season two: identity + parkinsons disease

Kurt Peters is a pastor, church planter, counsellor and ministry supervisor. He has walked alongside Pete and the Restore Ministries team since it’s inception and from 2019 has served on the board. He is passionate about providing honest and loving spaces for people to encounter Jesus and be transformed. In this episode, Kurt does just that as he shares with Peter his experience of Parkinson’s Disease from diagnosis to now. This is a powerful episode of the raw reality of significant health diagnoses and how they impact both our identity and the questions and ways we relate to and understand God.

Season 2Restore Ministries20 December 2021Identity

season two: identity + trauma with Ed Welch

Trauma. Some of us have experienced it, some of us have watched people we love experience it, some of us have just watched it effect our community and people we know from a distance. No matter what our engagement with trauma has been, we have all seen the effects that this type of “death” has had on people and the world we live in.

Listen to Peter’s interview with Ed Welch as he shares about trauma and how the experience of trauma can intersect with our identity.

Season 2Restore Ministries6 December 2021Identity

season two: identity + personality

Have you ever wondered about the intersection between our identity and our personality? In Peter’s conversation with Tim Lane (author, speaker & counselor) they break down both the helpfulness and unhelpfulness of personality tests, how our identity and our personalities differ and how the two intersect.

Season 2Restore Ministries27 October 2021Identity

season two: identity + emotions with Mike Emlet

In the latest episode Peter Sondergeld sits down and talks with counsellor, author and CCEF Faculty member, Mike Emlet to talk about the interplay between our emotions and our identity.

This is a not to be missed episode!

Season 2Restore Ministries6 October 2021Identity

season two: identity + obsessive compulsive disorder

In the latest episode of the Restore Ministries Australia podcast Peter Sondergeld sits down with Pastor Steve Nation to talk about his experience of living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and how it intersects with identity.

Steve has been a pastor for 17 years in Sydney, Brisbane and now Canberra, Australia. He is currently serving at the Canberra Austral-Asian Christian Church. He is married to Keiyeng and they have three delightful kids.

Season 2Restore Ministries15 September 2021Identity

season two: identity + what to expect

The Restore Ministries Australia Podcast team are back for season two!

This season we are excited to be exploring the self and identity as we hear from people who fight the battle against the things that threaten and assault our becoming who God has created us to be.

Season 2Restore Ministries4 August 2021Identity

Episode 10. Restoring Identity - An Update from Peter Sondergeld!

In the latest episode Peter Sondergeld provides an update on the progress of his first book, as well as some insight into the content we could be expecting and the intent for the book.

Join us as we get a glimpse into what it is like to wrestle with the concept of our identity in the light of scripture as Peter shares some of his experiences in the writing process so far.

Season 1Restore Ministries3 December 2020Knowing God, Identity

Episode 09. Sustainable Ministry with Craig Lyons

In the final episode of our three-part sustainable ministry series, Jess Fernance speaks with Craig Lyons, who shares with us the ups, downs, challenges and miracles he gets to experience as a case worker for a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program.

Craig has committed the last 14 years to Teen Challenge Queensland, after previously serving as a Youth Pastor, and through this episode shares openly about how he has learnt to serve sustainably, long-term, in ministry which is both rewarding, but also emotional, hard and disappointing at times.

Season 1Restore Ministries29 October 2020Knowing God, Identity

Episode 08. Sustainable Ministry with Sue Patterson

In the second episode of our three-part sustainable ministry series, Jess Fernance speaks with Sue Patterson - a mum and a counsellor, group facilitator, pastoral carer for Restore Ministries, The Project Church and The Restore Centre.

Sue shares of her 35 years of serving in various ministries, and the common thread that runs through her serving: people, and her heart to bring God’s heart and the truth of the Gospel to those around her. With beautiful imagery that likens God’s word to the sweet trickling of honey, Sue paints a picture for us not only of the beautiful victories that serving in her types of ministry allows her to witness, but also the difficulty of serving whilst raising a young family, and the hard things that come alongside being in a position of leadership.

This episode is a must listen for anyone whose heart is to serve God, and continue doing so effectively long-term (dare we say it, all of us). Whether your role is paid and pastoral, or volunteer and in another capacity, there is a wealth of beauty and wisdom to glean from the way Sue shares about her love for people and her love for the Lord.

Season 1Restore Ministries7 October 2020Knowing God, Identity