Jesus the Game Changer: Hosted by Karl Faase

On the main street of Dubbo, with a beautiful statue of Indigenous activist Bill Ferguson as the backdrop, Karl Faase interviewed Indigenous elder and poet, Riverbank Frank. While Christian faith was in his family, as Riverbank grew up, the disconnect he saw between what he was told about Jesus as a young boy and the church's inaction on issues concerning his people led him to a deep anger. With Sunday now being his self-professed, 'busiest day of the week', Riverbank's journey and the faithful followers of Jesus that walked with him, is inspiring and impactful. It is a privilege to bring his story to you!

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From city boy to winning a Golden Guitar at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, Colin Buchanan has had a fascinating and God-led journey. Living and studying in Bourke as a young couple, Colin's natural musical and story-telling talent eventually led him to being one of the most well-known names in Christian music, particularly children's Christian music. Karl Faase sat down with Colin over a crackling fire and talked with him about his life, his faith and how God's fingerprints are most certainly on everything that's good.

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Karl Faase interviews Andy Gourley - A.K.A "Boss Frog". Red Frogs and Schoolies are practically synonymous. As Andy says, 'Anywhere that young people get to, the Froggies are there'. Andy Gourley started Red Frogs in the 90's when he saw the destruction and danger first hand of young people and the drinking culture at schoolies. It is now an international organisation, in over 12 countries. Karl and Andy chat about the incredible story and influence of Red Frogs, as well as Andy's own personal faith journey.

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Karl Faase joined Gemma Bell on the Mornington Peninsula to talk about how she ended up running Fusion - a house for young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

With regular talk of clairvoyance and seances in Gemma's childhood home, she found herself afraid to sleep at night, with reciting Psalm 23 over and over to herself being her one comfort. Gemma spoke to Karl about finding genuine acceptance and community at a local church and how her passion for helping young people has brought her and her family to lead Fusion.

Content Warning: Gemma shares stories of supporting young people during difficulty and self-harm. If you or anyone you know needs support, reach out to the fabulous team at Lifeline - https://www.lifeline.org.au/

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Tim Kirk (Winemaker) runs the family vineyard and winery, Clonakilla, originally founded by his father. Tim’s first career was in Melbourne as a teacher and studying theology but his love of the vineyard drew him back eventually. When his father retired, Tim took over running Clonakilla and lives onsite with his wife and children.

Tim and Karl sat down over a glass of their top shelf Shiraz Viognier to talk about Tim’s growing up around wine and Christian faith, his own personal faith decision as a teenager, and how faith can be expressed in all areas of life, even in business.

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Welcome to Faith Runs Deep - interviews by Karl Faase.

Karl Faase met with Craig Keener when filming for Jesus the Game Changer 2. Craig is a Professor of the New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, KY. He holds a PHD from Duke University and is known for his commentaries on contextualising the New Testament in its early Jewish and Greco-Roman setting. He has authored numerous books and journals and has taught in every continent except Antarctica.

Karl Faase interviews Israel Olofinjana - who is an ordained Baptist minister and the pastor of Woolwich Central Baptist Church in London. He is the founding director of Centre for Missionaries from the Majority World, an initiative designed to prepare, equip and encourage missionaries from the Majority World in Britain. He has authored and edited a number of books, including ‘African Voices: Towards African British Theologies’.

When filming Jesus the Game Changer 2, Karl Faase sat down with Emma Wildwood - Senior Lecturer and PHD supervisor at the University of Edinburgh. She has previously held positions at the University of Cambridge, and taught in DR Congo and Uganda for many years. Her particular research area is religious encounters in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Christian conversion and the growth of mission-initiated denominations between 1800 and the present day.

Karl Faase interviewed Father Tim Kesicki for Jesus the Game Changer 2. Father Tim became a Jesuit novitiate in 1984, and is now the director of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States. Ordained in 1994, Tim worked and taught in high schools around the United States, as well as spending a year at the Jesuit Refugee Service in Uganda. He frequently contributes articles to CNN and MSNBC.