Peter Corney Lecture in Youth Ministry 2025 Theme: Can I Buy Myself Flowers? Speaking grace and truth to girls growing up in a complex and conflicting world. Guest Speaker: Dr Fiona Isaacs Episode Description In as much as girls are told they are full of girl power, the experience of being a girl is often one of powerlessness, fraught with conflicting pressures and expectations placed upon them from home, the church, school, and social media. God loves girls far too much to let them be anything ...
Jun 27, 2025•51 min•Season 3Ep. 9
The Charles Perry Lecture in Melbourne Evangelical History 2025 Marvellous Melbourne: A Representative Denominational Society in the Nineteenth-Century Evangelical World Episode Description This lecture highlights the distinctive evangelical character of “Marvellous Melbourne” in the nineteenth century. As the richest city in the world at the time, Melbourne’s denominations embodied a vision for church and society, which has had powerful and ongoing impact, and is most clearly represented in the...
Jun 25, 2025•51 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Episode Description This episode features Sam Allberry, who preached on Gender, Sexuality, and the Church at Ridley Chapel on 20 May 2025. https://samallberry.com/ Study With Ridley If you are interested in finding out more about studying at Ridley College or have any questions regarding any courses or units, we invite you to contact us via this link: https://www.ridley.edu.au/study/ Ridley Chapel Podcast Be sure to check out our Ridley Chapel Sermons Podcast through this link: https://ridleycha...
Jun 20, 2025•25 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Episode Description Pursuing a PhD for God’s Glory is a two part series where Dr. Mike Bird sat down with two recent Ridley PhD graduates – Dr. Joseph Byamukama (Fount Church and Team Leader at Veracity Fount, Kampala, Uganda) and Dr. Amber Dillon (Denver Seminary, Colorado, USA) – to discuss their experiences at Ridley College, their journeys into scholarship, and the life of faith. In this episode, Dr. Joseph shares his aspirations to plant churches in Uganda and to resource the Ugandan church...
Jun 12, 2025•18 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Episode Description Pursuing a PhD for God’s Glory is a two part series where Dr. Mike Bird sat down with two recent Ridley PhD graduates – Dr. Joseph Byamukama (Fount Church and Team Leader at Veracity Fount, Kampala, Uganda) and Dr. Amber Dillon (Denver Seminary, Colorado, USA) – to discuss their experiences at Ridley College, their journeys into scholarship, and the life of faith. In this episode, we hear from Dr. Amber Dillion, who shares her story of a happy accident that led to her startin...
Jun 12, 2025•17 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Episode Description In today’s podcast, Kate Beer met with a panel of members from the 2023 Pastoral Supervision training cohort. The panelists share what led them to apply for supervision training, their experiences during the training and how the training has impacted their work in their respective ministries. The group also discuss the joys, benefits and challenges of undertaking supervision training, and their experiences and future plans regarding supervision in their respective ministries....
Jun 02, 2025•40 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Episode Description Revd Dr Scott Harrower talks with Andy Judd about his new book, Trauma and Recovery in Early North African Christianity . While many see church history as a dry compulsory subject, Scott's trademark pastoral approach helps us see how God has worked in the lives of Christians like us across the ages, and how our own Christian communities can learn from martyrs like Perpetua and Felicity (AD 203) about the resources for dealing with traumatic events. Study With Ridley If you ar...
May 21, 2025•34 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Episode Description What's next in ministry for children and young people in Australia? This episode reflects on the current state of ministry among children and young people in Australia today, some of the challenges we’re facing, and what could be done to overcome them. Graham Stanton , Director of the Ridley Centre for Children’s and Youth Ministry, is in conversation with Kristina Kettleton, the keynote speaker at the recent Children’s and Youth Ministry Training Day. Kristina has served in ...
Mar 20, 2025•54 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Episode Description Revd Canon Dr Rhys Bezzant begins this year as the tenth Principal of Ridley College. He sits down in this interview with Andy Judd to talk about how he went from a 14-year-old debating against the resurrection of Jesus to training men and women for Christian ministry. He also shares his insights into what makes a good theological college, and what studying theology can provide that you can't get on the internet. Children's and Youth Ministry Training Day 2025 Join us for thi...
Mar 02, 2025•36 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Brian Rosner's Farewell as Principal Public Lecture Strengthened By The Gospel: The Purpose of Romans and the Future of Ridley College This is a recording of Brian Rosner's farewell as principal public lecture, held on the evening of Wednesday, 16 October 2024. His lecture theme was “Strengthened by the Gospel: The Purpose of Romans and the Future of Ridley College.” About Brian Rosner Brian is a New Testament scholar of international standing, having contributed to many of the major journals an...
