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Julie-anne Laird is an evangelist who works with City to City Australia. She also helps lead Lausanne Australia. 

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Steve McAlpine has been a pastor, church planter, writer and cultural commentator.

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Dan Patterson is an evangelist, preacher and communicator who shares the gospel across Australia in a range of settings. 

We spoke about going to seminary at 19, and how he was originally afraid of public speaking.

We reflected on the dangers and opportunities of itinerant gospel ministry, and how he landed in that type of ministry. 

We also spoke about what evangelistic ministry actually looks like and how he grew his ministry Questioning Christianity.

(1:55) - Dan coming to faith & early call into ministry

(9:55) - Starting ministry at 22

(17:30) - Evangelism ministry with RZIM

(23:00) - Why itinerant ministry is still important today

(28:30) - What is the role of the evangelist?

(32:00) - Why consider shifting to itinerant ministry

(36:00) - Pathways to becoming an evangelist

We are back for 2025!

Karl Deenick is a lecturer in theology and pastoral ministry at Sydney Missionary and Bible College.

We spoke with Karl about his journey through engineering, into pastoral ministry, and then into theological lecturing. 

We spoke about his wrestle with the question: does he love the word of God and the people of God? In other words, did he love people enough to be a pastor? 

We also spoke about what it was like growing and overseeing a big church early in his ministry journey.

We also spoke about what led him to eventually move into lecturing at a theological college.

Early life - (1:50-7:00)

Considering ministry - (7:00)

Moving into pastoral ministry - (20:00)

Moving into the academic world - (26:00)

Final reflections on ministry & Karl's advice to his younger self - (32:00)

Sabine Ford-Arthur is a student at St. Cyrils Coptic Orthodox Theological College.

Kathy Dadd is a Bible Translator for Wycliffe Bible Translators in the Northern Territory.

**Anna not Hannah, sorry for the gaffe! **

Sylv and Paddy had a fab chat with Josh and Anna about:

Jeri Jones Sparks is an Assistant Minister at St. James Croydon.

A bonus mini-series called "Book Club", where Sylv and Aaron reflect honestly and openly about their own paid gospel ministry journeys through the lens of Ray Galea's new book, "Eager to Serve".

A bonus mini-series called "Book Club", where Sylv and Aaron reflect honestly and openly about their own paid gospel ministry journeys through the lens of Ray Galea's new book, "Eager to Serve".