Neighbourly is a warm, story-driven podcast hosted by Shannon Steeves. Every two weeks, Shannon sits down with a guest to share honest stories of ordinary people offering extraordinary care. Each episode also includes a short Neighbourly Headlines reflection, highlighting a Canadian story of neighbours showing up in meaningful ways. You’ll leave encouraged, grounded, and equipped with one simple step you can carry into your own life.
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October 28, 202642 min
Are We Helping People or Just Trying to Fix Them? | Guest: Rushia Klassen
Partner with work of CareImpact and Neighbourly! https://careimpact.ca/donate Description What keeps us from reaching out when someone nearby is in need—fear of getting it wrong, or the worry that we might overstep? This story draws us into the everyday mess and beauty of community, where ordinary people share not just what they have, but who they are. Along the way, we’re invited to consider how rhythms of care and the simple act of noticing can create spaces where everyone is seen, needed, and able to give. Time Stamps 04:55 Developing community-focused women's programs 08:46 Helping moms through community support 11:48 Learning compassion through challenges 17:06 The rhythm of caring as a belief system 19:40 Community support during a move 23:55 Lessons in Generosity and Sharing 26:58 Community and Generosity Reflections 29:02 Launching the Abbotsford Table Initiative 34:14 Discussing everyday acts of care 35:52 Segment: What Would You Do? Overthinking at the checkout line 40:22 Embracing Imperfection and Taking Action Guest Links Abbotsford Table Society: https://www.abbotsfordtablesociety.ca/ CarePortal in Canada: https://careimpact.ca/careportal Other Links Join The CareImpact Podcast Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1PgzJWfkq9/ Reach out to us! https://neighbourlypodcast.ca Email: podcast@careimpact.ca About the CarePortal: careimpact.ca/careportal DONATE! Help connect and equip more churches across Canada to effectively journey well in community with the most vulnerable: careimpact.ca/donate
October 14, 202630 min
How Do You Help Without Making Someone Feel Like a Project?
Partner with work of CareImpact and Neighbourly! https://careimpact.ca/donate Description What makes someone feel truly seen, rather than simply helped? Shannon and Johan share honest stories about the difference between meeting a need and building a connection. Together, they wonder what can happen when practical help becomes more than a transaction—and what it takes to shift from solving problems to seeing people, even when that feels a little messy. Time Stamps 04:35 Listening versus giving advice 07:30 Shifting focus from tasks to people 09:39 Delivering Meals on Wheels 14:13 Making interactions more personal 18:02 Discussing innate sense of justice 20:10 What Would You Do scenario 23:19 Moving to a new apartment 28:02 Slowing down for human connection Guest Links Other Links Join The CareImpact Podcast Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1PgzJWfkq9/ Reach out to us! https://neighbourlypodcast.ca Email: podcast@careimpact.ca About the CarePortal: careimpact.ca/careportal DONATE! Help connect and equip more churches across Canada to effectively journey well in community with the most vulnerable: careimpact.ca/donate
September 29, 202631 min
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Special (Revisited)
Partner with work of CareImpact and Neighbourly! https://careimpact.ca/donate Description What does reconciliation actually look like in our everyday lives? For the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we're revisiting a conversation from the Journey With Care archives that feels just as important today. In this episode, you'll hear Indigenous and non-Indigenous voices wrestle with one question: What does reconciliation mean to you? Through stories and reflections from Jim Thunder, Jennifer Mason, Karen and Howard Jolly, Jared Ross, Ray Aldred, Joel Calabrese, Melissa Spence, Lyn Dyck, Dr. James Robertson, Wendi Park and others, we explore reconciliation through the lenses of Indigenous identity, residential schools, faith, the Church, treaties, forgiveness, friendship and community. These aren't voices offering one simple answer. Instead, they invite us to listen, learn and consider what reconciliation might ask of each of us. You'll hear about the importance of learning the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action, examining assumptions we've inherited, listening to Indigenous perspectives, acknowledging painful history, and building genuine relationships with one another. As we mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we're making a little room to pause, reflect and, most importantly, listen. Clips taken from the following episodes: Jim Thunder | Making a Ruckus with Pope Francis https://journey-with-care.captivate.fm/episode/jim-thunder-making-a-ruckus-with-pope-francis Dr. James Robertson | Uncovering