early morning chat turns into huge interview
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Daniel: hey rob
pastorob:
hey back at ya
5:06 AM
Daniel: finally we meet
hehe
pastorob:
I'm writing my column at the moment
Daniel:
oh cool
pastorob:
is it alright to publish this chat?
Daniel: that's fine
pastorob:
OK
Daniel: thanks for asking
5:07 AM
pastorob: so we've got an interview, ladies and gentleman
Daniel:
haha true
pastorob:
an interview with a young
man in Australia
Daniel:
indeed
pastorob:
uh....Daniel, first off,
how
old are you?
Daniel:
21
pastorob:
oh...
5:08 AM
I've been guessing 22 to 24
I
notice that all of your YouTube videos seem to be
from your bedroom
is
that right?
Daniel:
yep
although
I've moved recently
so
the bedroom has changed
:D
pastorob:
oh...a new set, huh?
5:09 AM
Daniel: something like that
pastorob:
um....has anyone ever suggested that you clean up
your room before taping?
Daniel:
yep it has been suggested
lol
pastorob:
I mean, do you at least pick it up a little?
Daniel:
haha
5:10 AM
yeah it does get cleaned
albeit
not as often as it should
pastorob:
So, basically...that is
cleaned up, right?
hey,
you're a bachelor, right?
Daniel:
not really
yup
surely am
pastorob:
ha ha
5:11 AM
well, how's school going this semester?
Daniel:
well I'm still on my summer break
pastorob:
really?
Daniel:
I go back on the 26th of this month
yeah
recently
moved house, closer to uni
living
with a couple of older gentlemen that I know
pastorob:
oh...what classes will you have at uni
(university)?
Daniel: well this semester I'm doing a prac component
so
I'll be getting involved in a human services agency
around brisbane
probably
in youth work
ahhh
good question
hmm..
5:13 AM
developing practice, or professional frameworks.. or something to that effect
and
thats all I can remember offhand
pastorob:
those terms are not exactly familiar to much of my
readership....
5:14 AM but
it seems like this is practical, hands-on training
this semester...
like
a praxis course?
Daniel:
yeah
I'm
not sure what the is
5:15 AM but
because I already work in the field, I can get a
considerable number of hours deducted off this unit
pastorob:
practicum is another word we use
Daniel
: oh ok
yeah
it is
pastorob:
good.
5:16 AM
So, your work with youth is probably with 'troubled youth'?
in
a social work context
hmm?
Daniel:
yes
more
than likely
drug
and alcohol abuse
family difficulties pastorob: Daniel, a couple months ago I asked you to come live in California with Cathy and me for awhile...
remember?
Daniel:
I certainly do!
a
most generous offer
pastorob:
So, please tell my audience, what happened in your
decision-making process....
Daniel:
well..
first
things first.. I thought it was a great opportunity!
an
opportunity to connect with other believers, to
minister overseas, to use my giftings..
I
sought the Lord's wisdom
5:19 AM
at that stage, I had to move out of my home I was renting so I thought this may have been perfect timing!
pastorob:
you were living with some Samoans, right?
Daniel:
I prayed some more about it and I felt that I needed
to stay at least for a time.. I minister in my
university
yep
all related to each other
except
for me of course
and
so yeah..
I've
felt the need to continue connecting with you
5:21 AM
God has birthed something there
and
I intend on discovering what that is!
pastorob:
Yeah, and when I made the offer, I also told you
that I was going to be unemployed as of December
31st, right?
Daniel:
yep
so
things were a bit up in the air
pastorob:
However that wasn't going to affect anything
regarding my offer...
Daniel: for sure
I
didn't doubt you
pastorob: So, tell us about your ministry at University...
What
university (uni) do you attend?
5:23 AM
Daniel: well, I've been connecting with Student Life.. which is a branch of what you guys would undoubtedly have heard of as Campus Crusade for Christ
Queensland
University of Technology
I haven't been ministering under
their name, but I've been holding prayer meetings
for believers and those on the edge, some great hang
out time to connect with non believers
and
we've seen alot of fruit from it
we
havent really conducted any formal bible studies
yet..
pastorob:
where do you hold the meetings? Daniel: we've found that just ministering to each other from our lives has been the best way
5:25 AM our
campus is quite large
alot
of open areas with picnic tables
generally
out there
pastorob:
ohh
Daniel:
sometimes, depending on the situation we make it a
little more public
pastorob:
what is the weather like in Australia currently?
