Episodes
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Serving God and Loving Others Despite Persecution
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Open Doors works to support the church around the world so that they can thrive in their own culture and situation despite persecution. In today's episode, we have three different stories from the persecuted church around the world that shows how God is working through His church.
Download a copy of the 2023 World Watch List at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/worldwatchlist/
Find more resources to pray for the persecuted church at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/get-involved/pray/
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Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Five Leaders in North Korea to Pray For
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Jesus called his followers to love their enemies and pray for those who persecute them. In today's episode, we are sharing about five leaders in North Korea and lift them in prayer, just as our North Korean brothers and sisters do.
Download a copy of the 2023 World Watch List at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/worldwatchlist/
Find more resources to pray for the persecuted church at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/get-involved/pray/
Get in touch with us at podcast@odcan.org
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Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Who Are Open Doors Partners? - Interview with Executive Director
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
In today's episode, we are interviewing the Executive Director of Open Doors Canada, Gary Stagg. We will be sharing about what it means to be a partner of Open Doors to give you some insight into how Open Doors operates to encourage and support persecuted Christians around the world.
Download a copy of the 2023 World Watch List at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/worldwatchlist/
Find more resources to pray for the persecuted church at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/get-involved/pray/
Get in touch with us at podcast@odcan.org
Subscribe to the #WorldWatchWeekly podcast via iTunes, PodBean, Spotify, or YouTube.
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
When Justice Systems Are Unjust
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
In today's episode, we're going to share a couple stories that have come to Open Doors recently about Christians in prison and the difficulty that comes with arbitrary rulings on religious freedom in the nation of Iran and elsewhere.
Download a copy of the 2023 World Watch List at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/worldwatchlist/
Find more resources to pray for the persecuted church at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/get-involved/pray/
Get in touch with us at podcast@odcan.org
Subscribe to the #WorldWatchWeekly podcast via iTunes, PodBean, Spotify, or YouTube.
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Living Under Digital Persecution
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Friday Sep 29, 2023
We're back after our summer break with an episode on Digital Persecution, which is the term we use to describe how technology is used to persecute the church. We'll discuss how although this happens often in China, it's spreading to other countries like Myanmar, where Ko Aung* is feeling its effects.
Download a copy of the 2023 World Watch List at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/worldwatchlist/
Find more resources to pray for the persecuted church at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/get-involved/pray/
Get in touch with us at podcast@odcan.org
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*Names changed for security purposes.
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
The Hope at the End of the Story
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
The final episode of our summer mini series focused on understanding persecution from a Biblical and Theological perspective. In this episode, Jared shares about Revelation 21-22 and the ultimate hope for our persecuted family, and the rest of the world.
Check out our magazine at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/magazine/
Download a copy of the 2023 World Watch List at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/worldwatchlist/
Find more resources to pray for the persecuted church at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/get-involved/pray/
Get in touch with us at podcast@odcan.org
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Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Praying with Expectation
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
The third episode of our summer mini series focused on understanding persecution from a Biblical and Theological perspective. In this episode, Jared shares about Acts 12 and about praying with expectation for our persecuted family.
Download a copy of the 2023 World Watch List at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/worldwatchlist/
Find more resources to pray for the persecuted church at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/get-involved/pray/
Get in touch with us at podcast@odcan.org
Subscribe to the #WorldWatchWeekly podcast via iTunes, PodBean, Spotify, or YouTube.
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Learning to Listen to the Persecuted
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
The second episode of our summer mini series focused on understanding persecution from a Biblical and Theological perspective. In this episode, Jared shares about why we at Open Doors do what we do, and why we believe the persecuted church matters.
Download a copy of the 2023 World Watch List at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/worldwatchlist/
Find more resources to pray for the persecuted church at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/get-involved/pray/
Get in touch with us at podcast@odcan.org
Subscribe to the #WorldWatchWeekly podcast via iTunes, PodBean, Spotify, or YouTube.
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Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Jesus Promised Persecution?
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
The first episode of our summer mini series focused on understanding persecution from a Biblical and Theological perspective. In this episode, Jared shares about Jesus' promise that there will be persecution in John 15-16.
Egypt's Country Profile describes what persecution looks like for Egyptian Christians. Read it at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/worldwatchlist/country-profiles/egypt/
Download a copy of the 2023 World Watch List at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/worldwatchlist/
Find more resources to pray for the persecuted church at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/get-involved/pray/
Get in touch with us at podcast@odcan.org
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In Jared discussion of the history of Christianity in Egypt, here are the resources that he found helpful:Sedra, Paul. “Class cleavages and ethnic conflict: Coptic Christian communities in modernEgyptian politics” Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations 10 no.2. (April 2007). 219-235.
Meinardus, Otto F.A. “A Brief Introduction to the History and Theology of the Coptic Church”St. Vladimir’s Seminary Quarterly 6, no. 3 (1962) p. 139-155
Chaillot, Christine. “The Life and Situation of the Coptic Orthodox Church Today.” Studies inWorld Christianity 15 pt.3. (2009). 199-216.
Zeidan, David. “The Copts - equal, protected, or persecuted? The impact of Islamization on Muslim-Christian relations in modern Egypt.” Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, 10, no.1. (April 2007). 53-67
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
3 Christian Captives to Pray For
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
In this episode, we share three stories of Christians facing captivity for their faith in Jesus as well as how you can get involved in One With Them: A Day for Christian Captives.
Take the pledge to pray for Christian Captives this month https://onewiththem.ca/pledge/
Download a copy of the 2023 World Watch List at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/worldwatchlist/
Find more resources to pray for the persecuted church at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/get-involved/pray/
Get in touch with us at podcast@odcan.org
Subscribe to the #WorldWatchWeekly podcast via iTunes, PodBean, Spotify, or YouTube.
*Names changed for security purposes.
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