Episodes

  • Responsible Consumption - How We View, Read and Listen

    Responsible Consumption - How We View, Read and Listen
    Nov 4 2024
    As believers we are moulded by what we listen to, view or read. What should we be watching, listening to or reading online or offline? Which authors, teachers or preachers are kosher? How do we discern which have solid theology or are self-help or motivational cloaked with Christian cliches. In this episode Mike D'Offay, Morne van der Walt and Dan Barnard, elders in the life of JoshGen, give us keys for learning to discern what is safe to consume and what should be wary of.
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    46 mins
  • Addicted To Ministry - When Ministry Becomes An Idol

    Addicted To Ministry - When Ministry Becomes An Idol
    Oct 28 2024
    How can you be addicted to ministry? Can devotion to Christ and His church be too much? There is a cost to discipleship and we are called to die in order to live. But how is this outworked in a balanced way? These are some of the questions answered by our team in this podcast as they share testimonies of how God brought them through very real journeys of taking on too much. Sharing some of their journeys are Kim Muller, an elder and apostolic voice in the life of Joshgen and Brett and Abby Bevan who serve as an eldership couple in JoshGen Edgemead.
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    44 mins
  • Candy, Costumes and Christians - What About Halloween?

    Candy, Costumes and Christians - What About Halloween?
    Oct 21 2024
    Is it just trick or treat with some ghostly costumes, skeletons witches and pumpkins or is there a deeper spiritual connotaion to Halloween? Should Christians celebrate Halloween? These and other questions are answered by Mike D'Offay together Demitri and Karen Nikiforus.

    Articles on Halloween can be found on the Four 12 Global website or you can copy these links to read the articles.

    https://four12global.com/articles/tricked-or-sweet/

    https://four12global.com/articles/tricks-treats-compromise/

    https://four12global.com/articles/candy-costumes-evil/
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    38 mins
  • What is Rest - The Tension Between Life Work and Ministry

    What is Rest - The Tension Between Life Work and Ministry
    Oct 14 2024
    What is rest and how should we be resting? What are the challenges to rest and how do we overcome them? This is a big challenge for those in full time ministry as well as those who are double timers, that is, who work during the day and minister in the evenings and on weekends. These and other questions are answered through testimonies and experience by Barry and Lienkie van der Westhuizen, an eldership couple serving in JoshGen Durbanville, and Dylan Jones who leads the Muizenberg congregation.
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    39 mins
  • Playing for the Kingdom is a Team Sport

    Playing for the Kingdom is a Team Sport
    Oct 7 2024
    What does it mean to be a part of a team? What are the kingdom values of a leadership team? The church is made up of teams from saints to elders and apostles so where do we all fit in and how do kingdom teams function under the headship of Christ? These and other questions form the basis of this podcast discussion and are answered by Kevin Samuels, Neil Greig and Patti Barnard who are all part of eldership teams across JoshGen.
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    49 mins
  • Navigating Depression as Believers - Questions and Answers Session

    Navigating Depression as Believers - Questions and Answers Session
    Sep 30 2024
    This is the Questions and Answers session of the podcast Navigating Depression as Believers. In order to have a full benefit from this Q and A session you'd need to listen to the previous podcast about Navigating Depression as Believers.
    Morne van der Walt and Michael D'Offay, elders in the life of JoshGen, together with Lorna Baker, a counselling psychologist, and Brigitte Melly answer questions from the studio audience.
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    50 mins
  • Navigating Depression as Believers

    Navigating Depression as Believers
    Sep 23 2024
    Can believers be depressed? Shouldn't we be walking with faith and overcoming depression? What is depression? Do we get help from medical professionals or elders and pastors? Can I be depressed, on medication and still walk in freedom? Morne van der Walt, an elder in the life of JoshGen, Lorna Baker, a counselling psychologist, and, Brigitte Melly who suffered from severe depression for many years answer these and other questions around navigating depression as believers.
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    46 mins
  • Johann and Lolly - Overcoming the Loss of a Child

    Johann and Lolly - Overcoming the Loss of a Child
    Sep 17 2024
    Finding your child at the bottom of a swimming pool while you are building a safety fence would result in asking many why questions. Johann and Lolly van Deventer, serving as an eldership couple in JoshGen Worcester, experienced the painful loss of a child in this situation. They share their journey of grief, loss and the trauma of losing a little boy while experiencing the incredible comfort and mercy of a sovereign God through their church community. They answer the questions of ...how do I process grief? Why did this happen? Whose fault was it? And, how do we work throught this?
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    43 mins