Nov 04, 2024•44 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Episode Description Dr Katherine Firth was a guest speaker at our 2024 Women's Writing Retreat and joins us on the podcast to share her new book " Writing Well and Being Well for Your PhD and Beyond: How to Cultivate a Strong and Sustainable Writing Practice for Life " (Routledge, 2023). Dr Firth is head of Lisa Bellear house, a residential hall at Melbourne University, and author or co-author of several books on academic writing, and a recent monograph Martin Luther and the Arts (Brill, 2023). ...
Oct 28, 2024•47 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Song of Songs: A metaphor for God and the church or a celebration of sexuality? Episode Description One of the most beautiful parts of the Bible, Christians often do not know what to do with the Song of Songs. Is it a metaphor for God and the church? A celebration of human sexuality? Or something else? In this panel discussion, Dr Kamina Wüst and Dr Lindsay Wilson help us appreciate this precious piece of Scripture. This webinar is part of the Ridley Online Old Testament Prophets and Writings Un...
Oct 11, 2024•53 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Episode Description Tamie Davis was at Ridley for this year's Alf Stanway lecture in mission . In this episode, Hannah Craven sits down with Tamie to learn a bit more about her research, to dig a bit deeper into the "Mafanikio" theology of Tanzanian Christian women, and to reflect on the value of missiological thinking in our Christian lives and ministry. About Dr Tamie Davis: Dr Tamie Davis is a missiologist who served in Tanzania for 10 years, partnering with the Tanzania Fellowship of Evangel...
Sep 30, 2024•54 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Episode Description In this episode, Deputy Principal: Academic, Revd Dr Mike Bird, chatted with faculty member Dr Andrew Malone about his book, To Walk and to Please God: A Theology of 1 and 2 Thessalonians . This book explores 1 and 2 Thessalonians and highlights the life cycle of Christian discipleship—turning away from idols, trusting in the gospel message, having hope that the Lord will return, and continually pleasing the one true God until that return. Check out Andrew's book. To Walk and...
Sep 20, 2024•16 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Episode: 12 The Alf Stanway Lecture in Mission 2024 Pleasure, Pain.... And Prosperity: Advancing The Mission Conversation In Australia Guest Speaker: Dr Tamie Davis Description: Majority World theology is growing as the Spirit of Christ grows God's people in both breadth and depth. What might Christianity in Australia stand to gain from it? This lecture will propose that a Tanzanian theology of prosperity points to a way for God to be known from within Australia’s secular pleasure/pain worldview...
Sep 06, 2024•57 min•Season 2Ep. 12
The Leon Morris Lecture in New Testament Studies 2024 Ambassadors of Hope: A New Testament Theme Episode Description This lecture will explore one of the key themes of the New Testament – that of reconciliation. Reconciliation shows the heart of God, and the church is called to reflect that heart. This echoes something Leon Morris himself emphasized decades ago (although in a broader sense). The Bible calls it demonstrating an unconventional wisdom and it is our overall mission. It leads to hope...
Aug 30, 2024•57 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Description Dr Darrell Bock gave the 2024 Ridley College Leon Morris Lecture in New Testament Studies on 18 July 2024. While visiting Ridley, our principal, Dr Brian Rosner, sat down with Darrell to discuss several topics in New Testament Studies and also the question of how to promote the gospel in our fractured world. About Dr Darrell Bock Darrell Bock is a Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. He is also the Executive Director of C...
Aug 23, 2024•44 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Description In this episode, Dr Mike Bird interviewed one of his students, Lachlan Vines, who won the Journal of Anglican Studies Student Essay Competition in April 2024. Lachlan is currently studying for the Master of Divinity at Ridley College and wrote an essay on Rowan Williams' Theology of Revelation for one of his assignments. He shares how he coincidentally met and spent some time interviewing Rowan Williams (former Archbishop of Canterbury) on his trip to the UK. His essay will be publis...
Jun 21, 2024•27 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Description: This episode, Atonement Culture, is one of three expositions presented by Dr Rory Shiner at the Ridley College's Annual Preachers' Conference: Set Apart - Preaching from Leviticus, held on 23 - 24 April 2024. The conference featured Dr Rory Shiner (Providence Church, Perth) and Revd Dr Katy Smith (SMBC), who spoke on theological themes in Leviticus. Ridley Preachers’ Conferences aim to encourage us in our leadership and ministry by focussing on skills for preaching. This is an oppor...
Jun 11, 2024•50 min•Season 2Ep. 8
The Anglican Institute Lecture 2024 Deep Things We Share: Discipleship and the Lord's Supper Description We celebrate the Lord's Supper as Jesus instructed, but for many its role in daily discipleship has been neglected. Learn again how the discipleship agenda for your church - whatever it is - might be strengthened by sharing in the deep things of the Lord during the Communion service. Speaker: Revd Canon Dr Rhys Bezzant Rhys studied German at the Universities of Melbourne and Cologne, graduati...
