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Series 7 of Bishop Steven Croft's popular podcast looks at the first letter of Peter, with Bishop Steven and friends reflecting on its lessons for us as we look to becoming a deeper church again.
We are undoubtedly living through one of the greatest crises of our lives. Series 4, Reflections for a Church in Lockdown, and series 5, Comfortable Words, aim to resource the Church during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Series 6, Come and Eat, encourages us to put ourselves in the way of God's grace as we regather.
Series 1 - 3 of My (extraordinary) Family see Bishop Steven talking with someone he's come to know in his travels about their faith, their work and their story. What does it mean to them to become more Christ-like: contemplative, compassionate and courageous for the sake of God’s world?
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In discussion with David Tyler, Archdeacon of Dorchester
The Revd Canon David Tyler tells the story of his calling to Bishop Steven Croft.
From an introduction to faith through close friends to becoming the next Archdeacon of Dorchester, David shares the passions and challenges of ministry and how looking to the fantastic people around him and the gifts they bring sees him through.
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Distinctive
Episode 5: Distinctive
The Church holds in tension two great images: on the one hand, we are a chosen race, God’s own people. On the other, we are aliens and exiles, living against the grain as we wait for God’s kingdom to come in its fulness. As we look forward in anticipation this Advent, the words of 1 Peter set us on the path of living as best we can in these in-between times.
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Chosen
Episode 4: Chosen
Bishop Steven is joined this week by the Rt Revd Mary D. Glasspool, Assistant Bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of New York.
As they delve deeper into 1 Peter, Bishop Mary discusses the complexities of being ‘chosen’ without feeling entitled, as she and Bishop Steven contemplate the seeds of hope for a post-pandemic future and the idea of the church as a centre for healing and protection. She also has some thoughts about the Lambeth Conference, taking place in 2022…
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Living Stone
Episode 3: Living Stone
We have learned during the pandemic how important our church buildings are. But we’ve also learned more deeply than we did before, that the church is not the building. The church is the community which gathers for worship, whether virtually or physically, and is sustained by the presence of the Risen Christ in Word and sacrament. It is we who are the living stones.
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Resilience
Episode 2: Resilience
In a candid conversation with the Bishop of Western Louisiana, the Rt Revd Jacob Wayne Owensby, Bishop Steven delves deeper into the first letter of 1 Peter.
Facing the uncomfortable realisation of feeling too content in the world as it is, and the importance of being the light in a world that’s aching for more, Bishops Steven and Jacob explore how to be people of resilience and grit in times of great hardship.
A video of their conversation is also available to watch on the Diocese of Oxford YouTube channel -
Exiles
Episode 1: Exiles
We will only navigate the challenges of the coming years if we learn to be a deeper church again. This new series of podcasts explores what God is saying to us as a Church through the first letter of Peter.
Join the Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft, and some of his fellow bishops from around the world as they rediscover that the medicine Peter offers is good for today’s church.
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Customer Reviews
Amy
Yes please - more of these insights and gentle drops of wisdom to stir our days and invite us into the roominess of a gracious God. Thank you!
My (extraordinary) family
A great conversation between +Steven Croft and ++John Sentamu which helps us to know what bishops are for - to encourage us and to give us all confidence to be witnesses to our faith in our daily lives.
Best quote: ‘The only way you know you’ve got courage is by doing risky things’. Let’s make 2019 a year of taking risks for God.