Lancaster

This episode captures a live panel conversation where Karolina interviews six remarkable Lancaster women, each bringing clarity, courage, and conviction to some of the pressing cultural conversations of our time. From law to social work, from creative industries to political spaces, from ministry to motherhood, these women carry influence in very different spheres, yet share one unshakable foundation: a deep devotion to Jesus and a willingness to live set apart, even when it costs.With guests Candace Nainby, Precious McDonald, Maja Gunsser, Lola Papoola, Shannon Hodgman and Marlene Smith, each voice speaks into a key cultural issue, offering thoughtful insight shaped not just by intellect, but by lived faith and surrendered obedience. What emerges is a picture of a generation rising. Women who are discerning the times, and choosing a life anchored in truth.This panel is a commissioning of sorts. A moment to recognise, to release, and to amplify voices that are already carrying weight in their worlds and will continue to do so in even greater measure. There is something stirring among this generation, a holy conviction and a growing clarity that the ways of the world are not leading to life.If you have felt that same tension, that same inner conviction, this conversation will resonate deeply.

In this episode of The Lancaster Podcast, Karolina Grant is joined by Bex Connett and Tara Jones.The conversation establishes a bold foundation: the natural mind cannot discern the things of the Spirit, and the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. The episode explores the cultural moment shaping young women today and how gradual changes in culture normalised through universities, media, and influencers, have removed authority and replaced it with emotion. The result is confusion, instability, anxiety, and a generation attempting to self invent without a foundation.The conversation then tackles common objections about the Bible’s reliability, ultimately, calling us to return. Every ideology that has rejected absolute truth has failed to produce human flourishing. Scripture is not God limiting you. It is God protecting you. His Word is designed for your good.

Episode One sets the scene: who this podcast is for and why it exists. Lancaster is for the rare woman who carries a holy restlessness—she senses she can be used mightily by God and refuses to settle for small thinking. She’s tenacious, willing to do hard things, and ready to live a life of purpose. She’s quiet in the noise but moves with an inner roar that cannot be ignored. This podcast is for her.The name Lancaster honors Sarah Jane Lancaster, one of Australia’s first Pentecostal leaders and its first female minister, a woman who caught the Spirit and pioneered a movement of bold obedience. Inspired by her legacy, this podcast exists to ignite the next generation of women to step into callings bigger than themselves.As I’ve travelled and observed young women, who are hungry for guidance, someone to show them how to do hard things, to step into their purpose. This podcast is for that girl—the one with a calling she cannot ignore.You’re not crazy. You’re awake. You’re hearing the stirrings of destiny and calling. God is looking for willingness, not perfection. What you feel is real, and it’s time to pay attention.