Episode 60: Caroline Clark

Caroline Clark was nursing a bit of a hangover when she decided it was time to explore some healthier alternatives.  And so that night she walked into a church, and before the evening was up she had signed up for a weekend at Katoomba doing some bushwalking and listening to some Christian talks.   Caroline has a delightful appreciation of all the ways that God is at work in this world, from his great act of salvation through Christ, through to the “ministry of presence” - just turning up!  In this conversation with host Tori Walker, Caroline shares about her time as a missionary in Germany, her life as a mum to four kids, and her approach to making the most of the situation that God has placed her in.   EPISODE NOTES: Caroline lives in Sydney with her husband and four children. She is a member of St Thomas' Anglican church in North Sydney where her husband is an assistant minister.  Caroline delights in making the most of every opportunity to talk with people about Jesus. She also works as a chaplain at Moore theological college.   *** “At university I had studied theology… I knew a lot about Christianity, I knew a lot about  world religions,  but up until then I don’t think I had heard clearly who the person of Jesus was.”   “The principal said that 80% of people who went to Bible College ended up in ministry, and that had never even crossed my mind.”   "What are the circumstances that God has put me in right now?  Who are the people that God has given me?"   "Part of me wanted to have a formal ministry position so that I could tick things off and get that sense of achievement."   "Officially I had the title “missionary”, but that didn’t change things in many ways."   "Why has the Lord put me in this situation, and how can I use this?"     Even the ministry of presence, just turning up is an encouragement!  Can't see clickable links? Copy and paste this into your browser: tlpcwcw.podbean.com . . The Lydia Project: Conversations with Christian Women is a podcast co-hosted by Tori Walker and Taryn Hayes. It features informal chats with Christian women around faith, life, ministry and the ways in which God is shaping their thinking and their lives. The views of TLP guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the hosts.