Ep 35 - From charity to relationship: a better way forward for the Church (Part 2)

<p><em>Listen and subscribe at </em><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/undercurrents/id1491683589" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Apple Podcasts</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/undercurrents/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Spotify</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6wlCrxzJZVOy_M0SLZiXCBZ7Lml4XUea" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Youtube </em></a><em>or wherever you listen to podcasts!</em></p><p><br><strong>How should non-Indigenous Christians engage in Truth and Reconciliation? What does it really mean to “love your neighbor” on Turtle Island?</strong></p><p>What does it actually look like to move from <em>charity</em> to <em>relationship</em>?</p><p>In this second and final episode of our two-part series, we continue a powerful conversation with three non-Indigenous Christian panelists reflecting on their journeys toward meaningful relationships with Indigenous communities.</p><p>Together, they wrestle with some hard but necessary questions:</p><ul><li>Why must the Church move beyond evangelism and charity mindsets?</li><li>What does it mean to become a good neighbour—or even a relative?</li><li>And where do we begin, practically, when we don&#39;t know where to start?<br><em>MCC Ontario is committed to TRC Call to Action 60 which calls on churches and church organizations to respect Indigenous spiritualities in their own right.</em><br> </li></ul><p><a href="https://mcc.org/media/document/151098">Download the transcription here.</a><br><a href="https://mcc.org/media/document/151097">Download the discussion guide here.</a><br><strong>Continue your learning:</strong><br>May 12, 2026 - <a href="https://mcc.org/events/pow-wows-101?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ON_In_Touch_March_2026&utm_content=ON_In_Touch_March_2026+Preview+CID_c89feaa2749953a7e02c91138e1b42da&utm_source=CM&utm_term=Learn%20more">Pow Wows 101, an introductory event from MCC&#39;s Indigenous Neighbours team</a><br><a href="https://www.crcna.org/hearts-exchanged" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hearts Exchanged</a> - foundational learning series over 8 months with monthly online discussions. This starts in the Fall every year but you can sign up first)<br>“Becoming Kin” by Patty Krawec <a href="https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506478258/Becoming-Kin%0b%0b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506478258/Becoming-Kin</a><br>“Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God” by Kaitlin Curtice<br><a href="https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/native-identity-belonging-and-rediscovering-god/9781587434310.html?searchType=products&searchTerm=native%20rediscovering%20god" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/native-identity-belonging-and-rediscovering-god/9781587434310.html?searchType=products&amp;searchTerm=native%20rediscovering%20god</a></p><p>“21 Things you may not know about the Indian Act” by Bob Joseph <a href="https://21things.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://21things.ca/</a></p><p>Undercurrents Ep 9: Merle’s story: the journey of a former residential school worker <a href="https://mcc.org/our-stories/undercurrents-merles-story">https://mcc.org/our-stories/undercurrents-merles-story</a><br>Credits:<br>Undercurrents is sponsored in part by <a href="https://n this episode of Undercurrents, host Ken Ogasawara goes behind the scenes with the Material Resources team at Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) to explore how relief kits, hygiene kits, school kits, and canned meat are prepared and shipped to communities facing crisis around the world — and right here in Ontario. What does it actually take to send a relief kit overseas? Why is MCC so specific about items like metal pencil sharpeners, heavy-duty nail clippers, toothbrush colours, towel sizes, and notebook page counts? And how does a brand-new 10,000 square foot industrial meat cannery help feed families experiencing food insecurity?" t