Kirsten Bolinger
If you were at Festival of Faith a couple of weeks ago you may have noticed a cute little brunette co-hosting the week-long celebration.
And if you noticed that you might have also noticed the energy, humour, and passion this theology student brought to the stage.
Miranda Leijser hails from the big state of WA, specifically a little town named Mahogany Creek. This is where, at the age of 15, Miranda’s holistic worship journey began.
“I saw that teens were leaving my church at home, they said it was boring, so I said to myself what can I do to change it?” she says. The teen church that Miranda started grew and eventually they had 60 to 80 people worshipping with them.
Miranda believes in holistic worship. She says, “I try to make everything I do a worship to God. One hour a week isn’t enough.”
When I ask Miranda about Adventism she says, “I don’t think it’s a matter of being an Adventist, but rather it’s a matter of serving God.”
Miranda’s favourite animal is an echidna because, in her words, “They’re intelligent and they’re a little ball of muscle with spikes on it.”
Miranda obviously doesn’t have spikes on her (although she has been seen sporting a mohawk), but I think her and an echidna have a lot in common. They are cute, tough, intelligent, and every time I see an echidna it is walking purposefully.
“God keeps opening the doors and I just keep on walking,” says Miranda.
