God Conversations with Tania Harris

“I love Jesus. I’m just not sure about the church anymore.” Ever felt that? Revd Canon John McGinley spent 25 years as an ordained leader in the Church of England. He knows the church’s flaws up close. Yet across the UK, he’s seeing people with no church background encountering God, often before anyone has said a word to them about faith. We talk honestly about where the church has drifted, why John still has hope, and what the Holy Spirit might be saying to all of us today. 📖 Awaken: The Lord Is Doing a New Thing by Anne Calver & John McGinley Join the journey to hearing God’s voice. Start your free 7-day God Conversations devotional today! https://www.godconversations.com/god-conversations-devotional/ Pray, promote and give. God Conversations is donor-funded and made possible through the generosity of people like you! Become a partner today. https://www.godconversations.com/give/ Equip your church to hear God’s voice. Join our community of ministry leaders for monthly insights and a free preview of 50 Days of God Conversations resource. https://www.godconversations.com/50days/ 

You open your Bible. You read a passage you've read a hundred times before. Nothing happens. Sound familiar? In this episode of God Conversations, host Tania Harris sits down with Dr. Meghan Good – pastor, author of The Bible Unwrapped and Divine Gravity, and Resource Development Manager for Jesus Collective – to unpack how the Holy Spirit actually speaks to us through Scripture, and why we can sometimes miss it. Join the journey to hearing God’s voice. Start your free 7-day God Conversations devotional today! https://www.godconversations.com/god-conversations-devotional/Pray, promote and give. God Conversations is donor-funded and made possible through the generosity of people like you! Become a partner today. https://www.godconversations.com/give/Equip your church to hear God’s voice. Join our community of ministry leaders for monthly insights and a free preview of 50 Days of God Conversations resource. https://www.godconversations.com/50days/

A prophetic minister told a young couple they were "a match made in heaven." She saw red flags but married him anyway. The marriage turned abusive and the "prophet" was later discovered to have been mining personal data to make his words sound accurate. On this episode, I sit down with prophetic minister David Balestri to talk about what's broken in prophetic ministry right now, and what it would take to build something healthier. Join the journey to hearing God’s voice. Start your free 7-day God Conversations devotional today! https://www.godconversations.com/god-conversations-devotional/Pray, promote and give. God Conversations is donor-funded and made possible through the generosity of people like you! Become a partner today. https://www.godconversations.com/give/Equip your church to hear God’s voice. Join our community of ministry leaders for monthly insights and a free preview of 50 Days of God Conversations resource. https://www.godconversations.com/50days/

Can God really speak through animals? I know – it sounds a little out there. But what if the Holy Spirit, the great Comforter, uses all of creation to bring healing, joy and peace? In this week’s God Conversations podcast, I sit down with Dr Daniela Rizzo, a theologian who explores how God may speak through animals – and why so many of us have quietly experienced this without knowing how to explain it. From grief, to theology, to the big question “will our pets be in heaven?” – this conversation is tender, challenging and biblical. If you love animals and wonder if God might be speaking in more ways than we’ve been taught… this one’s for you! Join the journey to hearing God’s voice. Start your free 7-day God Conversations devotional today! https://www.godconversations.com/god-conversations-devotional/Pray, promote and give. God Conversations is donor-funded and made possible through the generosity of people like you! Become a partner today. https://www.godconversations.com/give/Equip your church to hear God’s voice. Join our community of ministry leaders for monthly insights and a free preview of 50 Days of God Conversations resource. https://www.godconversations.com/50days/

