PODCAST · religion
Chip Lunch
by Soul Revival Church
Stories of Jesus Changing Everything
Episodes
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God protected me [Nicola's story]
Nicola grew up in Papua New Guinea, fourth-generation PNG-born Chinese, raised in Madang on the northeast coast. At twelve she boarded a plane to Sydney and started high school at PLC Pymble, thousands of kilometres from her family. It was boarding school she loved, she says — the lifelong...
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Built On Grace, Not Perfection [Rob's story]
Rob is the first to tell you he's a hypocrite. He'll get annoyed at his kids for leaving the toilet seat up, and then realise it was him. He'll lose his cool working from home and snap at whoever walks through the door, and then feel the conviction of it. He tells his kids constantly: I'm a...
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Taught to Question, Chose to Believe [Rob's story]
Rob was not the kind of kid who accepted things at face value. He asked questions. He pushed back. He wanted to understand why, whether it was in the classroom, at home, or eventually, at church. So when Christianity came into his orbit, he didn't just slide into it. He interrogated it. Joel and...
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Finding my people [Lenore's story]
After years of serving at C3 church: running microphones, doing admin, helping with kids, Lenore found herself at a crossroads. The community she had built her adult life around was changing, the distance from home was starting to wear, and a friend kept mentioning a church in the Shire. She came...
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No other option [Lenore's story]
Lenore grew up in Bankstown, rode the East Hills Baptist Church bus to Sunday school as a kid, got bullied at school, and found her safe place in an organisation some have never heard of: Girls Brigade. It became a constant through surgeries, hard seasons and big life changes. Sixty-nine years...
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Refined by fire [Alhana's story]
When Alhana was last on Chip Lunch five years ago, she had just started full-time at JB Hi-Fi and was finding her feet. A lot has happened since then. In those five years: she stepped into a management role too early and burnt out, spent eighteen months largely absent from the Saturday night...
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Faith over feelings [Dave Jensen's story]
Dave Jensen grew up as the Archbishop of Sydney's son in Newtown, surrounded by Greeks and Vietnamese and punk music and heroin. He knew what genuine Christianity looked like because everyone around him had it. He just didn't have it himself. He got a girl pregnant, married young, joined the…
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Nothing is low key [Katie's story]
Katie was last on Chip Lunch almost five years ago, on episode 13. She's back married to Ethan, a lot wiser, and with a story she couldn't have told back then. Three months after the wedding, she contracted glandular fever. It triggered what she was told was an autoimmune disease. She spent two...
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2026 Week Away companion
Every year Soul Revival packs up and heads to Waterslea Youthworks Conference Centre for five days of Week Away. Joel, Gemma, Brayden and Ethan hit the road to cover petrol station rankings, packing tips for girls' cabins and newborns alike, the best Week Away weather, what to expect from speaker...
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He really lives it [Nico's story]
A guy on a building site said it about Nico after knowing him for four weeks: he really lives it. Not as a compliment you'd fish for. Just something a 16-year-old apprentice said out loud because it was obvious. Part 2 of Nico's Chip Lunch conversation picks up where Part 1 left off: with a Dutch...
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Different flavours [Nico's story]
Nico has been in Australia for 44 years. He got married in August, skipped the honeymoon, packed everything into boxes, and landed in Sydney on the 15 October 1982. He's never looked back, and he'll tell you it was God's hand the whole way. Joel and Braden sit down with Nico for a wide-ranging...
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Waiting on God
Joel and Brayden pull producer Hudson out from behind the desk and onto the couch for a catch-up episode that goes deeper than anyone planned. What starts with fast food chip rankings and AI in marketing gradually becomes one of the most honest conversations the show has had about the everyday...
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God will never waste it [Kezia's story]
Kezia grew up as a pastor's kid in a church full of elderly people, then she went to KYCK in Year & and thought: there are people my age who believe this. Kezia joins Joel and Ethan for a conversation that's funny, fresh, and surprisingly wise for someone still figuring out what comes next. She...
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A child like faith [Erin's Story]
Erin doesn't have all the answers. She's not a deep diver, not an academic, not someone who can study her way through the hard questions. What she has instead is a childlike trust in a God who she knows is real, who she knows is there, and who she knows has it — even when she doesn't understand....
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God is going ahead [Erin's story]
Erin never had a lightning bolt moment. No dramatic conversion, no single day she can point to and say, "that's when everything changed." What she has instead is something just as compelling: a winding, honest, up-and-down story of a faith that kept finding her, even when she wasn't looking for…
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Still here [Dave's story]
In his first year as principal at Shire Christian School, David was diagnosed with leukemia. He had a three-year-old son, a daughter in primary school, a wife in her 30s, and a faith he'd spent years building on paper. None of that made the hospital bed easier. Part 2 of David's Chip Lunch...
