Episodes
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Creation Care with Anna Radkovic and Revd Dr Wei-Han Kuan
The Alf Stanway Lecture in Mission 2026 🎙️ S4 E14 — Creation Care: Integral to the Great Commission or Optional Extra? with Anna Radkovic and Revd Dr Wei-Han Kuan Episode Description The Alf Stanway Lecture in Mission returns in 2026, presented in partnership between CMS Victoria and Ridley...
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Inside Ridley: A Conversation with Archbishop Ric Thorpe
🎙️ S4 E13 — Inside Ridley: A Conversation with Archbishop Ric Thorpe Episode Description In this special edition of Inside Ridley, our Principal, Rhys Bezzant, sits down with the Archbishop of Melbourne, Archbishop Ric Thorpe, for a warm and wide-ranging conversation about the church…
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Inside Ridley: Semester Two, Reformation Tour & Women's Writing Retreat with Rhys Bezzant & Bec Muir
🎙️ S4 E12 — Inside Ridley: Semester Two, Reformation Tour & Women's Writing Retreat with Rhys Bezzant & Bec Muir Episode Description In this episode of Inside Ridley, our Principal, Rhys Bezzant, sits down once again with faculty member Bec Muir for a warm catch-up on everything that's been...
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I live by the faith of God and Christ: A Deep Dive into Galatians 2:20 with Stephen Carlson
🎙️ S4 E11 — The Leon Morris Lecture in New Testament Studies 2026 “I live by the faith of God and Christ: A Deep Dive into Galatians 2:20.” With Stephen Carlson Episode Description In Paul’s letters there are debates about whether certain Greek phrases should be translated as “faith in Christ”…
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A Third Way: The Text and Theology of Galatians 2:20 with Stephen Carlson
🎙️ S4 E10 A Third Way: The Text and Theology of Galatians 2:20 with Stephen Carlson Episode Description In this episode, Ridley's own Revd Dr Mike Bird sits down with Dr Stephen Carlson, Associate Professor of New Testament and Biblical Studies at the Australian Catholic University, ahead of the...
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Preaching to Uncle Bob: Evangelistic Preaching in a Post-Christian World with John Dickson
🎙️ S4 E9 — Preaching to Uncle Bob: Evangelistic Preaching in a Post-Christian World with John Dickson Episode Description In this episode, Ridley Faculty member, Tim Johnson, sits down with the John Dickson — historian, author, podcaster, and public Christian — ahead of the annual Ridley…
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Why Youth Ministry Needs to Innovate And What That Actually Means with Chris Curtis
🎙️ S4 E8 — Why Youth Ministry Needs to Innovate And What That Actually Means with Chris Curtis Episode Description In this episode, Graham Stanton — Director of Youth Ministry Futures and the Ridley Centre for Children's and Youth Ministry — sits down with Chris Curtis, CEO of Youthscape from...
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Inside Ridley: End of Financial Year Special with Rhys Bezzant & Bec Muir
🎙️ S4 S7 — Inside Ridley: End of Financial Year Special with Rhys Bezzant & Bec Muir Episode Description In this special end-of-financial-year episode of Inside Ridley, Rhys Bezzant sits down once again with faculty member Bec Muir as they wrap up a full semester at Ridley. They reflect on the...
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Discernment and Partnerships: Renewal for the Diocese of Melbourne with Abp Ric Thorpe
🎙️ S4 E6 - Discernment and Partnerships: Renewal for the Diocese of Melbourne with Abp Ric Thorpe The Anglican Institute Lecture 2026 Episode Description What does renewal look like in a diocese? And what role does theological training play? In this lecture, Archbishop Ric Thorpe explores the...
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AI, Young People & the Church with Anna Davy, Dave Chiswell & Joshua Millard
🎙️ S4 E5 — AI, Young People & the Church with Anna Davy, Dave Chiswell & Joshua Millard Episode Description In this special episode, Ridley student and youth leader Anna Davy facilitates a rich and wide-ranging conversation on Artificial Intelligence or AI, born out of Ridley's annual Children's...
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Raising Up the Next Generation of Leaders with Sam Oldland
🎙️ S4 E4 Raising Up the Next Generation of Leaders with Sam Oldland Episode Description In this episode, Rhys Bezzant sits down with Sam Oldland, the minister overseeing traineeships at St Jude's Carlton — a church right across the road from Melbourne University — for a deep and practical...