What if God is already speaking – long before we arrive with answers? In this episode of God Conversations, Tania Harris sits down with hospital chaplain Matt Sanders to explore what it really means to listen for God in the lives of everyday people. Not in church pews. Not in polished testimonies. But in hospital rooms, juvenile detention centres, moments of grief, fear, and profound vulnerability. Matt has spent decades at the coalface of human suffering – first as a chaplain in juvenile hall, and more recently in hospital and hospice settings. What he’s learned overturns one of our most common assumptions: that spiritual conversations require religious language, right beliefs, or even a belief in God at all. Instead, Matt describes chaplaincy as a ministry of presence – the disciplined art of showing up, slowing down, and truly listening. Join the journey to hearing God’s voice. Start your free 7-day God Conversations devotional today! https://www.godconversations.com/god-conversations-devotional/Pray, promote and give. God Conversations is donor-funded and made possible through the generosity of people like you! Become a partner today. https://www.godconversations.com/give/Equip your church to hear God’s voice. Join our community of ministry leaders for monthly insights and a free preview of 50 Days of God Conversations resource. https://www.godconversations.com/50days/

What if God doesn’t need us to bring answers – but to pay attention? In this episode of God Conversations, Tania Harris speaks with Rev Dr Ash Barker, whose life and ministry have been shaped by listening for God among the urban poor. From Springvale in Melbourne, to Bangkok’s largest slum, and now inner‑city Birmingham, Ash has spent decades learning one core truth: God is already at work. Our role is to notice and join in.Join the journey to hearing God’s voice. Start your free 7-day God Conversations devotional today! https://www.godconversations.com/god-conversations-devotional/Pray, promote and give. God Conversations is donor-funded and made possible through the generosity of people like you! Become a partner today. https://www.godconversations.com/give/Equip your church to hear God’s voice. Join our community of ministry leaders for monthly insights and a free preview of 50 Days of God Conversations resource. https://www.godconversations.com/50days/https://www.godconversations.com/podcast/gods-voice-among-the-urban-poor-ash-barker/About Ash BarkerRev Dr Ash Barker has spent over 30 years living and serving on the front line of urban poverty, with a passion to release the unique potential of urban people and places. Based in inner‑city Birmingham, he leads Seedbeds (Newbigin School for Urban Leadership) and, with his wife Anji, has helped found Newbigin House and several community‑shaping initiatives while serving as United Reformed Church ministers. Ash is an inspiring speaker, holds a PhD on urban poverty, and is the author of nine books, including No Wastelands (2023).

The history books tell us that Christianity arrived in New Zealand with the first Western missionaries in 1814. But that’s only half the story. Forty years earlier, God spoke to a man named Toiroa, giving him a vision of the Europeans’ arrival. The vision included the strange clothes they wore, their unusual mode of travel and the message they carried about a good god and a name that meant “Son who was killed.” Toiroa shared his vision with many other Maori, so when the foreigners came, they eagerly received the news! A massive indigenous revival followed. By the mid‑1840s, around 64,000 Māori were attending church. It was one of the most significant revivals in history.Our guest on this episode, Māori leader and author Jay Ruka tells the incredible story. He also shares how a life‑changing encounter with God led him to reclaim his Māori identity and uncover a hidden chapter of New Zealand’s spiritual history - one filled with prophecy, revival, identity and the surprising ways God moves beyond the boundaries of the church.https://www.godconversations.com/podcast/god-conversations-before-missionaries-jay-ruka/Next StepsJoin the journey to hearing God’s voice. Start your free 7-day God Conversations devotional today!Pray, promote and give. God Conversations is donor-funded and made possible through the generosity of people like you! Become a partner today.Equip your church to hear God’s voice. Join our community of ministry leaders for monthly insights and a free preview of 50 Days of God Conversations resource.About Jay RukaJ. Ruka is a story teller, musician and public communicator. After working as a church minister for many years, he now writes and speaks about indigenous worldview, New Zealand History and the importance of cultural partnership. He is married to Erin and they live with their three children in Whāingaroa (Raglan), New Zealand.

