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Updated 04/09/2024
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MAR 29

When Leaders Fail

In recent months, we’ve seen heartbreaking stories of high profile leaders and churches falling through neglect, abuse, sexual sin and more. It’s not just disappointing, it can be devastating. Join Jeff as he shares wise, steady counsel for those moments when heroes fall short.

Mar 29

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15 min
01/15/2024

Tim Keller, Soul Survivor, safeguarding and gay blessings: 2023 in review

Abuse scandals. Famous deaths. A lot of reports. And a even more arguing about same-sex relationships. 2023 was a busy year for church news, and 2024 is already shaping up to be more of the same. But before the last 12 months is totally swamped by what’s already kicked off this year, let’s take a brief look back at some of the most consequential stories from 2023, and think about how they may develop over the coming year. This week we’re joined by Emma Fowle and Sam Hailes from Premier Christianity magazine to discuss which stories left an impact from 2023 and why, and consider how they may continue to unfold over 2024.

01/15/2024

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35 min
01/06/2024

January 6th - Genesis 4:8-9

Genesis 4:8-9 This is the world’s first murder. Isn’t it terrible that, so early in the Bible, we have to confront such an appalling evil? If you have ever known a family that has experienced a murder, you will know the awful impact that it has – for years to come – on everyone concerned. It isn’t clear why Cain’s offering to the Lord was unacceptable, but he is furious about it and determined to do away with his brother. After the murder, God caught up with Cain and his response to God was a bizarre one: “Am I my brother’s guardian?” he asks. The translation that you may be more familiar with is: “Am I my brother’s keeper?”, although I quite like the Living Bible paraphrase of: “How should I know? Am I supposed to keep track of him wherever he goes?” Whichever version you choose, it is a crazy response. God’s reply might well have been: “No, Cain, you don’t need to know everything about your brother and everywhere he goes, but that doesn’t mean you can kill him.” God tells Cain that Abel’s blood had cried out to him from the ground, and Cain would now be cursed for his terrible crime. We are not responsible for knowing everything about the people around us. But we do have responsibilities. We cannot push people around or get rid of them because they happen to be in our way. We have a responsibility to act honourably, lovingly and thoughtfully towards them. We cannot live in a way that just suits us and our own selfish agenda. We need to reflect deeply on the lives of those around us and how we can encourage, strengthen and enable them to be the best that they can be. Question What are your responsibilities towards the main people in your life? Prayer Lord, forgive me when I act selfishly towards those around me. Help me to act responsibly and lovingly towards the people that you have put in my life. Amen

01/06/2024

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3 min
05/23/2021

Jesus Christ: Tried, Tested And Proven - Part 1

John Stott investigates how the church went from being a handful of people that Jesus gathered around Him to the world-wide phenomenum it is today.

05/23/2021

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25 min
01/22/2024

Why do people give up on church?

Christians spend an awful lot of time thinking about how and why people join the church. But we rarely consider the opposite – all of those who leave. Every year, an entirely uncounted number of people give up on going to church. Some continue to believe and practice faith outside a worshipping community, others abandon Christianity entirely. Who are these people? What motivates them? Should churches change to become more porous or accepting of those deconstructing or considering quitting? And what, if anything, can churches do to try and either stop such people leaving or encourage those who have left back into the fold? Guests this week: • Katie Cross, lecturer in practical theology at Aberdeen University (https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/people/profiles/k.cross#about) • Robin Stockitt, retired Anglican vicar, author of Leaving Church (https://grovebooks.co.uk/product/p-162-leaving-church-what-can-we-learn-from-those-who-are-done-with-church-2020/) • Olivia Jackson, author of Uncertain: A collective memoir of deconstructing faith (https://scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9780334063636/uncertain) Sign up to Tim’s church news Substack newsletter The Critical Friend here: https://tswyatt.substack.com/

01/22/2024

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54 min
02/05/2024

Christians in Iran

Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, the government of Iran has sought to tightly control its small Christian minority and suppress the spread of Christianity throughout the population. But the Women Life Freedom anti-government protest movement has rocked the Islamist regime. Millions of Iranians have defied the strict interpretation of Islam the government espouses, prompting a violent backlash from the state. What impact has this convulsion had on the persecuted church in Iran? How has the church continued to grow despite the crackdowns? And is there any hope for Iranians to be given genuine freedom to worship any time soon? This week we’re digging into stories of the persecuted church in Iran, speaking with exiles and family members of Christians in prison, to better understand what price believers must pay to remain faithful to Jesus in the Islamic Republic.

02/05/2024

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44 min
02/05/2024

Apologising

Join Jeff Lucas as he uses his own unique brand of humour and storytelling to help us understand God's truth, whatever life throws at us.

02/05/2024

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16 min
12/19/2021

Jesus‘s Vision for His Church

John Stott sits in the upper room with Christ and hears Him pray for the truth of the church, the holiness of the church, the mission of the church and the unity of the church.

12/19/2021

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26 min
12/05/2021

Qualifications of Christian Leaders - Part 1

John Stott explains that the health of the local church depends on the quality of its leaders. He shows that pastoral leadership was always God's purpose, that it may take different forms and should consist of a team and not a single leader.

12/05/2021

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25 min
12/12/2021

Qualifications of Christian Leaders - Part 2

John Stott unpacks the scriptural qualifications for a church leaders. He shows the things that should not be present in a leader as well as the requirements for eligability.

12/12/2021

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26 min

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