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An Upside-Down World Podcast
by Tearfund Australia
What does it look like to live ’upside-down’ in the chaos of our world today? Join Joel McKerrow and Gracie Naoum as they bring you... An Upside-Down World, a podcast hosted with Tearfund Australia. Interviewing local and global guests, this podcast is a deep-dive into the eight sayings of Jesus (commonly known as The Beatitudes) and how these sayings help us walk steadily through this upside-down world. Joel and Gracie hear from some truly remarkable humans as they embrace Jesus’ backwards blessings and let them shape their lives. Released through the weeks of Lent in 2022 the podcast accompanies Tearfund’s Lent series, which you can subscribe to at tearfund.org.au/the-way-of-love-lent-2022
Episodes
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Strong Roots High Hopes | Ep 07: Live Q&A, Season Finale
The Strong Roots, High Hopes season finale. Joel, Matt and Adalia answer listener questions on false hope versus high hopes, social media activism, and what they'd tell the next generation, and reflect on everything the season's guests have taught them. This episode was recorded on the land of…
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Strong Roots High Hopes | Ep 06: Planting Seeds Under Cloudless Skies with Marlon Phiri
From Zambia, Marlon Phiri of ROCS shares how rural communities are meeting climate change with courage and innovation, and why Christian hope is grounded in God's character, not the weather. Interviewed by Melody Murton. This episode was recorded on the land of the Wurundjeri people. We pay our...
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Strong Roots High Hopes | Ep 05: Beyond the Saviour Complex with Dr Tanya Riches
Dr Tanya Riches, Director of the Master of Transformational Development at Eastern College Australia, challenges the Western church's saviour complex and points us towards the tangible hope already alive in the Global South and First Nations communities. Interviewed by Melody Murton. This episode...
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Strong Roots High Hopes | Ep 04: The Discipline of Silence with Graeme Anderson
Pastor Graeme Anderson of Northside Baptist Church on formational church, slow spiritual growth in a fast world, the ancient practice of the examen, and why leadership might really be about learning to listen. Interviewed by Melody Murton. This episode was recorded on the land of the Wurundjeri...
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Strong Roots High Hopes | Ep 03: Climate Courage with Autalaga Tuialii
This week Joel McKerrow, Matthew Grayden and Adalia Ananthan sit down with Autalaga (Laga) Tuialii, a first generation Australian of Samoan descent and alumna of Tearfund's Just Leadership Cohort. Laga is a founding member of the Saltwater Alliance's Culture Keepers project and co-founder of...
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Strong Roots High Hopes | Ep 02: Pot Plant Christianity with Pastor Ray Minniecon
Pastor Ray Minniecon, of the Kabi-Kabi and Gurang-Gurang nations and founder of Scarred Tree Ministries, joins Strong Roots, High Hopes for a powerful conversation on land, justice, and what he calls "pot plant Christianity", a faith that has never been planted deep in this country's soil....
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Strong Roots High Hopes | Ep 01: Introduction
A new series from Tearfund Australia. Host Joel McKerrow is joined in-studio by Matthew Grayden and Adalia Ananthan to open Strong Roots, High Hopes, a season exploring faith, climate and justice with people on the front lines of global challenges. This episode: a poetic meditation, an honest...
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Strong Roots, High Hopes: A New Podcast Series from Tearfund Australia (Launching August 10)
Strong Roots, High Hopes launches Monday, August 10. A new series from Tearfund Australia: real conversations about faith, climate and justice with elders, next gen leaders, pastors and global change-makers. Subscribe now so you don't miss episode one. This episode was recorded on the land of the...
