Right Side Up Podcast with Danielle Strickland and James Sholl

Welcome to God at the Movies! We're glad you're here. Co-hosts Danielle Strickland and James Sholl spend this season diving deep into popular movies and TV shows and what's being said about culture today. The base from which they approach this task is found in the belief that God is at work redeeming all things everywhere. This weeks content is around the new hit show The Last of Us. ’After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope. Joel and Ellie, a pair connected through the harshness of the world they live in, are forced to endure brutal circumstances and ruthless killers on a trek across a post-outbreak America.’-IMDB Summary Along with the podcast, there is a discussion guide available for you if you're looking to engage with movies and TV in community. Each episode will have a more specific guide attached in the show notes. For this weeks guide: Discussion Guide For more information on Infinitum Life, please visit infinitumlife.com For all the other initiatives that Danielle is involved in, visit daniellestrickland.com For more information on James and his community, go to wellspringtoronto.ca

Welcome to God at the Movies! We're glad you're here. Co-hosts Danielle Strickland and James Sholl spend this season diving deep into popular movies and TV shows and what's being said about culture today. The base from which they approach this task is found in the belief that God is at work redeeming all things everywhere. This weeks content is around this years best picture nominees. Half are covered this week, keep your ears open for next weeks part 2 of the Oscars Best Pictures! Along with the podcast, there is a discussion guide available for you if you're looking to engage with movies and TV in community. Each episode will have a more specific guide attached in the show notes. For this weeks guide: Discussion Guide For more information on Hagar’s Voice, please go to hagarsvoice.com For all the other initiatives that Danielle is involved in, visit daniellestrickland.com For more information on James and his community, go to wellspringtoronto.ca

Welcome to God at the Movies! We're glad you're here. Co-hosts Danielle Strickland and James Sholl spend this season diving deep into popular movies and TV shows and what's being said about culture today. The base from which they approach this task is found in the belief that God is at work redeeming all things everywhere. If you watch and listen closely, popular movies and tv shows are exposing the deep seated questions of our time. This is an invitation into humanity’s collective experience of life that has the potential to move us into deeper love for others and an increased hope in Jesus. Christians have traditionally had two major responses to popular culture: avoid completely (defensive), or embrace completely (assimilation). We want to offer a different way: meaningful engagement that leads to connection and change. Along with the podcast, there is a discussion guide available for you if you're looking to engage with movies and TV in community. Each episode will have a more specific guide attached in the show notes. For this weeks guide: Discussion Guide For more information on Infinitum Life, please visit infinitumlife.com For all the other initiatives that Danielle is involved in, visit daniellestrickland.com For more information on James and his community, go to wellspringtoronto.ca

Trigger warning: abuse, sexual violence & self-harm The movie discussed in this bonus episode is the Oscar-nominated film "Women Talking" Guests on this episode are Lori-Ann Thompson and Angela Lam. Lori Anne Thompson is Survivor. Storyteller. Student. She holds a BSCH Kinesiology from Queens University and a MA in Child Advocacy and Policy from Montclair State University. Her bravery in exposing the abuse of Ravi Zacharias is considered to be one of the catalysts for the #churchtoo movement Angela Lam is the Co-Founder of Hagar's Voice who brings 20 years of pastoral experience to her work with survivors and the prevention of abuse in religious spaces. If you, or someone you know, has experienced clergy sexual abuse, Hagar's Voice is a space designed for safety & support for survivors of this particular form of abuse. If you need support around a broader scope of abuse, resources are available for you in your local area. A Google search of 'How to get help if you're being abused' will produce results specific to your local context. If you desire to spark your imagination and theology on the Jesus-based work against abuse, check out the resource The Liberating Move of God.

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Guest - Kyle Howard

Michael Buttrey is a PhD candidate in Christian Ethics at the University of Toronto, where he studies moral improvement and corruption. In 2022 he co-founded #ACCtoo, an advocacy group for survivors of sexual abuse in the Anglican Church of Canada. https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2022/july-web-only/rape-david-bathsheba-adultery-sexual-sin-prophet-nathan.htmlhttps://www.acctoo.ca/These recommendations are not tailored for any specific diocese or institution. They are also not legal advice and no substitute for professional counsel or therapy'https://www.acctoo.ca/resources/before-you-report/

