A multi-week course that lives at the intersection of our faith in Christ and the world we live in.
Season Two coming on April 21st, 2026!
Get Access to Season One
Access all of the materials you need to run the course at your church, home or community group. Includes all 6 episodes, Companion Guide and promotional material sent to your inbox.
Request Access to Season Two
Get all new episodes of Christianity + Culture on April 21st!
What’s Included
Available Episodes
When you sign up, you receive access to all six episodes of Season One which you can share with each of your friends or group members you're doing this with.
Companion Guide
Along with the videos, you gain access to our S1 Companion Guide. Watch one episode at a time, pausing at set points for discussion, and interacting with the content and case studies.
Further Learning
Throughout the S1 Companion Guide are Stretch Goals and Recommended Resources through which you can engage in further learning during the week.
Our Hosts
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Justin Lenny
Justin is the Spiritual Formation Pastor at Peace Portal Church in South Surrey, BC. He is a passionate Jesus-follower, a father of three, and an avid reader of all things on theology and culture.
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Anne Miranda
Anne is the Women and Young Families Pastor at Peace Portal Church in South Surrey, BC. She is a compelling communicator, a gifted leader, and a student of culture.
Season One Topics
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A Gospel Lens
Learning to see culture through Christ, rather than Christ through culture.
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Categories of Engagement
Learn to discern when Jesus calls us to belong to culture, when we are called to distance ourselves, and how to engage redemptively.
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Identity
How is our identity formed? Discuss where you have been formed by 'outward' sources; where you have looked 'inward'; and how God the Father invites you to look 'upward' to hear His voice.
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Technology + AI
As tech further encroaches on every aspect of our being, we pause to consider the implications of our "cyborg reality". As heart-soul-mind-strength complexes designed for love, is our tech usage fostering relationships of love or diminishing them?
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Reconciliation in Canada
Reconciliation is a central aspect of the gospel. In Canada, our history of colonization of Canada's Indigenous people did not demonstrate this. How is the church invited to seek reconciliation by educating ourselves about our history and then being artisans of peace in our communities?
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Integration
The goal is that we live increasingly integrated lives; that no area of our lives would be untransformed by the life of Christ.
Our Season One Guests
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Dr. Bruce Hindmarsh
James M. Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology and Professor of the History of Christianity at Regent College, Vancouver, B.C. He is the author of a number of books, including The Spirit of Early Evangelicalism. You can find out more about Bruce on his website
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Mark Peters
Mark is the Canadian Pacific District Superintendent of Alliance Churches. He has been in pastoral ministry for 23 years serving at First Baptist in Calgary, AB and then at Northshore Alliance in Vancouver, BC until 2021.
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Andy Crouch
Andy is the partner of theology and culture at Praxis Labs. He's also the author of many books including The Tech-Wise Family, Culture Making, and The Life We're Looking For. You can find out more about Andy on his website.
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Milissa Ewing
Milissa is the lead pastor at Redwood Park Alliance Church in Thunder Bay, ON. She is Namgis First Nation and a member of the Kwakwaka'wakw people. She is a gifted leader who is passionate about reconciliation.
Season Two Topics
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Intro to Christianity + Culture
Matters of Truth Or Matters of Conscience. Learning to see culture through Christ, rather than Christ through culture.
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In the Air: Ideas + Ideology
Learn how to pay attention to an invisible aspect of culture that forms and informs our perspectives on everything. Ideas are "in the air" and if we don't notice them we won't realize the ways they affect us.
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Medical Assistance in Dying
Canada is one of most permissive jurisdictions in the world when it comes to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). What is the Christian vision for good dying? Is it ever acceptable to act with intent to take the life of yourself or someone else? What does Jesus' death teach us about good dying?
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Sexual Ethics + Gender Ideology
Our culture spreads a powerful narrative about human sexuality that we need to bring into conversation with Christ and the Scriptures. What is the positive Christian vision for our sexuality? How do we relationally engage people who disagree with us on matters of sexual ethics with both empathy and conviction?
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Earth Keeping
There is a great deal of polarization around environmental topics in our day. The Bible calls us to a radical response. God makes humans "from the earth" expressing an inseparable relationship with the earth we live in. God also commissions humans to "work it and keep it", giving us responsibility for its care and flourishing. So, how are we doing at that?
Our Season Two Guests
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Chris Throness
Chris is the Director of Leader Formation for the Alliance Canada. He has served in the church as a pastor for many years and is in the midst of his Doctor of Ministry from Talbot School of Theology focused on topics of faith and culture.
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Dr. Quentin Genuis
Dr. Genuis is an emergency doctor and ethicist at St. Paul Hospital in Vancouver, BC. He serves as the physician ethicist for Providence Healthcare and is a Sessional Faculty and Professional in Residence at Regent College in Vancouver, where he teaches on topics including medical ethics.
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Dr. Iain Provan
Dr. Provan has been a professor at the Universities of London, Wales, and Edinburgh. He was also on Faculty at Regent College for 25 years before recently retiring. In his retirement, he serves the church through education on the Bible and topics of culture.
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David Anderson + Whitney Buckner
David is the Co-Director of A Rocha in BC. Whitney is the Tatalu Conservation Residence Director for A Rocha. A Rocha is a global, Christian organization that engages nature conservation, committed to science-based conservation and environmental education.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No! This course is available to anyone who wants to be further formed by Christ to engage culture.
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To learn to see culture through Christ, rather than Christ through culture. This course will develop in you a gospel-lens to discern the world around you.
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We recommend doing this with others—it will be most formative in community! But if you want to watch them on your own, you are welcome to. Just find someone to discuss with!
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Please reach our to Justin Lenny, Spiritual Formation Pastor at Peace Portal Church at justinl@peaceportalchurch.com
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We’re excited to announce that a new season of Christianity + Culture will be available on April 7th, 2026!