Spirit Lounge

10 May 2015

Rev Simon Holt

Religion & Spirituality

Holy day of the week is Lag BaOmer a festive day on the Jewish calendar.

Tal and Rev Joy interview Rev Simon Holt, Senior Pastor of Collin Street Baptist Church.  We explore how he went from being a chef to a Baptist minister. Simon tells the story how he nearly becoming a famous TV celebrity chef.  We find out how CSBC has become a church that not just welcomes but accepts and affirms GLBTI people as active participants in their community.

We talk to Nathan regarding the interview that Dean Beck did with Natalie Connor and the response to the interview.

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