It’s a story that shakes the very fabric of our being. In an unassuming corner of the Middle East walked a man who was more than he appeared. He made people question, he made people wonder, and he left a legacy that has endured for millennia.This October, Engage Work Faith hosts the Mark Drama. Come and see Mark’s historical biography of the life of Jesus transformed into a 90 minute, theatre-in-the-round stage production. Come along to The Mark Drama in Adelaide tonight!    Event details:  Date: Tuesday 14 OctTime: 6:30pm - 8:30pmVenue: Drill Hall, Torrens Parade Ground, Lot 23 Victoria Drive, AdelaideCost: $15 or two for $25 Tickets Link: https://engageworkfaith.org.au/mark-drama/ (Please note: children under 8 may find some scenes confronting).   

Greetings! Lochy and I had a wonderful opportunity to interview David Lang about his new production, 'Mark Illuminated'.  'Mark Illuminated' is a musical production based on Mark's account of the life of Christ in the Gospel of Mark. This is the first part, named "Who is this?" (Jesus' friends, Mark 4:41). A really good story set to music, this production will be performed at three venues in Adelaide across August. These are:  Fri 22 Aug 7:30pm - Trinity Church Adelaide Sat 23 Aug 7:30pm - Broadview Baptist Church Sun 24 Aug 3:00pm - Flinders Street Baptist This is a FREE EVENT - but please RSVP at  www.markilluminated.com/performances We hope you enjoy the episode, and please get along to one of these performances for an unforgettable production of Marks' Gospel.  Blessings, The Art of Ministry

Welcome to Episode 1 of 'The Japan Diaries', covering The Art of Ministry's visit to the wonderful country of Japan!  This first episode covers the flight and first stopover, Singapore, before the journey to Japan begins. Hear the highlights of this first leg of the journey, including a Singaporean church and sights of God's beautiful creation - both in real life & on Changi Airport ceilings! Also, a rooster that circles the hotel, crowing continually!  Look out for new episodes of 'The Japan Diaries' as they appear!  God bless, Jon (AOM) Come hear Jon & Lochy's other episodes here! - https://theartofministry.podbean.com/ 

Greetings wonderful listeners, this is Jon from The Art of Ministry Podcast.  Welcome to a trailer for something quite exciting; The Art of Ministry Podcast recently went to Japan, taking in such places as Tokyo, Kyoto and Electric Town... all culminating in a final journey to the World Expo Osaka!  On the way, plenty of amazing art was seen, and some fascinating examples of Christian history in Japan. One of the questions I was interested in was: what can we learn from this very different culture about how they use the arts... and what might be some interesting possibilities for the church?  So grab your rucksack and come along on a journey through Japan as we look at learnings that God has provided. I look forward to journeying with you very soon in 'The Japan Diaries'. 

Oooooooooyeah it's a big show today BECAUSE.... Freezedream is here!  The Adelaide based electronic musician is making waves with his new album 'Lazarus'... but he's been innovating and creating in the electronic music field since being a young musician and setting challenges for himself in sound experimentation.  We were blessed to have a fantastic chat with Nathan (Freezedream) about his new album 'Lazarus' and how he uses his music to show the wonder of God.  You can find Nathan's music here:  BandCamp - Freezedream SPOTIFY Enjoy the new episode!  God bless, the AOM Crew (Jon + Lochy)  

Hi! Jon here - just a quick PSA that Engage Work Faith (a group I work with) is holding a movie and discussion night in Adelaide, South Australia, for the new Bonhoeffer movie!  It will be held at Capri Cinema. Full details about the movie and tickets can be found at the Engage Work Faith website:https://engageworkfaith.org.au/bonhoeffer-movie-night/ About the event: Dietrich Bonhoeffer is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating figures in world history - a man who was both a pastor/theologian as well as being caught up in an assassination plot against Hitler. Come join Engage Work Faith for a private screening of this new film, followed by a panel of experts discussing a controversial figure who, with courage and conviction, deals with complex moral decisions. If you're in Adelaide, I hope to see you there! Until next episode (which very soon) - have a wonderful day and God bless, Jon (The Art of Ministry Podcast)  

Have you ever watched a movie about Jesus, or seen a stage show that portrays the gospels? Or maybe you've read a book that is really strong in how Jesus is portrayed? In this episode, Lochy and Jon explore the world of cinema, musicals, stage shows and the written media. From the cinematic movie ‘The Nativity’ to recent handheld phone/tablet applications - like ‘The Bible App for Children’ - this show is about looking at artistic representations that have Jesus at the front and centre. What makes a production really good? Are there things we should remember before creating a production that features Jesus and his teachings? Enjoy a wide-ranging discussion that deeply explores multiple media worldwide (and across history). Don’t forget – you can join the discussion on 'The Art of Ministry' Facebook page!  Let's continue the conversation!  Blessings, the AOM Crew

