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The Convergence Podcast
by UCM Calgary
Here you'll find the messages, conversations, and related content from The Convergence and Convergent Conversations. The Convergence is a part of the ministry of UCM Calgary (www.ucmcalgary.org). For more information, follow us on instagram @ucmcalgary or check us out on ucmcalgary.substack.com. ucmcalgary.substack.com
Episodes
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God in Our: Stories
Hello Friends! We’re starting off the 2026-2027 academic year strong with our thematic series, entitled God in Our: … For this month’s podcast, we have our UCM staff members: Daniel Mok, Stephanie Alexandre, Tina Romero and Logan Johnson. They’ll be sharing on how God is in our story. Take a...
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Identities: The Cleansed
Hello Friends! We’re finishing off the 2025-2026 academic year strong with our thematic series, entitled Identities: … For this month’s podcast, we have Will Moran, a Youth and Young Adults Pastor at Bethany Chapel, who is currently working on a Masters degree at Tyndale Seminary. He’ll be…
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Identities: Exiles
Hello Friends! We’re continuing the 2025-2026 academic year strong with our thematic series, entitled Identities: … For this month’s podcast, we have our very own Daniel Mok, a graduate from the University of Calgary who is currently working on a Master of Theological Studies at Tyndale Seminary....
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Identities: The Bride of Christ
Hello Friends! We’re continuing the 2025-2026 academic year strong with our thematic series, entitled Identities: … For this week’s podcast, we have guest speaker Cody Matchett, a theology professor and Pauline scholar speak on our identity as the Bride of Christ. Grace and Peace This is a public...
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Identities: Worshippers
Hello Friends! We’re continuing the 2025-2026 academic year strong with our thematic series, entitled Identities: … For this week’s podcast, we have guest speaker Mark Buchanan- a pastor, author and Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at Ambrose University- speak on our identity as...
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Identities: God Bearers/ Christ in Us
Hello Friends! We’re continuing the 2025-2026 academic year strong with our thematic series, entitled Identities: … For this week’s podcast, we have guest speaker Mark Buchanan- a pastor, author and Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at Ambrose University- speak on our identity as...
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Identities: Witnesses
Hello Friends! We’re continuing the 2025-2026 academic year strong with our thematic series, entitled Identities: … For this week’s podcast, we have guest speaker Vanessa Kordupel, a youth worker with IVCF, joining us. This month’s Convergence topic is Identities: Witnesses. Stay tuned for more…
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Identities: Children of God
Hello Friends! We’re starting off the 2025-2026 academic year strong with a new thematic series entitled, Identities: … ft. our very own Logan Johnson, UCM Ministry Associate and Youth Pastor at Journey Church in an interview on this month’s Convergence topic on Identities: Children of God. This...
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Identities: Apprentices
Hello Friends! We’re starting off the 2025-2026 academic year strong with a new thematic series entitled, Identities: … ft. our very own Art Kung, SAIT Chaplain and Interfaith Liaison at SAIT, bringing a word on this month’s Convergence topic on Identities: Apprentices. This session was recorded…
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Becoming like Jesus, the Cross-Bearer
Hello Friends! We finish this academic year’s thematic series, Becoming like Jesus the… ft. Rick Mcallum, Campus Director of the Navigators at the University of Calgary bringing a word to for the Convergence on Becoming Like Jesus, the Cross-Bearer. This session was recorded on April 3rd at the...
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Becoming like Jesus, the Artisan
Hello Friends! We continue this academic year’s thematic series, Becoming like Jesus the… ft. Jessica Sanchez, a filmmaker and musician, former Creative Pastor with First Assembly in Calgary, host of the forthcoming Renaissance Creative Leadership Podcast and now the founder of Renaissance…
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Becoming Like Jesus, the Storyteller
Hello Friends! We continue this academic year’s thematic series, Becoming like Jesus the… ft. Stephanie Alexandre, Ministry Associate with UCM in Calgary, thespian, actress, and fun fact, former University of Calgary Women’s Hockey Goalie with the Dinos, bringing a word on Becoming like Jesus…
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Becoming like Jesus, the Healer
Hello Friends! We continue this academic year’s thematic series, Becoming like Jesus the… ft. Jess DiSabatino, Lead Pastor of Journey Church in Calgary, bringing a word on Becoming like Jesus, the Healer! She’s also one of two podcast hosts of the Down to Earth Podcast. This session was recorded…
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Becoming Like Jesus, the Lifter
Hello Friends! We continue this academic year’s thematic series, Becoming like Jesus the… ft. our very own Daniel Mok, Associate Chaplain with UCM and Master’s student at Tyndale Seminary in Pentecostal Studies, giving his first ever talk on “Becoming like Jesus, the Lifter”! This session was...
