DISCUSSIONS

The Fam

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:21:58 +1200

Whenever I speak in a new place, I always introduce my family because they’re where I’ve learned so much about identity, calling and how God walks with us on a daily basis. If you’ve heard me speak in a YWAM context, then you’ve probably heard this before.

This session was done with the wonderful people starting a DTS in Dublin.

Music: This Woman’s World by Maxwell

Storytelling

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:50:00 +1200

Record at Harpenden’s Documentary Film Making School, we discuss the diversity of God in the telling of stories. The focus is on documentaries, but I think the main principles apply across the board. Don’r forget to grab the pdf that goes with the teaching.

Resources:
Communication theory.pdf

Music: You Got Me by The Roots

Evangelizing 2010 - part 4

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:12:41 +1200

The final part in this series, we finish up a few examples of amzingness and then look at how we can do more of the same.

Same pdf...

Music: Police and the Private by Metric

Evangelizing 2010 - part 3

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:10:30 +1200

The students fight back! This session is mostly questions about the main premise of meeting basic needs vs. “preaching the gospel”. It’s kinda interesting.

No pdf

Music: Front Row by Metric

Evangelizing 2010 - part 2

Mon, 7 Jun 2010 15:34:43 +1200

Part 2 of this teaching starts with a long intro about how hard it is to be yourself, and change the world... then we carry on with some great examples of people doing amazing things. My hope is that we can learn from these and take the six concerns of Jesus seriously.

Same pdf presentation as the first part.

Music: Where Do You Run To? by Vivian Girls

Evangelizing 2010 - part 1

Fri, 28 May 2010 16:23:19 +1200

So now that we’re living in the future, how do we move past the baggage of the last century’s views on missions and evangelism? This series will focus on the six concerns of Jesus in Matthew 25, show a number of amazing examples and challenge us to stop play outreach games.

Resources:
evangelizing 2010.pdf

Music: Georgia by Eagle & Talon

Worship and culture

Sat, 22 May 2010 16:46:06 +1200

The last in this series on worship, we discuss the place of creating a response to God in the culture at large.

Recourses:
worship culture.pdf

Music by Urban Hymnal

Putting in your 10,000 hours

Sat, 15 May 2010 22:33:03 +1200

Part 5 of this series on thanks, praise and worship, we discuss putting in the effort to become amazing at what you do.

Resources
worship craft.pdf

Music by Danielle Ate the Sandwich

Making room for creating thanks, praise and maybe worship...

Tue, 11 May 2010 22:31:16 +1200

The next piece in this series covers some ideas about making room in your life to create, being intentional about the context you live in so that what you make ain’t pop.

Resources:
make room.pdf

Music: Feist - Past in Present

Worship as a lifestyle - the B side

Wed, 5 May 2010 13:23:52 +1200

This is the second part of the ‘worship as a lifestyle’ section which is part 3 of the overall conversation on worship.

Resources (same as the previous pdf, start on slide 5)
worship lifestyle.pdf

With thanks to Daytrotter.com for the great version of Bon Iver’s Lump Sum

Worship as a lifestyle?

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:06:45 +1200

Furthering our conversation about “leading worship”, we talk about a lifestyle that creates a rich environment which may lead to the writing and performing of better songs, art etc. Either way, we need to go deeper as people into the pain and beauty of the life around us.

Resources:
worship lifestyle.pdf

Music by Kontemplatief.de

‘Worship leader’ and other oxymorons

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:36:38 +1200

Hanging out with Taylor Maxwell and crew at the School of Worship in Orlando Florida, we’re trying to break down what worship is all about. We also look at the motives and practices of the “worship leader”, so as to get a better understanding on music, artistry, spirituality and interacting with audiences.

This is the first part of a five part series:

Resources:
worship.pdf

Unconditional Creativity

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:37:04 +1200

Recorded at an Arts & Media Group in Auckland, we talk about the connection between relationships and our creativity. It’s a very visual presentation so please download the pdf attached here:

Unconditional Creativity.pdf

Relationships with God & Other People (9 of 9)

Sat, 30 May 2009 15:41:28 +1200

Whew, the last one. Let me know if you got through them all. Don’t forget the pdf (No. 3) that goes along with this.

Relationships with God & Other People (8 of 9)

Wed, 20 May 2009 23:54:32 +1200

Part 8, dealing with family relationships...

