Deeper and Wider
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMy name is Nathan Forster, and this is Deeper & Wider- a show where we meet at the crossroads of Christian faith, and all of life- from the small to the big, from mundane to the profound. Where we learn people’s stories & their specialties, have conversations, and offer perspectives- all of which are shaped and animated by Jesus, His way of life, and the Kingdom He came to bring. This show will be a resource for people who- deep in their bones- think that, surely, God’s Kingdom is deeper and wider than the box we have put it in… A kingdom that can permeate all of existence… If we allow it to.
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Episodes
It’s Still Easter (2019 Sermon)
April 20, 2022 08:36 - 45 minutes - 103 MBAnother sermon from 2019, a week after Resurrection Sunday.
Grief and the Resurrection (Easter Sunday Sermon, 2019)
April 13, 2022 10:43 - 41 minutes - 94.7 MBReleasing an 'off season' episode of a sermon delivered in 2019, called Grief and the Resurrection. Enjoy.
A New Chapter...
March 25, 2022 09:35 - 3 minutes - 6.87 MBIt's been a while since we have spoke- so I thought I'd give you an update on the show, including some significant changes and also a new posture to the show overall...
Chris Bedding - Faith and Comedy
December 01, 2021 08:18 - 50 minutes - 69 MBWe are exploring the intersection of comedy and faith, so we'll be speaking Father Chris Bedding. Father Chris is an Anglican priest, artist, and activist. He serves in a parish in the Perth hills, and has also served as an age care chaplain. However, he is also one half of a comedy duo known as Pirate Church. It's a comedy show about religion...And pirates. needless to say, I thought you would be the perfect candidate to talk to about faith and comedy. To find out more about Father Chr...
Karina Kreminski- Urban Mission and Urban Spirituality
November 10, 2021 10:09 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MBIn this weeks episode we talk with Karina Kreminski on urban mission and urban spirituality. Rev. Dr Karina Kreminski has worked in the fields of English teaching and journalism, and has also been a Senior Minister in the Church. She has a doctorate in missional formation, teaches at Morling College in Sydney, and also writes and blogs about spirituality, mission and theology. Karina has also authored a book called “Urban Spirituality: Embodying God's Mission in the Neighborhood”. She lo...
David Andrew- The Musical Act of Worship
October 26, 2021 09:28 - 1 hour - 123 MBAfter a hiatus, I am finally releasing some episodes of Deeper & Wider! And for this episode, we are exploring the music act of worship by interviewing David Andrew. Composer, Artist, Producer, Full Tilt Existentialist, and collaborator/producer with Gang of Youths, and sideman with Charlie Collins, and Joji Malani's (formerly Gang of Youths, now Founder of Broth Records) upcoming project, “Pae”. David has been creating contemplative piano works for the last few years as a response to th...
Shane Claiborne - Intentional Community living
December 07, 2020 14:18 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBIn this weeks episode we talk with Shane Claiborne on intentional community living, especially in light of the Simple Way, which is a non-profit intentional community in Philadelphia. Current activities of The Simple Way include planting gardens, running a store, and working for food security in the neighbourhood as they seek to emulate Jesus. Shane Claiborne is a prominent speaker, activist, and best-selling author. Shane worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, and founded The Simple Way in P...
Ched Myers- Sabbath Economics (An Economics of the Kingdom of God)
November 10, 2020 09:37 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBIn this weeks episode we speak with Ched Myers on Sabbath economics. Not sure what Sabbath economics is? This is what this episode is about, as we seek to figure out an economics of the Kingdom of God. Ched Myers is an activist theologian who has worked in social change movements for more than 40 years. With a degree in New Testament from the Graduate Theological Union, he is a popular educator, animating scripture and building literacy in and engagement with historic and current movements fo...
Ellen Davis- Scripture and our Relationship to the Land
October 26, 2020 23:32 - 52 minutes - 50.6 MBIn this weeks episode we speak with Professor Ellen Davis on how scripture speaks of the connection between our relationship with God and our relationship with the land, and the implications that has for today- especially in light of our current ecological crisis. Professor Ellen Davis is Amos Ragan Kearns Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke Divinity School. She’s the author of 11 books and many articles. Her books include Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading...