5:26 AM
Daniel: umm well I probably couldnt speak ofor the country on on national scale.. but i's say hot!!
hehe
it
hasnt been so bad recently
one
thing to note is the droughts that are around
alot
of water restrictions have been enforced all over
the country
5:27 AM
pastorob: Your open-air meetings are 'by invitation only'?
Daniel:
excuse my spelling mistakes
umm
nah
pastorob:
I'll fix some of your mistakes...
Daniel:
the environment we seek to provide is a casual one
cheers
anyone
is welcome
although not all may stay!
5:28 AM
pastorob: do you put up signs on bulletin boards?
or
in the school paper?
Daniel:
nah we don't
pastorob:
how do you promote your meetings?
Daniel:
and we dont have a school paper
we
just connect by word of mouth and just through
relationships with other students
but
who knows how we can expand this year
pastorob:
are you surprised by the cumulative effect of your
YouTube postings?
Daniel: definitely
pastorob:you've
had tens of thousands of hits on certain songs,
right?
Daniel: I did it for a bit of fun in the beginning
had
no idea it would have the effect it has
yeah
i get some very touching emails and
messages from people
pastorob: Comments made by others have been very positive.. Daniel: yeah 99 percent of the time
hehe
pastorob:
anyone ever write you anything terribly rude?
Daniel: but its good to see people stirring the pot
5:31 AM
umm surprisingly no one has ever sent me a negative message
the
only negative things I've received have been on the
comments of some songs
pastorob: Well, rewrite a Beatles song sometime, buddy, then you'll taste the rudeness that's out there...lol
5:32 AM
Daniel: haha yeah I bet that would touch a nerve with some people
to
be honest I thought I would have encountered more
persecution
pastorob: I try to be gracious with those who are mean-spirited.... Daniel: people let it all go, hiding behind their computers
5:33 AM
pastorob: for the most part they are novices among the whole of JohnLennon hobbyists..
Daniel:
oh true
pastorob:
young, 3rd or 4th generation Beatles fans...
I'm
1st generation
Daniel:
ah yep
5:34 AM
pastorob: and I know much more about the life, biography, auto-biographical statements, discography of John than anyone who has written thus far
...but
it hasn't been seen by that many people yet
Daniel:
so a major fan hey?
;)
pastorob:
just over a few thousand viewers at three different
sites
(myspace, youTube, google).
5:35 AM well, it was part of the culture of my coming-of-age....
anyway, back to your videos....
Daniel:
ah ok cool
hehe
pastorob:
you seem to have been visited by believers for the
most part, huh?
at
least your comments anyway...
Daniel:
well they tend to be the ones who leave comments
yeah
i wonder about those who don't
not
that they should, but you know what I mean
pastorob:
I noticed a pastor in Florida you says you have made
a major impact on their entire youth program...
5:37 AM
Daniel: yeah I've been connecting with him and his youth for a few weeks now
it's
great to be a part of things across the globe when I
stay in the same town
pastorob: remember, Daniel, I got to you first...ha ha
Daniel:
hehe yup I know
5:39 AM
pastorob: I forget who it was that predicted (back in the late sixties/early 70's) that someday in the future everyone would have 15 minutes of fame...
you've
had yours, haven't you?
5:40 AM
Daniel: oh true
well
maybe about 20 lots of 3 minutes
hehe
pastorob:
yup
Daniel:
but yeah certainly
pastorob:
There's a guy in the Galt Church...
named
Glenn...
who
listened to your videos every morning for awhile....
he
probably has never left a comment...
5:41 AM
Daniel: how cool
thats
awesome
pastorob:
he just loved the songs because we also sang the
same songs at our church on Sundays...
Daniel:
oh cool!
pastorob:
so it was like a devotional time in his home
office...as he got ready for the day ahead..
5:42 AM
of course, I had Chris Tomlin's video up next to yours on my page....
he
mixed the two of you up once....
Daniel:
lol
pastorob:
thought that you had been the guy on the
professional-looking TV show...
Daniel: just remember, I'm the handsome one pastorob: you know with the English girl?
well, his hair is probably tweaked to
perfection....
Daniel: ohhh yeah
pastorob:
and yours, well...uh...mm..how do I put this?
Daniel: lol
pastorob
yours wasn't tweaked, I don't think
Daniel:
put it whatever way you like
haha
yeah
pastorob
anyway, its your bedroom...
he's
in the studio....
5:44 AM
Daniel: my self-presentation leaves alot to be desired sometimes I think! pastorob and there's really not that much different Daniel: something to work on :)
cool
well
it amuses me to be honest
pastorob
you get a great recording of your guitar and
voice...
