Introducing Leaders Stories – A New & Free Online Series on Oxygen

Katoomba Christian Convention (KCC) is starting a series of interviews with people in ministry called Leaders Stories. Coming to the Oxygen Facebook channel weekly from Wednesday 10th November, this series will focus on stories of discovering personal weakness, lessons learnt about God's strength and the journey for how this happened for people.  

Hosted by LT Hopper, the Leaders Stories series aims to get personal with everyday leaders to talk about how it is only through the understanding and discovery of our weaknesses do we truly discover God’s strength.  

LT shares some of the inspiration for kickstarting this series: 

We can learn a lot from hearing the stories of others.  A.J Swoboda in his book, “The Dusty Ones”, says this: “I’ve learned the most about following Jesus from those with the greatest failures.” 

A.J. Swoboda says: "Paul spoke openly of his sin, struggles and lack of ministerial success - he was a prototype wandering preaching who embraced the wrinkles of his own life as a platform for the truth of the good news.” 

LT also shares that much of this was the same for Jesus as well, reflecting on the way that Paul talks about Jesus in Philippians 2:6-9 (NIV): 

Who, being in very nature God, 

   did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 

rather, he made himself nothing 

   by taking the very nature of a servant, 

   being made in human likeness. 

And being found in appearance as a man, 

   he humbled himself 

   by becoming obedient to death— 

        even death on a cross! 

Therefore God exalted him to the highest place...  

​The Leaders Stories series is set to premiere every Wednesday at 12PM AEDT on the Oxygen Facebook Page. Each interview features 20-30 minutes of content so you can sit back and listen during your lunch break. Can’t join on the day? You can rewatch the interviews on-demand or watch and listen on the KCC One App.  

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Mark Each Interview in Your Diary

Check out our line-up of upcoming interviews in November and save the date. Plus, more to come in December! 

Interviewee: Natalie Ray, Senior Assistant Minister at NorthLight Anglican Church 
Date: Wednesday 10th November, 12PM (AEDT) 
Event details: https://fb.me/e/152uelG44 

Natalie is a Senior Assistant Minister at NorthLight Anglican Church. Natalie became a Christian in her late teens from a background of new age spirituality and witchcraft. Since then, Natalie has served in churches in Canada and Australia, completing Bachelors and Masters degrees at Moore Theological College. Natalie is married to Jason and is mum to two primary-school aged boys. Natalie is passionate about helping people to understand and love the Bible, and to know the Lord Jesus who is revealed therein. 

Interviewee: Kurt Peters, Minister at St Matt’s, Botany 
Date: Wednesday 17th November, 12PM (AEDT) 

Kurt Peters is a husband, father, pastor, counsellor, ministry coach and pastoral supervisor. He is currently pastoring St Matts in Botany. In addition, he provides pastoral supervision for Christian ministry workers throughout Australia and the world. He was the co-founder of Biblical Counselling Australia and is currently a special advisor to the board. He is also a current board member of Restore Ministries. Kurt was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinsons disease in Feb 2018. Since that time Kurt has been learning from Jesus what it looks like to minister through weakness. You can find out more about his Pastoral supervision through: www.ministrysupervisor.com.au  

Interviewee: Belinda Lakelin, Evangelism Consultant for the Baptist Association of NSW and ACT 
Date: Wednesday 24th November, 12PM (AEDT) 

Belinda works as the Evangelism Consultant for the Baptist Association of NSW and ACT, where it is her job to equip, inspire and resource churches to be able to share Jesus. In addition, she also works as the "PLAN A" consultant for Gymea Baptist Church, and a "BDC" Coach for Crossway Baptist. When Belinda is not teaching others how to share their faith, she tries to practice what she preaches in her neighbourhood where she is invested in loving her neighbours. Belinda and her husband Tim, have the delight of raising four children of whom they are immensely proud. 

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