What do Christians believe about Christmas?

Some of the answers might surprise you

Mon 22 Nov 2021

Al Stewart

Justine Toh

Sarah Irving-Stonebraker

Stephen McAlpine

Bible reference(s): John 1:35, John 1:14, John 1:18, John 11:1-44

3 short talks each presenting a different angle on Christmas.

Al Stewart: Christmas - God's rescue mission.
Stephen McAlpine: Christmas - God's big reveal.
Justine Toh: Christmas - God's comfort

This is a Christmas talk with a difference. It goes beyond the basic details of the Christmas story (angels, shepherds, wise men) to dig deeper into Why Jesus was born and why this is good news for you and me.

Topics

Christian Faith

Work and Vocation

Lifestyle and Wellbeing

Relationships and Community

Science and Technology

Art, beauty and creativity

Society and culture

Worldview and Religion

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With

Al Stewart

Al Stewart is one of Third Space's National Communicators. Al Studied Commerce at UNSW and worked in the business world before studying for Christian ministry. He’s been speaking to various business groups around Australia for 30 years. He has also worked as CEO of the not-for-profit organisation ‘Youthworks’ and been Chairman of the Board of other not-for-profits. He is married to Kathy and they have four grown children.

Stephen McAlpine

Stephen writes and speaks on issues of culture, social trends and religious beliefs. He has worked as a church pastor for three decades and has been a national communicator for City Bible Forum. Originally from Belfast in Northern Ireland, he's now based in Australia, and is currently doing a locum in Christchurch. He is married to Jill who is a Clinical Psychologist. His latest book, Being the Bad Guys, was 2021 Australian Christian Book of the Year.

Justine Toh

Justine Toh is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Christianity. She worked at Fairfax Digital and Reuters Australia before completing her doctorate in Cultural Studies at Macquarie University. Justine speaks and writes about the way the Christian story renews all of life, and is especially interested in exploring big questions of meaning and purpose through the (seemingly) mundane moments of the everyday.

Sarah Irving-Stonebraker

Dr Sarah Irving-Stonebraker is an Australian-based academic, focusing on the history of Britain and the colonial world and especially the intersection of religion, science, and politics.