Daniel:
I had a similar thing happen with one of my samoan
flatmates
oh
cheers
Daniel:
I think I was replaying one of my vids I posted and
he came in and thought it was chris tomlin as well..
lol
pastorob:
are you doing anything special with camera or mic
placement
5:45 AM
Daniel:
nah nothing special with cam or mic
all I use is my digital camera
which
has a vid function and mic
oh
ok
pastorob: what's
a samoan flatmate?
Daniel:
Samoan
roommate
pastorob:
what's a Samoan?
(i know..but for them..)
Daniel:
5:46 AM Samoa's
a small island in the pacific
pastorob:
a U.S. territory, right?
Daniel:
ummm well there's Western Samoa, then there's
American Samoa
dunno
much about the differences
pastorob: ohh
Daniel
: although these guys are from the west
5:47 AM
not born over there, but their parents were
they
hold to New Zealand pride as well
for
some reason
pastorob:
Are they BIG guys?
Daniel:
they are huge guys
lol
big
big guys
5:48 AM
pastorob: I once asked you if you speak with an australian accent...
I
recall that one of your videos has a place where you
talk to your audience and answer a few questions
sent in...
can
you find that link for us?
Daniel:
yep
thats true
5:49 AM ok
pastorob:
also...how about linking your top three favorite
videos...
regardless
of the state of your bedroom and hair...
Daniel:
is this the one you're after?
lol
ok
then
5:50 AM
pastorob: probably...
Pastor
Wesley, from Liberia, just popped up in the google
chat box...
next
to yours...
Daniel:
I
don't really have favourite ones, because I don't
listen to myself much
oh
ok cool
5:51 AM pastorob:
Google doesn't offer a three-way, do they?
Daniel:
but I'll have a look
pastorob:
good
Daniel:
umm I dont know
pastorob:
Indescribable is quite good...
Daniel:
this one:
*editor's note: pastorob enlarged the number of views to compensate for future viewings (2 cor 4)
yeah
thats what I just sent ya
pastorob:
ok...
5:52 AM
Daniel: umm..
pastorob:
now what else would you show a prospective
girlfriend?
Daniel:
interesting question
ummm
pastorob:
see, Daniel, you might wanna at least pick up the
room, if there's gonna be company...
5:53 AM you
know, make the bed...
Daniel:
probably indescribable, mighty to save, or draw me
close to you
haha
yeah
pastorob:
I don't know Mighty to Save.
Daniel: oh ok
have
you seen the vid?
pastorob:
is that a hillsongs, redman, what?
Daniel:
here's the link
pastorob: thanks
5:54 AM hillsong
pastorob:
I haven't seen it probably...
I
usually only like songs I have already heard...
Daniel:
I've never really thought about the state of my room
in that light
it's
like inviting people into my room
pastorob:
yup
Daniel:
what a revelation!!
pastorob: that's why you'll need a woman in your life at some point...
to
remind you that others are watching...
Daniel:
for sure
pastorob:
anyway, my daughter (15) still has said that you're
cute...
maybe
even...hot....
Daniel:
lol
pastorob:
I don't recall exactly.
5:56 AM Daniel:
yeah, not something to commit to memory
pastorob:
but the Australian accent would be the big hit if
you came to visit, I know...cuz I field-tested the
Australian accent back in the early 90's...
Daniel:
oh true
haha
yeah well to me, you are the guys with the accent
of
course ;)
5:57 AM
pastorob: there was a student at Southwestern Seminary who came to Michigan to help us for a week...
his
name was David Nix...
he
also was cute...
we
didn't say 'hot' back in those days...
Daniel: maybe
he brushed his hair tho..
ah
yep
haha
pastorob:
he was a seminary student and came to preach..
oh,
yes, he was well-groomed..
5:58 AM it
was a practicum experience for him as a student
there
I
recorded his sermons
Daniel:
oh ok
pastorob:His voice
is featured in a cameo on one of my
published songs.
I'll
go find it quick and give a link...
pastorob:
it was recorded just as I was leaving 4.5 years as a
pastor in Michigan.
heading
with Cathy and our four kids in a van down
Interstate 80 to California
I
featured the voices of several men-of-God in
the cameo section during the second half of the song
Daniel:
oh ok, sounds awesome
pastorob:
These were all guys I knew
who
had come to preach over the years...
6:04 AM
David Nix was a cool guy who was mightily used as a visitor for one week...
you
should listen to it..
