

Salt – Conversations with Amy
Amy Townsend
Amy Townsend is a Christian media presenter and actor, as well as a graduate of Sydney Missionary and Bible College (SMBC). Join her on a forty-minute journey into someone’s amazing and often unexpected spiritual travels. Missionaries and media makers, scientists and sportspeople, new agers and new migrants – Salt is a chance to enter into the lives of people and discover heartwarming, sometimes challenging and always extraordinary gospel stories.
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Nov 12, 2022 • 36min
Getting to the heart of things - David
Jenny does a deep dive into the life of David Whalley, a Christian man who knows what it feels like to hold a beating heart in his hands. David began his life as a hyperactive child when medicine barely understood what that was. Who would have thought that, as an adult, he would embark on a medical career that would lead him to navigate the pathways of the human heart? LINKS Salt is proudly brought to you by Sydney Missionary and Bible College. Click here for more information on the wide range of courses available. If you're interested in following Jenny's podcast recommendation, you can find Real Hope here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 6, 2022 • 40min
Musician to missionary - Derek
Tune in to hear Jenny Salt chat with Derek Brotherson, the Principal of Sydney Missionary and Bible College. The pieces that make up his life are a strange fit – music, law, theology – sounds a bit like a medieval monk. But rather than being sequestered away, Derek's desire to serve took him to South East Asia and a difficult-to-reach majority religion. LINKS Salt is proudly brought to you by Sydney Missionary and Bible College. Click here for more information on the wide range of courses available. If you're interested in following Jenny's podcast recommendation, you can find Raising Teens here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 30, 2022 • 43min
The forest underground - Tony
In this episode, Jenny invites onto the show passionate Christian environmentalist and overseas mission worker, Tony Rinaudo. Tony is a man overflowing with excitement and enthusiasm for the path God has led him down - including the journey that led him to discover an underground forest. Some who've crossed paths with Tony have called him crazy. But if he is, he’s crazy about Africa, the environment and God. LINKS Salt is proudly brought to you by Sydney Missionary and Bible College. Click here for more information on the wide range of courses available. If you're interested in following Jenny's podcast recommendation, you can find Sport 3-16 here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 23, 2022 • 37min
Jesus for teens - James
Jenny's guest in this episode is James Lane, a man charged with bringing the Gospel to sceptical teens. James has made a mission out of talking to our high school kids about Jesus – something that would scare the life out of most of us. But his greatest struggle was an unexpected unravelling of his life that left him gasping for grace. LINKS Salt is proudly brought to you by Sydney Missionary and Bible College. Click here for more information on the wide range of courses available. If you're interested in following Jenny's podcast recommendation, you can find Undistracted here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 16, 2022 • 37min
In sickness and in health - Elizabeth
In this episode, Jenny introduces us to Elizabeth Spencer, an everyday woman whose family life is a tribute to God’s amazing grace. Elizabeth has found deep and abiding love – not once, not twice, but three times in her life. Two husbands, both with significant challenges. But above and beyond them, a Lord who will not let her go. LINKS Salt is proudly brought to you by Sydney Missionary and Bible College. Click here for more information on the wide range of courses available. If you're interested in following Jenny's podcast recommendation, you can find Real Hope here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 9, 2022 • 39min
Around the world in 80 ways - Tim
Kicking off Salt Season 7, Jenny introduces us to the CEO of Anglican Aid, Tim Swan. From his earliest years, Tim had a sense that God had a plan for him. It began with music, moved into mission, and has brought him to a place where he now gets to meet tens of thousands of new Christians every year. LINKS You can see all of the projects Tim is involved in by visiting the Anglican Aid website. Salt is proudly brought to you by Sydney Missionary and Bible College. Click here for more information on the wide range of courses available. If you're interested in following Jenny's podcast recommendation, you can find Raising Teens here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 2, 2022 • 2min
Coming up in Season 7!
Jenny Salt returns for a seventh season of the Salt podcast - a wonderful way to discover how God’s good news has shaped the lives of celebrated individuals and everyday Christians. Press play to hear about the highlights waiting for you in the coming weeks. Salt is part of Hope Podcasts, hope-filled productions made possible by Hope 103.2 FM. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 12, 2022 • 37min
Never Going Home - Anthony
For the finale of Salt Season 6, Jenny introduces us to Anthony Brammall.Anthony's experience of God's grace at a young age took him and his family to an unpredictable and sometimes dangerous country. There, he spent years in cross-cultural ministry learning how to introduce the gospel to people dedicated to an array of alternate religions.But his continuing scholarship would later lead him to tell another story entirely.Anthony's reality of going to a risky and unpredictable place is wonderfully mirrored in his latest book about Mabel Green, a young Sydney woman who declared her desire to go where God would have her - and never went home.You can pick up a copy of Anthony Brammall's book, Never Going Home, through the Sydney Missionary and Bible College website.Salt is proudly brought to you by Sydney Missionary and Bible College. Click here for more information on the wide range of courses available.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 5, 2022 • 32min
Two Sisters And A Tumour - Emily
Jenny Salt speaks to Emily Maurits about her sister's life-threatening condition that first left her helpless, then led her - despite all her questions - to a greater trust in the goodness of God.Emily grew up in a Christian home, loving to read and with a passion to write. What she ended up writing about, though, was something she would never have wished on anyone.Her first book became an endearing story about two sisters and a brain tumour.If you are interested in reading more about Emily and Jasmine's story, you can purchase a copy of Two Sisters And A Brain Tumour here.You can also read Emily's chronic illness caring blog, Called To Watch.Salt is proudly brought to you by Sydney Missionary and Bible College. Click here for more information on the wide range of courses available.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 29, 2022 • 38min
A Family Shattered - Kathy
Jenny's guest in this episode is Kathy Notley, who shares what it is like to go searching for the family you've lost and find a stronger connection than you ever thought possible.Kathy's childhood was idyllic - a close family with loving parents and so many memories of family holidays, playing with neighbours, and a home that everyone wanted to visit.Then, at 17 years of age, her world fell apart. Her family, once close, was shattered and scattered. And so the search began for Kathy to somehow fill the void and recreate what she had lost.Salt is proudly brought to you by Sydney Missionary and Bible College. Click here for more information on the wide range of courses available.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.