A conversation between young people & the church
Our season finale features a banquet of content – an impassioned plea for the brilliance of Joan of Arcadia, a moment of raw beauty from a school assembly, a cheeky request for sponsorship, and the famed ‘River Camp Armageddon’ story.
You can donate to ‘Colour Your Hair for Mental Health’ here – https://my.colouryourhair.com.au/bradon-french
The Mental Health Kit for Congregations is accessible via https://victas.uca.org.au/ministry-mission/disability-inclusion/
Friday September 20 is the Global #ClimateStrike. We speak with two people who are working hard to ensure the strike has an impact: Luca, a yr12 student who is coordinating the Albury Strike event, and Aletia, who works with Uniting World.
For more information about your local strike event, head to https://www.schoolstrike4climate.com/sept20
For information about the ARRCC multi-faith event in Melbourne, check out the Facebook event.
To order an ARRCC shirt, head to https://www.arrcc.org.au/arrcc_t_shirts
To register your congregation’s involvement, and other resources from Uniting World, head to https://www.unitingworld.org.au/climatestrike
For your permission note to attend the Climate Strike, signed by UCA President Dr Deidre Palmer, click here
Due to popular demand, we got the band back together for Cracking Coconuts, part 2. We chat about the challenges & opportunities for 2nd Gen within the church, and hear some raw honesty about the hopes & hurdles experienced.
Prompted by some generic listener feedback, our host reflects on some of his favourite episodes over the past year. Meanwhile, some technical glitches reveal some tension in the production team.
You can find Bradon’s favourites ands all previous episodes in your podcast app, or by clicking on the Full Episode History tab.
This week’s episode draws together a number of resources to encourage young people’s engagement with the Bible. We’ve collated them below, and we’d love to hear your thoughts on them, plus your suggestions of others. Make sure you listen to the episode for descriptions & uses.
Podcasts (links are to iTunes page)
Websites
Library books
A massive episode this week. Our friend Rhanee drops by the studio to read the 2019 Imagination Declaration from the Garma Festival Youth Forum. We connect with Molk to review the SBS mini-series #TheHunting. Bradon mentions some awesome events in the next few weeks, and we launch a brand new segment!
Check out The Imagination Declaration
For more info about upcoming training events with Andy Root, check out ucayouth.org.au
Check out The Hunting (via SBS OnDemand) and educational resources
In a bold new attempt at show production, today’s episode is sponsored by the letter P. Our host explores how we might Pass The Mic through effective youth engagement, and we meet members of the Discipling the Next Generations Panel (check out http://uniting.church/circles).
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Recorded live from our Auckland studios, Bradon previews #IASYM & checks out the library. Rev Claire Dawe joins us to share her experiences leading an intergen congregation, and plays a very special Ethics #LitOrQuit
