Big news from the podcast with RevTalk climbing up the charts, we have a look at some uniquely Mihinare (Maori Anglican) words and kupu, and we round out the show with a discussion about the highs and lows of sharing Matauranga online.

Spoiler Alert: Keep an ear out around 46 minutes and 10 second mark...for a special guest appearance from the wonderful Te Aomihia!

Aotearoa-New Zealand has just experienced our first cases of community transmission of Covid 19 in over 100 days, we have a discussion around what this might mean for us here in Aotearoa-New Zealand. We take a look at the Tohunga Suppression act, the controversial law that made it illegal to act as a Tohunga in Aotearoa-New Zealand until as recently as the 1960s. We finish things off with a round of our Free Favourite Fings, looking at the silver lining of living through a locdown.

TheRevs have noticed a lot of conspiracy theories doing the rounds on Social Media, so we take a look at some of the more popular ones currently circulating. We also have a korero around Te Reo Maori, the struggles learners face, and the need for humility in all things. We finish out the episode with a round of our Free Favourite Fings: Religious Movies Edition!

You are what you wear, or are you? Join BrZhane, RevChris and VenMike as they discuss what its like to wear clerical garb in public, the importance of voting, and what they think is important as we approach this years General Election.

60 Second Sermon Kaupapa: Te Kooti, Liturgy, Wisdom.

On RevTalk this week we have a discussion around the upcoming referenda on euthanasia and marijuana respectively. We also introduce a new segment called 60 Second Sermons where we each preach a 60 second sermon on a random topic. Enjoy! 

This week we profile St. Paul's, Te Paamu a beautifully unassuming church located in the Western Bay of Plenty. We have a yarn to Benjamin Ong who is currently a student at St. John's Theological College. And we wrap up the episode with a conversation around worship and the importance of decolonisation. 

We have a full team of hosts this week with the triumphal return of RevMike! We take a trip north to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Auckland, we then go even further north to Oihi to profile the Ngapuhi chief Ruatara, and we finish with a good yarn about being Maori-Christian, Christian-Maori, or Maostrian.

In this episode BrZhane and RevChris talk about Kohupatiki, a beautiful place with an amazing whakapapa of faith. We profile the great rangatira of the faith Heni Te Kiri Karamu, and we finish today's episode with a quick chat about moving the church online! But where's RevMike? We may never know...

In this episode RevChris, RevMike, and BrotherZhane look into the history of St. John's, Omahu and the most famous Anglican to come out of Ngai Te Upokoiri the great Renata Kawepo. We then have a lighthearted discussion about our three favourite monarchs (spoiler alert: we don't mean butterflies!). We close out the episode with our Being Mihinare segment where we discuss the upcoming season of Lent.

A shorter episode than usual for our first podcast of 2020.

RevChris and RevMike are joined by their new co-host BrotherZhane who has recently relocated to Gisborne after spending 3 years in the wilderness of Auckland. They have a quick catch up on what they got up to over the holidays, have the inaugural meeting of the RevTalk BookClub, and almost forget to say the closing prayer!

Be sure to join us throughout 2020 for more hot takes, history, and tomfoolery here at RevTalk: The Mihinare Podcast.