Amity Podcast with Jono & Lauren

Jono and Lauren Macfarlane

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CHRISTIANITY

A husband and wife, striving for amity, sit down and talk through ministry life, theology, books and family. Amity (noun): "friendship, mutual understanding and peaceful harmony, especially between nations."

02/03/2023

Religion or Relationship?

In this episode we talk through the question of whether Christianity is a religion or a relationship. Folks will more often lean to the relationship side and describe themselves as "spiritual but not religious" or having a relationship with Jesus but no need of the religion. We chat through these view points and look at portions of James 1, Acts 11, and more. We discuss this famous spoken word YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IAhDGYlpqY Jono has preached on this topic from Acts 11 here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ILjId7qGo0 Our Instagram page can be found here https://www.instagram.com/amitypodcast/

41 min
23/02/2023

NEW: Life update, Church plant and Church distinctives

We're back! Or at least, we're trying to be! We've missed podcasting, but in this season of our lives, it takes very intentional time and planning to make it happen. We want to be here, but we can't promise a specific schedule right now. If you're still here, we thank you so much for listening.

46 min
24/04/2022

35. Book Review - The Wounded Healer

On today's episode we discuss one of the books Jono has read in recent months. Henri J. M. Nouwen's "The Wounded Healer" may seem like an odd choice, but Jono talks through how this short book was helpful as a pastor and is a recommended read for others pursuing ministry.

52 min
09/04/2022

34. We're Back: Life Recap, Pandemic Response and Church Realities

We never meant to take a 9 month break from recording, but here we are, back again! We talk a bit about what we've done and experienced over the last 9 months and a little about the future of this podcast. Mini series/seasons are in the works! But the bulk of our conversation is walking through the timeline of the Covid pandemic in NZ, what our ministry response has been and how it's affected our church. It gets uncomfortable at times. These are stressful things to talk about for both of us. And we bare our souls a bit about how discouraging this season has been. Our episodes won't all be this long, but this should catch you up to where we've been and where we're at. We'd love for you to join us going forward.

1h 5m
26/07/2021

33: What Are You Reading and Thinking About? #1

Sometimes we don't have a topic at hand in order to do a deep dive, but we're always reading, thinking and talking. So this is the first episode in an irregular series where we just open our front door as it were, and allow you a glimpse into our conversations. We talk about reading fiction, preparing to study and preach sermons, and more! We then spend quite a lot of time discussing the topic of "common grace" and end by talking about some of Jono's reading on authoritarianism, power and abuse in the church. Thanks for listening!! If you have any topic suggestions, comments or questions, contact us via our instagram @amitypodcast Check out the Kaisis podcast series on Common Grace https://kaisis.buzzsprout.com/1660195/8640216-the-kingdom-of-god-and-common-grace We recommend Dr. Diane Langberg's book "Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church."

39 min
23/07/2021

32: Knowing God's Will

We're back! Or at least we hope we're back. And we're talking through the topic of knowing God's will. This is a topic Jono has preached on several times but we find it's a frequent question on people's minds. We hope this episode can encourage you as you walk in the grace and freedom God has blessed you with. We recommend checking out the Kaisis podcast' especially their episodes on Common Grace https://kaisis.buzzsprout.com/1660195/8640216-the-kingdom-of-god-and-common-grace Kevin DeYoung's book :Just Do Something" is also a helpful resource on this issue.

40 min
19/06/2021

31: Lament

While the word "lament" is a common one and widely used in even secular contexts, we think it's a discipline that's not practiced as much within the church as we need it to be. Lament is biblical, helpful and even necessary for our journey through the trials of this world. We hope you are encouraged as we talk through Psalm 13 and the issue of how we bring our distress and complaints to the Lord. We mention the book "Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy" by Mark Vroegop and the book "Gentle and Lowly" by Dane Ortlund. We also recommend listening to the Theology Gals episode on grief http://theologygals.com/2020/06/grief/ And these podcast interviews with Tish Harrison Warren https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/cultivated/tish-harrison-warren-how-grief-is-our-companion-in-christia.html and https://thelaymenslounge.com/tish-harrison-warren-real-talk-on-prayer-in-everyday-life/

37 min
12/06/2021

30: Pre-Marital Counseling?

Pre-marital counseling has become quite the norm for churched couples seeking to get married. But is it truly essential? Is it actually helpful? We discuss why pre-marital maybe a good idea and how we walk through it with couples, a bit of our own experience with pre-marital, and why relationship, mentoring and even counseling AFTER the wedding is really the most helpful. While there's no perfect marriage book, we do recommend "The Meaning of Marriage" by Tim and Kathy Keller.

36 min

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Creator

Jono and Lauren Macfarlane
Years Active

2021 - 2023
Episodes

37
Rating

Clean
Show Website

Amity Podcast with Jono & Lauren

Amity Podcast with Jono & Lauren

Episodes

Religion or Relationship?

NEW: Life update, Church plant and Church distinctives

35. Book Review - The Wounded Healer

34. We're Back: Life Recap, Pandemic Response and Church Realities

33: What Are You Reading and Thinking About? #1

32: Knowing God's Will

31: Lament

30: Pre-Marital Counseling?

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