What if God is speaking far more often than we realise - not just in the spectacular moments, but in the ordinary ones too? In this episode of the God Conversations Podcast, Tania sits down with seasoned prophet and trainer Beth Kennedy to explore how God meets us in the everyday rhythms of life.Raised in an atheist home yet drawn to the spiritual from childhood, Beth shares her remarkable journey of learning to recognise God’s voice - through Scripture, the senses, gentle promptings, and even through unexpected encounters on an afternoon dog walk. Together, Tania and Beth unpack how the Holy Spirit is already at work, inviting us into relationship, transformation, and partnership with God in simple but profound ways. Whether you’re discovering God’s voice for the first time or wanting to deepen your discernment, this conversation is full of practical insights, relatable stories, and reminders of God’s Father‑heart for us. Key TakeawaysGod often speaks in ordinary moments, not only in dramatic encounters. Beth shares stories – from childhood violin practice to everyday compassion – that highlight how easily we can overlook God.Our senses can be avenues for hearing God – through emotion, imagination, visuals, conviction, and even physical sensations.The Holy Spirit draws people long before they have language for it, as seen in Beth’s early life experiences of love, conviction, and curiosity.Responding to God’s promptings matters as much as recognising them, demonstrated through Beth’s transformative encounter with a homeless man in the park.Everyone can learn to recognise God’s presence, including those who don’t yet believe, through simple practices like “God spaces.”God delights in us and invites us into purpose, a theme Beth expands on through her ministry and her book, I Am God’s Happy Place.Next StepsJoin the journey to hearing God’s voice. Start your free 7-day ⁠God Conversations devotional ⁠today!Pray, promote and give. God Conversations is donor-funded and made possible through the generosity of people like you! ⁠Become a partner today⁠.Equip your church to hear God’s voice. ⁠Join our community of ministry leaders⁠ for monthly insights and a free preview of 50 Days of God Conversations resource.About Beth KennedyBeth Kennedy is a seasoned prophetic voice and teacher who is passionate about helping others grow in their prophetic gifting and Kingdom calling. She is a leader and mentor at Verve Ministries, where she equips prophetic people to live boldly and walk confidently in their gifts.Through her ministry, Beth has mentored countless individuals, helping them to step into leadership and influence in their churches, communities and beyond. Known for her clear teaching and heart for God, Beth is committed to creating safe spaces where highly prophetic people can flourish. Her prophetic activations, real world applications, and compassionate mentorship have transformed lives and launched ministries.Beth walked away from a thriving legal and corporate career to fully embrace God’s call. Her journey is proof of what happens when you surrender to His voice. She is an internationally accredited trainer with Prophetic Company Global and a regular presenter with Empower 2000 and has guest taught at Bible colleges, spoken at churches, and equipped many individuals from all walks of life to hear God for themselves.

Isi was contemplating drowning by suicide when she had a supernatural encounter that saved her life.In this episode, our guest Pastor Isi De Gersigny shares about her supernatural experiences and angelic encounters. In our time, angels are usually only depicted as cute chubby-face cherubim on greeting cards and are rarely mentioned in church life. For many, the idea of angels is for the “woo-woo” fringes of rational society. Yet throughout Scripture, God frequently speaks through angels, with nearly 50 specific God conversations mentioned. Angels are understood to be God’s messengers - the word “angel” literally means messenger. In the Hebrew Scriptures, angels speak to people like Abraham, Hagar, Moses and Elijah. In the New Testament, angels speak to Mary, Jesus, Peter and John. Angels seem to appear at pivotal moments and often seem to take on the role of the Holy Spirit So, what’s it like to have a God conversation with an angel and what should our expectation be for their participation in our lives?In this episode, we talk with church leader and prophetic creative Isi de Gersigny about God conversations with angels. Isi is qualified to speak into this area, having experienced angelic appearances several times. Isi is the co-founder and pastor of a Jubilee Church along with her husband Fini, the founder of the Create school and a recognised prophet, songwriter, musician, dancer, poet.You’ll hear about:Isi’s back story - including a life-changing encounter as a troubled teenager where a supernatural being (was it Jesus?) rescued her from suicide by drowning.Isi’s angelic encounter in a dream where the angel offered wisdom for her ministry. Angelic encounters carry spiritual revelation, encouragement and guidance for navigating life’s seasons.What angels are - angels are created spirit beings, not defined by gender or physical bodies and who can appear in human form to suit the occasion.The role of angels. Isi shares how angels to minister to believers, reflect God’s nature and act as messengers. Experiences with angels are meant to confirm God’s purposes, and draw us deeper into relationship with God—but not to be worshipped.Practical wisdom for angels. Angelic encounters should not be sought for their own sake but received humbly as part of God’s mission.Pastor Isi de Gersigny is an innovative prophetic songwriter, musician, dancer, poet and speaker whose joy it is to see people come into their freest selves and lead prophetic worship that often spills over into prayer for nations. Isi co-founded Jubilee Church with her husband Fini in Sydney, Australia and Create, a school of Biblical revelation and activation for equipping and releasing disciples into all aspects of society.Next StepsJoin the journey to hearing God’s voice. Start your free 7-day God Conversations devotional today!Pray, promote and give. God Conversations is donor-funded and made possible through the generosity of people like you! Become a partner today.Equip your church to hear God’s voice. Join our community of ministry leaders for monthly insights and a free preview of 50 Days of God Conversations resource.

