Starting in 1991 as Calvin Forum, Inner Compass (2000–2013) sought to provide refreshingly candid conversations with articulate people who have thought broadly and deeply about issues that matter. It served as a venue for exploring how people use faith and ethics to guide them through the critical issues of the day and was “unafraid of wide territory, knowing everything belongs to God.” The program was a public service to the community and Calvin’s constituents, guiding viewers through ethical decisions as Inner Compass promoted a belief in the absolutes of right and wrong while encouraging openness to challenge one another on ethical judgments. Starting as a public access program, Inner Compass moved to WGVU, a local PBS affiliate, where it aired nationally for 15 years, eventually being syndicated on about 60 PBS stations. It was the only public television series in the country offered by a Christian college.
Submissions from 2003
Season 3 Episode 15: Geographic Illiteracy, Harm de Blij and June Hamersma
Season 3 Episode 16: Preparing for Bioterrorism, Steven Wiersma and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 3 Episode 17: Arguing for Abstinence, Rene Rochester and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 3 Episode 20: Choosing a Children's Camp, Karen Saupe, Jake VanderPlas, and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 3 Episode 21: Bringing Change to Church, Edward Seely and Karen Saupe
Season 3 Episode 22: AIDS in Africa, Amy Patterson and Karen Saupe
Season 3 Episode 23: Unrequited Love, Laura Smit and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 4 Episode 6: Family-Based Youth Ministry, Mark DeVries and Quentin Schultze
Season 4 Episode 7: Fatherhood, Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 4 Episode 9: Getting Out of Gangs, Jimmie Tolliver, Jeremiah Utley, Gordon McLean, and Shirley Hoogstra
Submissions from 2002
Season 2 Episode 12: Peace in Palestine, Hanan Ashrawi and June Hamersma
Season 2 Episode 13: Should We Change Our Genes?, James Peterson, David Koetje, and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 2 Episode 15: When Theologians Study Jesus, N. T. Wright and June Hamersma
Season 2 Episode 18: Christian Counseling, Greg Sherman, Ken Smith, and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 2 Episode 19: What Teens Learn About Sex, Helen Sterk, Mark Regnerus, and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 2 Episode 20: ls it Stealing?, Patricia Gardner, James Jones, Kevin Corcoran, and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 2 Episode 21: Eating Disorders, Barbara Palombi, Randy Wolthuis, and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 2 Episode 22: Internet Pornography, Robert Baird and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 3 Episode 2: The Neighborhood Church, Shirley Hoogstra, Maureen Geary, and Eric Jacobsen
Season 3 Episode 3: Tolerance vs. Civility, Richard J. Mouw and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 3 Episode 4: Adoption, part 1, the Parent's View, George Grant Jr., Sandy Recker, and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 3 Episode 5: Adoption, part 2, the Child's View, Ron Nydam and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 3 Episode 6: Is Wealth Bad?, John Schneider and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 3 Episode 7: Should All Christians Serve the Poor?, Bruce Main and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 3 Episode 9: Sojourning Cyberspace: Rerouting the Information Superhighway, Quentin Schultze and Shirley Hoogstra
Submissions from 2001
Season 1 Episode 12: Do We Really Want a Democracy?, David Broder and June Hamersma
Season 1 Episode 13: Overcoming Racial Hatred, Patricia Raybon and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 1 Episode 14: Mixing Religion and Politics, Stephen Carter and June Hamersma
Season 1 Episode 15: Testing Genetic Testing, Mark Hughes and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 1 Episode 16: Religion and politics in the Czech Republic, Tomas Halik and June Hamersma
Season 1 Episode 19: The Risks of Ritalin, Brett May and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 1 Episode 21: Urban Design, Suburban Sprawl, Robert Goodill, Jonathan Bradford, and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 1 Episode 22: In Search of the Cross-Cultural Church, John Matias, Reggie Smith, and June Hamersma
Season 2 Episode 10: ls Art for Everyone?, Robert Hughes, Sue Merrill, and June Hamersma
Season 2 Episode 11: Worship styles, a matter of taste?, Marva Dawn, John D. Witvliet, and Jazmyne Fuentes
Season 2 Episode 1: Vengeance, Retribution, or Justice, James Skillen, John Hare, and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 2 Episode 4: Alternatives to Divorce, Linda Dykstra, Henry Holstege, and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 2 Episode 5: Retirement, Vacation or Vocation?, Mike Fabor, Milton Kuyers, and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 2 Episode 6: When Christians Watch Movies, Andrew Jefchak, Roy Anker, and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 2 Episode 7: Is Global Warming Real, Richard Wright and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 2 Episode 8: Hebrew Bible or Old Testament?, James Kugel, Frans van Liere, and Shirley Hoogstra
Submissions from 2000
Season 1 Episode 10: Should Athletes be Heroes?, Frank Deford and June Hamersma
Season 1 Episode 11: Hospice, Peace at the End of Life, Ira Byock, Dottie Deremo, and June Hamersma
Season 1 Episode 1: Baptism When: Infancy or Later?, Bob Nienhuis, John D. Witvliet, and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 1 Episode 3: School Choice, Move or Improve?, Amy McGlynn, Glen Walstra, and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 1 Episode 4: What about Harry Potter?, Karen Weaver, Marla Ehlers, Ed Liebenthal, and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 1 Episode 5: Seeker-sensitive churches, Ronda Oosterhoff, Andre Daley, Sherwin Weener, and John Bolt
Season 1 Episode 6: Images of Christ, David Morgan
Season 1 Episode 7: Ministering on Death Row, Helen Prejean and Shirley Hoogstra
Season 1 Episode 8: Problems in Assisting Developing Countries, Wyva Hasselblad, Raymon Offenheiser, Rebecca Samuel Shah, and Kabiru Kinyanjui