Brotherhood

This week on the podcast we were joined by Shauna Azariah. She spoke a lot of wisdom about identity, integrity, life goals and having a relationship with God. Shauna serves on team as part of our church and also works in a very high pressure job in the events industry. This experience has given her great insight into what it’s like to be a working professional while also being a Christian. In this episode, Shauna gives some fantastic practical advice on how to stick to your values at work and with friends, how to achieve all sorts of life goals - both personal and career related - and how to overcome obstacles along the way. There was also an almost perfect 60 seconds score in this episode… tune in to find out the record to beat!

We’re back with another breakout, this time with Jess McDonald who joined us last week to speak about her experience with a life threatening allergy. In this short discussion Jess talks more about how she continues to trust God day to day and how she has handed God the anxieties that come with something this serious.

This week we were joined by Jess McDonald, who came to chat to us about what it’s like to live with a severe allergy, how she keeps faith through difficulty and managing anxiety. Jess is a friend of ours from church who is also a singer in the worship team. Her experience with having several close calls with her allergy allowed for her to share great wisdom about how she lives and manages anxiety even when there are lots of reasons to be worried. Here’s what happened: 0:00 - Disclaimer. 0:50 - Welcome. 1:41 - Introducing Jess. 3:05 - 60 seconds. 15:26 - Jess’ Testimony. 24:25 - Discussing her allergy. 48:23 - Managing allergies in social situations.

For this week’s episode we were joined once again by our good friend Jorden Bicknell. Jorden joined us for our Christmas special a few weeks back but is now on for a real episode too. He talks about purpose, leadership and what it’s like to work for a church. Jorden once went to our church, but moved away last year to be a youth pastor somewhere else. He has great experience in leading people, heading up youth and kids groups and helping a church to grow. Join us to hear his wisdom in these areas. Here’s what happened: 0:25 - Welcome. 1:12 - Introducing Jorden. 1:44 - 60 seconds. 15:50 - Being a man. 20:16 - Leadership and friendship. 28:42 - Leading like Jesus. 35:52 - Leadership advice. 40:12 - Conflict resolution. 1:04:30 - Good communication. 1:07:14 - Purpose and calling.

In a previous episode, we were joined by Abi Soganile, however she had more wisdom than we had time for! In this first breakout session we are following up from that episode with a short, focused discussion with her on the topic of singleness.

This week The Brotherhood welcomes its first sister! Abi Soganile came to chat to us about living in faith, prayer and boldness. Originally from Zimbabwe, Abi is a good friend of ours and a passionate worship leader at our church. She’s an incredible example of someone living with a strong, bold faith and had a lot of advice to share about how to be more connected with God and his word. Here’s what happened: 0:25 - Welcome. 2:49 - Introducing Abi. 11:28 - 60 seconds. 26:16 - Living in faith. 45:24 - Prayer. 53:53 - Boldness in faith. 58:45 - Preparing for Sundays. 1:04:56 - Encouragement.

It’s nearly Christmas! So this week we got together for a special festive episode - joined by our brother Jorden as a guest host. We discussed our ideal Christmas dinners, favourite movies and songs, played festive games and talked mostly rubbish. Make sure to listen through to hear Henry sing the theme from The Snowman. Enjoy the chaos…

Joined by another bass player this week - Manny Smith. He talks marriage/relationships, parenting and community and shares fantastic advice from his experience in these areas. Manny joined the church we all go to after he moved to the UK from Nigeria and serves alongside some of us in the worship team. This episode is packed with wisdom on navigating relationships as a Christian from Manny’s journey through married life in addition to his experience raising kids. Here’s what happened: 0:25 - Welcome. 1:16 - Introducing Manny. 8:32 - 60 seconds. 19:43 - Marriage and relationships. 29:42 - Parenting. 41:48 - Community and supporting friends. 49:45 - Maintaining faith in tough environments. 1:00:08 - Comparing our barbers.

This week our brother John Despojo joined us to share his wisdom on topics such as dealing with grief, generosity, community and worship. John is a friend of ours from church and is a talented bass player in the worship team. He has an encouraging story and fresh perspectives that would help anybody in everyday life. Here’s what happened: 0:25 - Welcome. 0:58 - Introducing John. 5:21 - 60 seconds. 18:49 - Generosity. 25:52 - Generosity and mental health. 36:49 - Cultivating healthy community. 44:00 - Dealing with grief. 1:00:39 - Worship team.

Get to know Nathan, Joel, Henry and Ross - the four hosts behind the Brotherhood Podcast and find out our plans for the future. Here’s what happened: 0:25 - Welcome. 1:37 - Who are we? 8:38 - 60 seconds. 29:57 - Upcoming questions and plans for future. 44:54 - Some advice from us. 54:08 - The problem with odd socks.