the History of the Canadian Church https://journey-with-care.captivate.fm/episode/dr-james-robertson-uncovering-the-history-of-the-canadian-church Jennifer Mason | I'm Not God's Mistake https://journey-with-care.captivate.fm/episode/jennifer-mason-im-not-gods-mistake Karen Jolly | "Maybe I'll Wear My White Buckskin Before Jesus" https://journey-with-care.captivate.fm/episode/karen-jolly-maybe-ill-wear-my-white-buckskin-before-jesus Decolonizing Your Mindset: Small Steps to Engage with Truth and Reconciliation | Joel Calabrese https://journey-with-care.captivate.fm/episode/decolonizing-your-mindset-small-steps-to-engage-with-truth-and-reconciliation-joel-calabrese Melissa Spence | Resilient and Strong https://journey-with-care.captivate.fm/episode/s01e05 The Settled Stranger | The Stranger Among us With Guest: Lyn Dyck https://journey-with-care.captivate.fm/episode/the-settled-stranger-the-stranger-among-us-with-guest-lyn-dyck From Trauma to Freedom: A Story of Healing and Redemption | Jared Ross https://player.captivate.fm/collection/944f3c3c-e727-4801-9513-bd760394ade9 Decolonization, the Bible, and Indigenous Spirituality | Ray Aldred https://journey-with-care.captivate.fm/episode/decolonization-the-bible-and-indigenous-spirituality-ray-aldred Beyond Good Intentions | Guest Host Dr. James Robertson Interviews Wendi Park on CareImpact and CarePortal https://journey-with-care.captivate.fm/episode/beyond-good-intentions-guest-host-dr-james-robertson-interviews-wendi-park-on-careimpact-and-careportal The Estranged Indigenous | Loving The Stranger Among Us With Guest: Howard Jolly https://journey-with-care.captivate.fm/episode/the-estranged-indigenous-loving-the-stranger-among-us-with-howard-jolly A Previous Episode for the Day for Truth and Reconciliation Learning Everyday: A Powerful Father-Son Story of Reconciliation and Prayer Through Dance https://journey-with-care.captivate.fm/episode/indigenous-dance-reconciliation-and-cultural-identity-rayne-pasqua-and-kevin-harris 94 Calls to Action https://ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf Other Links Join The CareImpact Podcast Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1PgzJWfkq9/ Reach out to us! https://neighbourlypodcast.ca Email: podcast@careimpact.ca About the CarePortal: careimpact.ca/careportal DONATE! Help connect and equip more churches across Canada to effectively journey well in community with the most vulnerable: careimpact.ca/donate
September 16, 20265 min
Summer Speedos | Field Note: Porch Pause
Partner with work of CareImpact and Neighbourly! https://careimpact.ca/donate Description What if the most neighbourly thing you could do was simply to be available? This reflection takes us to a front porch, where two people watch the street and do nothing in particular. Their quiet presence raises honest questions about availability, interruption, and the ordinary soil where real care grows. Sometimes, gentle acts of showing up can mean more than any plan or program ever could. Other Links Join The CareImpact Podcast Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1PgzJWfkq9/ Reach out to us! https://neighbourlypodcast.ca Email: podcast@careimpact.ca About the CarePortal: careimpact.ca/careportal DONATE! Help connect and equip more churches across Canada to effectively journey well in community with the most vulnerable: careimpact.ca/donate
September 2, 20264 min
Summer Speedos | Field Notes: Driveway Conversations
Partner with work of CareImpact and Neighbourly! https://careimpact.ca/donate Description Why do the most honest moments come just as we’re saying goodbye? Neighbourly Producer, Johan walks through his neighbourhood and notices the small, surprising doorways that open in ordinary driveway conversations. This story lingers in the space between leaving and staying, inviting us to pay attention to what can emerge when we slow down and really listen. Other Links Join The CareImpact Podcast Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1PgzJWfkq9/ Reach out to us! https://neighbourlypodcast.ca Email: podcast@careimpact.ca About the CarePortal: careimpact.ca/careportal DONATE! Help connect and equip more churches across Canada to effectively journey well in community with the most vulnerable: careimpact.ca/donate
August 19, 20265 min
Summer Speedos | Field Notes: I See You Trying
Partner with work of CareImpact and Neighbourly! https://careimpact.ca/donate Description How do you know when to step in, and when to let someone find their own way? This story traces the uncertain space between holding on and letting go; the way a parent hovers, ready to catch, but knows they also need to step back. Through everyday moments of encouragement and wobbly first tries, we see how care sometimes means offering steady presence instead of solutions. Other Links Join The CareImpact Podcast Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1PgzJWfkq9/ Reach out to us! https://neighbourlypodcast.ca Email: podcast@careimpact.ca About the CarePortal: careimpact.ca/careportal DONATE! Help connect and equip more churches across Canada to effectively journey well in community with the most vulnerable: careimpact.ca/donate
