In this episode of Het Hart van de Nieuwmarktbuurt, Irma and Jim talk to Klaas Touwen, minister of the Oude Kerk – Amsterdam's oldest building, where faith, art and neighbourhood life seamlessly merge. They do this from the beautiful Tim Cantor Gallery.
We hear how a church service can be theatrical with professional musicians and special guests, why the difference between inside and outside the church needs reinvention, and how Klaas builds bridges between church members and residents of the Wallen district with Bergman films and neighbourhood walks.
An episode about searching without needing to find, about identity as a puzzle of the people around you, and about the wisdom that everything truly important in life will make itself known.