Relationships with God & Other People (7 of 9)

Thu, 7 May 2009 18:56:00 +1200

Sorry about the quality of this one, it kinda craps out towards the end for a few minutes but it comes right in the end. I got a new mic so it won’t happen again, until it breaks.

Please download the new PDF for this one.
Relationship_presentation3.pdf

Relationships with God & Other People (6 of 9)

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:25:15 +1200

Is anyone getting bored of this yet? Please use the same presentation pdf from session 3.

Relationships with God & Other People (5 of 9)

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 23:54:19 +1200

So yeah, part five of nine. More stuff on how the power and simplicity of God’s ways can help us work through relational issues. We also look at 1 Cor 13 and ask if it’s possible to live like this today.

Please download the pdf from 3 of 9 and use it for visual backup.

Relationships with God & Other People (4 of 9)

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:09:08 +1300

Part four uses a new presentation. Please download the pdf (from Part 3) to walk through the teaching with.

Relationships with God & Other People (3 of 9)

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:26:04 +1300

Part three uses a new presentation. Please download this pdf to walk through the teaching with.

Resources:
Relationship_presentation2.pdf

Relationships with God & Other People (2 of 9)

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:49:28 +1300

Part two, don’t forget to get the PDF from the previous podcast.

Relationships with God & Other People (1 of 9)

Sun, 8 Mar 2009 19:47:13 +1300

I’ve done some relationship teaching podcasts in the past but this is a 9 part series where I try to look at the power of our own selfishness and the counterbalance of unconditional love.

Resources:
Relationship_session1.pdf

Marketing Your Self (part 3)

Sat, 7 Mar 2009 15:37:45 +1300

The last in the series. You will need the pdf from the first on the series.

Marketing Your Self (part 2)

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:36:48 +1300

Don’t forget to use the pdf presentation from part 1.

Marketing Your Self (part 1)

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:00:32 +1300

Recorded at the School of Marketing and Research in Kona Hawaii, we discuss how a better knowledge of your identity reflects on how you interact with the rest of the world.

Recourses:
Identity Marketing.pdf

Developing Your Creativity

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:24:02 +1300

This is a quick overview of the creative process based on my observations with my family and friends around the world.

Resources:
Creative.pdf

Signs of the Times (part 2)

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 16:10:30 +1300

Carrying on with the signs of poverty and finance, we continue to look at some macro issues and ask what they mean for us today.

Note: The pdf from the first session still applies.

Signs of the Times (part 1)

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:08:50 +1300

I think it’s a good idea to stop and look at some broader issues from time to time. We can get very focused on our personal lives and miss our place in the bigger picture.

Please download the pdf to go with this so you can see all the cool pics as well.

resources:
Signs of Times.pdf

Desires, Dreams and Passion

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:57:10 +1300

What is the place of desires and passion when it comes to making decisions. Are these emotive indicators inherently evil or something God has given us a magnet towards our future.

Resources:
dreams.pdf

Calling and Confusion

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:09:00 +1300

There are bits and pieces of this in some of my other podcasts but this is a concise version of the teaching on guidance and making your own decisions...

Resources:
Calling.pdf

Scriptures:
Calling_and_Confusion_notebook.pdf

Filters and Influences

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:53:46 +1300

Part 3 of the series on content development, we look at the various influences of our lives and how we filter these either to form didactic agendas or healthy tools towards developing an honest art.

Note: Please use the same pdf as the previous podcast ‘Content A’.

Heart, Soul, Mind and Strength

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:48:34 +1300

The second part of the series on Content Development, this shorter piece focuses on how we use our heart, soul, mind and strength to develop the art, or story...

Resources:
ContentA.pdf

Art is a natural thing...

Tue, 4 Mar 2008 21:01:31 +1300

This is the first of a multi part series on creative or content development. It was delivered at the School of Digital Film Making in Briasbane Australia.

The idea is to deal with two major issues. One is the filters and agenda’s we carry with us when it comes to creating as Christians. The second is how to bring God into the creative development in a healthy way without reverting to the baggage of evangelical thinking.

Please excuse the excess noise, it was raining on a tin roof.
Resources:
art is natural.pdf

God’s Nature, your Work

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:33:58 +1300

Recorded at Great Barrier Island during Sojourn 08, we talk about how to get more of God’s nature and character into your work. Please grab the pdf to watch as you listen to the podcast, it will make a lot more sense.

Resources:
Sojourn - Nature Character.pdf

outreach

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:42:43 +1300

This is kinda an in-house discussion about taking teams on short term outreaches. Sort of a YWAM issue but could be useful for anyone taking teams out to other countries.

The full discussion is around 3 hours but I have only put the first hour plus into this podcast.

unconditional love

Sat, 8 Sep 2007 13:26:05 +1200

Is it possible to love people unconditionally? Can you choose somebody to love? How can we maintain amazing friendships, one of which leads to marriage, with this kind of love and avoid the trap of the date-fail, date-fail, marry-fail syndrome?

Recorded in Oxford, NZ at the snowboarders DTS 2007

Babylon - Sojourn 5

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:23:12 +1200

Further to the Sojourn process, we discuss five ways of making an impact in the places God has called us into. This includes some tips from Dave Andrews crew working in the West End of Brisbane.

Resources:
babylon.pdf

Community - Sojourn 4 with Mark Berry

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:41:40 +1200

Mark Berry is developing a very interesting ‘new monastic’ style community in England and kindly shared his experiences and perspectives with us at Sojourn Dublin. You can find out more about what Mark is doing by checking out his blog.

Resources:
Community.pdf

Public Faith - Sojourn 3 with Mark Sampson

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:06:09 +1200

Further to Mark’s discussion on church history, he brings us up to date and face to face with our personal Jesus...

History - Sojourn 2 with Mark Sampson

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:18:18 +1200

Mark covers the history of the church over a few hundred years to give a perspective of how we went from us to me...

Fellowship - Sojourn 1

Tue, 3 Jul 2007 21:17:29 +1200

Recorded in Dublin at Sojourn, this is a series of discussions on fellowship and culture. Ferg and Saj Brown invited a bunch of us to get together with their friends and workshop how to network God’s people in a city towards cultural growth and transformation. This is the first of six sessions on the subjects from myself, Mark Sampson, Trent Sheppard and Mark Berry.

Resources:
Crisis.pdf

Emerging What?

Fri, 25 May 2007 20:31:27 +1200

Recorded in Brisbane, we talk about why emerging culture is taking so long to show up? We also look at the walls this generation faces in extending the Kingdom of God or even just surviving...

Recourses:
emerging.pdf

Guest Podcast - Lynn Green - Transformation

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:13:03 +1200

Lynn Green of YWAM Harpenden is recorded here at the 2006 Re:Engage workshop on the theme of transformation. There is a whole series of fantastic podcasts at:
feed://feeds.feedburner.com/reengage2006

Check out the ones by Dr. Kim Tan on the principle of Jubilee. They are some of the best I’ve heard on the subject.

I will be teaching with a lot of other people at the Re:Engage workshop from July 29 to August 12. Check it out at:
http://www.reengage.net/

Powerful Equals

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:46:47 +1200

Recorded in Wollongong, a few of us sit down for a good old fashion chat on women, identity and changing the world.

Calling in the City

Thu, 5 Apr 2007 14:25:07 +1200

Recorded in San Francisco with the Aberdeen’s, we talk about how to walk out your calling in a difficult situation.

Resources:
Calling.pdf

Developing Culture - part 2

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:26:48 +1200

Part 2 of the teaching covers some historic examples Christians effecting the culture of slavery etc. We also look at the Christian culture of happiness and our growing schizophrenia.

Developing Culture - part 1

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:05:26 +1200

Recorded at Axiom in New Haven, we discuss how culture is developed, how God does it and some historical examples of Godly people changing the way we think and act as society.

Recourses:
godandculture2.pdf

Dreams and Transition

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:20:49 +1300

Recorded in Auckland, we discuss how dreams can be a magnet towards our future... We also look at how transitions work and how to find the grace to walk through them. Thanks to Tom Bloomer for the initial concept.

Resources:
Transitions.pdf

Gnostic Results

Fri, 2 Feb 2007 16:33:44 +1300

Recorded in Seattle, we talk about the results of split thinking. This is kinda the third part of the teaching. Part one is the previous podcast on Gnosticism. Part two is a previous podcast call ‘How We Lost our Minds’.

Resources:
Split_Resuts.pdf

Gnosticism

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:59:44 +1300

A quick 20 minute discussion on the roots of our split thinking. We look at the definition, the history and the modern effect of gnosticism on our lives and thinking.

Resources:
2_Gnoticism.pdf