Daniel:
for sure
because it is indicative of how I work with visiting
ministers.
6:05 AM
I tend to use you as 'bait on a hook' and we go out fishing for men
The
analogous hook is the Gospel
the
accent, the music, the dan-ness...is
simply the bait on that hook
Daniel:
haha awesome
pastorob:
As John the Baptist was...
"I
must decrease, he must increase"
Daniel:
yes!
that's it
pastorob:
but without John the Baptist, the story of Jesus
would have been incomplete
God
uses you and me in
all our foolishness
to
reach some....
Daniel:
exactly
pastorob:
So, did you provide the other links yet?
Indescribable
Mighty
to Save
Daniel:
oh ok
6:08 AM
pastorob: and third?
Daniel:
umm
either
holy is the lord
or
draw me close to you
pastorob:
oh...give me both of them...
ok?
Daniel:
sure
6:09 AM
holy is the lord:
pastorob: The studio clock here at
BellRoadRadio (bellroad.org)
is telling me that you'd better get to your
homework, eh?
6:10 AM Daniel: hehe
I
think I'm off to bed
pastorob:
So, you still have a couple weeks before school
starts?
Daniel:
yep surely do
pastorob:
when does it finish?
and.....where
are you living now?!
6:11 AM
Daniel: umm
well
this semester.. I'll hav eto check the academic
calendar
prob
may for 2 or three weeks.. then nov for summer break
again
I'm
living in Strathpine, a little north of Brisbane
6:12 AM
pastorob: Your Summer Break will be starting in November?
How
long would you be a free man?
Daniel:
yep
ummm
til the end of feb
pastorob:
until business-as-usual would require you to go back
to Australia
Daniel:
so pretty much four months
pastorob:
OK...November through February
Daniel:
yep
6:13 AM
pastorob: that's good for me..
how
about you, Florida?
ha
ha
Daniel: lol
nah,
no plans there
I
heard florida was a retirement village??
haha
pastorob: Florida is that...but it is much more. a fun place, a warm place, a humid place....
pastorob:
Anyway, you could come here in November, I think
Daniel:
yeah sounds like a plan.. lets see how it goes
Daniel:
gotta
start chipping away at my debts
6:14 AM
pastorob: do it
Daniel:
ah yep
pastorob:
pray over your finances
tithe...make
sure to tithe...
cuz
God promises something very special for tithers who
give their firstfruits to Him as Worship
Daniel:
for sure
6:15 AM
pastorob:don't incur new debt and you'll be free by then, I think....
most
likely...I predict
ha
ha
Daniel: hehe cool
I'll
give it my best
as
long as expenses dont increase
pastorob:
anyway, you'll have a good time if you come for an
extended visit
6:16 AM
pastorob:
hey are your parents living?
Daniel:
I'll have to check out the visa thing
from
memory it was only 3 months without some special
visa?
or
something like that
you
mean where?
Florida
is that...but it is much more.
yeah, that can all be worked out...
no...some of us have lost our parents.
I
never heard you mention yours?
Daniel:
oh ok I'm sorry
umm
yeah
Daniel:
they're divorced
6:17 AM
both live in the same town I grew up in
dad
remarried
Florida
is that...but it is much more.
how old are your mom and dad?
Daniel:
good question
ahhh
dad is 46
mum
is either _ _ or _ _
6:18 AM
pastorob: In America, many women don't like to tell their age for some reason...
so,
out of cultural respect, I'll fix that...ha ha
Daniel: haha yeah no worries
pastorob:
My wife, Cathy is turning 45 on Tuesday.
6:19 AM So,
she would be the perfect American Mum for you....
Daniel: hehe true that
another
mum can't hurt
pastorob:
only more Daniel-friendly because she's not really
your Mum....
Daniel: for
sure
pastorob:
Not all that responsibility that you do everything
right...
6:20 AM
Daniel: im noticing your cultural sensitivity in spelling 'mum'.. thanks for that
pastorob:
OK...
Daniel:
for sure
well, you'd better get some sleep, alrightee Mate?
Daniel:
big language barriers here
haha
not
yeah
true
pastorob:
so bye
Daniel:
I'll
probably statisfy my cravings for world news
6:21 AM
then
I'll be off
pastorob:
Well, Daniel, its been great chatting with you.
(fade in music to close)
Daniel:
I'll let you get to your day
cheerio
pastorob:
When you wake up tomorrow, you'll have a link to the
enhanced version of this interview.
bye
and off
Daniel:
cool, cheers
bye
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