What does God say about life after death?In the God conversations of the early church, we get a sneak peak... Two thousand years ago, the Apostle Paul, John the revelator and Stephen all saw a glimpse of the heavenly realms - as well as several of the Old Testament prophets. But it seems God still giving glimpses of heaven today!In this episode of the God Conversations Podcast, Tania Harris talks with pastor and author John Burke, whose decades of research into near-death experiences (NDEs) reveal striking parallels with Scripture. Once a skeptic of spiritual realities, Burke now shares how stories of those who died and came back to life can strengthen our faith and expand our understanding of eternity. You’ll learn about:1. John’s Story from Skeptic to BelieverJohn was once an agnostic engineer who doubted Jesus’ divinity. As his father lay dying, he explored NDEs and was struck by how many described encounters with a loving God. These stories set him on a journey from skeptic to pastor and lifelong NDE researcher.2. How Near-Death Experiences Mirror the Experiences of Biblical CharactersAfter studying 1,500 NDEs over 35 years, Burke found remarkable consistency with the experiences of the biblical characters: people saw beauty, light, love, and a divine presence—many of which aligned with biblical descriptions of heaven. He says these experiences don’t replace Scripture but bring its truths to life in our time.3. Consciousness Beyond the BrainMany NDEs occur when patients have no heartbeat or brain activity, yet they later describe verifiable details of their surroundings. Burke cites these as evidence that consciousness continues after death, echoing the biblical view of life beyond the body.4. The Presence and Love of JesusPeople from all backgrounds report encounters with a Being of radiant light—whom many identify as Jesus. They describe the love that emanates from him as overwhelming and unconditional. Blind individuals even describe “seeing” light shining from all creation!5. Life’s True PurposeAnother consistent element is the “life review.” In their NDEs, people see their entire lives pass before them in detail: the good, bad and the ugly! They also relive their life through Jesus’ eyes and discover what matters most: how well they loved others. Many return from their experience deeply changed with more compassion and more focus on things of eternal value.John believes these experiences are part of God’s invitation to see beyond the limits of this world. They remind us that eternity is real, that love is the one thing that endures, and that the hope of heaven is more vivid than we can ever imagine.Next StepsJoin the journey to hearing God’s voice. Start your free 7-day ⁠⁠God Conversations devotional ⁠⁠today!Pray, promote and give. God Conversations is donor-funded and made possible through the generosity of people like you! ⁠⁠Become a partner today⁠⁠.Equip your church to hear God’s voice. ⁠⁠Join our community of ministry leaders⁠⁠ for monthly insights and a free preview of 50 Days of God Conversations resource.