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If you’ve ever felt on the fringes of Christian faith this is a safe space for you. Your questions, doubts and hopes are all welcome here. We’re creating conversations, affirmations, meditations and other resources to support you on your spiritual journey and let you know that even if you feel like a misfit, you don’t have to feel alone.
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The focus of Grace Bible Church is the proclamation of God's matchless Word. It alone is the source of truth concerning the character of God, the nature of man, the way of salvation, and the hope of heaven. Declaring Scripture's truth is our highest privilege as Christ's ambassadors. Thus, the central ministry of Grace Bible Church is the continuous imparting of biblical truth to the people of God that they may know God and serve Him in worship and ministry.
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‘My Generational Deconstruction’ with Joanna Drayton, Ken Day and Ella Evans
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Spiritual Misfits and Uniting Mission and Education's Pulse team have collaborated to bring you a series of conversations about 5 pressing challenges we face on planet earth today, and the kind of faith that may help emerging generations to navigate and engage with them. In this conversation a Boomer (Ken Day), Gen X (Joanna Drayton), Millennial (W…
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Christine Redwood, Belinda Groves & Nathan Nettleton on the Open Baptists
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In this episode Will is joined by Christine Redwood, Belinda Groves and Nathan Nettleton to discuss the emergence of the Open Baptists, a new Baptist movement within Australia. The Open Baptists seek to reimagine what it means to work together as Baptist churches, focusing on partnership, collective decision-making, and freedom of conscience. They …
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Karen Pack on starting loved and restoring the erased
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The Reverend Dr Karen Pack is a religious historian, ordained Christian minister, Commonwealth-registered marriage celebrant, and current President of Spiritual Care Australia. For over twenty five years she has been engaged in training pastors, chaplains, leaders and teachers in Australia, North America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Her docto…
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Thomas Jay Oord on 'God After Deconstruction'
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In this conversation, Will Small, Thomas Jay Oord, and Becca De Souza discuss open and relational theology, the challenges of suffering, and the process of deconstruction and reconstruction in faith. They also touch on the topic of LGBTQ+ affirmation within religious institutions. Thomas shares his personal journey from a classical theist position …
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1 Corinthians Series - 35 - Powerful Principles For Proper Practice - 1 Cor 6:12-20
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Gospel Of John Series - 32 - From Desperate Faith To Deliberate Faith
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Mens Breakfast - Kaino Cachia - Love: The Mark Of Discipleship - Audio Only
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Summer In The Psalms Series - 02 - Two Ways To Live
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Gospel Of John Series - 31 - The Witnesses God Uses - Part 3
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Gospel Of John Series - 30 - The Witnesses God Uses - Part 2
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5 Big Ideas for the Future Church (Future Church Conference Night: Joyce Tangi, Jessica Morthorpe, Karen Pack, Mitch Forbes & Joel Hollier)
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Well hello again my friends! If you’ve been listening in recent weeks I hope you have enjoyed these talks from Future Church Conference. I am excited to share that a few of us met this last week to start planning the next one — it’s going to be great. Follow New City Church or Spiritual Misfits on Instagram for a date announcement soon. This will b…
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Summer In The Psalms Series - 01 - Psalms An Overview: God's Inspired Hymnbook
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Gospel Of John Series - 29 - The Witnesses God Uses
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The Future Church is...Intersectional (Will Small at Future Church Conference)
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Hello again friends! The last few weeks there’s been less of my voice on the pod, which has probably been a refreshing change. However if you proceed with listening to this one, it is my talk from Future Church Conference. Which ironically strongly reinforces the point that you should listen to many voices other than mine. I won’t redo my talk in t…
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The Promises Of God Series - 04 - God's No More Promise
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Gospel Of John Series - 28 - The Biblical Perspective On Worship - Part 4
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The Future Church is....LGBTQIA+ Inclusive (Karen Pack at Future Church Conference)
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Hello Spiritual Misfits! This week I have another brilliant talk for you from Future Church conference which happened in January this year. We know the questions and themes we were exploring in the room that day are so pressing for many of us, and so it’s great to be able to share these talks with you if you weren’t able to join us. A reminder that…
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The Promises Of God Series - 03 - Good Measure Giving
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Gospel Of John Series - 27 - The Biblical Perspective On Worship - Part 3
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The Future Church is...Decolonising (Safina Stewart at Future Church Conference)
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Hello good people! In January this year a group of us hosted the first ever Future Church conference. It was a fantastic day — we had people travel from South Australia, Queensland, Victoria…converging in Redfern Town Hall for an exploration of what the church of tomorrow could look like at its most expansive, welcoming and imaginative. We delved i…
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Gospel Of John Series - 26 - The Biblical Perspective On Worship - Part 2
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The Future Church is....Trauma Informed (Joel Hollier at Future Church Conference)
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Hello good people, In January this year…which feels like a long time ago right now….a group of us hosted the first ever Future Church conference. It was a fantastic day — we had people travel from South Australia, Queensland, Victoria…converging in Redfern Town Hall for an exploration of what the church of tomorrow could look like at its most expan…
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Gospel Of John Series - 25 - The Biblical Perspective On Worship - Part 1
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The Promises Of God Series - 02 - The Promise Of Peace
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Scott M. Coley on 'Ministers of Propaganda'
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Scott M. Coley is a lecturer in philosophy and the author the forthcoming book 'Ministers of Propaganda: Truth, Power and the Ideology of the Religious Right.' In this conversation Scott gives an excellent overview of how propaganda can function in reinforcing systems that benefit those who are currently in positions of power and privilege. He also…
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Gospel Of John Series - 24 - The Heart That Ministers
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Adis Duderija on progressive Islam and process theology
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Growing up my understanding of Islam was largely informed by Christian sources telling me what was wrong. I actually remember a book I owned called ‘why are there so many gods?’ In and of itself this is not a terrible question, but the contents of the book included a 1-2 page summary of all the major (and many minor) religions of the world. And at …
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The Promises Of God Series - 01 - Answered Prayer: Myth, Mystery, Miracle?
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Gospel Of John Series - 23 - Above All
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Rachel Collis on doubt, faith and showing up either way
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Rachel Collis has often felt like the ‘non-Trekkie at the Star-Trek convention’ at church. Still, she has shown up over the years, through faith, doubt and everything in between. We explore her story as well as the powerful music she makes, closing our conversation with one of her songs, ‘the least of these.’ Check out more of Rachel’s work here: h…
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Gospel Of John Series - 22 - A Lesson In Humility
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