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The Lydia Project
by Tori Walker, Taryn Hayes
Encouraging conversations with Christian women about faith, life and ministry. Hosts Tori Walker and Taryn Hayes chat to women from Australia and around the world about how they came to trust Jesus. Ordinary women trusting an extraordinary God makes for inspirational stories and great wisdom shared about all aspects of life as a Christian woman.
Episodes
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EP04 | Learning to Trust - with Robyn Bain
Bible teacher and teacher of biblical ethics Robyn Bain chats to Taryn Hayes about learning, over more than three decades of following Jesus, to trust the overwhelming goodness of God. From an achievement-driven teenager overwhelmed by God’s love in Christ, to years of parenting, caring for…
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EP03 | Defining Forgiveness - with Teasi Cannon
Author and apologist Teasi Cannon chats to Taryn Hayes about her remarkable journey from growing up in a cult to finding freedom and confidence in Jesus, and how that journey eventually led her into more than fifteen years of studying apologetics. At the heart of the conversation is Teasi’s…
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EP02 | The Wee Flea Story - with David Robertson
Scottish minister, author, and podcaster David Robertson, also known as The Wee Flea, chats to Taryn Hayes about his unlikely journey to faith, decades of ministry in Scotland and Australia, and the experiences that have shaped his public Christian voice. From teenage atheism and a prayer asking...
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EP01 | Run with Endurance - with Nina Hampton and Barbara Reaoch
In this episode, Taryn remembers two former Lydia Project guests: Nina Hampton and Barbara Reaoch. Sadly, their earthly races have since ended. Through clips from their original conversations, they reflect on cancer, weakness, uncertainty, ordinary faithfulness and the God who remains steadfast...
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Welcome to This I Know - A Lydia Project Reboot
After a few years away from the microphone, I’m back ... and The Lydia Project has a new name, a wider table, and a fresh season ahead. In this first episode of This I Know, I share a little of the story behind the podcast: where it came from, why I’ve decided to pick up the microphone again, and...
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Episode 94: Stephen McAlpine - Book Club
Being the Bad Guys: How to Live for Jesus in a World That Says You Shouldn't is the thoughtful work of Stephen McAlpine. In this chat, Steve discusses the cultural shift we find ourselves in where the Christian ethic is increasingly considered a moral wrong by the secular world. He also shares…
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Episode 93 - Alison Muchira
Alison Muchira's story includes her journey from trusting Jesus as a young girl in Kenya to life in church ministry alongside her husband, Isaac. She shares about the ups and downs of ministry, church planting, moving cities, raising and schooling children, and letting go. Alison supports her...
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Episode 92: Dr Jonathan Andrews - Book Club
Well-loved psychologist and author of The Reconnected Heart: How Relationships Can Help Us Heal, Dr Jonathan Andrews joins Taryn on the podcast today. They discuss his journey to faith, his time at L'Abri in his 20s, and his work in helping people overcome relationship injuries. Dr Andrews is…
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Episode 91: Tori Walker
Co-host and founder of The Lydia Project, Tori Walker, is our guest today! In this episode, Tori chats with Taryn about her journey to faith - which began when she was invited to a local youth group - and the road the Lord has led her on since then. Tori lives in Brisbane and is a member of Ann…
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Episode 90: Diane Langberg - Book Club
Abuse in the church is, sadly, rife. It is in the light of this that Dr Diane Langberg has penned her latest book, Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church. In this chat, Dr Langberg discusses her journey to faith and her years of clinical work with trauma victims…
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Episode 89: Nina Hampton
Nina Hampton chats to Taryn about her battle with cancer and her story of faith. In this chat, Nina shares how her cancer journey led her to not only begin to better understand the connection between mind and body, but also to trust Jesus with every moment of her life. Nina's journey has led her…
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Episode 88: Making Room For Her - Book Club
Barbara and Stacy Reaoch put the mother-and-daughter-in-law relationship under the microscope (starting with their own) in their new book, Making Room for Her (B&H Publishing). In this Lydia Project Book Club chat, Barbara and Stacy share their wisdom and failures - from over 20 years of forming…
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Episode 85: Karl Grice
In this episode, Taryn chats to the man behind our Book Club partner, The Wandering Bookseller. Karl shares about his love for books and how The Wandering Bookseller came to be. He also speaks about his struggle with anxiety and God's hand in helping him deeply grasp his love and forgiveness.…
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Episode 84: Jan and Chrissy
Jan and Chrissy began meeting together when Chrissy began a traineeship at her local church. Their one-to-one disciplining relationship developed over the course of the year, bringing them both much joy, encouragement, and growth. In this episode, Taryn chats with Jan and Chrissy about the value…
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Episode 82: Introducing 2022
This year is to be one with a focus on relationships - women to women, across the sexes, within the church, with our communities and as Christians in an increasingly hostile world. Join us this year as we chat with Christian women about their personal stories of Christ at work. The episode that...
