Episodes
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Creator 6 with Dean Cothill: On feeling lost, carrying what feels too heavy, and trusting that resurrection may still be written into the page.
Some conversations find you before you knew you needed to have them. This was one of those. In this episode of The Follower Podcast, Matthew sits down with long time friend Dean Cothill to talk about everything from terrible sunburns, to sneaking backstage at a Switchfoot concert, to the…
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Creator 5 with Ama Asantewa Diaka: Beauty, story and art as an instrument of justice.
In this episode, Matthew sits down with Ama Asantewa Diaka to hear her story of faith and Art. As a poet, performer, writer, entrepreneur and activist, Ama encourages us to think beyond the boundaries of our religiosity to meet God on the margins and cultivate new realities with Him there. You…
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Creator 4 with Christine Westhoff: Art and the prophetic in a polarised Age.
In this episode Matthew sits down with Christine Westhoff to discuss art, the prophetic, and her new book About The Voice of God. In an age of volatile polarisation and the tragic abuse of the prophetic in multiple contexts, this is an important, life-giving conversation for artists who need a...
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Creator 3 with Jean du Rand: Prayer as frequency, knowing God beyond the confines of religiosity and the role of the artists in building a bridge.
In this episode of the podcast Matthew sits down with Jean du Rand of Chapel Co Music and Suns. The conversation is vulnerable and honest as Jean shares about his own journey as a faith informed musician and walking the line between creating authentic, meaningful music and embracing the simple…
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Creator 2 with Sarah Mdaka: A tree may fall on our house and other beautiful thoughts about art and faith
In this live recording of The Follower Podcast in collaboration with The Salt Creative Collective, Matthew sits down with Sarah Mdaka to talk about her journey as a poet and story teller. Sarah shares some of her poetry in the conversation as well as her thoughts on how to navigate the creative...
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Creator 1 with Puno Selesho: Permission Granted
In this live recording of The Follower Podcast, Matthew sits down with Poet, Performer and Entrepreneur, Puno Selesho to talk about art and faith and how creative people can honor their vocation to bring beauty out of chaos for a world in need of Truth.
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The Gospel And The Algorithm
Summary In this conversation, Matthew Lewis and Liam Burns explore the intersection of technology, particularly AI, and Christian faith. They discuss the implications of living in a technological age, the challenges of maintaining human identity, and -the importance of community and connection in…
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Gen Z and The Search for The Real.
Summary In this conversation, Matthew Lewis and Liam Burns explore the challenges and opportunities facing the church today, particularly in relation to Gen Z. They discuss the importance of avoiding idolatry, the need for intergenerational relationships, and the significance of creating spaces…
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God and Country: When Faith Becomes a Flag.
In this conversation, we explore the complex relationship between faith and nationalism, particularly in the context of Christian nationalism. Matthew Lewis and Liam Byrnes discuss the historical shifts in global politics, the transition from optimism to cynicism, and the implications of these...
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Me and my Jesus: The evolution of faith from public power to personal privilege.
In this episode, we explore how Western Christianity has shifted from a belief system deeply embedded in societal and political structures to one that is increasingly privatised and fragile. Drawing on the insights of philosopher Charles Taylor, we examine the historical revolutions that have...
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One Heart 2, Session 7: The Asbury outpouring and reconciliation with Dr. David Thomas
In this final conversation of the second season of One Heart, Matthew and David Thomas discuss the Asbury outpouring of 2023 and the lesser known story of reconciliation that proceeded it. David shares his personal journey of faith, emphasising the need for resilience and humility. He also…
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One Heart 2, Session 6: Reconciliation in all of life with Khumo Ntla
In this episode, Khumo Ntlha shares her profound journey of faith, emphasizing the importance of reconciliation, the role of suffering in deepening one's relationship with God, and the integration of faith in social justice work. She reflects on her personal experiences, including the challenges...
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One Heart 2, Session 5: Finding an address for the pain with Thirza Kunnen
In this episode of the Follower Podcast, Thirza Kunnen shares her journey of finding God in rest and grace, her research on reconciliation in South Africa, and the powerful stories of pain and hope she encountered. The conversation explores the significance of prayer, repentance, and the healing...
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One Heart 2, Session 4: Hope in a Genocide with Reverend Joseph Nyamutera
In this conversation, Reverend Joseph Nyamutera shares his experiences of cultural identity, belonging, and the challenges of navigating relationships in a global context. He reflects on his journey of faith, the impact of personal wounds on conflict, and the lessons learned from the Rwandan...
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One Heart 2, Session 3: The revolutionary nature of The Church with Phil Wagler
In this conversation, Matthew and Phil explore the themes of reconciliation, discipleship, and the role of the church in fostering a community that embodies the teachings of Jesus. They discuss the importance of abiding in Christ, the ongoing journey of reconciliation, and the need for systemic...
