SURRENDER: Jesus in the margins

In the leadup to Surrender Festival 2024, we're throwing back to some memorable Surrender moments from the past. Episode 4 takes us back to Surrender 2007, "Fools for a Revolution", with guest Shane Claiborne.

Claiborne is the author of Irresistible Revolution, more recently Beating Guns and several other books. He's a founding member at the Simple Way and co-founder of Red Letter Christians. Shane is a renowned social activist, advocating for nonviolence and service to the poor.

In the leadup to Surrender Festival 2024, we're throwing back to some memorable Surrender moments from the past. Episode 3 takes us back to Surrender 2018, "Saints and Citizens", with guest Soong-Chan Rah.

Soong Chan Rah is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church, and a member of the Academy for Evangelism in Theological Education, American Academy of Religion, and American Society of Missiology. He has spoken widely on the topics of the witness of the church, cross-cultural ministry, and social justice at academic conferences, seminaries, Christian colleges, local churches, denominational gatherings, and ministry conferences on both the domestic and global level.

The theme 2024, it's "love obligates justice." To join us on 22-23rd March 2024, look for details at surrender.org.au

In the leadup to Surrender Festival 2024, we're throwing back to some memorable Surrender moments from the past. Episode 2 brings us back to Surrender 2016, when Ruth Padilla DeBorst shared on "weaving rightness"

Ruth Padilla De Borst is a theologian, activist, community member and practitioner. She comes from Latin America, where she describes there is beauty, colour, music, violence, injustice, poverty; and all of these things are woven together. In this message, Ruth asks what it would take to weave rightness into community through belonging?

The theme for Surrender 2016 was 'God. Neighbour. Enemy'.

In 2024, it's "love obligates justice." To join us on 22-23rd March 2024, look for details at surrender.org.au

In the leadup to Surrender Festival 2024, we're throwing back to some memorable Surrender moments from the past. Episode 1 kicks us off off with Ash Barker in 2006, inviting us on "the call to wild adventures".

Surrender emerged out of UNOH’s work with a desire to include the wider church in a grace based invitation to the call of Jesus to follow him to the margins. 

So many people have been responsible for its impact, some of them have been on this this podcast in previous seasons. One of those at the heart of it was Ash Barker. Local community leadership developer, shalom activist, speaker, author, minister; now living in Winson Green UK leading seedbeds.

The theme for Surrender 2006 was 'wild adventures with Jesus'.

To join us on 22-23rd March 2024, look for details at surrender.org.au

In this episode, we have the absolute privilege of hearing more from Ate Tina, a humble hero, who has walked alongside survivors of sex abuse for many decades. Ate Tina is one of the big inspirations behind the Surrender Leadership program, who knows how to empower others and "pass the microphone". We join her in conversation with Ben Chong, founder and facilitator of the program. For more information about Made in Hope and SHE works, please visit madeinhope.org.

In this episode we have the absolute privilege of hearing from Ate Tina, a humble hero, who has walked alongside survivors of sex abuse for many decades. Ate Tina is one of the big inspirations behind the Surrender Leadership program. We join her in conversation with Ben Chong, founder and facilitator of the program. For more information about Made in Hope and SHE works, please visit madeinhope.org.

The Surrender Leadership Program supports young leaders from culturally diverse backgrounds to transform in life and leadership. Following the first Surrender Leadership Program gathering in Melbourne/Naarm earlier in the year, we speak with program director Ben Chong, along with graduates Rina and Chanelle. Ben is 2nd generation Malaysian-Chinese and lives on Gubbi Gubbi country (Sunshine Coast) with his wife Chelsea – who he first met at a SURRENDER conference! After attending his first SURRENDER Conference in 2006, Ben found a home in the SURRENDER community and has stayed connected ever since. Ben is passionate about helping people to lead themselves and others well, with integrity, sustainability and joy. Ben is a professional Christian leadership coach and has trained in Australia and overseas. In addition to his SURRENDER role, he is also the Director of Blueprint Leadership Coaching and was a pastor for 8 years.

To nominate, donate or find out more, head to surrender.org.au/leader.

Continuing our conversations with Adelaide/Tartanya-based leaders, Craig speaks with Rev Cyrus Kung. Cyrus is a church-planter and Uniting Church minister who joins us to discuss his space and the way in which Jesus is found at the intersecting margins of different communities. The ideas of third spaces, liminiality and hybridity shape Cyrus' approach to ministry and community life in his local context. 

Find out more at surrender.org.au.

In Tartanya/Adelaide, we hear from a climate justice panel including Rev Dr Paul Goh, among others. Paul is Korean-Australian Uniting Church minister and currently working with the Synod of South Australia’s Mission Resourcing team in the areas of Justice and Multicultural and Cross-cultural ministry. He has had diverse ministry experience in Korea, the USA, and Australia including intentional intercultural ministry with Anglo-multicultural and Fijian congregations in Melbourne.