Lori Anne Thompson is Survivor. Storyteller. Student. She holds a BSCH Kinesiology from Queens University and a MA in Child Advocacy and Policy from Montclair State University. Her bravery in exposing the abuse of Ravi Zacharias is considered to be one of the catalysts for the #churchtoo movement https://loriannethompson.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyl6jzg5ldchttps://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2021/february/ravi-zacharias-rzim-investigation-sexual-abuse-sexting-rape.htmlhttps://www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding/past-cases-review-2

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We have mixed feelings about this season. We are deeply sad we have to do it AND believe it will HELP us discover things that will lead us toward healing and freedom together! In the latest season of the Right Side Up podcast, we are going there. we can’t sidestep sexual abuse in the church - we need to confront it, understand its complexity and actively work to eradicate it from the church. Many of us have been taught that silence in these matters is protecting the church. But we were wrong. Silence has only perpetuated the problem. So we are breaking the silence and inviting you to join us. This season dive in with experts on topics like debunking fake confessions, the difference between affairs and abuse, exposing the pattern of grooming, silence and sins of omission, social media pressures, how perpetrators DARVO (deny, attack, reverse victim and offender), and more. We’re talking with biblical experts, scholars, survivors, advocates, and a legal expert! Dive in with us, and please share with your circles so we can learn and heal together. We are praying the light leads us!! New episodes each Monday. Preview episode live now. If you're a survivor, we're here for you. Don't hesitate to reach out: contact.hagarsvoice@gmail.com

Overcome the twin giants of cynicism and despair that threaten to derail your emotional and physical health and find hope for life by witnessing the power of God’s redemptive healing. Part guidebook and part storytelling, The Other Side of Hope is a uniquely designed flip-book with two entry points to the message of finding hope in a desperately harsh world. One part of the book focuses on theory and biblical philosophy, including insights into Flip the book over to the other part and read a collection of stories about people from around the world who overcame impossible situations, showing that nothing is impossible through Christ. In this start-where-you-want flip-book, you not only learn what the Bible says about hope but also witness God’s redemptive power at work in the lives of people in the real world. Get purchase information at: https://www.daniellestrickland.com/othersideofhope

Overcome the twin giants of cynicism and despair that threaten to derail your emotional and physical health and find hope for life by witnessing the power of God’s redemptive healing. Part guidebook and part storytelling, The Other Side of Hope is a uniquely designed flip-book with two entry points to the message of finding hope in a desperately harsh world. One part of the book focuses on theory and biblical philosophy, including insights into Flip the book over to the other part and read a collection of stories about people from around the world who overcame impossible situations, showing that nothing is impossible through Christ. In this start-where-you-want flip-book, you not only learn what the Bible says about hope but also witness God’s redemptive power at work in the lives of people in the real world. Get purchase information at: https://www.daniellestrickland.com/othersideofhope

Overcome the twin giants of cynicism and despair that threaten to derail your emotional and physical health and find hope for life by witnessing the power of God’s redemptive healing. Part guidebook and part storytelling, The Other Side of Hope is a uniquely designed flip-book with two entry points to the message of finding hope in a desperately harsh world. One part of the book focuses on theory and biblical philosophy, including insights into Flip the book over to the other part and read a collection of stories about people from around the world who overcame impossible situations, showing that nothing is impossible through Christ. In this start-where-you-want flip-book, you not only learn what the Bible says about hope but also witness God’s redemptive power at work in the lives of people in the real world. Get purchase information at: https://www.daniellestrickland.com/othersideofhope

Overcome the twin giants of cynicism and despair that threaten to derail your emotional and physical health and find hope for life by witnessing the power of God’s redemptive healing. Part guidebook and part storytelling, The Other Side of Hope is a uniquely designed flip-book with two entry points to the message of finding hope in a desperately harsh world. One part of the book focuses on theory and biblical philosophy, including insights into Flip the book over to the other part and read a collection of stories about people from around the world who overcame impossible situations, showing that nothing is impossible through Christ. In this start-where-you-want flip-book, you not only learn what the Bible says about hope but also witness God’s redemptive power at work in the lives of people in the real world. Get purchase information at: https://www.daniellestrickland.com/othersideofhope

Overcome the twin giants of cynicism and despair that threaten to derail your emotional and physical health and find hope for life by witnessing the power of God’s redemptive healing. Part guidebook and part storytelling, The Other Side of Hope is a uniquely designed flip-book with two entry points to the message of finding hope in a desperately harsh world. One part of the book focuses on theory and biblical philosophy, including insights into Flip the book over to the other part and read a collection of stories about people from around the world who overcame impossible situations, showing that nothing is impossible through Christ. In this start-where-you-want flip-book, you not only learn what the Bible says about hope but also witness God’s redemptive power at work in the lives of people in the real world. Get purchase information at: https://www.daniellestrickland.com/othersideofhope

