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AccessTheStory Radio
by Trav Johnson
We're talking about faith formation, culture and the Story of God. Trav Johnson runs AccessTheStory - a fresh Aussie not-for-profit with a passion for Jesus-centred faith formation among young people.“We see ourselves as an incubator for ideas and initiatives that will help people move beyond their roadblocks to faith.”
Episodes
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Everything is Messy
We're currently chatting with some 'seasoned campaigners' who lead in mission and ministry. Our first conversation is with Joe Gray - a semi-retired pastor based in Adelaide. This is an awesome reflection on Joe's story, and how in ministry things rarely pan out the way you expect. This episode…
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after the kids are in bed
Trav was grateful to our new board member, Kez, who kindly jumped on a call after she put her two boys to bed. Kez has journeyed with ATS for many years - as a camper, a resource developer, a long-term partner, and now as a board member. Hear her story, listen for her insights, and join her…
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Adrian and Trav battle the galahs
Sitting out the back of Junktion, Adrian Blenkinsop and Trav Johnson remain mostly uninterrupted by the local galahs. Not only will you be treated to the tones of the local birdlife in this conversation, but also the heartfelt musings of two mates working on their passion projects under the…
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Matt's on the board!
In our first episode of a new season, Trav Johnson and Matt Fricker take a walk down the ATS memory lane, chat about Matt's recent appointment to the board, and unpack the story of blind Bartimaeus together. Here there are some good insights into vision restored, and what it means to follow Jesus!
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10 years! (plus one)
On June the 1st, 2025, AccessTheStory celebrated its 10th anniversary. We were a year too late as we were established in 2014, but it was worth waiting to celebrate 10 years well. As part of the celebration we held an afternoon tea for our supporters to be celebrated. At this event we set up 7...
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Reframing the Gray Zone
I've just picked up Mark Sayers' book 'a non-anxious presence' for a second read, and it's truer now than it was two years ago. The need to understand what it means to lead from the 'gray zone' - from the in-between - continues to be super-relevant. I'm wondering what it looks like for me as I…
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Stories and Parables
I've always loved telling stories. Pictures in our minds capture the imagination in a way that moves us to response. In my opinion, a parable trumps data and lecture any day. This episode gives commentary around the value of story in the realm of mental health, and interacts with three parables...
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The Relevance of Resolute Love
A reflection on four conversations I had in late January -- identifying some key questions and musings on the relevance of the Resolute Love Project. "Resolute Love can become an on-ramp into best practice therapeutic care through a lived experience learning approach." Music credit: Silhouettes -...
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A 2024 roadmap
Pulling back the curtain on some of my planning for the Resolute Love project this year. It feels a bit like I'm building the plane as it prepares for take-off, but perhaps that's the nature of innovation! These are some of my 2024 priorities as I grapple with the question of how my own…
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Profile of a Caregiver - part 3
Our third and final episode discussing the profile of a Mental Health Caregiver. As part of a focus on our Resolute Love project, we're introducing the final aspects of the Caregiver Profile - 'resource aware' and 'marginally supported'. We'd love it if you could complete (or share) the next…
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Profile of a Caregiver - part 2
This is our second episode with a focus on our Resolute Love Project, giving insight into the profile of a Mental Health Caregiver. This episode furthers our discussion with another two aspects of a Caregiver Profile. We're in the midst of gathering more data on the subject -- the survey can be...
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A Profile of a Caregiver - part 1
As part of our Resolute Love Project, we've launched a survey to assist us in discovering the profile of a Mental Health Caregiver. This episode is a discussion around the findings from our pilot survey - presenting two aspects of a Caregiver Profile. The current survey can be found here:...
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The CONVERGE Project with Adrian Blenkinsop
AccessTheStory is thrilled to be able introduce our newest team member, Adrian Blenkinsop. For many years we have worked alongside Adrian in his coordination of the CONVERGE network in Australia and New Zealand, and we're now excited to be able to see him continue in this work as part of the...
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'sustained innovation' with Richard Sharp
Today, on a bonus episode in our 're-engage' season, I'm chatting with Richard Sharp. Richard and I have been good friends for many years -- working alongside one another on a number of projects, and being responsible for the encouragement (and sometimes distraction) of one another. Richard's new...
