The Venture 12 Podcast

THE FINALEThis is the final episode of the Venture 12 Podcast.Thank you for listening, supporting, and sharing the journey with us. We hope you enjoy our end-of-show reflections and a bit of fun in this episode—and be sure to stay until the very end for a special Christmas reflection by Alex and MarkAs always, keep sharing it far and wide, in every nook and cranny!God's PEACE to you all this Christmas.and farewell.Emma Cotterill Podcast Host Alex J Gibson Gibson Podcast Host/Podcast ProductionChris Mingay Podcast HostHanna Mingay Podcast Host/Book ClubsMark Cotterill Podcast HostBethany Gibson Podcast Host/ Book ClubJon-Anders Marthinussen Podcast Production Big thanks to the

In this episode, we talk with Lance Ford about Sagebrush Circles—a fresh initiative and growing movement devoted to fostering cross-generational conversations between older and younger people. Whether it’s around fires, tables, porches, or any natural gathering place, Sagebrush Circles exists to recover something our culture has largely lost: face-to-face wisdom, passed down in love.Lance is the author of several books, including The Starfish and the Spirit and The Atlas Factor, and brings decades of experience in church planting, coaching, and consulting.This is part one of a two-part mini-series. In our next episode, we’ll listen in on a conversation between Lance and Brad Brisco, diving into why younger guys need older guys—and why older guys need younger ones.Enjoy.Check out Sagebrush Circles on Youtube.Ever wonder what really matters in life?SageBrush Circles

Behind many successful leaders lies a hidden cost: disappointment, stress, strained relationships, and a life no longer at ease with itself. In this episode, we speak with Ceri and Simon Harris, leaders with vast experience in supporting people and organizations about their new book, 'Wholehearted Leadership: Leading from a Deeper Place', which explores how you can be restored and emerge, leading from your true self.https://wholehearted.solutions/organisations/

Women, Life, Freedom - a conversation with Maral Saffar a movement activist in SwedenIn 2022 a movement exploded out of the killing of the young Mahasa Amini by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran. It was a brutal awakening for many birthing protests across the world as well as grim retribution by the regime. In this episode I catch up with an old friend and freedom activist to hear how the fight for Women Life Freedom continues to shape her life and the life of many others.A Song for The MovementBarayeShervin Hajipourhttps://open.spotify.com/track/3E2nc5BNYn2wPztZkXGM25?si=52ac0490d5184190During the recent protests in Iran, a song called Baraye by singer/songwriter Shervin Hajipour became famous among protesters both outside and inside Iran. The title, Baraye, means “because of” or “for the sake of” in Persian and it is the word that starts every verse of the song. The song was composed during the early days of the 2022 uprising and soon became the anthem of the movement.

Tod Bolsinger is a leadership expert and author, known for his work on adaptive change and resilient leadership. He serves as the Senior Congregational Strategist for the Church Leadership Institute and is an Affiliate Professor of Leadership Formation at Fuller Theological Seminary. Tod has written several influential books, including "Canoeing the Mountains" and "Tempered Resilience. In this episode we talk to Tod about what the future of Christian leadership, ministry and training in rapidly changing world. Enjoy! "The future of leadership will begin with you getting comfortable with what psychologists say are the 3 hardest words for a human to say. I don't know. Most of us were trained never to say I don't know and so we fake it until we make it. We pretend we know, we act as if we knew all along. We believe that people only trust us if we have a solution or an idea. There's something actually, really, really powerful about someone who has great integrity. Who has demonstrated great credibility and trustworthiness to say the thing we're facing I've never done before. I don't know what to do, but it is ours to do. So will you join me in it. And that's when leadership of the future starts, it actually starts with, I don't know but we're gonna go, anyway. So let's go".

In this episode we talk to Mark Nelson, church planter and pastor, and Heather Gorman, professor of New Testament about the divide and polarization we see in our world today. With insights from their new book “Lunchroom theology” they help us explore if there’s a different way we can live in this divided world, more aligned to the ways of Jesus? Hosted by Hanna Mingay and Chris Mingay

Everything about the gospel message leads to the cross, and proceeds from the cross. In fact, within the narrative of Scripture, the crucifixion of Jesus is literally the crux of the story―the axis upon which the biblical story turns. In our ongoing quest to make meaning of the cross, we need to recognize that this conversation will never conclude―that there is always something more to be said. In this episode Brian Zahnd invites us to experience the kaleidoscopic mystery of the cross and the infinite ways to behold the crucified Christ as the beautiful form that touches and transforms all aspects of life.

We speak to Angela Lam, founder of Hagar's Voice about abuse and the environments that enable them in the church but also how we can find routes to healing and safe spaces of transformation in the movement that Jesus started. HagarsVoice.com ClergySexualMisconduct.com Infinitum's True Self Check In Book Recommendation: Faith in the Face of Empire by Mitri Raheb Hagar's Voice on Socials @HagarsVoice (Facebook and Instagram

In this episode we meet Guillermo Navarrete and Seth Clark, who share with us the powerful story of Border Church and La Iglesia Fronteriza. This remarkable expression of the body of Christ at the San Diego-Tijuana border demonstrates its love for Christ through serving suffering humanity, pursuing justice for migrants and using their pinkies to pass the peace through the mesh metal walls between U.S and Mexico as part of their distinct and profound expression of worship. Church at the Wall Seth David Clark Church at the Wall: Stories of Hope Along the San Diego-Tijuana Border https://www.amazon.com/Church-Wall-Stories-Diego-Tijuana-Border/dp/0817018301

In this episode, Bree Mills shares with us some foundational thoughts and wisdom around empowering micro church movements to emerge and flourish. She is an ordained Anglican Minister and director of Micro Movements Australia . ENJOY https://www.breemills.com.au/about

In this episode Will Small challenges us to rethink inclusion for the marginalised and the creation of safe spaces to explore life and faith. In this joint Venture 12 & Included: The Podcast chat, Will shares some of his journey of evolving faith, finding God in unexpected places and processing it through poetry along the way. To learn more about Will's work do check out the podcast and his website. Links are below! Spiritual misfits welcome here. - Spiritual Misfits WILL SMALL. - Home

We talk to Jessie Cruickshank about her new book; Ordinary Discipleship. Jessie learned how to be a disciplemaker in the wilderness. When she connected her training in outdoor adventure ministry with her Harvard degree in neuroeducation, God showed her a pathway for ordinary disciples of Jesus to experience profound spiritual growth.