Talk for 12

Have you ever been nervous to strike up a conversation with another parent at the school gate or the back of assembly? Gill asks Heather what she's learned from intentional interaction with a diverse range of school mums and dads.

Join Gill and Tash to consider how the season of life caring for small children at home can bring opportunities for connection and deep conversation and how Bible stories might play a part.

How good it is to start a new year secure in the knowledge of salvation in Jesus, our living hope, an inheritance 'unfading, kept in heaven for you' (1 Peter 1:3). So many people we live and work with do not know this hope. Be encouraged and inspired by God's story and Lauren's story of seeking opportunities at work to live a gospel-shaped life and speak gospel truths in whatever context God has placed you.

Matthew tells us how the birth of Jesus took place. Christine invites us to consider Mary and Joseph and who the central character, Jesus, is and what he came to do. Have a listen and keep in mind who you might share this with this Christmas. Talk for 12 will be taking a break until after the summer holidays. Please join us again in 2025!

The house is a mess, there's nothing in the cupboard and we are running between work and social activities. God can't expect me to invite people over to my house can he? Meg speaks with Krista about why hospitality is still important and possible in the messiness of life.

It often seems that 'anything goes' in the online world - you can say anything, be anyone. Or can you? Meg asks Caity what she's learned interacting online and asking whether there is a place for visible, kind Christianity online.

Have you ever wondered, 'how does she do that?' Meg kicks off a 3 part series with Jodi, exploring some of the teaching, people, decisions and joys that keep her coming back to church every week!

It's always exciting to celebrate a birthday, even of a podcast! In this episode, the Talk for 12 team reflect on the past year of podcasts, share how different series came about as well as some moments of joy and encouragement. Happy 3rd Birthday, Talk for 12!

New to Orange and OEC, Katelyn shares her experience of being a new person at a new church. Listen in to her conversation with Suellen and be encouraged.

Using our words to build up our brothers and sisters in Christ, is a huge privilege and is a foundational aspect of Christ-centred fellowship. In this second episode of our 2 part series on common phrases in Christian community, Lily and Nicki talk through the phrase "Praise God", when we say it, and what it tells us about our own hearts