Live Room Conversations

Are you tired, worn out and burnt out? Sheldon and Claire talk about having margin in life and some of the strategies to achieve this in our modern, fast-paced world. You’ll hear about ideas like essentialism, creating your best week, and maintaining "white space" in your diary.

"Saying no often requires trading popularity for respect."

We have Josh & Kayla Henry, The Belonging Co church youth pastors from Nashville, as special guests with us today! Together with Jason Sandows, the YBF youth pastor, they discuss the upcoming RISE conference and their heart for this generation.

Movies and TV have a massive microphone of influence on our culture today, often drowning out messages of faith with the world’s agenda. Married couple Carine and Luke Rous have been active in the film and TV industry in South Africa for 15 years. Carine is a SAFTA award-winning actress (best actress in a Comedy 2018) while Luke has produced over 300 hours of prime-time content. They were part of the team who pioneered the short film-making competition “The Good Story” in their local church community, and their love for storytelling is something they are excited to share.

Today we have some key members of The King's College sports department with us. Ricardo Katza (a former Bafana Bafana captain) leads the sports department at King's, and Hayley and Didintle are coaches who have succeeded in their sporting careers.

In this episode, they share some of their background stories and discuss how sports have impacted their lives, and what life skills are learned through sporting activities. They then discuss their goals and hopes for the sporting teams at The King's College.

You can find out more about King's and keep up to date by checking out their website at www.thekingscollege.co.za!

In this episode of What Moves You, we speak to Alice Tandi and Tabitha Maphalle, social workers from Abba Specialist Adoption and Social Services (Abba). Abba is a non-profit organisation and designated child protection organisation with adoption accreditation for national and intercountry adoptions. They provide a range of direct services to abandoned, neglected, orphaned and vulnerable children who appear to need permanent alternative family care.

Listen to find out more about what they do and how you can get involved in supporting their incredible work. You can find out more at www.abbaadoptions.co.za or via social media @AbbaAdoptions on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Alternatively, contact them at 082 783 3374.

There will be a free evening session on Thursday the 22nd of June '23 called Teenagers in the Trenches. Teenagers are growing up in a world where the Education system grades you, the business sector evaluates you, the sporting world ranks you, and social media likes you. Madz explains some of the challenges that teenagers are facing today, a topic that will be further discussed at the event on Thursday the 22nd in the evening session.

The Made Whole conference will be on the 22nd and 23rd of June '23 and has 11 speakers and over 15 sessions. Topics include Longevity of Calling, Burnout, Functional Depression, Medication Myths, The Porn Pandemic, Addiction Recovery, The Gender Narrative, Trauma in Leadership, Domestic Violence, Imprisoned by Culture, Mental Health & Culture, Healthy Team Dynamics, and Owning Your Story.

You can buy a ticket to Made Whole here: Made Whole Conference

Songwriters, worship leaders, and musicians Paul Edy and Thapelo Monareng discuss songwriting from a Biblical foundation and perspective. In their conversation, they cover a variety of questions, including:

• What got them each into songwriting?
• Why even bother writing a song?
• Where should a song come from?
• How important is it to write songs with relevance to your context?

...and much more in both intricate detail and strong reference to Scripture and their own personal experience.

On this episode of “What Moves You” we chat with Caroline Ngwenya, the Principal and Founder of Takane Academy, a school based in Bloubosrand, serving children from the community and surrounding Kya Sands informal settlement. The children who attend Takane Academy face many socio-economic challenges that hinder their education and ability to break out of the cycle of poverty. Takane provides them with a Godly safe haven of learning where they receive the education and skills they need to thrive despite the challenges they experience in life. Takane Academy is one of the schools supported by Love Our City. If you are keen to be involved in the projects run through Love Our City please contact Tarryn at [email protected]; if you would like to be in touch with Caroline you can contact her at 072 611 8561.

Today we have the principals of both Kings and Little Flock, Mrs Shelley Trent & Mrs Christie Gunn. This captivating podcast explores education as a Kingdom tool on our campus. We'll discuss the Who, What, Why, and How of education, diving into our identities, roles, motivations, and practical strategies for raising and releasing godly leaders. This captivating podcast is for you whether you're an educator, parent, or student. 

• Longevity of Calling
• Burnout
• Functional Depression
• Medication Myths
• The Porn Pandemic
• Addiction Recovery
• The Gender Narrative
• Trauma in Leadership
• Domestic Violence
• Imprisoned by Culture
• Mental Health & Culture
• Healthy Team Dynamics
• Owning Your Story