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Playing around the chords [Dave's story]
Part 1 of David Stonestreet's story sees us learn how he grew up Catholic, attended mass every Sunday, and knew the Bible had always been there, he just hadn't really read it. Then in Year 11, he and a friend started flipping through the New Testament over landline phone calls from Gosford to the...
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When I'm ready [Kim's story]
Kim has spent over 30 years quietly serving at Miranda Congregational Church: organising, caring, showing up. She's the kind of person who makes things run without needing the credit. And on this episode of Chip Lunch, she finally gets to sit in the chair and tell her story. It's a story shaped…
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Practicing justice, living faith [Aurelia's Story]
What does it actually look like to carry your faith into a secular workplace? In this episode of Chip Lunch, Joel and Tim sit down with Aurelia — a law student, globetrotter, and follower of Jesus. Aurelia unpacks what it means to bring God into the everyday rhythms of a legal career. From…
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Let me know him more [Aurelia's Story]
Four years after her first appearance on Chip Lunch, Aurelia is back—and she's been busy. Since we last heard from her, Aurelia's been studying law and psychology at UNSW, shocking rats in labs (ethically, she promises), hiking glaciers in Iceland during snowstorms, attending a future leaders...
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My way [Rob's story]
Four years ago, Rob appeared on Episode 36 of Chip Lunch. A lot has changed since then. Rob's back, and he's more confident, more grounded, and deeper in his faith; but the path to get there wasn't smooth. From hanging up his rugby boots after too many concussions, to moving to Tasmania for six...
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Knowledge gained [Julie's story]
Julie's story spans decades: from raising three kids largely on her own with help from her mother and grandmother, to becoming the anchor of a four-generation household that almost became an ABC documentary. She shares memories of growing up with a kangaroo in the backyard, a horse named…
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I wanted calmness [Julie's story]
This conversation starts where you'd least expect, with the Winter Olympics, Law & Order marathons, and a passionate rant about moguls being terrifying. But it quickly moves into Julie's remarkable story: growing up with her mother and grandmother in Rockdale, living in the back of a shop, and...
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Ask Greaves
The conversation with Michael Greaves continues.... Part two dives into what 19 years of youth ministry has taught Greaves about what actually matters on a Friday night. Spoiler: it's not the program. It's not whether the game works or the band sounds good. It's the friendship, based on Jesus.…
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19 years of youth ministry (Greaves returns)
Michael Greaves is back on Chip Lunch following a five year hiatus, and after 19 years of youth ministry, he's got a lot to say. From WWE nostalgia and the death of MTV to navigating Gen Z meme culture mid-gospel talk, we're ready for a big does of Greaves-dom. Greaves cuts through every youth...
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Treasure Christ more than my reputation [Kanishka's story]
Marking 200 episodes of Stories of Jesus Changing Everything with Archbishop Kanishka Raffel! We welcome the Most Reverend Kanishka Raffel, Archbishop of Sydney, to share his remarkable journey from Buddhism to leading one of Australia's most influential Christian denominations. Archbishop…
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Consistency around inconsistency [Rachel's story]
Rachel returns for part two, sharing the origin story of her relationship with Chris, reflections on parenting three different daughters, and why consistency matters even more now than when she was youth leading. The love story begins with Chris making Rachel watch The Perfect Catch to explain…
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Youth group changed everything [Rachel's story]
Rachel shares how youth group became her refuge during her parents' separation and shaped her entire approach to ministry and teaching. Rachel grew up as the youngest of three, waiting years to finally join youth group. When her chance came in Year 5, it coincided with her parents splitting and...
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Reflective perspective
Gemma returns four years after being our very first guest, and so much has changed. With Joel and Brayden, they explore her journey from anxious early twenties to finding contentment and joy. When Gemma first appeared in 2020, she was living at home during COVID, working casually, and navigating...
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2025 yearly review [OG3+1]
The OG3 reunite (and add in Hudson) for a year-in-review special, a look back at Schoolies, youth camp, Week Away, and standout moments of 2025. They start with this year's Schoolies where they became bingo legends winning six of twenty games in matching mint green shirts. But beyond the laughs,...
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The same answer [Lewis's story (again)]
Join us for Lewis's yearly update as he reflects on his journey from self-proclaimed atheism to vibrant Christian faith and youth leadership. Lewis shares how book clubs during Australia's bushfire season led to reading "Silence" and C.S. Lewis's "Mere Christianity" with friends. But intellectual...
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Reckoning of faith [Emily's story]
Emily shares what it was like sitting her HSC exams from her bedroom during lockdown — complete with a cardboard desk and online supervision. She opens up about discovering her identity in Christ rather than her marks, and how that brought peace and gratitude through the chaos. They talk about...