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Becoming Like Jesus the Wanderer
Hello Friends! We continue this academic year’s thematic series, Becoming like Jesus the… ft. Cody Matchett, who is a PhD candidate in New Testament (ABD) at Ridley College (Australian College of Theology), Co-Author of Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call To Follow Jesus As A…
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Becoming Like Jesus, the Lover
Hello Friends! We continue this academic year’s thematic series, Becoming like Jesus the… ft. Pastor Joyce Rees, Lead Pastor of Epic Vineyard Church in Calgary, with a talk on “Becoming like Jesus, the Lover”. She’s also one of two podcast hosts of the Down to Earth Podcast. This session was...
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Becoming like Jesus, the Student
Hello Friends! We’re kicking off this academic year with our theme series, Becoming like Jesus the… ft. our very own Logan Johnson, UCM Campus Ministry Associate and Sr. High Youth Pastor at Journey Church in Calgary, with a talk on “Becoming like Jesus, the Student”. This session was recorded on...
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What's Right with the World?
Hello Friends! We’ve wrapping up this year’s series, Ask a Better Question ft. Paul Verhoef, Christian Reformed Chaplain/Faith Representative at the University of Calgary, who’s giving a response to Bob’s talk on “What’s Wrong with the Wong?” with a talk on “What’s Right with the World?” This...
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What's Wrong with the World?
Hello Friends! We continue this academic year’s series called Ask a Better Question ft. Bob Osborne, our very own Spiritual Director with UCM . Bob explores the question of “What’s Wrong with the World?” and then serves us Communion as was the Tradition on Maundy Thursday. This session was…
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What Is Friendship?
Hello Friends! We continue this academic year’s series called Ask a Better Question with a panel on What is Friendship? ft. Barb Johnson, a Registered Nurse with AHS and her friend, Carrie Foreman, and also Art Kung, SAIT Chaplain and Interfaith Liaison, and his friend, Duane Norleen, Volunteer...
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How Do I Do Hard Times?
We continue this academic year’s series called Ask a Better Question with a message on How Do I Do Hard Times? ft. Dr. Neil Parker, Registered Psychologist, with years of experience in ministry who currently works with Master’s Counselling here in Calgary. This session was recorded on January…
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What Are We Waiting For?
We continue this year’s series called Ask a Better Question with a message on What Are We Waiting For? ft. Cody Matchett, Pastor, Teacher, and Scholar in Residence at Tehillah in Calgary. Cody is currently a PhD student at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia. He is the co-author of Revelation...
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What Should I Do?
We're excited to continue this year’s series called Ask a Better Question with a message on What should I do? ft. our very own Logan Johnson, Youth Pastor at Journey Church, UCM intern, and sixth year UofC student in Philosophy and Religious Studies! We hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast...
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What Can I Know About The World?
We're excited to continue this year’s series called Ask a Better Question with a message on What Can I Know About The World? ft. John Van Sloten, pastor at Marda Loop Church, Calgary Herald columnist, cultural exegete, and author of the brand new book, God Speaks Science: What Neurons, Giant…
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What is A Human?
We're back and kicking off the academic year with a new series called Ask a Better Question with a message on What is a Human? ft. Bob Osborne, former pastor, turned teacher, speaker, Bible College instructor, and UCM's very own Spiritual Director, recorded on September 14th 2023. If you'd like…
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A Spirituality of Wonder ft. Logan Johnson
We’re wrapping up this year's Spirituality of the Ordinary series with a message on A Spirituality of Wonder ft. Logan Johnson, Youth Pastor at Journey Church, recorded on April 6th 2023. This will be our last Convergence for the academic year of 2022-2023. We'll still have some events sprinkled...
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A Spirituality of Work ft. Panelists
We continue our Spirituality of the Ordinary series with a special panelist on A Spirituality of Work ft. our panelists: Kome Odoko, Rob Ellis, and Mike Manzano, recorded on March 2nd 2023. Convergent Conversations on A Spirituality of Work will be happening on March 16th at 7pm at Brentview...
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A Spirituality of Walking ft. Mark Buchanan
We continue our Spirituality of the Ordinary series with a message on A Spirituality of Walking with author of God Walk, Mark Buchanan, Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at Ambrose University. recorded on February 9th 2023. Convergent Conversations on A Spirituality of Walking will be...
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A Spirituality of Eating
This year we've been focusing on A Spirituality of the Ordinary. This is Phil's talk on A Spirituality of Eating. Join us on January 26th for a follow up discussion at Convergent Conversations at Brentview Baptist Church (7pm). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with…
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A Spirituality of Study ft. Dr. David Harvey
Dr. David Harvey continues our A Spirituality of the Ordinary series with a message on The Spirituality of Study. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ucmcalgary.substack.com
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Convergent Conversation on Being Alone
This conversation was a follow up to our talk on "A Spirituality of Being Alone" and was recorded on October 20th. We had an amazingly rich conversation. Our next Convergence is on November 3rd and our topic is "A Spirituality of Study." Can't wait to see you there! For more information about us...