Hi everyone! This is our 'goodbye to 2024, hello to 2025' episode! You'll find a thank you message for each of the guests we had on the show in 2024, and a little bit about what Lochy and I are currently doing; as well as plans for 2025!  Keep checking out Lochy's 'God In 60 Seconds' video series at The Art Of Ministry Facebook Page (click link) Play Jon's new music EP for free here (click link): JM@C on Spotify We'll be back with more fun this January - expect a new episode 'REEL' soon! (that MIGHT be a hint about the subject of the next show) :) Blessings, The Art of Ministry Podcast

Hi everyone! Great to have you listening from around the world. We love learning about where everyone is listening from! We hope you are all well.  Dr Pete Court (P H Court) joins us today to discuss his book all about CREATIVITY!  We had loads of laughs and also some amazing discussions about theology, creativity, the writing process, academia, and much more.  Pete's book 'Distilling Creativity: How to Live Your Highly Creative Life & Not Die Trying' can be bought at this website:  Immortalise - 'Distilling Creativity' by P H Court Pete's website is below - where you can find out about the book launch!  PHCOURT.COM Book Launch We thank Pete for his time to chat with us!    God bless and thanks for listening, The AOM Team  

Hi everyone, here's another invitation to come to an event I am involved with - 'Embracing AI: The Future of Work & Other Minor Issues' - with Engage Work Faith, Adelaide. Event Link & Tickets: https://engageworkfaith.org.au/ai-are-we-all-in/ Here's a brief summary of the event:  "In 2021, Engage Work Faith staged Better than Us, a discussion of the burgeoning AI industry. Four years on and we are saturated with LLM’s, various chatbots and Digital human avatars. What was barely visible on the horizon is now well and truly part of our landscape and in our hands. Will AI replace us? - our creativity, our jobs, our common sense? What makes us uniquely human? Do we embrace it warmly or cautiously? Could the Bible itself unlock a wisdom to navigate this rapidly changing world of technology despite being written before AI was even developed? Join an expert panel, put your questions to them-an essential discussion for humans thinking about their future." The guest speakers are amazing - Stephen Driscoll, Luke Heffernan & Christopher Foster-McBride. All are very educated in the world of AI, and will have important words to say about it. Stephen Driscoll, keynote speaker as well as a pastor and writer, has written a book about AI named 'Made In Our Image: God, Artificial Intelligence and You'. This is an excellent resource all about God and AI!  The details are: Date: Monday 25 November 2024Time: 6pm - 8pmRSVP: Friday 22 November 2024Venue: The Jade, 142-160 Flinders St, Adelaide SA 5000Cost: $35 or 2 for $60   I hope I see you there! :)  Blessings, Jon (Art of Ministry Podcast)

Have you ever been tasked with creating something really punchy, brief, but with a lot of impact? Well, in my (Jon's) opinion, our next guest is an expert at this. Lochy Cupit has been making short, powerful presentations for a long time, and this time we talk about his newest creation - the God in 60 Seconds video series! Lochy has crafted both video and social media reels that share about Jesus in a way that is striking, thought-provoking and vibrant. Come listen to this exciting episode that is sure to help your own thinking through creating mini presentations with real focus! Find more Art of Ministry podcasts episodes here (you can subscribe + download across multiple podcast services): https://theartofministry.podbean.com/ Visit Lochy's YouTube page! https://www.youtube.com/@LetsTalkGodin60Seconds   Any thoughts? Questions? Comments? Visit our page on Facebook!   

Have you ever wondered what it might have been like to experience the story of Easter firsthand?  James Krieg, pastor of Bethel Christian Church in Adelaide, created an Easter experience unlike many ever seen in churches across Australia and the world. Using the church building, he and the church community assembled elements representing the significant moments in Jesus' journey to the cross, his death, and his resurrection.  Lochy and Jon got to speak to James all about the experience, how it touched lives for the gospel, and how everyone else can do something like 'Easter Uncovered' in your own church!  Note: James is building a website easteruncovered.au (under construction) which will serve to explain more about the 'Easter Uncovered' experience. Watch this space!  Thank you for your listening! Don't forget you can follow us on Facebook & on our landing page -https://theartofministry.podbean.com/  And if you're in Adelaide, come to "A Winter Word"! James and others will be preaching the Bible at this wonderful event. Link here - https://www.facebook.com/awinterword God bless, the Art of Ministry Podcast

Hey everyone! WOA! Do we have a special guest for you today! With great excitement, Lochy and I interviewed Jordan from the Aussie band 'River Movement', a hip-hop/acoustic group who shares Jesus with their audiences by means of some awesome grooves.  The show covers the band's origins, concerts, songs, style and inspirational stories from the musical odyssey that they've been on for some years. PLUS! Below, in the show notes, there is information about the band and where to find their music!  Thank you for your continued listening and support! Peace, the AOM Podcast   River Movement - links: River Movement Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/rivermovement River Movement on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/0QgPiAKmVjrF28acsnyqUe?si=0n3tDpiuSNyna0w1rsSikg Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rivermovement/            