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There's God in this story [Brad's story]
Brad takes us through his life journey from teaching himself to program at age seven, to studying aerospace engineering, transitioning into cybersecurity, and eventually helping plant Soul Revival church. Following his accident Brad consistently points back to God's work, saying "but God and only...
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God's gift [Brad's story]
Brad shares his journey from childhood faith to a life-changing accident that redefined everything—and reveals how God's fingerprints were all over his recovery. From planting churches as a kid in the Sutherland Shire to designing rockets as an aerospace engineer, Brad's story is full of "but…
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Enduring hardship [Jairus's story]
In Part 2 of his story, Joel and Braden explore with Jairus what it means to be consistently Christian in a world that doesn't always understand. Jairus doesn't shy away from the hard stuff. He talks about his family's story—his parents' long struggle to have children, the miracle of his birth…
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The Game's Gone [Jairus's story]
We chat with Jairus just days after he finishes his HSC. Apart from discussing the post-exam haze and the pressure surrounding university admissions, they discuss Jairus' faith journey, his baptism and the role of faith in overcoming challenges. Jairus shares how his faith has been tested by his...
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I can't be perfect [Emily's story]
Emily gets real with Joel and Brayden about faith, identity, and the struggle of trying to be “perfect” when you know you’re not. From growing up in a Christian school to teaching medical ethics at uni, Emily shares how her faith guides her through big questions about life, morality, and…
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Elevate my faith [Jwanel's story]
We sit down with Jwanel to hear her inspiring journey of faith, career, and community. From navigating the challenges of university and corporate life to finding her place at Soul Revival Church, Jwanel shares candid insights on personal growth, courage in faith, and the importance of authentic...
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Remember what God has done [Jwanel's story]
Jwanel shares her powerful story of how God brought her from a season of anxiety, burnout, and deep depression to a life filled with joy and peace. She opens up about what it was like to lose her sense of purpose and struggle with negative thoughts — and how, in one transforming moment of prayer,...
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Unexpected kindness [Gerald's story]
We sit down with Gerald who shares his remarkable journey from Malaysia to Sydney, filled with culture, resilience, and surprising moments of kindness. From discovering Vegemite and honey on buttered toast, to unforgettable encounters with strangers who showed compassion at McDonald’s and even...
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Being present for others [Megan's story]
We sit down to continue Megan's story, a school chaplain, climber, and social work student. She shares what it means to serve in a pastoral role in public schools, where one-on-one ministry is about care, listening, and support rather than preaching. She opens up about the challenges of carrying...
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God laid the path [Megan's story]
In this episode of Chip Lunch, we sit down with Megan, a school chaplain, climber, and social work student. Megan shares what it means to serve in a pastoral role in public schools, where one-on-one ministry is about care, listening, and support rather than preaching. She opens up about the...
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It's more then just words [Godfrey's story]
Godfrey shares his incredible journey from becoming a Christian in the mid-90s to now leading ministry work across six African countries. He reflects on the challenges of evangelism in the face of poverty, limited access to Bibles, and opposition from other religions and traditional customs. He...
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All my hate was taken away [Godfrey's story]
We were privileged to sit down with Godfrey from Malawi, who shares his incredible journey from a challenging childhood to becoming an evangelist. 🌍 From growing up in a crowded home with limited food and water, to discovering faith in Christ and experiencing a life-changing transformation,...
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You have no idea what's coming [Alison's story]
Alison continues her story with Joel and Brayden, sharing ten years as missionaries in Austria. From landing in minus 18-degree weather with two young kids to memorable language learning mishaps (like asking for a "home snake test"), she reflects on the challenges and joys of cross-cultural...
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Am I a weird Christian? [Alison's story]
Alison joins Joel and Brayden to share her journey from growing up in a Christian family to making her faith her own. Raised in the snowy town of Cooma with parents in ministry, she wrestled with identity and faith through high school before fully committing to Jesus at 17. From eating hot chips...
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Hearts Made Holy [Lee's story]
While on Soul Revival Church’s 2025 Week Away, Joel and Ethan sit down with guest speaker Lee Murray for a heartfelt conversation on church planting, sanctification, and spiritual formation. Lee shares the motivation behind choosing sanctification as the conference theme, his personal reflections...
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2025 Week Away Companion
Week Away starts now! We hit record on the drive down to Week Away so you can join us for the ride! Ethan, Joel, Brayden, and Hudson are in the car chatting all things — what we’re excited for, stories from past years, and what to expect this week. You'll also hear why Hudson almost got kicked…
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A trip to the US (new fav dead frenchman) [Tim]
Tim jumps back after his trip to the United States to speak at the Intergenerate Ministry Conference – and he’s brought some top-shelf stories with him! We hear about: Tim’s favourite moments (and odd discoveries) from his US travels 🇺🇸 The food, the people, the quirks A surprisingly deep dive...
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