Explore every episode of the podcast Spiritual Misfits Podcast
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| Anna Robinson (from Nomad podcast) on wilderness, wonder and contemplative practices | 26 oct. 2024 | 01:08:54 | |
Anna Robinson is a regular co-host on Nomad podcast, and the founder of LiveLight|DwellDeep. She describes herself as "a contemplative, deeply drawn to the mystics and misfits, those who feel at home in the wilderness." The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Sally Longley on violence, silence and Ignatian spirituality | 19 oct. 2024 | 00:57:26 | |
In this episode Sally Longley shares her journey from a belief in violence to embracing pacifism and Ignatian spirituality. Sally shares her experiences in South Africa during apartheid, her theological studies, and the transformative power of silence and imagination in spiritual practice. The conversation delves into the complexities of nonviolence, the role of anger and grief, and the importance of silence in modern life, emphasizing that true transformation often requires confronting uncomfortable truths. In this conversation, Will Small and Sally explore the significance of rest, silence, and contemplative practices in a chaotic world. They discuss the essential nature of patience in love, the importance of creating inclusive communities, and the role of spiritual direction in navigating crises of faith. Sally emphasizes the power of deep listening and the need for spaces where individuals can come as they are, fostering a sense of belonging and connection. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Pub Theology: politics, faith and community action (with Jack Turner) | 12 oct. 2024 | 01:13:38 | |
Jack Turner joins Will and Mitch at the virtual pub to discuss Christianity and political engagement. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Scott Erickson (Scott the Painter) is creating a visual vocabulary for the spiritual journey | 05 oct. 2024 | 01:05:17 | |
Hello fellow misfits, friends, humans of all kinds! 1. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide recently launched! A free set of videos, podcast episodes, suggested practices and more available on our website, spiritualmisfits.com.au. Great for your own process, also great for discussing with friends. 2. Future Church Conference tickets are live! January 28th next year. A day of misfits and fringe dwellers asking what kind of Church would we actually want to stick around for, advocate for, work for? And how do we make that happen? You can get an exclusive Spiritual Misfits discount right now. $10 off if you book a ticket using the discount code SPIRITUALMISFITS. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Pub Theology: Listener questions (hedonism, lament and the limits of language) | 28 sept. 2024 | 01:24:17 | |
Mitch, Hannah and Will crack a drink and throw around various questions from Spiritual Misfits listeners (submitted in the Facebook group) The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Scott Parker: 'Hillsong Boy' | 21 sept. 2024 | 01:02:12 | |
Scott Parker comes on the podcast to discuss 'Hillsong Boy': a theatrical exploration of the highs and lows of growing up queer in a megachurch, based on Scott’s real life. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Jason John on sex, evolution and a poem you’ll never forget | 14 sept. 2024 | 01:07:55 | |
Jason John is a fascinating human being with a very interesting story doing very interesting things. He’s an ordained minister in the Uniting Church, has a PhD in zoology and is, amongst other things, a ‘forest chaplain.’ The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Amy Kenny: 'My Body is Not a Prayer Request' | 07 sept. 2024 | 01:00:19 | |
Amy Kenny, author of 'My Body Is Not A Prayer Request,' joins Will for a discussion about disability justice and ableism in the church. She shares her experiences of being prayed over for her disability to be erased and the harmful treatment she received in the church. Amy emphasizes the importance of recognizing the image of God in disabled bodies and reframing our understanding of healing and curing. She challenges the ableist language, assumptions, and practices that exist in churches and calls for a more inclusive and holistic approach to faith. The conversation explores the themes of inclusivity, disability in scripture, and creating communities that fully receive the gifts of all members. Amy Kenny shares her journey of accepting and being proud of her disabled identity and how her theology has evolved to embrace disability. She emphasizes the need to move beyond tolerance and charity towards celebrating and learning from disabled individuals. Amy also discusses the importance of unlearning ableism, creating cultures of access, and developing a community care network for disabled members. The conversation concludes with final thoughts for both disabled and non-disabled listeners. Keywords Chapters 00:50 04:02 08:00 11:03 17:40 31:54 38:18 44:11 48:43 50:47 58:29 The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Mental Health and Loneliness with James Aaron and Sarah Bishop | 31 août 2024 | 01:00:19 | |