August 5, 20265 min
Summer Speedos | Field Notes: The Secret Cost of Rushing
Partner with work of CareImpact and Neighbourly! https://careimpact.ca/donate Description The story is simple: a group moving at the speed of its slowest member, stopping for rocks and untied shoes. What emerges is a quiet meditation on pace, noticing, and the dignity of waiting for each other — at home, in church, in the neighbourhood. Care rarely fits a schedule, and sometimes loving well means adjusting our plans. In this conversation, Johan Heinrichs wonders who might be getting left behind by the pace we keep, and invites us to notice where care is happening at a slower speed. Other Links Join The CareImpact Podcast Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1PgzJWfkq9/ Reach out to us! https://neighbourlypodcast.ca Email: podcast@careimpact.ca About the CarePortal: careimpact.ca/careportal DONATE! Help connect and equip more churches across Canada to effectively journey well in community with the most vulnerable: careimpact.ca/donate
July 22, 20264 min
Summer Speedos | Field Notes: Trash Bins
Partner with work of CareImpact and Neighbourly! https://careimpact.ca/donate Description Summer Speedos is Neighbourly’s short in-between-season series while Shannon takes a break from regular interviews. Hosted by producer Johan Heinrichs, these episodes mix outdoor field notes and story-driven reflections that help us notice the ordinary ways care, faith, courage, and community show up around us. Sometimes loving your neighbour looks like a deep conversation. Other times, it looks like picking up a bin, pulling recycling back from the curb, bringing in a package before the rain, or sending the classic suburban warning text: “Hey, your garage door is open.” This short episode is a reminder that care does not always need to be big to be meaningful. Often, it starts with noticing a small burden and making someone’s day a little lighter. Other Links Join The CareImpact Podcast Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1PgzJWfkq9/ Reach out to us! https://neighbourlypodcast.ca Email: podcast@careimpact.ca About the CarePortal: careimpact.ca/careportal DONATE! Help connect and equip more churches across Canada to effectively journey well in community with the most vulnerable: careimpact.ca/donate
July 8, 20265 min
Summer Speedos | Field Notes: Long Grass
Partner with work of CareImpact and Neighbourly! https://careimpact.ca/donate Description Summer Speedos is Neighbourly’s short in-between-season series while Shannon takes a break from regular interviews. Hosted by producer Johan Heinrichs, these episodes mix outdoor field notes and story-driven reflections that help us notice the ordinary ways care, faith, courage, and community show up around us. What story do we tell ourselves about someone else’s messy yard—or their messy day? Johan Heinrichs shares a simple encounter with long grass, and how quickly curiosity can give way to quiet judgment. As questions linger, this story sits with that unsettled space between what we see and what we don’t know, where care and dignity begin to take root. Other Links Join The CareImpact Podcast Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1PgzJWfkq9/ Reach out to us! https://neighbourlypodcast.ca Email: podcast@careimpact.ca About the CarePortal: careimpact.ca/careportal DONATE! Help connect and equip more churches across Canada to effectively journey well in community with the most vulnerable: careimpact.ca/donate
June 24, 20268 min
Summer Speedos | History Field Notes: Endurance
Partner with work of CareImpact and Neighbourly! https://careimpact.ca/donate Description Summer Speedos is Neighbourly’s short in-between-season series while Shannon takes a break from regular interviews. Hosted by producer Johan Heinrichs, these episodes mix outdoor field notes and story-driven reflections that help us notice the ordinary ways care, faith, courage, and community show up around us. In this Story Field Note, Johan takes us into the frozen world of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance expedition, a journey that did not unfold the way anyone expected. What happens when the plan changes, the way forward disappears, and the only thing left to do is keep going? This episode reflects on endurance as more than survival. It is about courage, community, and the steady kind of care that helps people hold on when life becomes uncertain. Other Links Join The CareImpact Podcast Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1PgzJWfkq9/ Reach out to us! https://neighbourlypodcast.ca Email: podcast@careimpact.ca About the CarePortal: careimpact.ca/careportal DONATE! Help connect and equip more churches across Canada to effectively journey well in community with the most vulnerable: careimpact.ca/donate
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