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The RESOLUTE LOVE project
We are four episodes in to our 're-engage' season -- having covered questions like 'what we're about' and 'what we do', we then spent some time thinking about our VERGE project. Each of our projects are a response to a roadblock to faith formation. For the VERGE project we thought about the...
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The VERGE Project
The projects we adopt are responses to roadblocks to faith formation. VERGE is a project seeking to overcome a big obstruction to learning -- the pulpit. Notsomuch the piece of furniture, but what it can represent in people's minds as they engage with the Story of God. In this third episode of…
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What does ATS do?
The second episode in our short 're-engage' season deals with the mission or 'ambition' of AccessTheStory. Following a season of retreat -- more like sabbatical -- we've identified the opportunity to broaden our scope while still valuing the work we've done so far. Here's some of our thinking...
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What Is ATS About?
Coming back to the airwaves after a season of retreat, we're starting a short season to re-enage our support-base and ministry networks. Today you'll get an unfiltered insight into Trav's heartbeat for AccessTheStory, a bit of the story over the years, and some core practices that sustain our…
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being actively present
how mental health first aid helps us go deeper in our understanding and experience of the incarnation
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Where are the Youth Pastors?
As Trav reflects on some recent conversations with churches who are trying to find Youth Pastors, he asks the question: "Is the apparent lack of good youth ministry practitioners in local churches symptomatic of a larger problem?" Trav gives four suggestions to help navigate this larger problem.
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the 'sin' of anxiety
In the midst of a mental health epidemic, and overly-simplistic religious posturing, what if the care of God is more holistic than we ever imagined?
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a reshuffle isn't renewal
My church has experienced a migration of sorts over the last few months. Covid seems to have accelerated the process for people to change their spiritual home, but I'm not sure a church transfer will necessarily equate to spiritual renewal.
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where can you offer help and hope?
We're exploring what it means to plant a micro-church - here's a short reflection on one of the key questions we ask our group.
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"My Calcutta" - part two
Part two - where Bekk Sellars explains what she means by "My Calcutta". Do yourself a favour, and listen to Bekk unpack the story of how she initiated the youth outreach community in her neighbourhood, and how she has seen God bring light into the darkness. (Part one of two).
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"My Calcutta" - part one
We're chatting with Bekk Sellars again - where she explains what she means by "My Calcutta". Do yourself a favour, and listen to Bekk unpack the story of how she initiated the youth outreach community in her neighbourhood, and how she has seen God bring light into the darkness. (Part one of two).
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Sage, Shepherd, Pioneer - Bekk Sellars
"In all my times of meeting people - especially in my local area - I haven't really met anyone who hates God. A lot of people hate Christians. But a lot of people just want someone to care, or be interested in them." Bekk Sellars is no stranger to stepping into unchartered waters when it comes to...
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DISCIPLESHIP: more than a buzz-word
"Rather than looking for the silver bullet, we need to come back to our faith, and humble ourselves before God." "We're not actually important enough to stuff up God's plans." Beth Hoy shares her stories, frustrations, insights, and hopes for how we might see followers of Jesus raised up from the...
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established leader, insightful prophet, loving wife & mum - BETH
As her 2yo daughter, Hosanna, schools us on Mr Happy and Pokemon, Beth Hoy pulls back the curtain on some of her own story. Beth is the Generations Facilitator for Baptist Churches in South Australia, and she is living out the message she carries to emerging leaders. May your heart be encouraged…
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6500 teenagers meet a new kind of beauty
Today our friend Riley unpacks his passion of 'bringing credibility to the gospel'. We couldn't help but reflect on the annual opportunity for serving young people at the Victor Harbor Schoolies Festival. Riley Smith is Families Pastor at Victor Harbor Baptist Church in South Australia. As you…
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a baby due in retirement town
Part of what we want to do with our podcast is champion everyday stories of faith - today we'll hear from Riley. Riley Smith is Families Pastor at Victor Harbor Baptist Church in South Australia. As Trav interviews Riley, we hope his story inspires and encourages you in your own faith journey!
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SHERPA - Formation Plan
We're excited to be hosting some conversations for SHERPA - a 12 month journey through God's story with the intent of personal and leadership formation. This is 'session seven' - where we join Adrian Blenkinsop and Nathan Vawser in a conversation around some practical insight for completing your...
