We Are NTC

Rev Dr Bruce Allder is a former Principal of NTC and District Superintendent of several districts in Australia and New Zealand. He has been a church leader and teacher for many years, but describes himself first and foremost as a pastor.

Currently, Bruce lectures at the college in the area of practical theology and he is the regional education coordinator for the Asia Pacific region of the Church of the Nazarene.

In this interview we discuss his call to ministry, the development of Christian higher education over the years, and the importance of maintaining a pastoral heart in whatever role he has taken on. He also reveals a certain 'claim to fame' in the world of cricket!

There is a lot packed into this episode. It may be that we will need a second interview!

I’m sure this will be a blessing to you. 

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Welcome to Episode 4 of the We Are NTC podcast. In this episode we meet the Rev Leilani Roquara, Chancellor of Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological College, Nazarene Pastor, and NTC postgraduate student. In this conversation we spoke about the challenges of distance learning, her experience of being a woman in ministry and her passion for taking care of animals and teaching people of all ages how to swim! It was a pleasure speaking to Leilani. 

Please pray for her and the ministry of Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological College as they seek to educate men and women in the South Pacific. 

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Our guest for today’s episode: Cameron Batkin.

Cameron wears many hats: pastor, chaplain, regional youth leader, and NTC alumni.

In our conversation we talk about his experience at NTC, the ways in which he has heard and followed God’s call on his life, and the importance of Food in the Christian life.

Cameron is a dedicated follower of Jesus who seeks to share the hope he has found in Christ with everyone around him. Let’s get to know Cam together.

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Our monthly community chapel service took place on Tuesday, 8th of March and our speaker for the day was Joseph Wood, lecturer in Theology and Church History and our Dean of Students.

He shared with our community a sermon titled ‘Hardships and Hallelujahs’ in which we explored the realities of Christian ministry as outlined by the apostle Paul.

The text for the sermon is taken from 2 Corinthians 6, verses 1-10.

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Our guest for this episode is Rachel Simpson. Rachel lives and ministers in New Zealand. She is a student, a pastor, a wife and a mum. In our conversation we talk about the challenges of juggling many life responsibilities, the joy of learning, and the recognition that no matter what we are facing, God continues to be faithful to us as we follow his Call on our life.

I hope you enjoy getting to know Rachel.

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In this first bonus episode, we have the sermon from our first Community Chapel of the 2022 academic year. We were blessed to have the Rev. Roland Hearn share with us from Philippians 2. We hope this is a blessing to you as it was for us. 

For more information please visit our website: ntc.edu.au or contact our office: [email protected] 

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Revd Dr Rob Fringer is Principal of NTC as well as Senior Lecturer in New Testament and Biblical Languages. In this interview we talk about his life and experience before moving to Australia, his academic interests, and his hopes for the future of NTC. Let's get to know our Principal a little better!

Theme song is Creative Minds by Bensound.

In this introductory episode, Joseph Wood, NTC's Dean of Students, explains the reasons for this new podcast and offers a glimpse of what you will be hearing in future episodes. He says this podcast is a point of connection for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of NTC Australia/New Zealand. This podcast will feature interviews with current students, alumni, faculty, and staff, as well as other formational content (lectures, devotionals, worship services, book reviews, etc). We hope you enjoy this short preview!

Theme song is Creative Minds by Bensound.