Cape Pulpit / Kaapse Kansel GET UP & GO BREAKFAST - PROF DION FORSTER

GET UP & GO BREAKFAST - PROF DION FORSTER

Prof Dion Forster is a leading theologian, educator, and director of the Beyers Naudé Center for Public Theology. As an expert in Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology, he is passionate about making deep theological concepts accessible and relevant to everyday life. Prof Forster’s work explores how faith can engage with social, political, and ethical issues, guiding individuals and communities to live with integrity, compassion, and purpose. His insights bridge the gap between academic theology and practical application, making him a trusted voice in both the church and society.
Weekly English South Africa Religion & Spirituality · Christianity
100 Episodes
20 – 40

Prof Dion Forster - Unity in the Body of Christ

The Prof joins us out of the Netherlands and this week he focusses on the blessing that comes from unity in the Body of Christ,. What does it mean, why does it matter and how do we do it?
3 Oct 2024 10 min

Prof Dion Forster - Hosting Angels

Prof Dion walks us through Hebrews 13 verses 1 to 3 and unpacks what the writer is trying to teach us about being kind, considerate and stepping outside ourselves to be more and mean more to others.
26 Sep 2024 11 min

Prof Dion Forster - Matters of Faith and Faith that Matters

Prof Dion reminds us that the language and structure of our faith offers hope, an imagination of what God makes possible, and a community of ‘seekers’ alongside whom we try to discern God’s will and ways, and live out God’s will with love, courage, and faithfulness.
5 Sep 2024 9 min

Prof Dion Forster - Hospitality

Prof Dion walks us throught what it truly means to be hospitable. How does that differ to having the Spiritual gift of hospitality, and how can you practise this, today.
22 Aug 2024 9 min

Prof Dion Forster - The God Who Trusts

Prof Dion shares this profound idea with us, that God trusts us more than we trust Him. God trusts us, and gives us both responsibility, and care and protection. It reminds us that we have a relational God who wants our best, but also wants us to 'grow' and 'grow…
1 Aug 2024 10 min

Prof Dion Forster - The importance of ‘being seen’

Recognition is a core human need - we long to be seen, truly seen. But, of course, that also requires some risk and honesty. Risk is common in the multimedia space, but not honesty. We try to ‘show’ people who we want them to think we are. God sees us…
18 Jul 2024 9 min

Prof Dion Forster - God’s Plan for People and History

Dion shared powerfully how we all form part of a great story. and he shares how he found God’s comfort and provision in this quote from Stanley Hauerwas: “The story that makes the Jesus people a storied people is the story of God and God’s unfailing love for us. How…
11 Jul 2024 9 min

Prof Dion Forster - Do Not Worry

Prof Dion takes us on a journey around Matthew 6, from verse 25...do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes" So if we know the truth,…
4 Jul 2024 10 min

Prof Dion Forster - To Carry and to be Carried

Prof Dion shares from John 5, about the healing of the lame man at the pool of Bethesda, as well as from Matthew 9 about the person who was carried by his friends to Jesus when he was paralyzed, and he was healed because of their faith. Dion shares about…
20 Jun 2024 8 min

Prof Dion Forster - Can I actually do anything to change the world?

John 6:1-14 - Can you actually do anything to change the world? Do you have enough agency, enough resources, enough ‘reach’ and ‘influence’? The story of the loaves and the fishes are an important lesson for us - God uses what we have to achieve God’s will, not what we…
6 Jun 2024 10 min

Prof Dion Forster - You are Chosen

Prof Dion shares a powerful and personal story of the determination to succeed as the Chosen, and the tension created between that, and having the freedom to choose.
25 Apr 2024 11 min

Prof Dion Forster - Life Generously

Prof Dion reminds us of how our generous God invites US to live generously. This is about more than money, it is about positivity, openness, trust, freedom, joy, hope and love.
11 Apr 2024 8 min

Prof Dion Forster - Maundy Thursday

Prof Dion walks us through details of what happened on the Thursday before Good Friday and helps us see a bit deeper into what this really means for us.
28 Mar 2024 10 min
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