This is the fifth and final episode in our mini-series produced in collaboration with the Pulse team from Uniting Mission and Education. And in my opinion, this one was such a profound, vulnerable and meaningful conversation. Sarah Bishop and James Aaron joined me to explore mental health and loneliness in the context of faith and spirituality. When I was sitting with Sarah and James having this conversation it felt holy to me. It felt deeply honest and human. And I hope that is your experience as you listen. A strong theme that comes through in this conversation is the strength in vulnerability, and the dignity in asking for help. So if you listen to this and you’re in a place where you need support with your own mental health, remember, there’s no shame in reaching out for help. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Technology, AI and Spirituality with Aditee Vora, Somerset Drayton and Jonty Cornford | 24 août 2024 | 00:57:32 | |
Take a quick moment to think about how much technology has changed during your lifetime? What was the height of tech when you were a kid? Can you divide your life up into before and after internet connection? The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Racial injustice and the Church with Nathan Tyson, Radhika Sukumar-White and Liesl Homes | 17 août 2024 | 01:03:04 | |
Hello good people, Welcome to the third conversation in our five episode mini-series with UME’s Pulse team. Over the last two weeks we’ve explored generational divides and climate crisis, eco anxiety and the like. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Navigating eco-anxiety, finding ways forward with Joyce Tangi, Karina Kreminski & Jono Row | 10 août 2024 | 00:48:30 | |
Hello again good people! This is the second in our series of 5 collaborative conversations hosted by Spiritual Misfits and the Uniting Mission and Education Pulse team, exploring major challenges in our world today and the kind of faith that doesn’t shy away from them or just respond with unhelpful platitudes. And this week we’re delving into a huge topic. If faith doesn’t have something to say about climate crisis, about eco anxiety, about what it means to care for and advocate for this one planet that we have — then, what good is that faith? On the other hand, how might our spirituality and the Christian tradition help ground us — literally reconnect us to the ground beneath our feet. That is what Joyce Tangi, Karina Kreminski and Jono Row join me to discuss in this episode. You can watch the full filmed conversation on YouTube here if that’s your jam, you can also download our accompanying discussion guide to use in your context. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| ‘My Generational Deconstruction’ with Joanna Drayton, Ken Day and Ella Evans | 03 août 2024 | 01:02:50 | |
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. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Christine Redwood, Belinda Groves & Nathan Nettleton on the Open Baptists | 27 juil. 2024 | 01:01:06 | |
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 hope to retain the Baptist identity while challenging the abuse of power and the exclusion of certain groups...that has happened in other Baptist spaces in recent years! Keywords The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Karen Pack on starting loved and restoring the erased | 20 juil. 2024 | 01:03:04 | |
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 doctoral research explored the marginalization and erasure of women and LGBTQ+ Christians from religious histories in Australia. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Thomas Jay Oord on 'God After Deconstruction' | 13 juil. 2024 | 01:01:26 | |
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 to open and relational theology, emphasizing the importance of understanding God's power as love. The conversation explores the need for a faith that embraces doubt and uncertainty while still providing comfort and meaning. They also discuss the role of certainty in children's faith development and the importance of allowing space for questioning and exploration. They explore the idea that salvation is not just liberation from pain, but also survival and quality of life, requiring the cooperation of both God and humanity. They also delve into the role of prayer in an open and relational theology, emphasizing that prayer is communication with God and can bring about change through our actions. They touch on the concept of miracles and how they occur when God and creation work together for something good. The conversation concludes with a reflection on the value of open and relational theology in providing a picture of God that is true for all people, especially those who have been marginalized and oppressed.