Hi everyone, before the next show comes out, here's an invitation to come to an event I am involved with - 'The Work of RESToring' - with Engage Work Faith, Adelaide. It's going to be a great event all about rest, and the rest that Jesus provides. Blessings, Jon Tickets: https://engageworkfaith.org.au/upcoming-events/ Tickets close soon (Monday 27th May 2024) - so grab one quick for an event not to be missed! :)  ABOUT THE EVENT:  How many time-saving devices do you own?Yet we can still all feel time-poor; often exhausted, and, at times, close to burning out. We may be designed to work, but we are wired to rest. Sometimes our bodies are resting but our minds just won't stop buzzing with what we should or could be doing. How do we wind down enough to find actual rest? With the help of Clinical Psychologist Dr Jonathan Andrews and a panel of experts, we’ll unpack this topic in a practical way. Carving out a couple of hours to consider how you can find rest for yourself could be game-changing for your downtime. Rest assured, you'll leave this event with a renewed approach to the importance of rest and some tips on how to achieve it. Perhaps it will also provoke curiosity in how Jesus speaks to the universal humanity of mind, body and soul. DATE Thursday 30 May 2024 from 6:00 PM - 8:15 PM (UTC+09:30) LOCATION Master Builders Association of South AustraliaLevel 3 Suite, 47 South Terrace, Adelaide  SA 5000  

Good day to you! We welcome you to Episode 22, where Lochy takes us through Bible memorisation! How did Lochy memorise the Book of Mark? Why did he do this? What did he learn? And how can we all memorise Sripture as well? All of these questions and more are discussed in this exciting episode, where we consider the importance of remembering Scripture. A key takeaway we hope you see is that anyone can begin Bible memorisation, and then improve on it as it becomes a helpful regular practice! God's Word is living and active. What a wonderful thing it is that we can memorise it and dwell upon it, and speak it, in our everyday lives.  Once again we thank you for your support and listening! And remember, we'd love to hear YOUR stories around memorising the Scriptures. Maybe you memorised a verse to read in a church drama or performance, or regularly memorise Scripture. Maybe you'd like to learn more about this practice.  God bless and have a terrific week ahead.  - The Art of Ministry (Jon & Lochy) https://theartofministry.podbean.com/ 

Howdy! It's so good to see you! All of Christ's blessings to you this Easter!  Today's episode is all about Art Therapy - with our special guest Michelle Krieg. She is an Art Therapist, and has worked across Adelaide (South Australia) in group art sessions and also within a hospice environment with many different patients.  She has amazing stories to tell, and shows us that Art and the Christian faith are so ever present in the Art Therapy context.  Please note: Some sensitive issues are discussed, including conversations around mental health, discussion about people who are suicidal, chat about people who are dying in a hospice environment, and topics around anxiety, depression, trauma and loss, which some listeners may find distressing. If the show has brought up any issues for you, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14 (Australia) Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636 i(Australia) or, your country’s counselling hotlines. You can also call Life FM Careline (Australia) on 4159 7040 between 9am and 11pm for prayer and a listening ear. We would also encourage you to speak to friends, family, your local church pastor or chaplain, or someone you trust. Come join us! Our website is here Thanks and God bless, The Art of Ministry Podcast      

Greetings friends! Well, what an opportunity and privilege it was to speak with Alaina Frost from One50 Dance for episode 20! We hope you love the show this week! We cover God and dance, the Bible and dance, the organisation One50 Dance, and even touch on some famous dancers too. Also explored is creativity around dance, and how we can all dance before the Lord, just as David did. What a celebration it is to serve God in such diverse ways across the Arts!  Below are some links about One50 Dance, as well as a link to their public fund (this gets mentioned too in the show). Can you support them? Here's one way you can!  One50 Dance - https://www.one50.com/ One50 Dance - Public Fund - https://www.one50.com/publicfund Thanks again for your listening. We love having you all supporting us.  Blessings, The Art of Ministry Podcast

YES! We are back in 2024 and guess what... so many people have asked advice about how to create a podcast. So instead of continuing to give ideas and replies, why not create a whole episode full of advice about all aspects of podcasting?  If you want to make a podcast, look no further! We discuss ideas, tools, equipment, software, hardware, communication dynamics, passion for topic, prayer and more! If you've wanted to know how to use multimedia and create a podcast, it's all here.  Thank you again so much for your continued support - bring on 2024! Let's explore sharing the Gospel through the arts together! God bless and take care, Jon (The Art of Ministry)

Lochy and I have been so thankful for this year. We have a long list of thank yous!  We appreciate you all and can't wait to catch up with you again in 2024.  All of God's blessings, The Art of Ministry (Lochy & Jon)

Merry Christmas to you! It's nearly New Years, and we have a wonderful guest to cap off a big year for The Art of Ministry Podcast. We have Navy Jones - a singer/songwriter who shares God's love through song. His voice, I think you'll agree, is a wonderful gift from the Lord, as is his playing. And our chat went through a huge range of topics, from his testimony, performing music live, GK Chesterton, studio recording, and ultimately thinking on Jesus. It's a musical feast! We hope you enjoy the show!  You can find out more about Navy Jones here:  Navy Jones Music: https://www.navyjonesmusic.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4GnVsh2uO0O6WcqgeZdSuj?si=Q9cw2P6gSKm77ymKO-9uzQ Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/navy-jones/1715799600