Steve Gardner and Mark Earngey host the Pilgrim’s Podcast. We interview Christians from all walks of life to learn about God and the world around us. Subscribe and join us, or just listen below:
Week 18: As part 2 of our series of Pastoral Care, Counselling and Psychology we had a fantastic interview with Jenny Brown of the Family Systems Institute. Not only did we discover that Jenny has great taste in coffee (she drinks Campos!) but we discovered that Family Systems Theory sheds a whole lot of light on our own actions and reactions to things.
Jenny speaks to us about what Family Systems thinking is, what things might cause our anxieties, how our family upbringing influences the way we handle tensions now, and we think about how this might impactChurch and family life today. We also thought about what emotional maturity looks like.
Download this episode of the Pilgrim's Podcast!
Week 17: Rev. Allen Cook and Mrs. Jan Corbett-Jones share with us about Pastoral Care. Allen worked in parish ministry for many years, then as a Chaplain at Westmead Hospital and currently serves with the Anglican Retirement Villages. Jan, a mother and grandmother, now works with Anglicare with pastoral care at the RPA. Both Allen and Jan teach pastoral care as part of the Diploma course at Moore Theological College.
In this great interview we look at the difference between Pastoral Care and Counselling, Why Pastoral Care is so important, what to say and what not to say to those who you are caring for, and how to think about Evangelism, Scripture and Prayer in the context of Pastoral Care. Also, both Jan and Allen share how we can educate those at our church (either large groups or small groups) in Pastoral Care.
Download this episode of the Pilgrim's Podcast!
Week 16: Richard Glover is a wonderful and keen Christian fella fromSydney University’s Evangelical Union. He’s a passionate guy about Christianity and politics, and in fact – Christianity and all of life! Moreover, he puts his love for Jesus into practise in different ways at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Newtown. Richard’s a ‘kingdom-minded’ dude who is hoping and praying about the prospect of serving Jesus in Cambodia and we hear lots of really inspiring and encouraging stories about what God is doing there.
Download this episode of the Pilgrim's Podcast!
Week 15: Dr. Ashley Null (part 2) speak with us about Christian humility. In addition to this, was an excellent section where he shares with us about the importance of Church History for those who might be keen, young Christians (read: Young, Restless and Reformed!). It was a really great second half of the interview, and Steve and I greatly benefitted from sitting under this short time of teaching by Ashley. Much glory to our Lord!
Download this episode of the Pilgrim's Podcast!
Week 14: Dr. Ashley Null is a fantastic guy and an encouraging brother in the Lord. Formally, he is the canon theologian of theEpiscopal Diocese of Western Kansas, visting fellow at Cambridge University, visting research fellow at Humboldt-Universitat in Berlin, and recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. One of the foremost experts onCranmer and the English Reformation, he is the author of Thomas Cranmer’s Doctrine of Repentance: Renewing the Power to Love.
In the interview we get to know him, and hear all about his growth in love for the Lord Jesus. We ask Ashley what sort of relevance the Anglican church has for young ‘post-denominational’ Christians in Sydney, and get a fascinating answer! One of the highlights for me though, was hearing Ashley’s thoughts on worship: he clearly explains some of they key differences between the Anglican and Presbyterian understandings of worship – the normative and regulative principles, respectively.
Download this episode of the Pilgrim's Podcast!
Week 13: Chris Ashton is out first guest from SMBC (“the other college”) and we have a great chat about churches around Sydney, to the vibe of church planting, to reformed theology, and all the way to creeds – we have a great yarn about these things!
Download this episode of the Pilgrim's Podcast!
Week 12: Bishop Glenn Davies shares with us about his theological training and time at Westminster Theological Seminary. We heard about his training in good Reformed theology under John Frame, and also his appreciation for Cornelius Van Tiland Vern Poythress. We also heard all about exciting opportunities within the Anglican Church in Sydney to grow new churches within the parish system. And we spent had a cracker of a chat about Infant Baptism(which Glenn prefers to call Covenantal Baptism!) and the Sacraments.
Download this episode of the Pilgrim's Podcast!
Week 11: Andrew Katay of Christ Church Inner West chats to us about Preaching, his journey of faith, what he calls the “Inner-West Churn”, and SMBC. This is cracker of an interview and there are some real nuggets of gold as we think together about how to preach!
Download this episode of the Pilgrim's Podcast!
Week 10: Ross Courtney and Josh Lewis chat to us about a Crusaders HSC Study Camp, what we saw the Lord do there, and we spend a bit of time chatting about the great things involved in high school ministry. We also chat about how these two fellas came to know Christ, and where they’re heading in life.
Download this episode of the Pilgrim's Podcast!
Week 9: What a blessing to interview Alfred Olwa this week. Alfred is the Dean of Divinity and Theology at the Ugandan Christian University. Alfred is also undertaking his PhD. studies at Moore College, Sydney. Steve and I have a great time chatting to Alfred about his background and conversion in Uganda, African Christianity, preaching, and tips for preachers. We also touch on Festo Kivengere, who is known as the “Billy Graham” of Africa!
Download this episode of the Pilgrim's Podcast!
Week 8: We interview Geoff Chambers, who is a really great guy from college and blogs over here. He’s a humble, keen, thoughtful and easy-going bloke. He’s also involved with St. Saviour’s Anglican church in Redfern and shares about his involvement and time there. Geoff’s got a big heart for the Aboriginal community and wants to head up to the Armidale region of Australia to share the Gospel there in the future.
Download this episode of the Pilgrim's Podcast!
Week 7: We interview the fabulous Katie Haggar from Moore College about what things youth need to know about life, what cultural stereotypes we have in Sydney, Mark and Steve try to compete to see who gets to work with Kate in the future, and Kate tells us why she decided to work for the Anglican church in Sydney.
Download this episode of the Pilgrim's Podcast!
Week 6: We do the Moff-double-header and interview Justin Moffatt about ministry in New York, it’s similarities to Sydney, and what exciting things are happening at St. Phillip’s Anglican Church in York Street. We have more international shnouncements and we talk about what giving birth in Perth is like!
Download this episode of the Pilgrim's Podcast!
Week 5: We talk to Matt Moffitt about Blogging, CMS (Church Missionary Society) NSW and about his love for Bob Hawke! International shnouncements make a debut!
Download this episode of the Pilgrim's Podcast!
Week 4: We talk to Ruth Lee about RICE, EQUIP and about part-time study at Moore College. Of course, we make some shnouncements!
Download this episode of the Pilgrim's Podcast!
Week 3: This is a fantastic episode: we talk to Christian Anderson about the Newtown Mission Drop-in center, Social Action in the local community, and how to get involved! Also discussed is love for SMBC, Andrew Errington’s booklaunch, and how to win prizes on the Podcast!
Download this episode of the Pilgrim's Podcast!
Week 2: Steve and Mark chat interview the world famous Sam Russell about Coffee roasting and tasting, Church planting and ministry things!
Download this episode of the Pilgrim's Podcast!
Week 1: Steve and Mark chat about What is this? Who are we? Our ministries. A whole lot of rambling! Prizes and announcements at the end!