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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) | 01 juin 2024 | 01:12:33 | |
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. JOYCE TANGI on anti-racism JESSICA MORTHORPE on climate justice KAREN PACK on LGBTQIA+ Inclusion MITCH FORBES on the place of tradition as we move forward JOEL HOLLIER on being trauma-informed The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| The Future Church is...Intersectional (Will Small at Future Church Conference) | 25 mai 2024 | 00:46:39 | |
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 the intro spiel here — but you will hear both my slight discomfort and embrace of the topic I was asked to speak about. Hey, if you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while, you would have heard me say that this year we are working on some other things to add to the spiritual misfits eco-system. Well, can I tell you my friends that there are some exciting things coming very soon now. We have been doing a Spiritual Misfits rebrand — which is actually kind of the first time we’ve done proper branding for it. If you look for example at the Spiritual Misfits website or at the podcast cover art you will notice the logo for Meeting Ground Church. You may already know this but in case you’re confused Meeting Ground is a small, local church on the Central Coast of NSW of which the podcast emerged from. Obviously though the audience of the podcast goes well beyond Meeting Ground’s geography. And as much as I would love to invite every one of you beautiful listeners to be part of Meeting Ground that wouldn’t work. However, it is my hope that the podcast can be just one part of a larger work that helps connect people with other people, with different ideas, with avenues for support…so I know it’s been a slow burn, because we’re also pretty resource limited. However, on the near horizon there will be a new website, with some videos and other resources to help misfits navigate the disorientation that can come with feeling like you’re on the fringes. And there will be some other cool things that pop-up there over time. So, be warned. There will come a day soon when you look at your podcast app and the cover art for the podcast is new and beautiful and different. Anyway, that is enough teasing of things. Tell your friends, share the love, join the Facebook group. Enjoy this little talk from Future Church Conference (and follow New City Church on Instagram to make sure you don’t miss a pending date announcement about the next one). The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| The Future Church is....LGBTQIA+ Inclusive (Karen Pack at Future Church Conference) | 18 mai 2024 | 00:52:17 | |
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 there will be another Future Church Conference — and if these talks are wetting your appetite to be in the room if possible, make sure you give New City Church a follow on social media, or drop an email to spiritualmisfits@outlook.com. We will make sure you’re in the loop when a date and other details are announced. You can also check out futurechurchcon.com — all these links will be in the show-notes too. This talk you’re about to hear is from the brilliant Karen Pack. Karen’s topic was ‘The Future Church is…LGBTQIA+ Inclusive’ — but as you’ll hear this talk actually has much broader applications. Karen weaves aspects of her personal story with a pretty confronting look at how histories are formed and told, and the power there is, in the way we tell the story. As with all of these Future Church conference talks really there are themes explored here that may bring up your own trauma — particularly if you are a queer person who has spent time in religious spaces that did not treat you with the full dignity and acceptance that you do deserve. Karen does touch on themes of suicide. And if this brings anything up for you as you listen, then please reach out for help. You can call lifeline on 13 11 14. Karen does reference the slides she was using on the day, but she does a fantastic job of explaining what’s on those slides, and I think you should be able to follow along without much trouble. Big shout-out to Kaz for this challenging, moving, vulnerable and deeply important message for anyone who finds themselves interested in what the church of tomorrow — and today, looks like.
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| The Future Church is...Decolonising (Safina Stewart at Future Church Conference) | 11 mai 2024 | 00:48:25 | |
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 into some heavy topics, but it was a really inspiring and wonderful space of connection and possibility. There will be another Future Church Conference — if you want to make sure you don’t miss any announcements about that give New City Church a follow on the socials — or even feel free to send an email to spiritualmisfits@outlook.com and we will make sure you’re in the loop when a date is announced. In the meantime, I’m going to be playing some of the talks from last time here on the podcast. They were all brilliant, in my opinion, and are well worth sharing around and using as the basis for ongoing conversations. We were so grateful to be joined by Safina Stewart on the day. Safina is a proud Wuthathi and Mabuiag Island woman who grew up cross culturally in New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Australia. She is an artist, the Relationships and Storytelling Coordinator at Common Grace, and a brilliant storyteller in her own right. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| The Future Church is....Trauma Informed (Joel Hollier at Future Church Conference) | 04 mai 2024 | 00:49:11 | |
Hello good people,
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| Scott M. Coley on 'Ministers of Propaganda' | 24 avr. 2024 | 01:15:40 | |
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.' The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Adis Duderija on progressive Islam and process theology | 20 avr. 2024 | 01:07:17 | |
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 the end of each one it had ‘the catch’ - a couple short sentences on why it was false.