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Episode 81 : Jo Hobbs
Joanne Hobbs is the CEO of Teen Challenge Qld, a ministry helping young people from addiction to hope. Tori Walker chats with Jo about how she ended up in this position, and how God is at work through the ministry. EPISODE NOTES: Joanne Hobbs is the CEO of Teen Challenge Qld, a ministry helping...
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TLP Book Club - 04 - Book Chat about Need to Know
EPISODE NOTES: Whether you are a new Christian, or have been for a while and feel in need of a refresher, "Need to Know” will give you the essentials—what you really need to know if you’re going to follow Jesus. Host Tori Walker chats with Gary Millar about his work at the Queensland Theological...
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Episode 80 : Brooke Prentis
As an Aboriginal Christian Leader who is a descendant of the Waka Waka peoples, Brooke Prentis uses her talents and experience to lead Common Grace, a movement of people pursuing Jesus and justice. Tori Walker talks with Brooke about her family background, how she came to know Christ at uni, and...
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Episode 79 : Sarah Balogh
What does it actually mean to disciple someone? What is ministry supervision? And why should every ministry have it? These are some of the questions that Sarah Balogh answers in her chat with Taryn today on The Lydia Project. Sarah has a psychology practice in the Blue Mountains in Sydney, which...
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Episode 78: Jo Gibbs
Host Tori interviews Jo Gibbs on what the crosscultural life is like and how chronic fatigue affected that. Jo talks about the ministry roles that she has been in as well as how she came to understand who Christ is and what He had done for her. EPISODE NOTES: Host Tori interviews Jo Gibbs on what...
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Episode 77: Linda Poole
Linda Poole chats to Taryn about finding joy in Jesus and longing to be someone who chooses gratitude and thankfulness even when times are hard. Linda speaks about her years in cross-cultural mission where she and her family served as part of a hospital mission in South Sudan. She speaks of the...
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TLP Book Club - 03 - Book Chat about In His Image
EPISODE NOTES: "Sometimes we ask What is God's will for my life? when we should really be asking Who should I be? The Bible has an answer: Be like the very image of God." Hosts, Tori Walker and Taryn Hayes chat about Jen Wilkin's book In His Image. Jen Wilkin is an American speaker, writer, and...
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Episode 76: Jill McAlpine
Jill McAlpine knows what deep emotional pain looks like - she has seen it in her practice as a Clinical Psychologist and she has felt it herself, acutely, through church-based ministry and the terminal illness diagnosis of her husband, Stephen. In this episode, Jill shares with Taryn her…
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Episode 75: Marion Birchley
Host Tori Walker chats with Marion Birchley about life and student work in PNG. EPISODE NOTES: Host Tori Walker chats with Marion Birchley about life and student work in PNG. *** Marion lives and works with her husband Keith in Papua New Guinea. She has three adult children and one granddaughter....
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Episode 74: Kate Motaung
When Kate became serious about her Christian faith, she chose to explore mission work abroad. Little did she realise that a 5-month mission trip would turn into a lifelong ministry that involved a cross-cultural marriage, three children, and a venture into authoring books and supporting other...
