This is the second episode in a short podcast series of conversations with Steve Bradbury, capturing some of his stories, thoughts and reflections on his time as director of TEAR Australia (now Tearfund Australia). You can find more details about Steve in this previous post, but he has a deep commitment to faith-integrated poverty alleviation and is gifted at telling stories in a way that is both engaging and thought-provoking.

You can also access the podcast here.

In this episode Steve shares some stories and reflections from his initial years as director at TEARfund Australia, including the impact that visiting economically poor communities had on him, why he took an educational (rather than a fundraising) approach to supporter engagement and the variety of ways that people responded to this new way of working.