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The Table | Ep 07: The Future Feast featuring Naomi Chua
In this final episode of The Table series, we wrap up our journey by looking toward the ultimate celebration: the future feast described in Revelation. Joined by Naomi Chua, we explore the "wedding feast of the lamb"—a beautiful vision of a table where every tribe, tongue, and nation finally…
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The Table | Ep 06: Eyes Opened at the Table featuring Sam Fagan
In this episode of The Table, we join Sam Fagan from Tearfund for a walk down the Emmaus Road in Luke 24. Together, we explore that beautiful, mysterious moment where two disciples fail to recognise Jesus until they sit down and break bread with him. Sam reminds us that often, God is hidden in…
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The Table | Ep 05: Table Manners featuring Kuki Rokhum
In this conversation, we travel to India to sit down with Kuki Rokhum, Director of Church Engagement at A Rocha. Together, we look at the powerful and challenging imagery of 1 Corinthians 11, where the early church is called out for creating "private tables" while others go hungry. Kuki helps us...
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The Table | Ep 04: The Last Supper featuring René August
In this fourth episode of The Table series, we head to South Africa to sit down with René August, a global peace building specialist and Anglican priest. As we approach Easter, René leads us to the communion table, reflecting on the Last Supper as a radical site where Jesus intentionally pauses…
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The Table | Ep 03: The Company Jesus Kept featuring Armando Licoze + Blessing Chaipa
In this episode of The Table, we travel across the African continent to Mozambique and Zimbabwe to chat with Armando Licoze and Blessing Chaipa. Sitting around the table in Matthew 9, we see Jesus doing something truly scandalous: eating with tax collectors and "sinners." Armando and Blessing…
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The Table | Ep 02: Guests of Honour featuring Rory McKenna
In the second episode of The Table series, we gather with Melbourne-based songwriter and worship leader Rory McKenna (of the band Tekoa). Together, we explore the challenging yet transformative invitation found in Luke 14, where Jesus encourages us to invite those who cannot repay us to our…
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The Table | Ep 01: Wisdom's Table with Sami DiPasquale
Welcome to the first stop on a transformative gathering around The Table, where God feeds the hungry, lifts up the excluded, and overturns injustice. In this episode, we travel to the U.S.-Mexico border to meet Sami DiPasquale from Abara. Drawing on the wisdom of Proverbs 9, Sami invites us to...
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The Table | The Tearfund Australia Podcast – Series Announcement
New season landing Monday 16th February! Welcome to the table: where God feeds the hungry, lifts up the excluded, and overturns injustice. From unlikely invitations to a promised wedding feast, scripture reminds us that Jesus’ table is a place of justice, generosity and hope. In this season of…
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PRACTISING HOPE (FIVE): Beyond Poetics
Beyond Poetics: A poetic Response to the Practicing Hope Article by Jon Owen. Download Practising Hope: Essays on living what we long for at www.tearfund.org.au/hope
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PRACTISING HOPE (EIGHT): Sanctuary.
Sanctuary: A poetic Response to the Practicing Hope Article by Bec Oates. Download Practising Hope: Essays on living what we long for at www.tearfund.org.au/hope
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PRACTISING HOPE (SEVEN): Hurricane Warning.
Hurricane Warning: A poetic Response to the Practicing Hope Article by Laura Weatherall. Download Practising Hope: Essays on living what we long for at www.tearfund.org.au/hope
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PRACTISING HOPE (SIX): Sitting in the Dirt
Sitting in the Dirt: A poetic Response to the Practicing Hope Article by Strahan Coleman. Download Practising Hope: Essays on living what we long for at www.tearfund.org.au/hope
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PRACTISING HOPE (FOUR): We Wait
We Wait: A poetic Response to the Practicing Hope Article by Deb Storie. Download Practising Hope: Essays on living what we long for at www.tearfund.org.au/hope
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PRACTISING HOPE (THREE): The Sound of Peace
The Sound of Peace: A poetic Response to the Practicing Hope Article by Grace Ji-Sun Kim. Download Practising Hope: Essays on living what we long for at www.tearfund.org.au/hope
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PRACTISING HOPE (TWO): A Seed
A Seed: A poetic Response to the Practicing Hope Article by Paul Dettmann. Download Practising Hope: Essays on living what we long for at www.tearfund.org.au/hope
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PRACTICING HOPE (ONE): On Earth As It Is In Heaven
On Earth as it is in Heaven: A poetic Response to the Practicing Hope Article by Leisa Aitken. Download Practising Hope: Essays on living what we long for at www.tearfund.org.au/hope
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Episode 8- Be the Student (series final).
