33 episodes
Faith On Campus Ben Smart
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- Religion & Spirituality
Faith On Campus is a podcast that gives you a window into what God is doing on uni campuses around Australia. You'll hear stories of students who have come to faith in Christ, conversations with students who have been equipped to serve in their local churches (and beyond), and interviews with campus staff workers about how they're seeing God at work.
Music for intro/outro by Alan Gogoll, check out his great stuff at https://www.alangogoll.com/
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S3E1 – Hope For A Broken World (Gen 12)
We’re back for Season 3 of Faith On Campus! Episodes come out each week during university semester, so now that semester is back up and running, so are we. The Covid-19 pandemic meant that earlier this year, all universities in Australia (and most around the whole world) had to shut down their physical campus presence… Continue reading S3E1 – Hope For A Broken World (Gen 12)
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S3E2 – Pie In The Sky When You Die? (Gen 13-14)
I chat to a lot of non-religious students on campus who think there probably is some kind of God, but even if there was, it wouldn’t make any difference to this life now. Is that true? If the Christian God is real, does that have an impact on life now? Or is it all just… Continue reading S3E2 – Pie In The Sky When You Die? (Gen 13-14)
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S3E4 – When God’s Promises Seem Slow (Gen 16-17)
This week’s episode of Faith On Campus is the fourth talk in a sermon series looking at the life of Abraham. In this episode we look at Genesis 16-17, “When God’s Promises Seem Slow.” In Genesis 12, God makes some pretty huge promises to Abraham and Sarah, including a promise that they’ll have many descendants… Continue reading S3E4 – When God’s Promises Seem Slow (Gen 16-17)
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S3E7 – Would You Sacrifice Your Child? (Gen 22)
Would you sacrifice your child? In Genesis 22, God asks Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. It’s a pretty well-known passage, but when you stop and think about it, it raises some pretty big questions. What kind of God would ask someone to do this?What kind of father would obey? Christopher Hitchens saw this… Continue reading S3E7 – Would You Sacrifice Your Child? (Gen 22)
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S3E8 – Homeward Bound (Gen 23)
This week’s episode of Faith On Campus is the final talk in a sermon series looking at the life of Abraham. In this episode we look at Genesis 23, “Leaving Home, Finding Home.” Over the past 50 years, our society has become increasingly mobile. Many of us know what it feels like to leave home… Continue reading S3E8 – Homeward Bound (Gen 23)
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S3E9 – Considering Cross Cultural Mission (Jeremy Wright)
This week’s episode of Faith On Campus is an interview with Jeremy Wright, a student who is considering cross-cultural mission. Jeremy studies Maths & Physics at the University of Western Australia, and has just been elected as the President of Christian Union for 2021. In our churches we often get to hear from missionaries who… Continue reading S3E9 – Considering Cross Cultural Mission (Jeremy Wright)