Voices We Longed For
Real conversations for real seasons of life.Voices We Longed For is a faith-centered podcast created for young adults, and part of the youth ministry at CCM Toronto Center.We’re living in a season where everything feels like a turning point—academics, relationships, career paths, identity, and purpose. It’s exciting… but also overwhelming. This podcast exists to hold space for those moments in between—when you’re unsure, waiting, struggling, or simply trying to make sense of life.Here, we talk honestly about what it means to navigate real life with faith—not just the polished answers you hear in church...
Is performing really a bad thing, though?
Voices We Longed For | Season Two |
Episode 2 Is performing really a bad thing, though?
When music becomes part of our lives, how does it shape the way we express ourselves, experience faith, and step onto a stage?
In this episode, two young musicians share how music has influenced their lives and explore the relationship between music, worship, and performance.
Ruth suggests that whether we are singing pop songs or leading worship, presenting music on stage involves performance. But performing doesn’t have to mean wearing a mask or being less sincere. It...
Music,Worship & Me_Healing Through Song with Ruth
Welcome to Season 2 of Voices We Longed For.
This season we're exploring Music, Worship & Me — and we open with singer-songwriter Ruth H Chan, who performs as Heather is Growing. Ruth shares how music became a place of honesty, faith, and healing for her.
The Benison and Ruth share their views on music — what it means to each of them — along with some fun stories from their days of learning music.
A gentle, heartfelt conversation about the songs that heal us — and the God who meets us in them.
About the guest:
Rut...
Voices We Longed For_EP8_You Can Do More Than You Think
- Pastor Andy and Benison discuss about long discussed question. Is it possible to work and serve God at the same time?
- Working a full time job at a company while being the only pastor serving at the church
- Seeing through the lens of someone who has so many responsibilities and weight on their shoulders, yet God provides and gives P. Andy the capacity to handle it
Voices We Longed For EP7_We need more role models
- A surprising two new guests appear in the show
- Joseph, a Uni student, along with Benison share about their journey as followers of Christ growing up in a Christian environment, and how they chose to continue to serve God
- Benjamin, a father of 5, shares his journey on how he walks with his children to developing a Christ loving family
- Setting boundaries within families not out of control, but of love and protection
- As parents, be role models, sitting down with each other to discuss how to...
Voices We Longed For_EP6_Not Today Satan
- Real personal discussion on the testimony of Benjamin's life
- 3 months before his wedding, he finally accepted Christ after his wife praying for him for a while.
- What does it look like as a missionary to work for God and to also balance life back home
Voices We Longed For EP5_Are Boundaries Necessary
- Pastor Janet, Josh and Benison dive deep into the conversations on what is boundaries and do we need them?
- Talks about how to draw boundaries but also remaining humble, loving and kind.
- Are you someone who easily lets others cross line?
-Do you have anything to say about this topic?
EP4_She Met God In Her Bedroom
In this episode, guest Pastor Janet will join in to "Voices We Longed for" to shares her personal testimony of encountering Christ at the age of 13 during a quiet moment alone.
She reflects on how, in times of solitude, God can speak directly to individuals in a powerful and personal way. Pastor Janet emphasizes that God’s words carry transformative power—His voice can redirect a person’s life path and bring lasting change. This episode highlights the importance of listening to God and being open to His guidance.
EP3_We All Have An Influence On Each Other
Every one of us is influencing someone—and being influenced by someone else.
The expectations of family, friends, church, and social media can shape how we think, act, and even see ourselves. Sometimes we stay quiet to avoid conflict. Sometimes we try so hard to meet other people’s expectations that we lose sight of who we really are.
In this episode, Benison and Josh talk about influence, people-pleasing, finding our own voice, and how faith helps us navigate the pressure to fit in.
How much are others influencing us?
What kind...
EP2_Where Does Social Media Live In Your Life
Voices We Longed For — Episode 2
Where Does Social Media Live in Your Life?
How Much Is Social Media Actually Affecting Us?
Scrolling is basically part of everyday life now. It shapes how we think, how we see ourselves, how we connect, and honestly… sometimes how we feel about our whole life.
Comparison. Doomscrolling. Validation. Distraction. FOMO.
Yeah — we’ve all been there.
In this episode, we have a real conversation about social media, faith, relationships, and the struggle of staying present in a world that never stops moving.<...
EP1_Why You Can't Stop People Pleasing
Voices We Long For — Episode 1
Why You Can’t Stop People Pleasing？
Two young people meet while navigating friendship, faith, and the pressure of fitting in. Growing up in church doesn’t always make faith easy — sometimes it raises even more questions.
Why do we constantly seek approval from others?
What does it really mean to live as a Christian in a complicated world?
And how does God bring us back when we feel lost or disconnected from our faith?
In this first episode, we explore identity, people ple...
Trailer
Welcome to Real conversations for real seasons of life -- Voices We Longed For.
We’re here because we’re still searching, still learning, still growing—just like you.
And maybe, along the way, you’ll hear something familiar: You’re not alone.