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TLP Book Club - 02 - Author Interview with Catherine Parks
EPISODE NOTES: Host Tori Walker interviews Catherine Parks, who is one of the Contributors to the book “Beautifully Distinct”. Beautifully Distinct aims to help Christian women engage with our culture by being beautifully distinct. *** Catherine Parks grew up with a love for reading biographies....
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Episode 73: Catriona Pine
Host Tori Walker spends a morning with Catriona Pine on her Brisbane balcony chatting candidly about her faith, her friends, her love of stories, and her work with kids with complex special needs. EPISODE NOTES: Host Tori Walker spends a morning with Catriona Pine on her Brisbane balcony chatting...
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Episode 72 - Alison Eloff
Alison Eloff has worked in ministry with women for 35 years in various capacities, including church planting, student ministry, curacy and ministry to women at St James Church in Cape Town. In this interview, Alison chats to Taryn about how God brought her to faith at the tender age of 11, when a...
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Episode 71: Tenielle Neda
Host Tori Walker catches up with singer-songwriter Tenielle Neda about people who have encouraged her in her faith, her latest album “What is My Hope?”, and the real story behind making beautiful music videos. EPISODE NOTES: Host Tori Walker catches up with singer-songwriter Tenielle Neda about...
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Episode 70: Kim Bell
Positive peer pressure was a factor in Kim Bell’s coming to trust in Jesus for her salvation. Listen to Kim and Taryn chat about how Kim came to faith, her love for teaching children the Bible, and how God has shaped and grown the ministry that brought her and her husband, Rory, to England where...
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Episode 69: Jo van der Avoort
Host Tori Walker chats via Zoom with Jo van der Avoort about mothering and ministry in times of pandemic lockdowns and distancing. EPISODE NOTES: Host Tori Walker chats via Zoom with Jo van der Avoort about mothering and ministry in times of pandemic lockdowns and distancing. *** Jo moved to...
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TLP Book Club - 01 - Author Interview with Mark Vroegop
The Lydia Project's first book club episode is here! Listen in as Tori chats to Mark Vroegop - author of our first book club book, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy - about the devastating loss of his daughter to stillbirth and how he came to learn to embrace the grace of lament. In the book, Dark Clouds,...
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Episode 68: Katie
Katie and her family have been living in Eastern Europe for nearly ten years as cross-cultural gospel workers. In her chat with Tori Walker, she shares about life in a different culture, the different types of work that she and her husband have been involved in, as well as the ins and outs of…
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TLP Book Club - 00 - Introducing Book Club
Do you ever find yourself wanting to read more edifying books that will help you grow in your Christian walk, but not quite getting around to it? Life is busy and sometimes good intentions get, well, as dusty as that book on the nightstand! If that is you, you're not alone. In fact, Tori found…
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Episode 67: Polly Smith
Not all cross-cultural workers can be where they want to be in this COVID-era. Host Tori Walker chats with “Polly” about what it’s like living in limbo with her family, and what we can pray for her and other missionaries/cross-cultural workers like her at the moment. EPISODE NOTES: Not all...
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Episode 66: Rebekah Hemelaar
For street evangelist, Rebekah Hemelaar, lockdown meant that opportunities to engage with people on the streets evaporated. But thanks to some out-of-the-box thinking, the evangelism team found a new and exciting way to share the gospel with others. In this episode, Rebekah talks to Taryn about…
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Episode 65: Marian Guthrie
Marian Guthrie is both a mama to her three children, and also a MAMA - a Mature Aged Ministry Apprentice. In this conversation with host Tori Walker, Marian talks about what led her to being a MAMA and studying at Moore Theological College, the effects of feminism in her life, and ministry…
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Episode 64: Patricia Weerakoon
Patricia Weerakoon is podcast gold! Despite the distance and occasional poor sound quality of a zoom interview, Patricia’s infectious enthusiasm for sex and Jesus shines through in this conversation with Tori Walker. They talk about her conversion through British missionaries in Sri Lanka; her…
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Episode 63: Alexa February
Alexa February is our guest today. She has her PhD in Education; she’s a teacher; a dancer; an advocate for healthy living and eating; a Hashimoto's survivor and a mum to three little boys. Tragically, she lost her first two sons at birth. The trauma and sadness of this has brought Alexa through...
