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The Act Five Podcast — 55 episodes
Ep 53: Summer Resets, Renovations, and Practicing Hope with Jon Berends and Madi Kimmerle
Ep 52: Unreliable Instincts - Joash Thomas
Ep 50: Unreliable Instincts - Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson
Ep 49: Unreliable Instincts - Brian Dijkema
Ep 48: Unreliable Instincts - Marty Solomon
Ep 47: Unreliable Instincts - Jon Berends
Ep 51: Unreliable Instincts - Angela Reitsma Bick
Ep 46: Porch Podcast with Year 7
Ep 45: The Big Book, Justice, and Ancient History with Joash Thomas
Ep 44: Deconstruction, Power, and Practicing Resurrection with Angela Reitsma Bick
Ep 43: The Shema with Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson
Ep 42: Considering Lilies, Stories and the Particular with Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson
Ep 41: Deep Thinking, Being Human, and Institutions with Brian Dijkema
Ep 40: Jazz Music, Fiction Stories, and Empire vs Shalom with Marty Solomon
Ep 39: Darkness & Light, The Role of History, & How we Change with Jon Berends
Ep 38: Disordered Narratives, The Gospel, and Belovedness with Dr James K. A. Smith
The Beginning of 2026
Ep 37: Porch Podcast - Grace & Place
Ep 36: Alumni Ambassador Intern: Hannah Goddard
Ep 35: Alumni Ambassador Intern: Zoe McSloy Whatford
Ep 34: Alumni Ambassador Intern: Daniel's Story
Ep 33: Neighbourhood Engagement, Repenting of Idolatries, and a Commitment to Stay with Tim Dickau
Ep 32: The Role of Music, Building Trust, and Playfulness with Aimee Berends
Ep 31: Climbing Trees, Education, and Imagination with Justin Cook & Lena Scholman
Ep 30: Rule of Life, Attachments, and Becoming More Alive with Phil Reinders
Ep 29: Towards What End: Purpose, Character, and Disconnection
Ep 28: Towards What End: Community, Learning, and Formation
Ep 27: Act Five with Brian Walsh
Ep 26: Act Six with Laura De Jong
Ep 25: Act Four with Steve MacDouell
Ep 24: Act Three with John Bowen
Ep 23: Act Two with Jackson Theune
Ep 22: Act One with Nina Schuurman-Drenth
Ep 21: Boredom, Digital Detox, and an Anxious Generation with Christina Crook from JOMO(campus)
Ep 20: Communal Identity, Listening, and Shame with Cindy Stover & Adrian Jacobs
Ep 19: Prayer, Rule of Life, and Wonder with Jill Weber
Ep 18: LIVE from our Front Porch with Act Five Students, Residents and Staff
Ep 17: People, Place, and Praxis with Steve MacDouell
Ep 16: Bema, Chutzpah, and Two-Degrees with Marty Solomon
Ep 15: Hospitality, Death, and Compost with Justin Eisinga
Ep 14: Unity, Confession, and ABC with Dave Witt and Steve Dykstra
Ep 13: Seeds of New Creation in El Salvador with Delaney and Rebecca
Ep 12: Imagination, Improvisation, and Innovation with Jon, Madi, and Eric
Ep 11: Wrapping Up Season 1 with Jana Arnold and Evan Maxwell
Ep 10: Act Five Turns Five Storyteller - Toon Garritsen
Ep 9: Act Five Turns Five Storyteller - Rachel Kodde
Ep 8: Act Five Turns Five Storyteller - Alyssa Zilney
Ep 7: The Story of The South Coast Beach Project with Willemina Zwart
Ep 6: The Story of Micah House with Stephanie Schreuders
Ep 5: Alum Story with Emma Loveday
Ep 4: The Story of L'Arche Hamilton with Dave and Cynthia
Ep 3: The Story of Coldwater Canada with Matt Gray
Ep 2: The Story of Russet House Farm with Brian Walsh & Sylvia Keesmaat
Ep 1: The Story of Act Five with Jon Berends
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