More Like Jesus 1: Authentic Followers of Jesus [Mel, Silk Road Area & Jivan, Australia]

Welcome to the first episode of the More Like Jesus podcast series for May Mission Month 2025. And welcome to the 50th episode of our Missioning podcast!

Susan Campbell is returning as our series host, and in this episode she is joined by Mel who serves in the Silk Road Area, and Jivan from Hobart Nepali Church who is also part of our Australian Intercultural Team. 

Mel and Jivan share what it means for them to grow as authentic followers of Jesus, the role of the Holy Spirit in guiding them and how they are seeing God at work in their very different contexts.

Through the lens of exploring Mark 1:16-20, Mel also shares from her experiences of moving to the Silk Road and seeking to build meaningful friendships in another language and culture. And Jivan speaks about his journey from Nepal to Sydney to Hobart, and the inspiring work of Hobart Nepali church in reaching out in love to the growing Nepalese community of their city. 

Jivan and Mel are passionate people who love God and love people! Enjoy this conversation and come back next week for the next More Like Jesus episode with Mark and Ngoc in Vietnam.

Episode links:

• More Like Jesus resources
• Mel's profile page
• Jivan's profile page
• Prayer video from Botta and Kirsten  

Chapters

• 0:33 Introduction
• 1:02 Meet the guests
• 3:19 People read us, not the Bible
• 7:34 Driving lesson ministry
• 9:42 From doing to being
• 11:21 The role of the Holy Spirit
• 13:24 Story of local friend becoming more like Jesus
• 14:59 Exploring Mark 1:16-20
• 24:40 Thank yous, outro and prayer