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Episode 62: Christina Retief
Being shot at point-blank range in her stomach shortly after her wedding was not how Christina expected to start married life. But tragedy was not something that Christina was unfamiliar with. Nor was she unfamiliar with God’s incredible grace. Her story of coming to faith in Christ from a...
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Episode 61: Sophie Renton
Where do unbelievers get their greatest source of information on Christians and Christianity from? What are the main issue blockers stopping unbelievers from investigating having a faith in Christ? How do unbelievers view the person of Jesus Christ? Host Tori Walker talks with Sophie Renton from...
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Episode 60: Caroline Clark
Caroline Clark was nursing a bit of a hangover when she decided it was time to explore some healthier alternatives. And so that night she walked into a church, and before the evening was up she had signed up for a weekend at Katoomba doing some bushwalking and listening to some Christian talks....
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Episode 59: Libby Hanson
For 33 years, Libby cared for her son Scotty who was born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. In this episode, Libby shares about the faithfulness of the body of Christ as they were supported as a family through many difficult years. Scotty passed away in July 2019, but he leaves behind a legacy of…
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Episode 58: Kerryn Baird
In this episode, Kerryn Baird shares how she and her husband - former NSW Premier, Mike Baird - went from seminary in the USA to politics in Australia. Kerryn chats to Taryn about living as a Christian in the political sphere, battling alongside their eldest daughter as she faced anorexia, and…
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Episode 57: Samantha Freestone
The podcaster gets podcasted! Samantha Freestone hosts a podcast called “Some Answers”. After approaching Tori Walker for an interview on her podcast, she was kind enough to agree to be interviewed for The Lydia Project, and share some of her answers to our questions. In this conversation, Tori...
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Episode 56: Ann Austin
When Ann’s young husband died suddenly of a cardiac arrest, her world was understandably rocked. In today’s episode, Ann Austin talks to Taryn Hayes about what she means by a startling statement that she often makes when reflecting on that time. She talks also of her years as a missionary in…
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Episode 55: Chris O'Gorman
Chris O, as she is affectionately known by many, is someone who is passionate about her love for Jesus, and she is super enthusiastic about seeing young people move closer to trusting in Jesus. In this face-to-face conversation, host Tori Walker finds out how playing volleyball led Chris to ask...
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Episode 54: Barbara Reaoch
Barbara Reaoch chats to Taryn Hayes about her new Christmas family devotional A Better Than Anything Christmas and how she came to be a writing grandma. Barbara also shares her journey to faith in Jesus, her involvement in Bible Study Fellowship including years as a missionary in Cape Town and as...
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Episode 53: A Life Well Lived
In this episode, the main feature is from the GROW Women's Conference in Brisbane when Tori interviewed three Christian women about living their lives in the light of the gospel. Recorded live at the 2019 GROW Conference, this episode is shorter than most. However, keep listening, because after…
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Episode 52: Claire Smith
Claire Smith is a New Testament scholar, women’s Bible teacher, and the author of God’s Good Design: What the Bible really says about Men and Women. Listen as Claire talks to Tori Walker about these topics as well as the value of other aspects of ministry. EPISODE NOTES Claire Smith is married to...
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Encouraging conversations with Christian women about faith, life and ministry. Hosts Tori Walker and Taryn Hayes chat to women from Australia and around the world about how they came to trust Jesus. Ordinary women trusting an extraordinary God makes for inspirational stories and great wisdom shared about all aspects of life as a Christian woman.
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Encouraging conversations with Christian women about faith, life and ministry. Hosts Tori Walker and Taryn Hayes chat to women from Australia and around the world about how they came to trust Jesus. Ordinary women trusting an extraordinary God makes for inspirational stories and great wisdom shared...
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