Jun 02, 2024•59 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Episode Description In this episode, faculty member Hannah Craven chatted with the Revd Dr Mike Bird, Deputy Principal: Academic, about his book, A Bird’s-eye view of Luke and Acts. Mike shows us how these two books, when read together, tell a cohesive narrative about Jesus, the Church, and the mission of God--with implications for the whole of our lives today. Check out Mike's book. A Bird's-Eye View of Luke and Acts: Context, Story, and Themes Michael Bird https://amzn.asia/d/d3Pq29t Ridley Ch...
May 12, 2024•37 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Welcome to the new season of the Ridley College Podcast in 2024 In 2024, we are pleased to be expanding our podcast with more regular episodes and a broader range of conversations. Here, you’ll find Public Lectures, stories from our students and faculty, and insights from leading experts on the Bible, theology and ministry. Episode Description In this episode, our deputy principals, Mike Bird and Andy Judd, chat about Andy's recently published research, Playing with Scripture, which explores how...
May 02, 2024•34 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Episode Description Stepping into the world of Leviticus with Dr Rory Shiner. Dr Rory Shiner (Providence Church, Perth) is our guest preacher in the upcoming Ridley Annual Preachers' Conference. We have an opportunity to chat with him about his life as a preacher and the importance of preaching from the Old Testament, especially from the book of Leviticus. Ridley Annual Preachers' Conference 2024 The Ridley Annual Preachers’ Conferences aim to encourage us in our leadership and ministry by focus...
Apr 14, 2024•26 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Episode Description On 1-2 March 2024, our Ridley Students Committee organised the return of Launch Camp. In this overnight getaway, faculty, staff, and students got together and bonded through games, meals, and prayer. Faculty member Hannah Craven had the opportunity to chat with some of them to try to get to know them better. Get to know some of our students, their aspirations, and ambitions. Also, in this podcast, we would like to share the prayers at the end of the camp. These prayers were l...
Mar 24, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Welcome to the new season of the Ridley College Podcast in 2024 In 2024, we are pleased to be expanding our podcast with more regular episodes and a broader range of conversations. Here, you’ll find Public Lectures, stories from our students and faculty, and insights from leading experts on the Bible, theology and ministry. Episode Description This episode is for anyone with some kind of involvement in children's ministry or youth ministry—whether you’re a volunteer, a vocational leader, a churc...
Mar 03, 2024•34 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Welcome to the new season of the Ridley College Podcast in 2024 In 2024, we are pleased to be expanding our podcast with more regular episodes and a broader range of conversations. Here you’ll find Public Lectures, stories from our students and faculty, and insights from leading experts on the Bible, theology and ministry. Episode Description In this episode, we speak to the Revd Dr Mike Bird, Deputy Principal: Academic, about the upcoming Study Tour to Greece & Türkiye. We discuss the benef...
Feb 25, 2024•19 min•Season 2Ep. 1
The Charles Perry Lecture in Melbourne Evangelical History 2023 God, Menzies and Christian Public Engagement Description This lecture will highlight the evangelical formation of Sir Robert Menzies, Australia's longest serving Prime Minister, and explain how this Christian formation impacted Menzies's public engagement in Melbourne and beyond. Click here to read the edited transcript published by the ABC for this lecture. Speaker: David Furse-Roberts is a Research Fellow at the Menzies Research C...
Oct 05, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Special Edition This is a special edition of the Ridley College Podcast. David Furse-Roberts is the Research Fellow at the Menzies Research Centre and also our guest speaker for the upcoming Charles Perry Lecture in Melbourne Evangelical History. Faculty member Rhys Bezzant had the opportunity to interview David where they chatted about child protection laws in nineteenth-century England, Menzies’s early spiritual formation, and the importance of studying evangelical history. About David Furse-R...
Sep 15, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 12
The Leon Morris Lecture in NT Studies 2023 1 Corinthians 1: The Wisdom of the Cross, and Cultural Engagement Description This lecture will do a deep dive into 1 Corinthians 1, exploring Christian engagement in the public space. It will argue that this rich biblical paradigm for cultural engagement should be at the heart of contemporary Christian interventions into the most important public debates in our late modern society. Speaker: Dr Christopher Watkin is ARC Future Fellow and Associate Profe...
Sep 12, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Special Edition This is a special edition of the Ridley College Podcast. Dr Chris Watkin was the guest speaker of the 2023 Leon Morris Lecture in New Testament Studies. While visiting, our principal, Brian Rosner, had a chat with him about his new book, Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture (2022), which was recently named the Australian Christian Book of the Year . About Dr Christopher Watkin Chris Watkin is ARC Future Fellow and Associ...
Sep 04, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 10