The first destination of our Surrender Roadtrip is Tartanya/Adelaide, where we met Sally Shaw. She is National Director of A Rocha Australia, which is an international Christian conservation organisation. She lives with her husband Doug, in the Aldinga EcoArts village in South Australia and is linked to the local Anglican parish church. Sally has worked as a nurse in Cambodian refugee camps, community development with World Vision, and established an NGO. She is presently doing a Doctor of Ministry, focusing on designing and running a series of workshops on biblical and practical ways to care for God’s creation.

In our final episode for this season, Charlene and Craig hear the profound theological and practical insights of Graeme Turner and Joseph Pinkard, from CBM Australia. Graeme shares his lived experience as they both unpack what it means for all to be invited to the table.

Have you noticed? Have you heard? Have you seen? Have you Surrendered? SURRENDER partners with dozens of organisations and hundreds of initiatives. We invite you to find them and take action at surrender.org.au.

Today's episode tells the story of emptying yourself to find yourself, in Part 2 of the conversation with previous Surrender Directors, Nick and
Anita Wight. We hear the journey of developing flourishing relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the impact on the way they live their lives.

Have you heard? Have you seen? Have you noticed? Have you Surrendered? SURRENDER partners with dozens of organisations and hundreds of initiatives. We invite you to find them and take action at surrender.org.au.

In this episode, Nick and Anita Wight (previous Surrender Directors), talk about their 'great undoing' and Surrender's formative years. We hear the journey of developing flourishing relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the impact on the way they live their lives. 

Have you heard? Have you seen? Have you noticed? Have you Surrendered? SURRENDER partners with dozens of organisations and hundreds of initiatives. We invite you to find them and take action at surrender.org.au.

We hear about Anji's new book, "Missionary is not just a position" and other learnings from a life of radical surrender in part 2 of Charlene and Craig's catch up with Ash and Anji Barker.  

Have you heard? Have you seen? Have you noticed? Have you Surrendered? SURRENDER partners with dozens of organisations and hundreds of initiatives. We invite you to find them and take action at surrender.org.au.

This episode is full of stories of radical surrender as Charlene and Craig catch up with Ash and Anji Barker.  They tell the founding story of Urban Neighbours of Hope (UNOH) and Surrender, talk about becoming neighbours in a Bangkok slum, and now life as urban missionaries in the UK at Winson Green, an inner city Birmingham public housing estate to seek transformation through Jesus there.

Have you heard? Have you seen? Have you noticed? Have you Surrendered? SURRENDER partners with dozens of organisations and hundreds of initiatives. We invite you to find them and take action at surrender.org.au.

Today’s episode is Part 2 of our conversation with Aunty Shirli Congoo (General Manager) and Aunty Sue Hodges (Engagement Officer) from the Salvation Army’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander team. We explore the personal side of reconciliation, the place of Jesus’ redemption, and the application of their cultural competency framework.

Have you heard? Have you seen? Have you noticed? Have you Surrendered? SURRENDER partners with dozens of organisations and hundreds of initiatives. We invite you to find them and take action at surrender.org.au.

Aunty Shirli Congoo (General Manager) and Aunty Sue Hodges (Engagement Officer) are part of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander team in the Salvation Army. In this episode they share a journey of indigenous engagement that includes all levels of the Salvos, from board to frontline ministry leaders; and the development of the cultural awareness framework and Reconciliation Action Plan.

Have you heard? Have you seen? Have you noticed? Have you Surrendered? SURRENDER partners with dozens of organisations and hundreds of initiatives. We invite you to find them and take action at surrender.org.au.

Tri Nguyen shares his profound story of fleeing Vietnam, seeking refuge, and finding family at a local church in Melbourne. Tri shared this at a Surrender leader's event recently and has graciously allowed us to include it in our podcast here.

As we consider the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan, this story is a challenging reminder to the roles that we can, and need to play – and a pointer to what the Kingdom of God looks like.

We encourage you to join the Australian call on our national leaders to provide urgent action for the wellbeing of refugees from Afghanistan. Take action at surrender.org.au.

Is there enough? Are people good? Can we do anything about everything? 

Charlene and Craig join the World Vision pastor's cohort to hear from CEO Daniel Wordsworth, who shares stories about meeting Mother Theresa and draws from experience with over 25 years in the world’s conflict hot spots. Daniel has lived and worked with the urban poor in Australia, Hong Kong, China, India, Vietnam and Thailand and has written numerous publications on children and poverty.

Have you heard? Have you seen? Have you noticed? Have you Surrendered? SURRENDER partners with dozens of organisations and hundreds of initiatives. We invite you to find them and take action at surrender.org.au.

Jo and Ash host a conversation about hearing God's heartbeat, from the Surrender mini-festival earlier this year. We hear the voices of Stevie Wills (performance poet and community education officer with CBM Australia), Brendan Nottle (Salvation Army Major and leader of Melbourne's Project 614), and Glenn Loughrey (Wiradjuri man, artist, Anglican Priest and vicar at St Oswalds). 

Have you heard? Have you seen? Have you noticed? Have you Surrendered? SURRENDER partners with dozens of organisations and hundreds of initiatives. We invite you to find them and take action at surrender.org.au.

