ministry needs...
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Above The Skyline (Dallas Derksen interview)
On today’s episode, we are getting off the sidewalk and more into the skyline. Dallas Derksen serves with Mission Aviation Fellowship at Prairie Aviation Training Centre in Three Hills, Alberta. A critical shortfall of new pilots, highlighted by Statistics Canada and global aviation authorities,...
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Worldwide (Pastor Sam interview)
Today I am having a conversation with Sam, a pastor in Scarborough, chaplain at a Mental Health Forensic Unit and averaging three trips per year planting churches in India since 2019. In our conversation we talk about being a worldwide Christian and having ministry in three lanes.
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The Gate Church Interview (Mark Royall and David Gagne)
The Gate Church is an Alliance Church in Niagara Falls, Ontario. I’m here with two of their staff. Lead pastor Mark Royall and executive pastor David Gagne. The Gate Church has the unique distinction of owning a former school building with 120,000 s.f., and has become a hub for several different...
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The Giant Leap Of A Red Frog (Andy Gourley interview)
Sidewalk Skyline Podcast Season 6, Episode 20 www.sidewalkskylinepodcast.com The Red Frog mission is to provide a positive peer presence in alcohol-fueled environments where young people gather; educate young people on safe partying behaviours; and promote alcohol-free and/or diversionary...
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Energizing The Arts In Calgary (Jessica Sanchez)
Jessica Sanchez is a filmmaker and musician based in Calgary, Alberta, with a profound passion for the arts and artist community in Canada, and the intersection of the arts and faith. With creativity and artistry at the core of everything that she does, she has consistently yearned to express and...
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Traumatic Beginnings
Maury Blair’s historical account as given by himself at Our City Windsor 2025. The retelling of the childhood trauma and the intervention of God’s grace.
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The Workaholic Pastor (Panel discussion)
On today’s episode, I have four guests that were contributors to a book entitled, “Dysfunction In The Name Of Jesus – Confronting The Idol Of Pastoral Workaholism”. As one who has pastored for all of my adult life and grew up in a pastor’s home, I can speak to the value of such a book and the…
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The Chaplain's Platoon (Ted Leck interview)
After 33 years of pastoral ministry, Ted Leck has begun a new venture leading a new organization known as The Chaplains Platoon. This follows years of serving part-time as a police chaplain and fire chaplain in Toronto and later Huntsville. Ted’s organization offers chaplaincy support to every...
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Shalom vs. Empire (Kevin Rogers)
It’s usually me interviewing someone else or bringing the content of others here to inspire and inform. On this episode, it’s my turn to speak. This was my session recorded at Our City Windsor 2025. Empire is the human tradition of conquerors and ideologues wanting to build a world in their…
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Tools For Recovery In Street Ministry (LCHC team)
The team at Leamington Community Help Centre run an active mission for street-affiliated people. Part of this work includes addiction recovery services. At the Our City Windsor 2025 conference a group of recovered addicts shared their insights of ministry to this vulnerable population. Robert...
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Disability And Faith 101 (Keith Dow interview)
Keith Dow, PhD, is a Canadian theologian, researcher, and writer exploring the beauty and complexity of human limits, care, and community. He works with Karis Disability Services (formerly Christian Horizons) and serves as a fellow with the Psychology Cross-Training for Theologians program…
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God's Mosaic Vision (Charles Hermelink)
Charles Hermelink brought this message at the Our City Windsor 2025 conference. In it he looks at how God is at work with the movement of people around the world and especially the relevance for us in Canada. Charles serves as the New Worker On-boarding and Development Specialist, and Coordinator...
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Maury Blair At Our City Windsor 2025
At 87 years of age, Maury continues to be filled with light and hope. From recounting the horrible child abuse he suffered to the overflowing joy of his journey with Jesus, we leaned forward to soak up the wisdom. Maury continues to have daily conversations with people in his community to tell…
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Going Big (Richard Magnussen interview)
Today I am having a conversation with Richard Magnussen who last year released his memoir ‘Going Big: Lessons On Success In Business, Life And Faith.’ From the early years growing up in an immigrant family and building a productive life in Kitchener to becoming one of Canada’s big business…
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The Election Episode (Tim Schindel interview)
As we approach Canada’s federal election with political fever running high, I interviewed Tim Schindel to talk about the spiritual realities we hold onto, regardless of how the country votes. Tim Schindel is a visionary leader and strategic influencer dedicated to equipping and supporting leaders...