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One Heart 2, Session 2: Cheap reconciliation with Peter Tarantal and Alexander Venter
In this conversation, Matthew speaks with with Peter Tarantal and Alexander Venter on the themes of personal faith experiences, the importance of unity within the church, and the challenges of reconciliation in a divided society. They reflect on their personal journeys with Jesus, the…
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One Heart 2. Session 1: May we be one with Nkosinathi Mbuyazi and A.C. Lee
In this episode of the Follower podcast, Matthew sits down with Nkosinathi Mbuyazi, and A.C. Lee to discuss The One Heart Prayer Journey, emphasizing the importance of unity, reconciliation, and prayer in the church. They explore Jesus' high priestly prayer, the urgency of prayer in today's…
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10: Calling all prophets, a poem by Puno Selesho
In this episode Puno Selesho compiles a beautiful poem that communicates the key themes she experienced at the 24/7 Prayer South Africa National gathering. The poem is a powerful and compelling call to a deeper life of abiding and response. You can find out more about the ministry of Follower by...
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9: The inconvenient truth with Zikhona Magana
In this episode Zikhona Magana of the 24-7 Prayer South Africa team shares her story of moving against the odds into the call of God on her life, working for justice in South Africa and why we all have an opportunity to build a better nation together. You can find out more about the ministry of...
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8: On being and doing with Sheila Wise Rowe
In this episode Sheila Wise Rowe shares her insights and experiences from years in ministry around the tension between our being and our doing and how we live into that tension well. In particular she speaks about the communal imperative of the Christian faith and how we need one another in the...
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7: Contemplative activism with Brian Heasley
In this episode Brian Heasley reminds us that prayer, mission and justice are inseparable and essential elements of the Christian life. Through his personal stories and helpful insights he helps us consider what it might live a life that is more radically given to partnership with Jesus in…
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6: Put away the sword with Nicholas Rowe
In this episode Nicholas Rowe encourages us to heed the words of Jesus to Peter in the garden and 'Put away the sword'. He reminds us that while it can be tempting to build and minister according to the mechanisms of Empire, these strategies do not yield Kingdom fruit. You can find out more about...
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5: Return to God with Danielle Strickland
In this episode Danielle Strickland challenges us to really consider our images of God and ask what it might mean to return to and image of god that looks more like Jesus. You can find out more about the ministry of Follower by visiting www.wearefollower.com You can get involved with the One…
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4: A Kingdom kind of Church with Robert Ntuli
In this episode Robert Ntuli brilliantly outlines a Kingdom vision for The Church and challenges us to repent from building after "patterns of Egypt" and return to building according to patterns of The Kingdom of God. You can find out more about the ministry of Follower by visiting...
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3: Jesus and Justice with Rene August
In this episode we hear from Rene August, a veteran in the anti-Apartheid movement, anglican priest, reconciliation trainer and companion to churches wanting to respond to issues of poverty, injustice and division in their city. Among other things Rene calls us to return to the Jesus of Bible and...
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2: A call to Action with Anneke Rabee
In this episode Matthew has a conversation with Anneke Rabee, a champion of prayer and reconciliation in South Africa and the nations of the world. Anneke shares stories of prayer and reconciliation from her own life and challenges us as The Church to take hands with Jesus in the work of healing...
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1: The invitation with Nkosinathi Mbuyazi and Danielle Strickland
This is a recording of the first session at the first national gathering for 24/7 Prayer South Africa . We will be releasing one session from the gathering every day for the next ten days as part of the build up to season two on the One Heart prayer series where we will be sharing conversations...
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The call to return with Nicholas Rowe and Sheila Wise Rowe
In this episode Matthew has a discussion with Nicholas Rowe, and Sheila Wise Rowe about leadership, reconciliation, and the current challenges facing faith communities. They explore the importance of returning to the authenticity of Christ amidst cultural Christianity, the historical context of...
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Living in The Light with Danielle Strickland
In this conversation, Matthew speaks with Danielle Strickland about her experiences with failure, the current cultural shifts within the church, and the importance of returning to the teachings of Jesus. In particular, we hope that the thoughts on the internal journey required to shed pretense…
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Revival of the ordinary with Brian Heasley
In this conversation, Matthew and Brian Heasley discuss the 24-7 Prayer movement, focusing on Brian's experiences and insights from his role as the International Prayer Director. They delve into Brian's journey, including his impactful work in Ibiza, where he engaged with the local community...
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Waiting on God with Nathi Mbuyazi
In this episode, Matthew and Nkosinathi Mbuyazi discuss the upcoming 24/7 Prayer national gathering in South Africa, focusing on themes of prayer, reconciliation, and revival. They explore how God is working in communities and nations, emphasizing the importance of authentic relationships and the...
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A conversation on prayer with James Aladiran
In this conversation, Matthew and James Aladiran explore the journey of faith, prayer, and the stirring of desire for God. James shares his background as a child of missionaries and how his early experiences with prayer shaped his relationship with God. They discuss the current spiritual hunger…
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Human 5: The Humanity of Jesus with Nathan Foster
In this final conversation discussing his new book, Matthew and Nathan Foster explore the profound themes of humanity, longing, and the nature of Jesus. They discuss how our deepest longings for truth, goodness, and beauty find their fulfillment in the humanity of Jesus, who embodies these...