In this episode Joel and Grace spend time sharing stories and reflecting on what they have learnt throughout the series. They share a duet poem together with music by David Andrew which ties together many of the themes discussed throughout this podcast episode. We also have a special song written...
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Episode 7- The Peacemakers (with James Montgomery).
Joel McKerrow and Gracie Naoum interview James Montgomery, a Tearfund staff member, working directly with our partners in the South Asia region, including Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nepal. Grace also shares a poem backed by musician David Andrew which reflects on the life of Aberash Tagese and her...
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Episode 6- Purity is not Perfection (with Jacinta Trang).
Joel McKerrow and Gracie Naoum interview Jacinta Trang, a doctor working on the Gold Coast, an avid reader and an enthusiastic runner. She is passionate about creation care, community outreach as well as finding ways to address health inequities; and is on a journey of learning what God’s heart…
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Episode 5- Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (with Nebiyu Haile).
Joel McKerrow and Gracie Naoum interview Nebiyu Haile, the director of Ellilta Women At Risk in Ethiopia. Grace also shares a poem backed by musician David Andrew which reflects on the life of Vimel in Mumbai. For more about Tearfund Australia and to sign up to the Lent series, checkout...
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Episode 4- To Hunger for what is RIGHT (with Tim Costello)
Joel McKerrow and Gracie Naoum interview long-time justice worker TIM COSTELLO with Joel also sharing a poem backed by musician David Andrew For more about TEARFUND AUSTRALIA and to sign up to the LENT series, checkout www.tearfund.org.au
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Episode 3- Blessed are the meek (not those who Flex)- with Chiraphone Khamphouvong
Todays episode is all about the Meek who shall inherit the earth. Joel McKerrow and Gracie Naoum interview Chiraphone Khamphouvong from World Renew Laos. Born in Laos and raised in the USA, before heading back to work with communities in Laos, this is a profound interview. Grace also shares a…
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Episode 2- The Weeping God (with Uncle Ray Minniecon).
Joel McKerrow and Gracie Naoum interview indigenous elder and pastor Ray Minniecon with Joel sharing a poem backed by musician David Andrew And with a prayer from Rachel Ross, who is part of the Scarred Tree Message Stick Mob, the church community that Ray Minniecon pastors in St John's Glebe.…
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Episode 1- Poor in Spirit (with Tara Conradt).
Joel McKerrow and Gracie Naoum introduce the Beatitudes with Gracie sharing a poem backed by musician David Andrew. The second half of the episode is an interview with Hillsong Perth Pastor Tara Conradt. For more about TEARFUND AUSTRALIA checkout www.tearfund.org.au
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An Upside-down World TRAILER
The trailer for the upcoming, AN UPSIDE-DOWN WORLD Podcast, brought to you by TEARFUND AUSTRALIA, with your hosts Gracie Naoum and Joel McKerrow. Starts MARCH 2nd 2022.
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What does it look like to live ’upside-down’ in the chaos of our world today? Join Joel McKerrow and Gracie Naoum as they bring you... An Upside-Down World, a podcast hosted with Tearfund Australia. Interviewing local and global guests, this podcast is a deep-dive into the eight sayings of Jesus (commonly known as The Beatitudes) and how these sayings help us walk steadily through this upside-down world. Joel and Gracie hear from some truly remarkable humans as they embrace Jesus’ backwards blessings and let them shape their lives. Released through the weeks of Lent in 2022 the podcast accompanies Tearfund’s Lent series, which you can subscribe to at tearfund.org.au/the-way-of-love-lent-2022
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