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DEI and Glocal Church (Harold Gutierrez interview)
Diversity, equity and inclusion are all Christian virtues, but they can be disguised as PCIE - Pressured Conformity, Inequity and Exclusion. That can happen easily inside or outside of the Church, but the Church cannot afford to conflate virtue with political pragmatism. The prophetic Church does...
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Road Home For Prisoners (Peter Ochs interview)
Today I am having a conversation with Peter Ochs and Steve Fox. We are going to have a conversation about Peter’s creative response to helping prisoners get established in a new life. Peter Ochs is a lifelong faith-driven entrepreneur. His 30-year journey has been dedicated to building prosperous...
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The Attention Economy (Rick Hiemstra and Andy Gabruch)
In Elizabeth Oldfield’s book ‘Fully Alive’, she wrote, “For most of the week, my value is in what I produce and what I consume. If I’m not careful my main goal in a day becomes impressive and competent, subtly signalling my status with the things I buy, say and post. Sabbath is the opposite. It…
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Entrepreneurs In Love (Mike and Lisa Difazio)
Michael Difazio and Lisa Shurrock were two young, successful entrepreneurs in Windsor Ontario. As they fell in love, they did not realize how God would appear in their lives to disrupt business as usual and surprise them with miracles. Here’s my interview as they share the lessons they’re…
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Hope And Light In Cobourg (Leigh-Ann & Thomas Davidson)
After a couple years working in Mission Canada with Street Level Advocacy (Peterborough), Leigh-Ann Davidson felt the call to launch new initiatives in Cobourg, Ontario. Along the way, her biggest supporter (who happened to be her husband Thomas) joined in her efforts in reaching out to the...
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The Nine Lives of Joe Ritchie
Joe Ritchie grew up with a history of trauma and abuse that nearly killed him. At age fifteen he was in a car accident that left him quadriplegic and without hope. After three times of dying and being resuscitated, it would be a vision of Jesus that would change his life trajectory. Today Joe...
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Weaving Hope From The Unraveled Church (Alan Roxburgh interview)
Alan Roxburgh is a pastor, teacher, writer and podcaster with more than thirty years’ experience in church leadership, consulting and seminary education. I first heard of him through my friend Karen Reed who will be co-hosting our conversation today. Karen has been a past guest on the podcast and...
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Why I Help People Take Drugs (Dr. Meera Grover)
Today, I’m talking with Doctor Meera Grover who works in Calgary, Alberta extensively in the field of addiction medicine. Working in Vancouver’s notorious downtown eastside to pay for her theological education at Regent College, Meera Grover was faced with questions about whether or not providing...
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The Shift Every Decade (Bob Gal interview)
Bob Gal has been an iconic figure in my life for 40 years. From my first recollections of his speaking at youth retreats and leading street ministry outreaches, he has been a man that has followed the cloud by day and fire by night. He and his lifelong sweetheart Karen live in Edmonton, Alberta...
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Complex Trauma And RE/ACT (Tim Fletcher interview)
Tim Fletcher is the Founder and President of RE/ACT (Recovery Education for Addictions and Complex Trauma). He used his skills as a pastor and counsellor to develop a program to help the people he cared for overcome addiction. He realized the need for individuals to first become equipped with...
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Healing Spiritual Cataracts (Tim Meisenheimer)
Timothy Meisenheimer has spent decades on the streets with beatitude vision, first in Ottawa and now in Windsor, Ontario. This was his session at the Our City Windsor 2024 conference. Tim takes seriously the path of Jesus in his sidewalk vision of the Kingdom of God.
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Infobesity, Technicism and Tekton (Andy Gabruch interview)
12 The word of God is alive and active. It is sharper than any sword that has two edges. It cuts deep enough to separate soul from spirit. It can separate bones from joints. It judges the thoughts and purposes of the heart. 13 Nothing God created is hidden from him. His eyes see everything. He…
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Receptivity To The Gospel In Canada (Brian Egert)
How receptive are Canadians to the Christian message? Brian Egert is the director of Mission Canada, an agency that has over 50 workers across Canada to reach beyond the church walls. This episode features a plenary session at the Our City Windsor conference in March 2024.
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More Of The Maury Story (Maury Blair interview)
This is part two of my interview with Maury Blair as we revisit his traumatized childhood in Paris Ontario and the journey to wholeness through coming to faith in Christ.
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A spiritual exploration of urban centres in Canada. Host Kevin Rogers interviews and provides noteworthy content to see how Christian faith is being expressed on city streets from coast to coast.
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