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 to allow for the exploration of 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 and guided viewers through ethical decisions as Inner Compass promoted a belief in the absolutes of right and wrong while using one's conscience and having the 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 was 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.

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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