For over fifteen years, Guinness and God has offered a space for young adults, university students and young professionals to gather in the very heart of Canberra city to open up conversations around life and faith.
The format for each gathering is simple: participants gather with friends over dinner and drinks before hearing from a guest speaker which is followed by an opportunity to ask questions and seek new perspectives.
Over the years we have engaged Australian church leaders, political figures, professional athletes, diplomats, media personalities and justice advocates.
We believe Guinness & God holds space for valuable conversations to take place and where great ideas and inspiration can be birthed. Join us.
For over fifteen years, Guinness and God has offered a space for young adults, university students and young professionals to gather in the very heart of Canberra city to open up conversations around life and faith.
The format for each gathering is simple: participants gather with friends over dinner and drinks before hearing from a guest speaker which is followed by an opportunity to ask questions and seek new perspectives.
Over the years we have engaged Australian church leaders, political figures, professional athletes, diplomats, media personalities and justice advocates.
We believe Guinness & God holds space for valuable conversations to take place and where great ideas and inspiration can be birthed. Join us
For over fifteen years, Guinness and God has offered a space for young adults, university students and young professionals to gather in the very heart of Canberra city to open up conversations around life and faith.
The format for each gathering is simple: participants gather with friends over dinner and drinks before hearing from a guest speaker which is followed by an opportunity to ask questions and seek new perspectives.
Over the years we have engaged Australian church leaders, political figures, professional athletes, diplomats, media personalities and justice advocates.
We believe Guinness & God holds space for valuable conversations to take place and where great ideas and inspiration can be birthed. Join us
Gavin Keating had a long career as an infantry officer in the Australian Army and reached the rank of Colonel. He served in the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Special Air Service Regiment and the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and has been deployed on operations to East Timor, Bougainville, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Middle East, and Indonesia.
In 2022, Gavin was ordained by Archbishop Prowse as a Permanent Deacon for the Military Ordinariate of Australia, and since 2023 he has been serving full-time as a Chaplain at the Royal Military College, Duntroon
Join us at Guinness and God to hear more about his life story, and how faith has sustained him in moments of crisis and change.
Born in Sri Lanka, Fr Chris de Souza moved to Sydney at a young age. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1983 for the Archdiocese of Sydney, and then ministered in the Diocese of Parramatta since it was erected in 1986. In addition to many parish appointments over the past four decades, Fr Chris also held senior roles in the diocese including Vicar General and as an Episcopal Vicar for a number of key ministry areas.
Karen Doyle is the co-founder of Choicez Media with her husband Jonathan – a leading provider of values and faith-based puberty, sex and relationship education seminars and resources. Among them is the puberty education resource: Things are Changing – used by hundreds global every year and for which she hosts online parent-student events.
Karen is a professionally trained Catholic coach, entrepreneur, business woman, speaker and author. She is the founder of The Genius Project- an initiative for Catholic women designed to support and resource them toward growth and includes a podcast and masterclass.Â
She is the founder of Sisterhood, Australia’s National Catholic Women’s Movement which hosts an annual Conference attended by hundreds of women. The author of a number of books and online courses, Karen is a sought-after speaker on topics relating to the feminine genius, discovering your gifts and mission, relationship education and faith formation.
Come meet other young adults from across the city who have come to Canberra to either live, study and work.
Creating the space for your faith questions to be asked and responded to is a key value of Guinness & God experience.
We seek to engage the expertise and wisdom of influential speakers from different walks of life and backgrounds.
Find out about the different ways you can explore your faith and get connected into opportunities for you to make a difference.
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