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Human 4: On Beauty with Jon White
As part of a series discussing his first book, Matthew and Jon White explore the profound themes of beauty, creativity, and their integral roles in human experience and spirituality. They discuss how beauty serves as a pathway to understanding God and the gospel, emphasizing that beauty is not...
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Human 3: On Goodness with Lisa Koon
In this conversation, Matthew and Lisa Koons explore the deep longings of the human heart, particularly focusing on the longing for Goodness. They discuss the connection between prayer, mission, and justice, emphasizing the importance of seeing goodness in humanity despite its brokenness. The...
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Human 2: On Truth with Liam Byrnes
In this conversation, Matthew and Liam Byrns delve into the profound themes of truth, goodness, and beauty as explored in Matthew's book. They discuss the human longing for these ideals and how they can lead to a deeper understanding of Jesus. The dialogue navigates the complexities of truth in a...
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Human 1: On Longing with Trevor Hudson
In this episode, Matthew and Trevor Hudson explore the themes of longing and the human experience as they discuss Matthew's upcoming book, 'Human'. They delve into the nature of our longings, the tension between our deepest and strongest desires, and how these longings can lead us closer to God....
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Yes, that's the god we don't believe in. Reflections on Love in an age of fear
In the final episode of our Advent series, Matthew reflects on how our views of God can be warped by those who claim to represent Him, how Jesus is the ultimate revelation of God and how the God we find in Jesus is a God of Love. If you enjoyed this episode you can go a little deeper by…
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You're not supposed to clap there. Reflections on Joy in an age of anguish.
In the third episode of our Advent series, Matthew speaks about Joy. In particular, He considers how our pleasures call us deeper to Joy and how, in an age of anguish and scepticism, Joy may just be the revolution. To dive deeper into this topic you can subscribe at www.wearefollower.com to…
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What do you mean He breathed on them? Reflections on Peace in an age of anxiety.
This is the second episode in our Advent series. In this episode, Matthew explores the Shalom of Jesus and how it is much deeper than the fragile peace our culture pursues. To explore this more, you can visit www.wearefollower.com and subscribe to receive weekly devotional reflections…
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And then there was the longing. Reflections on Hope in an age of Nihilism
This is the first episode in a four-part Advent series in which Matthew explores Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love to help us arrive at Christmas with wonder. In this episode, Matthew discusses the realities of our longings and how, if we allow them to lead us well, they can cultivate a Hope in us that…
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Equipped in the prophetic with Christine Westhoff
In this episode, we team up with 24/7 Prayer South Africa and Christine Westhoff of Reframing The Prophetic for our first live Follower Podcast. People tuned in from all over to listen to an online conversation about the prophetic and how we can walk in this gift in a biblically faithful way....
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Reconciling the Sexes with Katia Adams and Terran Williams
In this episode, we sit down with Katia Adams and Terran Williams to discuss the role of women in The Church and explore why a wound of which we seldom speak is, in fact, an issue of reconciliation that needs to be considered in the Christlike Spirit of Love. Katia is an author, preacher, and the...
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Socio-economic reconciliation with Dani Scott and Brandon Brand
In this episode we sit down with two friends from very different world to discuss what reconciliation across the socio-economic divide that is so present in South Africa and many other parts of the world might look like. The gift of this conversation is that it's not purely theoretical. Both Dani...
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Healing wound of The Holy Land 2 with Dr Salim Munayer
In our desire to present a more balanced perspective on the current conflict happening in Israel and Palestine we wanted to speak to a Jew (As we did in the previous episode with Orna Grinman) and a Palestinian, which is what we have done in this episode. Our guest for this conversation is Dr…
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Healing the wound of The Holy Land with Orna Grinman
Few regions in the world are as historically contested and culturally contentious as Israel, Palestine and the surrounding areas. It would be easier to avoid discussing the conflict that currently rages there, it would certainly be less risky, but a podcast on reconciliation at this moment in...
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Lambert Bariho and Bruno Iradukunda on Reconciliation in Rwanda
In this episode, we sit down with Lambert Bariho and Bruno Iradukunda. As men who have every reason to hate one another having been on opposite sides of the Rwandan genocide, they have found a place in Jesus not only to come together but to work together for the healing of their nation. You can...
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Edwin Arrison and Cornelis Janse van Rensburg on The Pilgrimage of Grace and reconciliation in South Africa
In this episode, we sit down with Edwin Arrison and Cornelis Janse van Rensburg to discuss the inspiring story of The Pilgrimage of Grace. A work of reconciliation between the Dutch Reformed Church and The Moravian Church in Genadendal, South Africa. We also discuss important concepts about unity...
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Langa Mbonambi on why Jesus is the hope of the nations
In this conversation with Langa Mbonambi from the We Will Worship Movement we hear his story of growing up in South Africa, his thoughts on reconciliation, the ways he is working to facilitate it in his context, and why (in the end) it all comes down to following Jesus. We also include a clip…
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Chloe Snyder on Reconciliation as the miracle of internal liberation
In this episode, we sit down with Chloe Snyder, a missionary with YWAM Durban, to discuss her insights and perspectives from completing a Masters in Reconciliation with The University of Winchester in England. If you're interested in some of the deeper invitations around the idea of…
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