Aaron Niequist- A Practiced Based Faith
October 12, 2020 09:48 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBIn this weeks episode we will be speaking with Aaron Niequist on having A Practiced Based Faith. Aaron is a liturgist, writer, and pastor currently living in NYC. After leading worship at Mars Hill Church and Willow Creek Church, he created A New Liturgy- a collection of modern liturgical worship recordings. Shortly after, Aaron started a discipleship-focused, formational, ecumenical, practice-based community at Willow Creek called The Practice. In 2018, he released a book about a practice-ba...
Lisa Sharon Harper- Decolonising the Gospel to make it The Very Good Gospel
September 22, 2020 13:35 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBIn this week episode we are speaking with Lisa Sharon Harper on decolonising the gospel in order to get back to the true gospel proclamation message, or what Lisa calls- and is also the name of her bestselling book- “The Very Good Gospel”. For some of our listeners, words such as “decolonising” might be new to you, or might even be something that sounds worrisome- and for other listeners this might sound like liberation. Regardless of your reaction, may I ask you to breathe deeply and trust m...
Erica Hamence- Domestic Family Violence and the Church
September 07, 2020 09:44 - 54 minutes - 51.9 MBIn this weeks episode we are going to be talking about a sensitive topic: we are talking about Domestic family violence. Within this topic, we will address how the church has sometimes got their response wrong, and also where the church has done the right thing, and also how the church can do better. We will also be exploring how to navigate domestic family violence in light of faith in God. I do also talk about how things like forgiveness and verses like “turn the other cheek” have been weap...
Jonathan Martin- A More Beautiful Pentecostalism
August 23, 2020 11:39 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBIn this weeks episode will be talking about a more beautiful Pentecostalism with Jonathan Martin. Some people have had a complicated relationship with Pentecostalism, and yet, on the far side of these Pentecostal experiences the question is: is there a Pentecostalism that’s healthy & beautiful? Jonathan Martin is the author of two critically acclaimed books, Prototype and How to Survive a Shipwreck, with a third book on the way. He has a podcast called The Zeitcast, where he has interviewed a...
Mark Godfrey- Being Led by the Holy Spirit
June 27, 2020 02:14 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBWhat does it mean to be lead by the Holy Spirit? How can we know it’s God speaking to us? How can we become aware of the Holy Spirit in us and all around us? These questions are more will be discussed today as we talk with Mark Godfrey. Mark, alongside his wife, Belinda, are the Directors & Founders of BEYOND, A missional and prophetic ministry organisation that impacts communities both locally and overseas. BEYOND is called to be an inspirational voice to empower leaders, organisations and e...
Sandra Basham- Sex and Faith
June 14, 2020 01:12 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBDespite sexuality being part of our human makeup, we don’t talk about it, and instead there is often shame around sex & sexuality. However, God made sex, God made sex good, and there is a whole erotic love poem in the Bible. And as we will come to see, the connection between sex & spirituality is deeply interwoven in the scriptures. To do this, we are going to talk with a sexologist who is also a Christian: Sandra Basham. Sandra is a Christian, and an accredited pastor for the Foursquare Chur...
Brooke Prentis- An Aboriginal Perspective to Faith: A National Reconciliation Week 2020 Special Episode
May 26, 2020 11:48 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBIn honour of National Reconciliation Week, I had the absolute pleasure to have a conversation with Brooke Prentis; hearing her story, and learning about both reconciliation, and also what it means to be both Aboriginal and Christian. As we go through todays episode, we’ll be covering questions like:-What is it like to be aboriginal in the Australian church context?-What does reconciliation look like?-How has your Aboriginal identity shaped the ways Aboriginal people see the gospel?-How do we ...
Stephen Roach Knight- Kingdom Journalism: Storytelling & The Magnalia Dei
May 09, 2020 04:15 - 46 minutes - 44.8 MBHow can the Kingdom of God inform journalism and the way we engage in social media? In todays episode we are going to hear from Stephen Roach Knight as we unpack the topic “Kingdom Journalism: Storytelling and the Magnalia Dei”.We explore questions like…-What is Kingdom journalism?-Why is kingdom journalism so important?-How does kingdom journalism challenge the powers that be in our world?-What are better ways we can communicate online in a way that aligns with the Kingdom of God?And more! S...