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A Spirituality of Being Alone
This talk was from our October 6th Convergence. Unfortunately, the audio file was corrupted so it was recorded again at home (not nearly as fun!). Here we explore the deeply related topic from the previous Convergence and find that our being together and our being alone inform each other in...
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A Spirituality of Being Together
This talk is from our first Convergence of 2022 and was recorded on September 8th. This year we're exploring the theme of "dailyness," and at the Convergence we'll be talking about A Spirituality of the Ordinary. We'd love for you to check out The 2022-2023 UCM Guide. You can download a digital...
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Learning to Discern The Call of Jesus
For our final Convergence of the school year our Spiritual Director, Bob Osborne, unpacks the wisdom of Ignatius to help us grow in our understanding of discernment as it relates to our life's journey. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get…
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Convergent Conversation: A Live Conversation on the Mission of Jesus
This live conversation is a follow up to our previous talk on the mission of Jesus (part II) which you can find here: Spotify Apple Google So many great questions were asked that really made us think deeply about mission and evangelism. Thanks to all who participated! Be sure to join us for our...
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Convergent Conversation: Mission & The Internal Life (Bob Osborne and Kelly Johnson)
This is the follow up conversation to Bob Osborne's message The Mission of Jesus Part I. Kelly Johnson moderates the conversation while students in the room and online ask questions pertaining to the message and the conversation. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with...
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The Mission of Jesus Part II (Phil Aud)
At our previous Convergence Bob Osborne talked about the internal work related to, and necessary for, mission. Here, Phil Aud talks about what it means to "witness," and then names a few of the reasons some of us are so afraid of mission and evangelism, and how we can move forward. This is a…
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The Mission of Jesus (Part I) ft. Bob Osborne
On February 10th, Bob Osborne spoke on the internal formation as it relates to the mission of Jesus. Bob is a Pastor, Spiritual Director, and deeply thoughtful spiritual leader. We're going to unpack Bob's talk at our next Convergent Conversations. We'd love to have you there (Feb. 24th, 7pm). If...
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The History and Future of Jesus ft. Dr. Carmen Maier
On Dec. 9th, 2021 Dr. Carmen Maier came to speak to us during Advent. Carmen is our Anglican Chaplain at the University of Calgary and the Associate Priest at St. James Anglican. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...
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The Very Real & Misunderstood Miracles of Jesus ft. Dr. David Harvey
Dr. David Harvey was our guest on January 20th and came to speak on the miracles of Jesus. Did they exist? What did they mean? David is a Biblical Scholar and the Pastor at Westside King's Church in Calgary. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...
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Jesus & His Politics, ft. Kurt Willems
We're continuing our series on the life and teachings of Jesus with this message by Kurt Willems call "Jesus and His Politics." Kurt Willems has recently moved to Calgary from Seattle, Washington to become to Lead Pastor of Brentview Baptist Church. Kurt holds two masters degrees and, aside from...
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Brad Jersak on Deconstruction
This is a bonus episode where I interview theologian Brad Jersak about his book A More Christlike Way on the Theomagination Podcast. Brad has some incredibly insightful things to say about Deconstruction, some of which we mentioned at our Convergent Conversation on deconstruction. This is a…
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Deconstruction. A Convergent Conversation ft. Pastor Jessica Disabatino
This full conversation is centered around the topic of "deconstruction." Our guest, Jessica Disabatino, is a pastor, podcaster, and thoughtful leader who brings a lot of wisdom to our conversation on deconstruction. This live conversation is a follow-up to the talk "Jesus Says Change Your Mind,"...
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Jesus Says Change Your Mind ft. Dr. A.J. Swoboda
As we continue on in our series on The Life and Teachings of Jesus, Dr. A.J. Swoboda joins us to talk about Deconstruction. You should check out his most recent book After Doubt. Join us on October 28th at 7pm for a live conversation on deconstruction. If you're joining us live in the room, we're...
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The Scandal of Particularity
This is a live follow-up conversation to the previous sermon The Forgotten Jesus. Here we explore a question fundamental to this entire series: why Jesus? What does it mean to be a monotheist in a pluralistic culture? More specifically, what does it mean to claim that Jesus is not a way, but the...
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The Forgotten Jesus
This year we're exploring The Life and Teachings of Jesus. This message kicks the series off. Here we explore some of the ways that we, like Mary and Joseph, may have journeyed without Jesus while completely unaware of this fact. This is a call to recover the beautiful Jesus which we distorted in...
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Here you'll find the messages, conversations, and related content from The Convergence and Convergent Conversations. The Convergence is a part of the ministry of UCM Calgary (www.ucmcalgary.org). For more information, follow us on instagram @ucmcalgary or check us out on ucmcalgary.substack.com.
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Here you'll find the messages, conversations, and related content from The Convergence and Convergent Conversations. The Convergence is a part of the ministry of UCM Calgary (www.ucmcalgary.org). For more information, follow us on instagram @ucmcalgary or check us out on ucmcalgary.substack.com....
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