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Inside Ridley: Books, Graduation & the AI Question with Hannah Craven & Mike Bird
🎙️ S4 E3 Inside Ridley: Books, Graduation & the AI Question with Hannah Craven & Mike Bird Episode Description In this episode of our Inside Ridley sub-series, faculty members Hannah Craven and Michael Bird sit down for a lively, wide-ranging conversation about what's been happening at Ridley....
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Tools for a Lifetime of Ministry with Tim Johnson
🎙️ S4 E2 — Tools for a Lifetime of Ministry with Tim Johnson In this episode, our Principal, Rhys Bezzant, sits down with newly appointed faculty member Tim Johnson for a rich conversation about life, ministry, and what it means to be well-equipped for the long haul. Tim shares his journey from...
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Confident in the Lord with Rhys and Bec
🎙️ S4 E1 — Confident in the Lord with Rhys Bezzant & Bec Muir Episode Description In the inaugural episode of the Ridley College Podcast, Principal Rhys sits down with New Testament faculty member Bec for a warm and wide-ranging conversation about life at Ridley. They dive into Bec's PhD…
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Australian Churches and Intercultural Communities: At Arms-length or Embraced?
🎙️ S3E14 — The Alf Stanway Lecture in Mission 2025 Australian Churches and Intercultural Communities: At Arms-length or Embraced? Guest Speaker: Dr Enqi Weng & Revd Associate Professor Darrell Jackson Episode Description Are Australian churches part of, set apart from, or a form of resistance to...
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Paul, Papyri, and Prayer: A Conversation with Dr Gillian Asquith
🎙️ S3E13— Paul, Papyri, and Prayer: A Conversation with Dr Gillian Asquith Episode Description In this episode of the Ridley College Podcast, Dr Gillian Asquith, Academic Dean at Melbourne School of Theology, joins Revd Dr Mike Bird, Deputy Principal, to explore the fascinating intersection of...
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Unveiling the Song: Kamina Wüst on Love, Desire, and Divine Jealousy
🎙️ S3E12— Unveiling the Song: Kamina Wüst on Love, Desire, and Divine Jealousy Episode Description In this compelling episode of the Ridley College Podcast, faculty member Hannah Craven sits down with biblical scholar Kamina Wüst to explore the Song of Songs—one of Scripture’s most enigmatic and...
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Translating the Word: A Conversation with Dr Andrew Abernethy
🎙️ S3E11— Translating the Word: A Conversation with Dr Andrew Abernethy Episode Description In this episode of the Ridley College Podcast, former principal, Dr Brian Rosner welcomes Dr Andrew Abernethy, Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College and former Ridley faculty member, for a deep…
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Paul and Papyri with Dr Gillian Asquith
🎙️ S3E10— The Leon Morris Lecture in New Testament Studies 2025 Theme: Paul and Papyri Guest Speaker: Dr Gillian Asquith Episode Description Archaeological excavations in Egypt have unearthed thousands of ancient everyday papyrus documents written in the same kind of Greek as the New Testament....
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Can I Buy Myself Flowers? with Dr Fiona Isaacs
🎙️ S3E9— The Peter Corney Lecture in Youth Ministry 2025 Theme: Can I Buy Myself Flowers? Speaking grace and truth to girls growing up in a complex and conflicting world. Guest Speaker: Dr Fiona Isaacs Episode Description In as much as girls are told they are full of girl power, the experience…
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Marvellous Melbourne with David Bebbington
🎙️ S3E8— The Charles Perry Lecture in Melbourne Evangelical History 2025 Marvellous Melbourne: A Representative Denominational Society in the Nineteenth-Century Evangelical World Episode Description This lecture highlights the distinctive evangelical character of “Marvellous Melbourne” in the...
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Gender, Sexuality, and the Church - Sam Allberry
🎙️ S3E7 — Gender, Sexuality, and the Church - Sam Allberry Episode Description This episode features Sam Allberry, who preached on Gender, Sexuality, and the Church at Ridley Chapel on 20 May 2025. https://samallberry.com/ Study With Ridley If you are interested in finding out more about…
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Pursuing a PhD for God's Glory Pt2 with Dr Amber Dillion
🎙️ S3E6— Pursuing a PhD for God’s Glory Episode Description Pursuing a PhD for God’s Glory is a two part series where Dr. Mike Bird sat down with two recent Ridley PhD graduates – Dr. Joseph Byamukama (Fount Church and Team Leader at Veracity Fount, Kampala, Uganda) and Dr. Amber Dillon (Denver...
