Remember the Way with Xavier Moran: Recent Episodes
Xavier Moran
In this episode, I have a conversation with my long time friend Matthew Lewis, the founder of Follower, a community of learning and practice in the way of Jesus.
Matt and I talk about our developing understanding of mission and formation in the context of our journey with young people.
You can find out more about the ministry of Follower at www.wearefollower.com
In this episode I chat to Qhamani Magugu, the National Director of Pais South Africa, about the 'why' behind ministry with youth, the importance of training and equipping young people, and the role of prayer in the context of holistic discipleship and schools ministry.
In this episode I chat to Alice Fabian-Williams, the outgoing School Chaplain of Inanda Seminary, about vocation and discerning God's will, the post Covid-19 challenges for schools, preparing young people for the future, and the realities of advancing God's kingdom in the school context.
In this episode I have a conversation with Gavin Fish about the challenges and changes in the South African school environment over the past few decades. We also discuss the involvement of local church in a school and consider ways to help teens navigate this new school landscape.
Gavin is a former headmaster with over thirty years of experience in education, currently a mentor to principles and life coach to teens.
In this episode I share the origin story of 'Remember the Way', explain what the term 'Holy discontent' means, and introduce my guests for this season of 'Church, school & the kitchen sink'.
In this episode I suggest 3 considerations to help us shift our awareness to the activity of God. (1) We live in a culture that is in opposition to the Kingdom of God (2) Ministry with youth is a yoke not a baton (3) Our adopted posture should be, “Yes, your servant is listening.”
The life of Jesus alerts us to a beautiful truth embodied in this quote by Elizabeth Barret Browning, “Earths crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God, But only he who sees takes off his shoes; The rest sit round and pluck blackberries." In this episode I explore how we confine the activity of God to a few programmes and events by drawing a line around the sacred.
In this introductory episode I suggest that we have placed an unhealthy weight on ourselves in trying to answer the question, "Where are we going?" As a corrective measure, I believe we need a refresh of our theological understanding of the truth that 'God is present'.