3 Essentials for an Age of Complexity
By: Michael McQueen
In the world we are living in, it seems that by the day, information becomes more and more convoluted and issues become more and more complex. Read more
Young & Free on Worship in Lockdown, and Their New Singles
By: Laura Bennett
In a time where thousands of voices are vying for our attention, Hillsong youth band Young & Free are cutting through the noise to draw people to God with their new singles Best Friends and Never Have I Ever. Read more
Hope Even in a Pandemic
It is difficult to escape the reality we are living in right now. Many of us are quarantined in our homes and everything about life now looks different. Read more
Creamy Chicken Mulligatawny Soup
By: Susan Joy
A delightfully rich and creamy chicken version of Mulligatawny soup. This main meal soup is more like a delicious curried chicken stew, serve with my Garlic and Coriander Flat Bread. Read more
9 Practical Ways to Support Anxious Kids Return to School
By: Collett Smart
The relaxing and lifting of restrictions in schools makes it sound like we’re on our way back to normal, yet ‘normal’ is a long way off. And our children know it. Read more
Remembering The Baby We Lost: Singer Chris Sebastian Opens Up About His Song, ‘Soon’
By: Clare Bruce
When singer Chris Sebastian and his wife lost a baby during pregnancy in 2018, it couldn’t have been more devastating. Read more
Don’t Just Find Your Tribe, Open the Circle and Let People In
By: Sabrina Peters
I think sometimes we can get so caught up in finding our tribe, our gang, or even our place that we forget Jesus was never exclusive but always on the look out for the lonely, the hurting and the isolated. Read more
Free Online Concerts and Talks – June 1 to 5, 2020
By: Kim Wilkinson
As part of this year’s CONNECT20 Online – an Australian Media and Arts Summit, you can take part in some of the online experience – for free!
While the entire summit includes over 30 interactive talks, and interviews, there are also a number of free public concert events and inspiring talks to entertain and encourage you – as we emerge into a brave new world.
Created Exclusively For You
These concerts and talks have been created especially for the CONNECT20 Online Summit, and have never been seen before. Register to watch these exclusive concerts from musicians like for King & Country, We Are Messengers, Michael W Smith and more, plus experience talks with Bob Goff, Will Graham and Dr Caroline Leaf – find details for each, and the links to register below.
Dr Caroline Leaf on How to Detox your Brain in 5 Steps
Free Online Session, Monday 1st June, 3pm
Dr Caroline Leaf, author, international speaker, communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist, shares her insight on why we spend so much time detoxing our bodies through different diets and exercise routines, but we tend to forget to detox our most important organ: the brain.
So how do we detox our brains? Through our minds. We can overcome past experiences that are holding us back and we can overcome toxic thinking patterns that are keeping us from living up to our full potential by learning to harness the power of our minds to change the structure of our brains.
Dr Leaf spent the last 30 years developing a mind-based technique, based on the science of thoughts and memory formation, to help detox and rewire our brains. Her 5-step process only takes 7-16 minutes a day, and in 21 days you will have started rewiring your brain for success.
Register now for free online session with Dr Caroline Leaf
We Are Messengers in Live Concert
Free Online Concert, Tuesday 2nd June, 6pm
Darren and the band of We Are Messengers bring a special intimate acoustic event with a never-before-seen concert recorded in front of a live audience just before lockdown. Feel the energy and passion of this Irish American band, up close and personal.
Register now for We Are Messengers free concert event
A Message of Hope with Will Graham and Crowder
Free Online Session, Wednesday 3rd June, 11am
In this live-streamed free event direct from Ashville, North Carolina – Will Graham will be joined by Crowder to share a message of hope for all the world.
Register now for free online session with Will Graham and Crowder
We Rise As One – The Arthouse Sessions Concert
Free Online Concert, Thursday 4th June, 6pm
Join homegrown host and singer/songwriter Nathan Tasker live from the Arthouse in Nashville for an evening of unplugged sessions and conversations with Michael W Smith, Elle Limebear, Matthew West and Jordan Feliz.
Register now for free online Arthouse Sessions Concert event
It’s Time to Dream Big All Over Again With Bob Goff
Free Online Session, Friday 5th June, 11am
Bob Goff is the author of the New York Times bestselling Love Does and Everybody, Always as well as the bestselling Love Does for Kids. He is the Honorary Consul to the Republic of Uganda, an attorney, and the founder of Love Does — a nonprofit human rights organisation operating in Uganda, India, Nepal, Iraq, and Somalia. Bob is a lover of balloons, cake pops, and helping people pursue their big dreams. His greatest ambitions in life are to love others, do stuff and, most importantly, to hold hands with his wife, sweet Maria Goff, and spend time with their amazing kids.
Register now for free online session with Bob Goff
For King & Country Live Concert
Free Online Concert, Friday 5th June, 6pm
Join Aussie Ex-Pats, for King & Country, live from their home in Nashville for an exclusive conversation and live performance, as we celebrate the end of an amazing week online at CONNECT20.
Register now to see For King & Country free concert event
About the author: Kim Wilkinson is a media and communications professional who specialises in building community and valuable relationships.
Social Media P Plates for Teens
By: Robert Garrett
In my blog on teens and social media I shared that we haven’t yet allowed our teenagers to have their own social media accounts. I drew the analogy that simply giving them access to social media when they turned 13 would be like giving them the keys to the family car and wishing them all the best.
John Lennox: “Can the Coronavirus Be Reconciled With the Existence of a Loving God?”
By: John Lennox
If there is a creator God, he is by definition ultimately responsible for the existence of viruses. Read more