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SHERPA - Cultural Analysis
We're excited to be hosting some conversations for SHERPA - a 12 month journey through God's story with the intent of personal and leadership formation. This is 'session six' - where we join Adrian Blenkinsop and Nathan Vawser in a conversation around the value and practice of cultural analysis…
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'narrative formation' with Hannah
We're chatting with Hannah again about her experience in using AccessTheStory's approach to learning and formation. Hannah Juanta is Youth Director at Edwardstown Baptist Church, and her honest and practical insights to our resourcing are super-helpful!
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advent ideas
We're chatting with Hannah again about advent ideas. Hannah Juanta is Youth Director at Edwardstown Baptist Church, and we think some of her practical ideas and pastoral reflections are important for you to hear!
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Hannah's Story
Part of what we want to do with this podcast is champion everyday stories of faith - today we'll hear from Hannah. Hannah Juanta is Youth Director at Edwardstown Baptist Church, and long-time friend of AccessTheStory. As Trav interviews Hannah, we hope her story inspires and encourages you in…
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SHERPA - some implications so far
We're excited to be hosting some conversations for SHERPA - a 12 month journey through God's story with the intent of personal and leadership formation. This is 'session five' - where we join Adrian Blenkinsop and Nathan Vawser in a conversation around some ministry implications from Jesus' life...
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SHERPA - Jesus' why and what
We're excited to be hosting some conversations for SHERPA - a 12 month journey through God's story with the intent of personal and leadership formation. This is 'session four' - where we join Adrian Blenkinsop and Nathan Vawser in a conversation around the purpose and priorities of Jesus.
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SHERPA - who is Jesus?
We're excited to be hosting some conversations for SHERPA - a 12 month journey through God's story with the intent of personal and leadership formation. This is 'session three' - where we join Adrian Blenkinsop and Nathan Vawser in a conversation around the question of the identity of Jesus.
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SHERPA - the story of God
We're excited to be hosting some conversations for SHERPA - a 12 month journey through God's story with the intent of personal and leadership formation. This is 'session two' - where we join Adrian Blenkinsop and Nathan Vawser in a conversation around the story of God, and how we might see this...
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SHERPA - the story of culture
We're excited to be hosting some conversations for SHERPA - a 12 month journey through God's story with the intent of personal and leadership formation. This is 'session one' - where we join Adrian Blenkinsop and Nathan Vawser in a conversation around how culture influences us, and how we can...
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SHERPA intro
We're excited to be hosting some conversations for SHERPA - a 12 month journey through God's story with the intent of personal and leadership formation. This is 'session zero' - introducing Adrian Blenkinsop and Nathan Vawser - part of the small team who are developing SHERPA.
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How film-making changed my view of the Bible
This isn’t a podcast about inerrancy, inspiration, or textual criticism - but about how our metaphors of the Bible represent (or mis-represent) the story of God.
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ATS learning rhythms 4
"SPEAK out the story". Learn how to create space for meaningful response from learners as they SPEAK out God's story by moving from the mindset of a 'drover' to that of a 'shepherd'.
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ATS learning rhythms 3
"WALK in the story". Learn how to create space for meaningful experience with learners as they WALK in God's story by moving from the mindset of a 'librarian' to that of a 'curator'.
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ATS learning rhythms 2
"SIT in the story". Learn how to facilitate great dialogue with learners as they SIT in God's story by moving from the mindset of an 'info-booth attendant' to that of a 'guide'.
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ATS learning rhythms 1
"STEP into the story". Learn how to provide the best environment for learners to STEP into the story of God by moving from the mindset of a 'teacher' to that of a 'story-teller'.
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Not just for young people
How the lost son story still moves us
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AccessTheStory's "why?"
Here’s my first podcast on Anchor - less about what I do, and more about why I do it ...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We're talking about faith formation, culture and the Story of God. Trav Johnson runs AccessTheStory - a fresh Aussie not-for-profit with a passion for Jesus-centred faith formation among young people.“We see ourselves as an incubator for ideas and initiatives that will help people move beyond their roadblocks to faith.”
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We're talking about faith formation, culture and the Story of God. Trav Johnson runs AccessTheStory - a fresh Aussie not-for-profit with a passion for Jesus-centred faith formation among young people.“We see ourselves as an incubator for ideas and initiatives that will help people move beyond their...
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