Carrying on from the first episode, Charlene Delos Santos and Craig Petty hear perspectives on marginalisation with Dave Andrews and Uncle Ray Minniecon helping us to explore the topic of marginalisation and continue to be challenged in the conversation about what it takes to put Jesus in the centre.

We want to embody a lifestyle of justice. SURRENDER partners with dozens of organisations and hundreds of initiatives, we invite you to find them and take action at surrender.org.au

Charlene and Craig hear perspectives on marginalisation from Uncle Ray Minniecon and Dave Andrews. What does it take to place Jesus in the centre?

SURRENDER partners with dozens of organisations and hundreds of initiatives. Find them and take action at surrender.org.au

Pastor Ray Minniecon

Pastor Ray Minniecon is a descendant of the Kabi Kabi nation and the Gurang Gurang nation of South-East Queensland. Pastor Ray is also a descendant of the South Sea Islander people with deep and abiding connections to the people of Ambrym Island. Pastor Ray ministers at St John’s Church in Sydney, is a resource worker for the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress, honorary pastor at St. John’s Scarred Tree Ministry in Glebe and Director of Bunji Consultancies. He was a former National Director of World Vision Australia’s Indigenous programs. Pastor Ray has a BA in Theology from Murdoch University and assisted in the establishment of Aboriginal studies and employment programs at that university.

Dave Andrews

Dave Andrews, his wife Ange, and their family, have lived and worked in intentional communities with marginalised groups of people in Australia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal for more than forty years. He now lives in a large joint household with his wife, children, grandchildren and others in an inner city community in Brisbane. Dave is particularly interested in radical spirituality, incarnational community and the dynamics of personal and social transformation.

The studies will explore what these highly contentious and hotly contested words (along with their promises and problems) mean for Aboriginal Peoples embodying the way of Jesus Christ

The studies will explore what these highly contentious and hotly contested words (along with their promises and problems) mean for Aboriginal peoples embodying the way of Jesus Christ

The studies will explore what these highly contentious and hotly contested words (along with their promises and problems mean for Aboriginal Peoples embodying the way of Jesus Christ 

To reflect on disability is to explore the limitation, vulnerability, dependency, and creative power that is central to every human life. We are born utterly dependent, at every point in life we are at risk of illness and a disability. This series of the bible studies invites participants to look at the Bible through the lens of disability

To reflect on disability is to explore the limitation, vulnerability, dependency, and creative power that is central to every human life. We are born utterly dependent, at every point in life we are at risk of illness and a disability. This series of the bible studies invites participants to look at the Bible through the lens of disability

To reflect on disability is to explore the limitation, vulnerability, dependency, and creative power that is central to every human life. We are born utterly dependent, at every point in life we are at risk of illness and a disability. This series of the bible studies invites participants to look at the Bible through the lens of disability

Where Wendell Berry's wisdom meets the timeless insights of scriptural - How do we inhabit our personhood, our shared humanity, and out place with a sense of profound connection.

Where Wendell Berry's wisdom meets the timeless insights of scripture - How do we inhabit out personhood, our shared humanity, and our place with a sense of profound connection.

Where Wendell Berry's wisdom meets the timeless insights of Scripture - How do we inhabit our personhood, our shared humanity, and our place with a sense of profound connection.

Where there are programs they will flounder, where there are services they will cease, where there is ministry it will pass away. But love: Love never fails

Where there are programs they will flounder, where there are services they will cease, where there is ministry it will pass away. But love: Love never fails.

Russell shares his learning on curating worship events, creating stations and reflection spaces anchoring around the idea of communal worship for one.

What does it mean to live as neighbours in a global village with new people in developing countries? We discuss what it means to love people, to learn how to act justly and love mercy in a global context.

Where there are programs they will flounder, where there are services they will cease, where there is a ministry it will pass away. But love: Love never fails.

How understanding and interegrating our identity as men to our ability to walk alongside others as God has designed us to

How Do we Think Biblically About Constitutional Recognition of Australia's First Nations People's

How Do we Think Biblically About Constitutional Recognition of Australia's First Nations People's

How Do we Think Biblically About Constitutional Recognition of Australia's First Nations People's

Brooke shares how non-Indigenous people can learn about the struggles in our land, and how we can engage across cultures to bring about a better future.

Bruce & Hannah Tucker share on their journey around mental health issues and how churches can often end up doing more harm than good.

Laura Pintur shares here on an alternative view on a porn-ified world 

SURRENDER exists to raise up Christians to live the radical call of Jesus and follow him to the least, the last and the lost. To find out more about SURRENDER and upcoming events, visit: surrender.org.au. Or, visit surrender.org.au/give to become a SURRENDER Samaritan and support our grassroots community.

SURRENDER exists to raise up Christians to live the radical call of Jesus and follow him to the least, the last and the lost. To find out more about SURRENDER and upcoming events, visit: surrender.org.au. Or, Visit surrender.org.au/give to become a SURRENDER Samaritan and support our grassroots community. 

Mick Duncan Shares How We Can Be More Like Jesus

Mick Duncan shares how we can be more like Jesus

Mick Duncan shares about how we can become more like Jesus.