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Pursuing a PhD for God's Glory Pt1 with Dr Joseph Byamukama
🎙️ S3E5— Pursuing a PhD for God’s Glory Episode Description Pursuing a PhD for God’s Glory is a two part series where Dr. Mike Bird sat down with two recent Ridley PhD graduates – Dr. Joseph Byamukama (Fount Church and Team Leader at Veracity Fount, Kampala, Uganda) and Dr. Amber Dillon (Denver...
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Impacts of Pastoral Supervision with Kate Beer
🎙️ S3E4— Impacts of Pastoral Supervision with Kate Beer Episode Description In today’s podcast, Kate Beer met with a panel of members from the 2023 Pastoral Supervision training cohort. The panelists share what led them to apply for supervision training, their experiences during the training and...
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What can early church history teach us about trauma and recovery with Scott Harrower
🎙️ S3E3— What can early church history teach us about trauma and recovery with Scott Harrower Episode Description Revd Dr Scott Harrower talks with Andy Judd about his new book, Trauma and Recovery in Early North African Christianity. While many see church history as a dry compulsory subject,...
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What’s next in ministry amongst children’s and young people with Kristina Kettleton
🎙️ S3E2— What’s next in ministry amongst children’s and young people with Kristina Kettleton Episode Description What's next in ministry for children and young people in Australia? This episode reflects on the current state of ministry among children and young people in Australia today, some of...
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Meet the new Principal of Ridley College
🎙️ S3E1— Meet the new Principal of Ridley College Episode Description Revd Canon Dr Rhys Bezzant begins this year as the tenth Principal of Ridley College. He sits down in this interview with Andy Judd to talk about how he went from a 14-year-old debating against the resurrection of Jesus to...
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Strengthened By The Gospel: The Purpose of Romans and the Future of Ridley College
Brian Rosner's Farewell as Principal Public Lecture Strengthened By The Gospel: The Purpose of Romans and the Future of Ridley College This is a recording of Brian Rosner's farewell as principal public lecture, held on the evening of Wednesday, 16 October 2024. His lecture theme was “Strengthened...
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Writing Well and Being Well with Dr Katherine Firth
Episode Description Dr Katherine Firth was a guest speaker at our 2024 Women's Writing Retreat and joins us on the podcast to share her new book "Writing Well and Being Well for Your PhD and Beyond: How to Cultivate a Strong and Sustainable Writing Practice for Life" (Routledge, 2023). Dr Firth…
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Song of Songs: A metaphor for God and the church or a celebration of sexuality?
Song of Songs: A metaphor for God and the church or a celebration of sexuality? Episode Description One of the most beautiful parts of the Bible, Christians often do not know what to do with the Song of Songs. Is it a metaphor for God and the church? A celebration of human sexuality? Or something...
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Rethinking Prosperity Theology with Dr Tamie Davis
Episode Description Tamie Davis was at Ridley for this year's Alf Stanway lecture in mission. In this episode, Hannah Craven sits down with Tamie to learn a bit more about her research, to dig a bit deeper into the "Mafanikio" theology of Tanzanian Christian women, and to reflect on the value of...
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To Walk and to Please God, Andrew Malone's New Book
Episode Description In this episode, Deputy Principal: Academic, Revd Dr Mike Bird, chatted with faculty member Dr Andrew Malone about his book, To Walk and to Please God: A Theology of 1 and 2 Thessalonians. This book explores 1 and 2 Thessalonians and highlights the life cycle of Christian...
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Pleasure, Pain.... And Prosperity: Advancing The Mission Conversation In Australia
Episode: 12 The Alf Stanway Lecture in Mission 2024 Pleasure, Pain.... And Prosperity: Advancing The Mission Conversation In Australia Guest Speaker: Dr Tamie Davis Description: Majority World theology is growing as the Spirit of Christ grows God's people in both breadth and depth. What might...
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Ambassadors of Hope: A New Testament Theme with Dr Darrell Bock
The Leon Morris Lecture in New Testament Studies 2024 Ambassadors of Hope: A New Testament Theme Episode Description This lecture will explore one of the key themes of the New Testament – that of reconciliation. Reconciliation shows the heart of God, and the church is called to reflect that…
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How to promote the gospel in our fractured world with Dr Darrell Bock
Description Dr Darrell Bock gave the 2024 Ridley College Leon Morris Lecture in New Testament Studies on 18 July 2024. While visiting Ridley, our principal, Dr Brian Rosner, sat down with Darrell to discuss several topics in New Testament Studies and also the question of how to promote the gospel...
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How my essay won an award - Interview with Lachlan Vines
Description In this episode, Dr Mike Bird interviewed one of his students, Lachlan Vines, who won the Journal of Anglican Studies Student Essay Competition in April 2024. Lachlan is currently studying for the Master of Divinity at Ridley College and wrote an essay on Rowan Williams' Theology of...
