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Featured lecture · Live on Zoom

Iran: At the Heart of a Defining Moment

The story of a nation. 47 years in 50 minutes.

Connect the pieces of Iran’s story—from the revolution of 1979 through the changes within the country to the confrontation unfolding today. Drawing on original sources, research and lived experience, explore Iran’s possible futures, shifting political alignments, and their regional and global ramifications.

Join Ali Siadatan, an Iranian-born Canadian writer, educator and strategist.


A 60-minute live experience · 50-minute presentation + 10-minute Q&A
All registrants will receive a recording of the session.
CAD: $50 for one / $80 for two · USD: $40 for one / $65 for two
Prices shown are the total.

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Iran: At the Heart of a Defining Moment — a live lecture with Ali Siadatan

Courses

Pastoral Briefing Series

A four-part professional-development series for pastors and ministry leaders

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Pastors are already carrying the responsibility of biblical teaching, pastoral care, leadership and administration. They cannot also be expected to become specialists in every ideology and movement shaping the culture around their congregations.

This briefing series is designed to help. In focused 45-minute sessions, we examine Islam, Marxism, their institutional influence in the West, the relationship between Islamist and radical-left movements, and the foundations of Western civilization.

The purpose is not to tell pastors what to think or what to preach. It is to provide information, historical and ideological context, and a forum for serious questions—so that Christian leaders can think through these issues for themselves and respond to their congregations as they consider appropriate.

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The four sessions

  1. Session 1

    Understanding Islam

    What does Islam teach? What are Islamism (political Islam), jihad, sharia and the ummah? How do the major traditions within Islam differ? What happens when Islamic theology becomes a governing system, as in the Islamic Republic of Iran? And what should Christians understand about Islam without caricaturing Muslims?

  2. Session 2

    Understanding Marxism

    What did Marxism originally teach, and how has it changed? What do people mean by “cultural Marxism”? How have Marxist ideas and categories influenced Western culture and institutions—including education? How much of what we hear about this influence is real, and how is it changing the fabric of Western society?

  3. Session 3

    The Red-Green Alliance

    What do people mean by the “Red-Green Alliance”? Is it actually real? Why do Islamist and radical-left movements sometimes find themselves aligned despite profound differences between them? Where do their interests converge—and where do they fundamentally disagree? What does this relationship mean for Israel, antisemitism, Western civilization and the Church?

  4. Session 4

    The Biblical Foundations of Western Civilization

    What understanding of the human person lies behind the Anglo-American tradition of human rights? How did the biblical vision of humanity—human dignity, moral agency and freedom of conscience—help shape ideas such as equality before the law, limited government and individual liberty? How did these ideas develop through Christianity, English constitutional tradition and the Enlightenment, and ultimately shape Canada and the wider Anglo-American world?

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Original schedule & format

Originally scheduled · October–November 2026

7:00–7:45 p.m. Eastern

Optional Q&A: 7:45–8:00 p.m.

  1. Session 1: Understanding Islam

  2. Session 2: Understanding Marxism

  3. Intermission: Reflection & Discussion

    A deliberate pause in the series to review your notes, digest the first two sessions, reflect on the questions raised, and continue the conversation with colleagues and friends before we return for the final two sessions.

  4. Session 3: The Red-Green Alliance

  5. Session 4: The Biblical Foundations of Western Civilization

Format

Live on Zoom. Recordings automatically available to all registered participants. Brief supporting notes/resources provided.

Participation notice

This is a private educational series for registered participants. Please join using the name under which you registered. Cameras are required to remain on during the session; microphones should remain muted except during discussion and Q&A. Meeting access is not transferable. Registered participants who cannot attend live will receive the recording.

A private space for pastors and leaders to learn, reflect, consider the evidence and original sources, and think through these important questions for themselves.

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Individual Registration

$99 CAD

Includes one selected elder from your church at no additional cost.

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Church Team Registration

$199 CAD

Up to five participants from the same church pastoral, ministry or administrative team.

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Additional team members

Original rate: $45 CAD each.

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