Brad Jersak in Conversation with David Goa

Brad Jersak in Conversation with David Goa
Credits: David Goa Podcast www.davidgoa.ca
David Goa writes:
"In June I sat down with Bradley Jersak at his home in Abbottsford British Columbia. He is a teacher and preacher who’s formation was in the evangelical church, Baptist and Mennonite with a little of the charismatic movement along the way.
He also studied at Briercrest College and Seminary in Saskatchewan, Trinity Western University in Langley and, most recently, received his Ph.D in theology from Bangor University in Wales.
We have known each other for a number of years having met at All Saints of North America Monastery outside of Mission British Columbia when he was taking his initial steps exploring Patristic theology and growing into the Orthodox Church.
Our conversation ranges from his early formation and the gifts of the evangelical church that have shaped him: a love of the scriptures and the life of prayer and his early personal relationship with Jesus Christ. We talk about his Pauline like ministry that, largely, continues with evangelical seekers and his deepening understanding of the ancient church’s teaching about the spiritual life, about the love and mercy of God vividly present in the Christ of the Gospels.
For a number of years he pastored “Fresh Winds Christian Fellowship”, a church in service to people with disabilities, children, “prodigals”, and the poor. I admired this work from first hearing about it. Bradley, or Irenaeus as I call him, is an author and teacher and is a Reader and the monastery preacher at All Saints of North America Orthodox Monastery. He teaches Patristics and New Testament at Westminster Theological Centre in the United Kingdom and at Saint Stephen’s University in New Brunswick.
Welcome to our conversation on spiritual formation, and a vocation in service to “a more Christ-like God.”

[@darrenholubowich3698]

Thank you for the conversation

[@Nyagali]

I enjoyed listening to this talk, especially about communion. I think it must be one of the greatest misunderstood "rituals" we have as Christians who attend church. It certainly was mine, growing up with similar teachings Brad had. My favourite quote was , "I don't cleanse myself to take it. It's what is IN the cup that cleanses me. Do I recognize my need for that mercy? " I will ponder this at each communion from now on! My experience, back at church again after 20 years away, is that it is once again something I sit through each month with no sense of what it really means to me today.. It has been a sober monthly ritual. There is never enough time in communion for contemplative prayer, it's a tense quietness, waiting for the prayer or a verse about the last supper to be read.. Maybe that is just my experience. Thank you for sharing this. I needed to understand it in a deeper way. Revelation always comes back to being about what Christ did and continues to do for me, not about ME!! It's always about receiving his grace, like David added, "it's grace bearing". Thank you.

[@stevenfrasier5718]

"Rituals" were done away, sister.

[@racheladkins6060]

I need this Gospel. Not two gods one scared one loving