Welcome to the final episode of the Power Shift Edition podcast season, a collaboration between Danielle Strickland and World Vision. We are connecting with people at the intersection of power shifting around the world. In this episode, Danielle interviews global development leaders from World Vision: Maya Assaf-Horstmeier, Matthew Scott, Maclean Ndabezinhle Dlodlo, and Dana Buzducea. Dana (Daniela) Buzducea has worked for more than 20 years to change the systems that keep the world’s most vulnerable children living in degrading, dehumanizing conditions. From social work in Romania to leading World Vision’s global advocacy work, Dana has always been committed to ending injustices facing children. Dana is a passionate advocate for children’s right to participate, and she believes adults have a responsibility to keep children high on the political and the public agenda so that no child is left behind in the development race. Maya Assaf-Horstmeier has been working for World Vision since 2005, supporting disaster management programming including early warning and early action, disaster preparedness, and humanitarian response. In 2017, Maya joined the Peacebuilding team as Associate Director for Conflict Sensitivity. Maya has supported the start-up, strategy development, resource acquisition, and quality assurance initiatives in a number of global responses. Matthew Scott currently leads World Vision's global fundraising for dangerous places around the world. His twenty years with the organisation includes seven years leading World Vision's global peacebuilding practice, two years based in World Vision India, and five years as World Vision's representative to the United Nations in New York. He has worked in dozens of conflict-affected contexts and lived in Australia, Bangladesh, Germany, India, Indonesia, Uganda, the United States, and Venezuela. Matthew has a deep personal passion for ending poverty and violent conflict, an interest in sustainability, and has completed numerous marathons, triathlons, and cycling tours for charity. Maclean Ndabezinhle Dlodlo is a leader in World Vision South Africa with invaluable knowledge and experience engaging the Church and Civic Society on developmental issues across cultures. His focus is in the negotiation of the intersections of faith, gender and inclusion, protection, and peace-building to champion collective responses for lasting change. In 2015, the Lewis Institute, Babson College, USA awarded Maclean a Social Innovator award in recognition of his leadership in the multi-country scale-up of Channels of Hope for Gender, World Vision’s faith partnerships curriculum that inspires a positive change in gender norms, value systems, and practices in communities. daniellestrickland.cominfinitumlife.comCheck out these other collaborations with World Vision: Right Side Up course:https://www.worldvision.org/church/resources/rsu_curriculumResilient Leadership for Kingdom Comehttps://www.worldvision.org/church/resources/resilient-leadership-for-kingdom-come

Welcome to the ninth episode of the Power Shift Edition podcast season, a beautiful collaboration between Danielle Strickland and World Vision. We are connecting with people at the intersection of power shifting around the world, including World Vision staff. In this episode, Danielle interviews Shaila Visser & Abel Cheah from Alpha. Together they talk about the power shift in evangelism. Shaila Visser is the National Director of Alpha Canada and the Global Senior Vice-President for Alpha International. She is the Executive Producer of both The Alpha Youth Film Series (2013) and The Alpha Film Series (2016), and currently holds positions on the Board of the Damascus Road Foundation and on the Board of Regent College-an International Graduate School in Vancouver. Shaila has a heart for people coming to know Jesus and is passionate about helping the local church flourish. She is a gifted communicator who is known for her strategic leadership as well as her ability to bring people together. Shaila is recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Christian Women in Canada. Abel Cheah is currently the Leadership Development Director, of Alpha Asia Pacific and Curate, Holy Trinity Bukit Bintang. He believes that leadership is something that is nurtured and cultivated and that the best leaders are also great lovers of learning. Abel is passionate about adding value to the lives of the people around him and is committed to living a life of service and impact. daniellestrickland.cominfinitumlife.comwomenspeakerscollective.combraveglobal.orgCheck out these other collaborations with World Vision: Right Side Up course:https://www.worldvision.org/church/resources/rsu_curriculumPrayer Postures:https://www.worldvision.org/church/resources/prayerrhythmsSoul Care for leaders:https://www.worldvision.org/church/resources/right-side-up-soul-care-with-danielle-stricklandResilient Leadership for Kingdom Comehttps://www.worldvision.org/church/resources/resilient-leadership-for-kingdom-comeInfinitum Prayer Days:https://infinitumlife.com/prayerday