Nomad Podcast

12 Days of Christmas: Mark Powley – Less Stuff, More Christmas (NS12)

23 Dec 2014
14:47

To close out our 12 Days of Christmas we've enlisted the services of 'Consumer Detox' author and founder of the Breathe Network ("Less Stuff, More Life"), Mark Powley. Apparently the issue isn't so much the way we go about Christmas, but th...

12 Days of Christmas: Elaine Storkey – Joseph’s Story (NS11)

22 Dec 2014
13:42

Philosopher, sociologist and Christian feminist, Elaine Storkey has achieved a lot in her life. She's lectured around the world, written numerous books, she succeeded John Stott as Executive Director of the London Institute of Contemporary...

12 Days of Christmas: Shane Claiborne – A Crappy Christmas (NS10)

21 Dec 2014
15:43

Shane Claiborne - author of 'The Irresistible Revolution', and founding member of The Simple Way - would like to share some thoughts on Christmas. Anyone interested?!   If you want more from Nomad, check out our , and follow us on and If you're...

12 Days of Christmas: Nadia Bolz Weber – My First Advent (NS09)

20 Dec 2014
09:08

Nadia Bolz Weber is the founding pastor of House for All Sinners and Saints, and a leading voice in the emerging church movement, known for her honest and provocative style. And today she's bringing a Christmas reflection just for you!  If you...

12 days of Christmas: Greg Boyd – A Subversive Christmas (NS08)

19 Dec 2014
13:38

Greg Boyd is one of Nomad's favourite theologians and authors. He's a leading figure in the reformation of evangelicalism, passionately advocating everything from the importance of doubt, care for creation, a non-violent view of God, and...

12 Days of Christmas: Phyllis Tickle – The Church of Christmastide (NS07)

18 Dec 2014
10:36

Author and lecturer, Phyllis Tickle, is one of the most influential voices in emerging church circles, and one of our favourite guests of 2014.  We asked Phyllis to reflect on Christmas from the perspective of the emerging church and emergence...

12 Days of Christmas: Jenny Baker – A More Equal Christmas (NS06)

17 Dec 2014
09:32

Jenny Baker was one of the founders of the Sophia Network, an organisation that champions the equality of women and men in church. She's also author of the book 'Equals: Enjoying Gender Equality in All Areas of Life'. So we asked Jenny to reflect on....

12 Days of Christmas: David Benjamin Blower – Christmas vs. Empire (NS05)

16 Dec 2014
14:17

Today's Christmas reflection comes from Nomad's favourite musician and activist, David Benjamin Blower. David sets up a showdown between Christmas and Empire and throws in a couple of your favourite Christmas carols for no extra charge. So brace...

12 Days of Christmas: Wendy VanderWal-Gritter – An Hospitable Christmas (NS04)

15 Dec 2014
12:21

Wendy is the executive director of New Direction Ministries in Canada, an organisation that exists to provide "safe and spacious places for those outside the heterosexual mainstream to explore and grow in faith in Jesus Christ." So we asked...

12 Days of Christmas: Robin Parry – A Universalist Christmas (NS03)

14 Dec 2014
20:15

Robin Parry is an evangelical, but unlike most evangelicals he doesn't believe that Hell and death is the end of the story for most of humanity. Instead, he believes the Bible teaches that we will all ultimately be reconciled to God and enjoy eternit...

12 Days of Christmas: Dave Andrews - Wisdom of the Wise Men (NS02)

13 Dec 2014
11:32

Dave Andrews has committed his life to serving the poorest and most marginalised people in Australia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal for more than forty years. His wisdom and humility made him one of our most popular interviewees of 2014. In....

12 Days of Christmas: Carl Medearis - A Fearless Christmas (NS01)

12 Dec 2014
24:47

Carl Medearis - one of our favourite interviewees of 2013 - kicks off Nomad's 12 Days of Christmas. Carl was a missionary in Beirut, Lebanon for 12 years and now works as an international expert in the field of Christian-Muslim relations. He's uses.....

Jenni Williams - Why Not Women? (N86)

24 Nov 2014
49:23

Nomad made a commitment a while back to have a lot more women on the show. So we thought it was about time we looked at the theology behind that decision. Jenni Williams lectures in Old Testament Studies in Oxford, is an Associate Minister in the...

Alister McGrath - Apologising for the Faith? (N85)

9 Nov 2014
48:09

Alister McGrath is the master of apologetics. With three doctorates under his belt and ranked among the '20 most brilliant Christian professors', he's publically locked horns with the likes of Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins. If you want mor...

Richard Rohr - Catholic Spirituality for an Emerging Church (N84)

9 Oct 2014
01:03:03

Richard Rohr is a Catholic priest and a Franciscan Friar. He is well connected and respected across Christian traditions (including the emerging church), so he seemed like the perfect person to speak to about what the emerging church can gain...