Shows
Lunch on The WayHow Churches Should Disciple Emerging (young) Adults in 2026 with Sam BlooreIn this conversation, Graeme and Joey sit down with Dr Sam Bloore who has completed considerable research in emerging adulthood. He has spoken widely on the topic to help churches disciple this group better.After graduating from medicine and bioethics at Otago University, Sam Bloore worked as a doctor for five years before a gradual career change saw him join the staff of his church and complete a Master of Arts in Pastoral Theology. Sam is passionate about the intersection of faith and culture, in particular how individuals establish and enhance a personal spirituality that is stable...
2026-01-191h 14
2025-10-1253 min
2024-08-1850 min
MakerspaceSam Bloore on our cultural mood, vocation and building resilient faithThis conversation was recorded during the CEN Executive conference earlier this year and in the course of it we talked through our current cultural mood, some of the ways teachers can speak into these challenges, vocation and what helps to build resilient, lasting faith. Enjoy the conversation!
2024-07-0843 min
Venn PresentsThe Art of Resting: How to Sabbath Well | Part OneIt’s a commonplace of contemporary life that we’re struggling to rest. Whether you’re a student, a worker, or a parent of small children, resting well is a challenge. We live busy lives and there is so much to do. Anxious, we fiddle with our work/life balance, we try to schedule “me time”, but it’s all, well, a bit hard.In this context, it might seem counter-intuitive to talk about the Sabbath. Given how white-knuckled time management has become for many of us, how is a regular rule of rest going to help? The Sabbath...
2023-06-1351 min
Venn PresentsAdrienne Dengerink-Chaplin: Faith in Art
What is the nature of the artist’s vocation? And how exactly does art convey meaning? What might it mean for Christians to be artists? Such questions are commonplace when it comes to faith and art. It’s also questions like these that have shaped the thought and career of writer, philosopher and teacher Dr Adrienne Dengerink-Chaplin. Dr Chaplin was in New Zealand earlier this year on a teaching and speaking tour, which included the Venn Conversation Evening, “Why Art and Artists Matter”. The next day, we were fortunate enough to get some time in the studio with her...
2023-05-041h 03
St Paul's AucklandListening to God in Times of Transition Last Sunday Karen Kemp shared a brilliant message on the “transition” that the disciples on the road to Emmaus had to process. This week Sally Shanks and Sam Bloore explore what it looks like to wait and listen well during such seasons.
2023-04-2341 min
St Paul's AucklandThe Creed: Part Three Sam Bloore continues our series on The Creed focusing on the birth and life of Jesus and unpacks the question “How is the Incarnation relevant to our lives today?”
2023-02-2628 min
Venn PresentsMark Mayhew: on Pursuing God's Purposes for Business
Welcome to part four in our series of conversations with women and men who are seeking to follow Christ in the whole of life. In this episode, host Sam Bloore is joined by Mark Mayhew to talk about his journey of understanding how the gospel speaks to everything we do, and how God has drawn him deeper and deeper into a gospel life. Mark Mayhew is founder and director of Peregrine, a purpose-driven strategy and ventures firm. He trained in Civil Engineering and spent the early part of his career working in management consulting, before mo...
2023-01-031h 19
St Paul's AucklandGod is Closer Than You Think Sam Bloore looks at what it means to be a post-pentecost people, indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
2022-06-1940 min
Venn PresentsJin Russell: on Health, Media, and the Pursuit of Excellence
Welcome to part two of our new series of conversations with women and men who are seeking to follow Christ in the whole of life. Today, host Sam Bloore is joined by Dr. Jin Russell to talk about what a "portfolio career" means, why she's so passionate about children and families, and what it means to pursue excellence rather than success.Throughout her life and career, Jin has responded to a call to know, understand, and care for the health and wellbeing of children and families. She is a Consultant Developmental Paediatrician at Starship Children's Health and...
2022-06-181h 07
Venn PresentsRebecca Dow: on Education, Policy, and Living Well
Host Sam Bloore talks with Rebecca Dow about education, policy, and living well as a single woman deeply committed to family and community. Rebecca lectures in education at Laidlaw College, helping to form the next generation of teachers. Her experience in education has been extensive and diverse: she has been a teacher, Deputy Principal, consultant, and policy researcher and advisor to the Spokesperson for Education. Here, she shares her vision for education: for Rebecca, good learning is not simply about information, or instruction, but is a matter of whole-person formation. This holistic vision of life also marks her journey...
2022-05-0755 min
Coast Vineyard Church MessagesThe Winter Collective - Grumpiness & Gratitude - Sam BlooreThis week in our Winter Collective series, we hear from guest speaker, Sam
Bloore.