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| Rachel Collis on doubt, faith and showing up either way | 13 avr. 2024 | 00:59:58 | |
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.’ The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Pub Theology (with Carlynne Nunn) on shame and disappointment | 06 avr. 2024 | 01:01:32 | |
We're adding a twist to our beloved Pub Theology episodes: bring a friend - who brings the topic. This time, Will has brought Carlynne Nunn. And Carlynne has brought shame and disappointment. Great topics for a lively ol' pub chat! Pour a drink of your choosing and join us for a rich and wide conversation about the dark and uncomfy things in life and faith. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Josephine McDonnell Inkpin on Trans Resurrection Reflections | 30 mars 2024 | 01:10:02 | |
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| James Watson wrote a song for Spiritual Misfits (and you can help name it) | 23 mars 2024 | 01:01:50 | |
James Watson is a musician, music educator and a lovely fella who possesses many of the same qualities as a golden retriever. He’s warm, loveable and quick to make friends. He’s also deeply thoughtful and considered, as you’ll hear in this conversation about changing churches, evolving beliefs and the ‘little hurts’ that can build up in communities over time. At the end of the chat he shares a song he wrote in anticipation of this podcast interview. And trust me, it’s a goody. You’ll probably want to play it twice, like I did the first time he sent me a voice memo with a rough recording. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Rob Waters (National Poetry Slam champion) on reminders of truth and love | 16 mars 2024 | 01:06:49 | |
Rob Waters, Gomeroi poet and storyteller and the current Australian Poetry Slam champion joined me for a rich and deep conversation about an all-encompassing spirituality that exists beyond the boxes of a compartmentalised life. Rob shares about the grounding role of Country and Story from a First Nations perspective. We then explore the prophetic role of the poets in speaking truth in an unjust world, while also acknowledging that listening ought to precede speaking. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Karen Pack, Tash Holmes & Karl Hand on Queer Christian Pride [Replay] | 09 mars 2024 | 01:11:08 | |
Hello my friends A few words at the top here before the episode starts. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Will & Hannah debrief 'Prosper' | 02 mars 2024 | 01:06:47 | |
Will and Hannah debrief their thoughts after binging 'Prosper' on Stan. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Emily Hayes (& Mitch Forbes) on learning to listen | 24 févr. 2024 | 01:18:13 | |
Emily Hayes is the minister at Alice Springs Uniting Church. Mitch and Will met Emily towards the end of 2023 at a gathering and began a fascinating conversation which they pick up in this episode, exploring things like calling, discernment, and a spirituality of place and deep listening. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Sarah McCammon on 'The Exvangelicals' | 17 févr. 2024 | 00:58:11 | |
Sarah McCammon is an award-winning National Political Respodent for NPR and the author of the upcoming book: 'The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living and Leaving the White Evangelical Church'. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Peter Espevoll & Jon Reichardt: death metal, deconstruction & mental health | 10 févr. 2024 | 01:14:22 | |
If you listened to our advent episode you got to hear some beautiful Christmas music from Peter Espevoll with some production from Jon Reinhardt (who you may remember if you listened to the ‘experience of David Bentley Hart’ episode). What you may be surprised to hear is that despite putting out a Christmas album recently Peter’s musical background is primarily in the death metal scene - some of you may have even heard of the band Extol. Formed in the 90s they were a Norwegian Christian death metal band, who actually managed the rare achievement of having a decent amount of cross-over success beyond the Christian music industry. But there came a point when Peter couldn’t even step into the studio or onto a stage anymore. Initially it was for health reasons…but that led to a major questions in Peter’s once confident faith. This episode explores that story…and is a powerful listen, whether or not you’re a fan of death metal! The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Kristen LaValley on faith after the formulas fail | 03 févr. 2024 | 00:53:49 | |
Kristen LaValley is a writer whose works offers “insights that intersect doubt and belief, hope and suffering, beauty and heartache, complexity and simplicity.” Questioning and curiosity have always been a natural part of Kristen’s faith from her childhood through to now. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Nils von Kalm on lifting people’s dignity | 27 janv. 2024 | 00:59:36 | |
Nils von Kalm is an award-winning freelance writer, whose work seeks to lift people's dignity. Nils explores the intersections between faith and the complexities of life. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Liz Cooledge Jenkins on 'Nice Churchy Patriarchy' | 20 janv. 2024 | 00:52:59 | |
Liz Cooledge Jenkins joins Hannah and Will for a conversation about her new book 'Nice Churchy Patriarchy', unpacking all the subtle but damaging ways patriarchy can operate in 'nice' Christian spaces and inviting us to imagine and participate in more equitable and just ways of creating faith communities. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| 'Filthy Misfits' (Spiritual Misfits x Filthy Hope crossover episode) | 13 janv. 2024 | 01:16:48 | |
Jonny Cornford from Filthy Hope podcast joins Will Small for a crossover episode. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Summer replays: Becca de Souza on God as midwife | 06 janv. 2024 | 01:06:29 | |
I’m taking a little breather between the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024. Thankfully, there are so many incredible conversations in our back-log. I’m pulling a few favourites out to revisit - like this one! Read some of her words here: The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Summer replays: Dave Tomlinson on how to be a bad Christian and a better human being | 30 déc. 2023 | 01:08:56 | |
I’m taking a little breather between the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024. Thankfully, there are so many incredible conversations in our back-log. I’m pulling a few favourites out to revisit - like this one! The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Christmas Liturgy: Subversive Incarnation | 23 déc. 2023 | 00:29:32 | |
How do we think about Christmas this year? What does it mean to celebrate the ‘Prince of Peace’ when the realities of war and genocide continue without ceasing?
