Free to be
Faithful
Equipping Christians for Democratic Life
Courses, resources, and community for Christians seeking to explore how their ancient faith can engage the pressing issues of our time.
"For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery."
— Galatians 5 : 1Our Mission
Finding a
Better Way
Free to be Faithful is a community-driven initiative committed to renewing public life by helping Christians engage culture — guided by the Spirit, united in our very differences. We offer conversations, resources, and events that equip believers to be both faithfully Christian and deeply committed to the common good.
This is not a political movement. It's a discipleship practice — one that cultivates a Christian imagination, civic wisdom, and relational depth.
Rooted without becoming rigid. Bold without becoming belligerent. Faithful without becoming fearful.
Program · Resource ·
Community
Three ways F2BF helps you connect faith and life wherever you are on your journey.
Program
Six-week online courses led by world-class scholars, with the option to earn ICS credit toward degree completion.
- Courses to foster deeper understanding
- Community to spark a new imagination
- Retreats and intensives for all walks
Resource
See what we've been reading, listening to, and watching concerning the most pressing issues facing Christians today.
- Curated texts to dive deeper
- Shared expertise from scholars
- Enriching dialogues to relive or discover
Community
Join our open events, build coalitions, find solidarity with welcoming people eager to continue the conversation.
- Open events to strengthen coalitions
- Timely writing to challenge and inform
- Welcoming people from every tradition
Six Weeks with a Scholar
who takes your questions seriously
Free to be Faithful courses meet online for six consecutive weeks — small enough for real conversation, serious enough to change how you read the world. Come for your own sake, or take the same course for ICS credit.
Spirals of Love and Healing
Jim Olthuis · Healing as a four-stage spiral of trust, release, and transformation
Keeping Faith Under Dictators
Bruce Berglund · Resistance and complicity among Christians in 20th-century Europe
“Broken Hallelujah”
Angela Reitsma Bick · Faith, deconstruction, and spiritual longing, heard through music
“We Are Free to Change the World”
Ron Kuipers · Hope, resistance, and the power of the possible
Six weeks · Fully online · $400 CAD non-credit or $1,500 CAD for ICS credit.
No academic prerequisites for non-credit study. Scholarship funding is available — finances should not be a barrier.
Embrace Your Freedom
to Be Faithful
Join a growing community of Christians who believe that ancient faith can actively engage the pressing issues of our time.