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Hunting Monsters with Dr Seth Pierce
In this episode, we speak to Dr Seth Pierce, host of Beast and Bible. He's also an author, public speaker and academic. We have a fantastic conversati...

Nathan Brown, the Voice: Facts over Fear
This episode, we speak to Nathan Brown about the Voice to Parliament. It's a divisive issue and we're fully aware of the possibility of walking into a...

Ryan Gosling is Literally Me
SPOILER WARNING: this episode contains free and unfettered discussion of Barbie. If you'd prefer not to have the plot details spoiled, go watch it bef...

Prayer is for normal people, too
Today, we talk about prayer. It's the thing your intense auntie at church is always going on about, but for many of us, prayer isn't a vibrant part of...

Is PriestGPT the Future of Church? with Jinha Kim
Pr Jinha Kim joins us in this episode to talk all about AI. What's it good for, what are the dangers and IS IT COMING FOR YOUR JOB? Ok, that last part...

Do these SIMPLE things and your church will grow!
Yes, it's click-bait. By our acknowledging this, we're declaring our self-awareness which makes it fine, right?
This episode, we finish our two-...

Twenty Years of Church Trends Revealed!
In this episode, we talk about a recently-published report that tracks trends on the last twenty years of churches in the United States. 21 denominati...

Getting the Sabbath Blessing with Chappo and Tarenne
This week, we sit down to talk with Michael 'Chappo' Chapman and Tarenne 'Tarenne' Greenwood. They both serve at Gateway Church in Cooranbong itself....

Jeremy Choo and the Micro Church
In this episode, Josh and Jesse talk to Jeremy Choo about Micro Church. Jeremy is a soon-to-be-pastor who decided to plant a church in the middle of M...

The Problem with Men
In this episode, Josh and Jesse talk about men. It takes one to know one, apparently.
But, more specifically, we tackle the issues facing men t...

Dr Brendan Pratt exposes the dark side of Consumerism
Dr Brendan Pratt joins us this episode to talk about consumerism. What is it, why has it invaded every corner of our daily lives and how can we live w...

Revival’s in the Air
This episode, Josh and Jesse discuss the recent(ish) revival taking the Christian world by storm. We are, of course, referring to the Asbury Revival....

Lachlan Harders is trying to leave our Low Ecclesiology
This episode, we talk to friend of the show and fellow pastor, Lachlan Harders. Lachlan is ministering up in the Gold Coast of Queensland, but because...

Be a Thriver, not a Striver
In this episode, the lads talk about 'Striver Culture.' It's a culture brought on by the enormous stress faced by students, young professionals and ju...

Daron Pratt has a Soapbox Moment
After many years of eyeing each other off from afar, we finally invited Daron Pratt on the podcast. He's a man of many talents: from chicken-rearing t...

Where Are We Now?
Ok, we're back for real this time. In a strange twist of fate, both Josh and Jesse have found themselves once again living in the same city. The last...

Dealing with Digital Burnout
Josh and Jesse have had just about enough of the new digital world we're all part of now. Don't get us wrong: we know it's here to stay, and we embrac...

What 3 Years of BtH Has Taught Us
This week, Josh, Laura, Josh, and Jesse look back on 3 years of the podcast. and reminisce on our favourite memories. Despite the multitude of highs a...

Lentz Talk about Hillsong NY
This week, Josh and Jesse talk about Carl Lentz. He's the latest in a line of pastors falling from grace due to moral indiscretions, but this time, it...

Matthew Korpman, Saying No to God
This week, Josh and Jesse interview Matthew Korpman on his new book, Saying No to God. In this book, he seeks to help us reevaluate our understanding...

Climate Change: So Hot Right Now
This week, Josh and Jesse talk to Daniel Cocking about climate change. A somewhat controversial topic in the polarized world of today, it is nonethele...

Nathan Brown is Wiseman Number 3
This week, Josh and Jesse talk to Nathan Brown about his new book, Advent: Hearing the Good News in the Story of Jesus' Birth. This Advent book takes...

Kevin Wilson wants you to Chai Jesus
This week, Josh and Jesse talk to Kevin Wilson, aka Cross Culture Christian, aka the guy who makes Chai on Tik Tok. He has 144,000 Tik Tok followers,...

Andre Afamasaga: Being , and Follower of Jesus
This week, Josh and Jesse interview long-time friend and mentor, Andre Afamasaga. After having been a pastor in the Adventist Church for 11 years, And...

Red vs Blue: The Election Episode
This week, Josh Wood and Jesse talk to Emily Weber and Linda Biswas all about the American Election! Emily is a Republican supporter, whereas Linda bl...

Spooktober Special 2: The Spookening
This week, Josh and Jesse revive a classic episode they did 2 years ago: we're doing our Spooktober Special! This year, we decided to feature 6 more h...

The Sunday that Cried Wolf
This week, Josh and Jesse talk about one of the cultural ideas that has been prevalent in Adventism from the very earliest days of our beginnings. We'...

Tim and Sam, Sam and Tim
This week, Josh and Jesse have the distinct honour of welcoming Sam Leonor and Tim Gillespie onto the podcast. Tim and Sam are both pastors and educat...

Are Algorithms affecting our Theology?
This week, the guys talk all about algorithms, The Rabbit Hole podcast, and The Social Dilemma. The rise of the internet and the 'Wild West' of social...

Catalina Arevalo on Injustice, Privilege, & Digital Entrepreneurship
This week, the guys interview Catalina Arevalo. Catalina is the host of the CONNECTED Adventist podcast. She also is the creator of SDA Insider on You...

Should we Retire the Sermon?
This week, Josh and Jesse talk all about preaching: preaching that sucks, preaching that inspires, and every brand in-between. The vital question we w...

Dr John Skrzypaszek and the Prophetic Voice
This week, Josh and Jesse talk to Dr John Skrzypaszek. Dr Skrzypaszek is a newly-retired senior lecturer at Avondale University College, and for the l...

Does all Scripture Need an Application? (Reading Scripture Responsibly)
This week, Josh and Jesse finish with their final thoughts on Reading Scripture Responsibly, and answer the questions you had in regards to this serie...

Kirsten Lundqvist Feeling Inspired (Reading Scripture Responsibly)
This week, Josh and Jesse welcome Pr Kirsten Oster-Lundqvist on to the podcast. Pr Kirsten is a Danish pastor currently working and living in Wellingt...

Herman Who? (Reading Scripture Responsibly)
This week, Josh and Jesse tackle one of the most tricky parts of Biblical reading: forming a Hermeneutic. If you've never heard the word before, essen...

Exegesis in Action (Reading Scripture Responsibly)
This week, Josh and Jesse use the tools they talked about last week to exegete a passage of Scripture. Follow along at home!
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Context, Context, Context (Reading Scripture Responsibly)
This week, Josh and Jesse talk all about context, exegesis, and eisegesis! In order to truly understand the story of the Bible, we first need to under...
What the Bible Isn’t (Reading Scripture Responsibly)
Welcome to Season 4 of Burn the Haystack! To kick off the season, we're starting a brand-new season called 'Reading Scripture Responsibly.' This week,...
The Great Disruption
This week, Josh Hacko steps into the co-host chair for our final episode of Season 3. Josh is a luxury watchmaker from Sydney, Australia, and his fian...
Entering the Ice Age
This week, Josh Stadnik steps into the co-host chair (along with his fluffy son Sampson), to talk about all the leadership shifts we're experiencing p...