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| Advent Liturgy [Replay - New one coming next week!] | 16 déc. 2023 | 00:30:46 | |
We are currently cooking up a NEW Christmas listening experience/liturgy, which will be released next week on Christmas Eve. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Pub Theology: Tradition vs Progress | 09 déc. 2023 | 01:11:08 | |
Mitch has now officially become a pastor in the Uniting Church, and has the sweet wardrobe to prove it. In light of this Will, Hannah and Mitch have a discussion about the relationship between tradition and progress. How do we know what from the past is worth holding onto? How do we know if we’re actually making progress? The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Sara M. Saleh on Palestine, liberation and poetry | 02 déc. 2023 | 00:47:01 | |
Sara M. Saleh is a human rights lawyer, community organiser, writer and the daughter of migrants from Palestine, Egypt and Lebanon. She has many very impressive achievements to her name including being the first poet to win both the Australian Book Review’s Peter Porter Poetry Prize and the Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize, which she did back to back in 2020 and 2021. Sara’s debut novel Songs for the Dead and the Living is out now (link below where you can buy). Sara is one of the voices that has been a helpful guide for me in recent weeks as we’ve seen the Israeli government cause enormous levels of destruction and loss of human life in Gaza. This conversation is really helpful for decoupling anti-zionism and anti-semitism and understanding why it’s so dangerous when these are conflated. It’s so obvious, as you’ll hear throughout this conversation that Sara holds a fierce commitment to any group of oppressed and suffering people, while striving for solutions that do not simply flip who is oppressing who. The way she speaks about liberation is so generous and beautiful and just. We talk about the limits of identity politics and the deep solidarity that can be found in shared values — and there’s just so much wisdom here. Listen deeply, share widely, and take whatever actions you can — great or small — in the direction of justice. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Noah Small on the nature of God, love and kindness (a little episode with big heart) | 25 nov. 2023 | 00:21:03 | |
Noah (8 years old) makes his podcast debut with a whole lot of wisdom on all the big questions. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Radhika Sukumar-White on lament, suffering and inclusive community | 18 nov. 2023 | 00:56:42 | |
Radhika Sukumar-White is an ordained minister in the Uniting Church of Australia and she co-leads Leichhardt Uniting Church, a beautiful and vibrant community of faith, justice and creativity. We talk about Radhika's own story as well as some of the unique characteristics that make LUC the special place that it is and what other communities might be able to learn from their approach. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Michael Frost & Shane Meyer-Holt on the other side of 'mega' | 11 nov. 2023 | 01:17:45 | |
Michael Frost (the kiwi version who hosts 'In the Shift' podcast) and Shane-Meyer Holt join me for a rich conversation exploring their own stories and experiences around high control religious settings and their attempts to create much more open, gentle and generous communities these days. We talk about power dynamics, coercive control and the risk these things can pose to communities of all sizes - mega to micro. We also talk about embodiment, processing trauma and the kind of spirituality that embraces and listens to the body. There's so much good stuff in this one. Enjoy. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Mikali Anagnostis and Gabi Cadenhead on Gen-Z spirituality and Marion St | 04 nov. 2023 | 01:07:45 | |
Mikali Anagnostis and Gabi Cabenhead are behind a new sacred art project called ‘Marion St’, an attempt to create “worship music that fits with the theology and experience of the progressive church.” The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Olivia Jackson on '(Un)Certain: a Collective Memoir of Deconstructing Faith' | 28 oct. 2023 | 01:09:48 | |
Olivia Jackson lives on the side of a windswept hill with two dogs. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Gregg Morris: examining our 'cultural tales' after the referendum | 21 oct. 2023 | 01:07:06 | |
Gregg Morris returns to the pod (go back and listen to more of his brilliance on the episode ‘Melbourne panel: Is Christianity still good news?’) to share reflections on becoming culturally informed and examining what the referendum result reveals about Australia today. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||
| Is there hope in our heavy world? + Mitch reads the bible. | 14 oct. 2023 | 01:14:12 | |
What a wild week on planet earth. The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguide | |||