* Conversations with Christian Women * Hosts: Tori Walker and Taryn Hayes chat to women from Australia and around the world about faith, life and ministry. Ordinary women trusting an extraordinary God makes for inspirational stories and great wisdom shared about all aspects of life as a Christian woman.
Episodes
Saturday Jan 30, 2021
Episode 62: Christina Retief
Saturday Jan 30, 2021
Saturday Jan 30, 2021
Being shot at point-blank range in her stomach shortly after her wedding was not how Christina expected to start married life. But tragedy was not something that Christina was unfamiliar with. Nor was she unfamiliar with God’s incredible grace. Her story of coming to faith in Christ from a background of death, divorce and the traumatic stillbirth of her first child is one that highlights again and again God’s grace to us all. Listen to Christina and Taryn chat about Christina’s deep and joyful love of Christ and His work in and through her.
EPISODE NOTES:
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Born in Germany, Christina grew up with Christian values, but lived a God-less life. The death of her father in 1996 started her search for the meaning of life and death. A divorce in 2001, and the still-birth of her baby in 2002 brought her to her knees, crying out to God. In His great mercy, God brought people across her path who began to share the gospel with her. Her newfound joy in Jesus drew her to YWAM and her journey found her in South Africa where she began to study theology through a reformed evangelical lens at George Whitefield College in Cape Town, South Africa, met and married her husband, Bruce and now, together they are adoptive parents to 14-year-old twin boys. Together they serve and are served in the Christ Church, Hermanus church family.
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Arise - https://arisefamily.org/
Ywam - https://ywam.org/
Gwc - https://www.gwc.ac.za/
REACH SA - http://reachsa.org.za/
The Sandwich Guys, Hermanus - https://www.facebook.com/sandwichguyshermanus
I am Second - https://www.iamsecond.com/
One for Israel - https://www.oneforisrael.org/
SHOW SNIPPETS:
"I saw this light and instantly my tears subsided, my fear was gone. I just had this overwhelming sense of peace and belonging."
"I really investigated hard to find answers and nothing could satisfy my thirst for this truth."
"Seeking truth, seeking answers to these big questions."
"I knew my baby had died. It was such a desperate moment. I was completely empty. 11 June 2002, I delivered a dead baby. My life was shattered. "
"I went home without a baby. Such emptiness. Because all my hope was in this child."
"My trust was in material things."
"I cried out to God - I want to get to know you!"
"Share the hope that we have in Christ."
"When I was lying there waiting for the ambulance and the police, I just thought, you know Lord you have a plan because I’m still here."
"She taught me to not ask God why but to ask Him to teach me."
"Let’s be available."
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Friday Jan 15, 2021
Episode 61: Sophie Renton
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Where do unbelievers get their greatest source of information on Christians and Christianity from? What are the main issue blockers stopping unbelievers from investigating having a faith in Christ? How do unbelievers view the person of Jesus Christ? Host Tori Walker talks with Sophie Renton from McRindle Research about the work she did on the “Faith and Belief in Australia” study and the impact she hopes it will have for Christians today.
EPISODE NOTES:
Where do unbelievers get their greatest source of information on Christians and Christianity from? What are the main issue blockers stopping unbelievers from investigating having a faith in Christ? How do unbelievers view the person of Jesus Christ? Host Tori Walker talks with Sophie Renton from McRindle Research about the work she did on the “Faith and Belief in Australia” study and the impact she hopes it will have for Christians today.
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Sophie Renton is a social researcher, trends analyst and Director of Research at the internationally recognised McCrindle. As an experienced researcher, Sophie understands how evidence-based insights can inform strategy and help organisations to thrive amidst change.
From her experience in leading the team at McCrindle, Sophie assists organisations by bringing a clearer picture to complex problems. Sophie is adept in sharing strategic insights that guide CEOs and executive teams in leading their organisations.
Beyond her commercial work Sophie is passionate about investing in Christian leaders, equipping them to understand the times so they can lead with wisdom and insight. Sophie was a youth pastor at Oxford Falls Grammar School for 7 and half years and now serves on the ministry team at C3 SYD Avalon on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
McCrindle - McCrindle Faith and Belief Research
SHOW SNIPPETS:
“I remember feeling the most overwhelming joy and trust in God that I still cannot describe”
“In the census it’s one question. Anyone with a faith knows that it’s a lot more than one question’s worth to explain that journey.”
“How do we stay true to what the truth is, but also present it in a way that draws people in, rather than puts walls up?”
“One of the greatest attractors to investigating religion and spirituality is someone who is living out a genuine and authentic faith”
“We love to resource leaders, to help them make evidence-based decisions”
“I think one of the challenges with Christians is that we can be very involved in our churches and almost get in a bubble from what reality is”
(not Sophie saying this) “Negative feelings come from things that happen inside the church. Maybe try to push the Jesus thing, rather than come to church to find out about Jesus.”
“The same God of the mountain is the same God of the valley”
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