The Order of the Mustard Seed Podcast

Nina Schuurman Drenth is an OMS member, pastoral intern, and artist. In this episode we discuss how the OMS has been helpful for her spiritual formation in her 20’s.

Frances is a member of the OMS and is on the Seed Community Team at Waverley Abbey. In this episode we talk about how her commitment to be True to Christ is connected with God’s personal invitation to her to singleness.

Author and Pastor, Daniel’s latest book, the Power of Place, explores the modern application of the monastic vow of stability. ‘Saints are made somewhere’. In this episode, we chat about how we can discover the place where God wants to plant us, and how we can dig down deep, root and flourish there. https://www.thomasnelson.com/9781400212545/the-power-of-place/

Richard is a trustee of Ffald y Brenin Retreat Centre in Wales and author of the book, Cultivating the Presence of God. In this episode, we chat about the nature of New Monasticism, thin places, and developing a Rule of Life. https://ffald-y-brenin.org/product/cultivating-gods-presence/

In this season of Advent, this month’s podcast is a biblical meditation on Luke 1:26-38. How might God want to birth holy things in and through us? Music by Richard Lyall.

Steve and Vicki are members of the OMS and live in Adelaide, Australia. In this podcast we chat about their history with the 24-7 Prayer movement, Steve’s work in international relief and development, and the local community they are cultivating through random acts of coffee.

Steve and Vicki are members of the OMS and live in Adelaide, Australia. In this podcast we chat about their history with the 24-7 Prayer movement, Steve’s work in international relief and development, and the local community they are cultivating through random acts of coffee.

Scotty Burns is a member of the OMS and a pastor in Portland, USA. In this episode we talk about his passion for mission, and how he integrates his life in the Order with his life in church leadership.

John Bowen worked in university ministry for 25 years and taught Evangelism at Wycliffe College in Toronto, Canada. He is a speaker and author, and has just released a book The Unfolding Gospel (https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9781506471679/The-Unfolding-Gospel). In this episode we talk about the nature of the Gospel, its relationship to culture, and how we can in our current context take the Gospel to the nations.

Christian and Stefanie Wittwer are members of the OMS living in Switzerland. In this episode we will discuss their experiments in community living, hospitality, and the upcoming New Monastic Round Table (https://www.newmonasticroundtable.com/), and A300 (https://www.adventure300.com/), their training program for New Monastics.