Enjoy!
2021-07-1200 min
Venn PresentsThe Good of Work | Part Three
Welcome back to our latest podcast series, The Good of Work. In this third and final episode, Sam Bloore is joined by John Dennison and Olivia Burne, who hosts the conversation.Previously, we’ve explored the meaning of work in light of God’s purposes for creation, and we’ve looked hard at the ways in which work has become corrupted and distorted by the fall. But what about the good of work now? What has God done to redeem our work, and what exactly might that mean for our 9-5 lives? How should we work? What counts...
2021-07-071h 01
Venn PresentsThe Good of Work | Part Two
Work is a key aspect of human flourishing. Indeed, as we explored in our first episode in this series, ‘The Good of Work,’ it is part of our vocation as human beings. But to only speak of the goodness of work is to neglect more pressing questions.Even when we understand God’s intentions for work, many of us experience it as difficult; at times, it is futile or senseless. Whether we’re confronting the way elite sport misshapes identity, or the often emotionally and physically taxing toil of tertiary studies, we all have encountered sin and brokenne...
2021-06-1158 min
Venn PresentsThe Good of Work | Part One
It’s striking: we spend the majority of our waking hours working to secure what we need, and (hopefully) contributing to the flourishing of our common life. And yet when it comes to understanding the good of our work, most of us mumble, or reach for a cliché. What does God make of your work, and why does he care? What does it mean to work well, and why should I care?In the first of a new podcast series, Sam Bloore is joined by Andrew Shamy and Julia Bloore to explore together the good of work. Fro...
2021-05-1450 min
Venn PresentsTolkien, Fantasy, and the Arts | Part One
In the first episode of this two-part series, Sam Bloore and Andrew Shamy take a deeper dive into the life and imagination of J.R.R. Tolkien. In 2020, Andrew offered a Conversation Evening and article, titled "There and Back Again: How Reading Tolkien Can Restore the World to Us." In his talk and article, Andrew helped us see how Tolkien's imagination and the genre of fantasy literature offers recovery of meaning in the world, an escape or flight to reality, and consolation in the midst of our deep longings for beauty, goodness, courage, and hope.
Now, in this conversation, Sam...
2021-01-0551 min
Venn PresentsTolkien, Fantasy, and the Arts | Part Two
In the second episode of this two-part series, Sam Bloore and Andrew Shamy continue their deep dive into the life and imagination of J.R.R. Tolkien. In 2020, Andrew offered a Conversation Evening and article, titled "There and Back Again: How Reading Tolkien Can Restore the World to Us." In his talk and article, Andrew helped us see how Tolkien's imagination and the genre of fantasy literature offers recovery of meaning in the world, an escape or flight to reality, and consolation in the midst of our deep longings for beauty, goodness, courage, and hope.
Now, in this conversation, Sam...
2021-01-0551 min
Two or Three GatheredEp#003 - NZ Referendum: End of Life ConversationHi Blessed audience!
Thanks again so much for giving us your time and attention. These 2 Part partnered videos cover a really important issue concerning this election. So please, if you found what we had to say beneficial, please share with others to continue the conversation of how you will vote.
As with the prior video, we include here a series of links that enable you to continue researching for yourself. In the name of being balanced (as you can probably guess how we will vote), I have included some links to material...
2020-10-221h 44
Venn PresentsVenn Presents: The Trailer
Welcome to Venn Presents, a series of conversations exploring the depth and richness of the Christian tradition, between your host Sam Bloore and members of the Venn team and wider Venn community. The topics will be wide-ranging: from exploring Christian faith and doctrine, to engagement with wider culture, including family, business, the arts, education, music, and sport.
For more on Venn Foundation's work and resources, go to www.venn.org.nz.
2020-08-3101 min
South West SermonsKnockin' on Heaven's Door With the referendum on the End of Life Choice Act approaching, Dr Sam Bloore looks at the three main arguments proposed in favour of euthanasia and offers faith reflections in response to each of them.
2020-08-0946 minSouth West SermonsKnockin' on Heaven's Door With the referendum on the End of Life Choice Act approaching, Dr Sam Bloore looks at the three main arguments proposed in favour of euthanasia and offers faith reflections in response to each of them.
2020-08-0946 min
2019-03-1841 min
2018-10-1537 min
Old SCC Podcast - see new oneEuthanasia: A Christian ResponseSam Bloore provides three frameworks for approaching the subject of Euthanasia from a Christian perspective.
2018-04-3043 min