Simon’s ancestors hail from Cornwall, but he lives on Wurundjeri land, west of the Merri Creek (now known as Coburg, in Melbourne, Australia). Simon tries to take the call to the “weak and foolish” Way of the Cross seriously, which has seen him play frisbee with soldiers on a military base during war games, invite police and anti-globalisation protesters to sit down to a freegan meal together at the G20 meetings, and lead 120 young Christians on a march around the offices of the world’s 3rd largest weapons manufacturer. In 2011 he was part of a delegation of international peacemakers who travelled to Afghanistan. He is a Baptist minister at GraceTree, a small Baptist community in the inner north of Melbourne trying to find ways to live simply, lovingly and joyfully together. He works at Urban Seed, a Christian organisation making community with some of Melbourne’s most marginalised people. He is husband to Julie and Dad to three amazing kids.
Simon is available for speaking engagements, preaching, and leading workshops and weekend retreats in peace and nonviolence, as well as Christian discipleship. If you would like to book him you can email him at smoyle[at]gmail.com.
If you’d like to book him to speak about the work of Urban Seed, go here.
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Some links to Simon’s published material:
Fostering a Dangerous Climate of Addiction: Fairfax Media, Feb 7, 2009.
How About Using Kev’s Manna to Stimulate Some Generosity?: Fairfax Media, April 7, 2009
If Jesus Had a Gun, Who Would He Shoot?: Fairfax Media, Jan 30 2010
Switching Off the War: New Matilda, April 8 2010
Making Poverty Personal: Eureka Street, May 2010
The ‘Sacrifice Trap’ of War: Sojourners ‘God’s Politics’ Blog July 30 2010
Sunday Nights With John Cleary: Podcast of interview with ABC Radio’s John Cleary, June 27 2010. Topic: Peace activism, civil disobedience.
Sunday Nights With John Cleary: Podcast of interview with ABC Radio’s John Cleary, March 18, 2012. Topic: GraceTree, Urban Seed, Occupy Melbourne, and more.
Sacred Fools: Nonviolent Peace Activists: Encounter, ABC Radio National, March 6 2011.
Face to face with Afghanistan and a war we cannot win: ABC The Drum Unleashed, March 31st, 2011.
Pastor and Peace Activist: 89.9 Light FM Melbourne, interview with Clayton Bjelan
Breaking the Mirror of Violence: ABC Religion and Ethics, April 21, 2011
A collection of pieces published on the Waging Nonviolence blog
3CR Drivetime interview April 13th 2011:
Love is how we ask for peace: Finding Jesus in Afghanistan, Target Magazine, Issue 3, 2011.
Why I don’t vote, Ethos, EA Australia: Faith and Politics.