Cate Vose- Being a woman in christian leadership & creating a egalitarian church
April 26, 2020 01:36 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBWe hear Cate’s story and we explore things like…-What it is like being a Christian woman in leadership-What are the unique challenges of being a Christian woman in leadership-The prevalence of patriarchy within the church-How a theology of complementarianism & rigid gender roles emerged (and why it’s wrong)-Learning about (and embracing) the divine feminine within Christianity as part of a more multifaceted faith-How we can challenge both implicit & explicit patriarchy both within the church ...
Jarrod McKenna- Jesus and nonviolence (Part 2)
April 13, 2020 02:34 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBPart 2 of 2 of our conversation with Jarrod McKenna as we continue to tackle some of the big questions of the nonviolence of Jesus and its implications for us. Pastor & Author Brian Zahnd says of Jarrod that “has the keen mind of a theologian, the warm heart of a pastor, and the dauntless courage of an activist. And as a skilled communicator all three of these attributes are evident as he seeks to form people in Christlike peacemaking. I have the highest respect for Jarrod McKenna and his wor...
Jarrod McKenna- Jesus and Nonviolence (Part 1)
April 04, 2020 02:56 - 49 minutes - 47.6 MBWe tackle some of the big questions when it comes to the nonviolence of Jesus and its implications for followers of Jesus today. In doing this, we’ll hear from my mate Jarrod McKenna as we hear his story and explore things like…-What is non-violence, actually?-What is non-violence trying to achieve?-What does non-violence look like on the ground?-What do we do with the larger questions of non-violence as it pertains to problems in our world? What are the different forms of non-violence that e...
Kendall Vanderslice- Food and Faith
March 21, 2020 02:45 - 47 minutes - 45.5 MBIt’s not something you notice until someone points it out, but food has a central role to play in the life of faith. So we’ll hear from baker and writer Kendall Vanderslice as we hear her story and explore questions like:-What is the relationship between food and faith?-What role does (and can) food play in the life of faith?-What does church communities incorporating food in their worship look like?-How will the church be different if we did worship over a meal?And more! Kendall Vanderslice ...
Tara Conradt- Church doing Community Engagement
March 07, 2020 06:14 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBWe hear Tara’s story and we explore what it means for the church to do community engagement…-So, what is community engagement?-What is the churches role of engaging community?-How might this be the wider role of God’s salvation of the world?-What’s the difference between a church doing charity, and a church engaging the community?And more! Tara describes herself as a community engagement strategist, social change enthusiast, perpetual student of theology and a cautious agitator for the common...
Brad Jersak- An Inclusivist view of Salvation (Christian Inclusivism)
February 22, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBWe hear Brads story and we explore things like…-What an inclusive view of Jesus’ salvation is (and how it’s distinct from other views)-Making the case for Christian inclusivism-Common misconceptions of Christian inclusivism-Addressing some of the common pushbacks against Christian inclusivism-What saving faith actually is-People having experiences with Jesus without them even knowing it-How the Holy Spirit is working across all cultures, people, and places to move people towards the knowledge...
Steve McKinnon- Jesus and Justice
February 08, 2020 08:44 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBWe hear Steve’s story and we explore things like… -What Jesus-shaped justice is-How the justice of the Kingdom of God is different from other versions of justice-Why we are to care about justice-Reading the Bible through the lens of the poor -Jesus giving us a justice that goes deeper than either end of the political spectrum -How we can engage in justice in our everyday life-what the church will look like if we took justice seriouslyAnd more! Steve McKinnon is the state manager for Prison F...
Sneak Preview of Deeper & Wider (Season 1)
December 18, 2019 07:44 - 6 minutes - 8.22 MBCheck out this sneak preview of our guests for Deeper & Wider...! This season includes Steve McKinnon, Brad Jersak, Tara Conradt, Kendall Vanderslice, Jarrod McKenna, Cate Vose, Sandra Basham, Erica Hamence, Jonathan Martin, and Mark Godfrey. We will be tackling topics ranging from Jesus & justice, an inclusivist salvation, church & community engagement, food & faith, a nonviolent faith, woman in Christian leadership, sex & spirituality, tackling domestic violence in the church, a more beauti...
An Introduction to Deeper & Wider: Boxes vs Glasses
September 14, 2019 09:59 - 5 minutes - 6.93 MBBefore any interviews occur, I want to share with you the vision for this podcast through talking about boxes and glasses. Yep.You heard correctly. So listen to this 'episode 0' introduction to Deeper & Wider... Interviews coming soon...