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Atonement Culture by Dr Rory Shiner
Description: This episode, Atonement Culture, is one of three expositions presented by Dr Rory Shiner at the Ridley College's Annual Preachers' Conference: Set Apart - Preaching from Leviticus, held on 23 - 24 April 2024. The conference featured Dr Rory Shiner (Providence Church, Perth) and Revd…
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Deep Things We Share: Discipleship and the Lord's Supper
The Anglican Institute Lecture 2024 Deep Things We Share: Discipleship and the Lord's Supper Description We celebrate the Lord's Supper as Jesus instructed, but for many its role in daily discipleship has been neglected. Learn again how the discipleship agenda for your church - whatever it is -...
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A bird’s-eye view of Luke and Acts: Mike Bird’s new book
Episode Description In this episode, faculty member Hannah Craven chatted with the Revd Dr Mike Bird, Deputy Principal: Academic, about his book, A Bird’s-eye view of Luke and Acts. Mike shows us how these two books, when read together, tell a cohesive narrative about Jesus, the Church, and the...
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Why we disagree on the Bible: Andy Judd’s new book
Welcome to the new season of the Ridley College Podcast in 2024 In 2024, we are pleased to be expanding our podcast with more regular episodes and a broader range of conversations. Here, you’ll find Public Lectures, stories from our students and faculty, and insights from leading experts on the...
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Stepping into the world of Leviticus with Dr Rory Shiner
Episode Description Stepping into the world of Leviticus with Dr Rory Shiner. Dr Rory Shiner (Providence Church, Perth) is our guest preacher in the upcoming Ridley Annual Preachers' Conference. We have an opportunity to chat with him about his life as a preacher and the importance of preaching...
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Special Students Episode - Launch Camp 2024
Episode Description On 1-2 March 2024, our Ridley Students Committee organised the return of Launch Camp. In this overnight getaway, faculty, staff, and students got together and bonded through games, meals, and prayer. Faculty member Hannah Craven had the opportunity to chat with some of them to...
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The Why, Who, And What of Training People For Children’s and Youth Ministry
Welcome to the new season of the Ridley College Podcast in 2024 In 2024, we are pleased to be expanding our podcast with more regular episodes and a broader range of conversations. Here, you’ll find Public Lectures, stories from our students and faculty, and insights from leading experts on the...
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Benefits Of Going On A Study Tour - An Interview with Mike Bird
Welcome to the new season of the Ridley College Podcast in 2024 In 2024, we are pleased to be expanding our podcast with more regular episodes and a broader range of conversations. Here you’ll find Public Lectures, stories from our students and faculty, and insights from leading experts on the...
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God, Menzies and Christian Public Engagement - The Charles Perry Lecture in Melbourne Evangelical History
The Charles Perry Lecture in Melbourne Evangelical History 2023 God, Menzies and Christian Public Engagement Description This lecture will highlight the evangelical formation of Sir Robert Menzies, Australia's longest serving Prime Minister, and explain how this Christian formation impacted...
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Special Interview with David Furse-Roberts
Special Edition This is a special edition of the Ridley College Podcast. David Furse-Roberts is the Research Fellow at the Menzies Research Centre and also our guest speaker for the upcoming Charles Perry Lecture in Melbourne Evangelical History. Faculty member Rhys Bezzant had the opportunity to...
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1 Corinthians 1: The Wisdom of the Cross, and Cultural Engagement
The Leon Morris Lecture in NT Studies 2023 1 Corinthians 1: The Wisdom of the Cross, and Cultural Engagement Description This lecture will do a deep dive into 1 Corinthians 1, exploring Christian engagement in the public space. It will argue that this rich biblical paradigm for cultural…
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Special Interview with Dr Chris Watkin
Special Edition This is a special edition of the Ridley College Podcast. Dr Chris Watkin was the guest speaker of the 2023 Leon Morris Lecture in New Testament Studies. While visiting, our principal, Brian Rosner, had a chat with him about his new book, Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's...
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Lessons from Christian Endeavor: “A Training School for the Church” - The Peter Corney Lecture in Youth Ministry
The Peter Corney Lecture in Youth Ministry Lessons from Christian Endeavor “A Training School for the Church” Speaker: Dr Ruth Lukabyo, Youthworks College, Sydney Download Download Lecture Slide Deck: https://bit.ly/PCL2023-Slides-CE Description: Christian Endeavour was arguably the largest and...
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