PEP Talk Solas

On PEP Talk today, Kristi and Steve chat with Matt, one of Kristi's old school friends! He wasn't a Christian at all back then, but over the years, Jesus wonderfully drew him in. Now working on a PhD at Cambridge, he reflects on the amazing ways that a scientific, enquiring mind can find satisfaction in a God-centred worldview. If you or your friends think Christianity is anti-science or anti-intellectual, Matt's testimony is great food for thought!

Matthew Fell is a PhD student in the Divinity Faculty at the University of Cambridge. His thesis considers the implications of evolutionary theory for the Christian understanding of the soul and its creation. Alongside his studies, he is an associate lecturer at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, and the director of a discipleship and church internship programme that serves the Newfrontiers network across Europe. Matthew is a passionate believer that modern science can open theological questions and dialogue with people rather than shut it down.

In addition to podcasts ;) books and tracts can be great tools for sharing the gospel and helping you learn about evangelism. Our guest today leads a Christian publishing ministry. He shares some top title recommendations, insight into trends in reading, and top tips on getting printed material into the hands of those who need to hear the gospel message.

Along the way, we mention "Scattering Seeds of Hope [https://uk.10ofthose.com/product/9781915705518/scattering-seeds-of-hope-paperback]" by the late Jeremy Marshall [https://www.solas-cpc.org/pep-talk-podcast-with-jeremy-marshall/] and "Have No Fear [https://uk.10ofthose.com/product/9781912373611/have-no-fear-paperback]" by Prof John Lennox. You can find our own "Have You Ever Wondered? [https://uk.10ofthose.com/product/HYEWB1G1F/have-you-ever-wondered-buy-1-get-1-free-for-a-friend]" and plenty of tracts to give away [https://uk.10ofthose.com/category/evangelistic-giveaways] on the 10ofThose website [https://www.10ofthose.com].

Jonathan Pountney is the Editorial Director at 10ofThose, responsible for their publishing house 10Publishing. Prior to working in publishing, he taught Literature at the University of Manchester and he holds a PhD in American Studies.

Steve Osmond and Kristi Mair are delighted to chat with a living legend of the British church, Roger Carswell. Roger reflects on over 40 years of sharing the gospel in different ways, with his trademark warmth and wisdom. HIs insights on the changing world, the consistent gospel, Christian literature and the heart of gospel preaching are so encouraging.

Roger Carswell is a travelling evangelist and author. He leads evangelistic church and university missions as well as speaking at Christian conferences. He has written a number of books including 'And some evangelists' [https://uk.10ofthose.com/product/9781781915196/and-some-evangelists-paperback] and 'Where is God in a messed-up world?' [https://uk.10ofthose.com/product/9781913278762/where-is-god-in-a-messed-up-world-paperback] and publishes numerous gospel tracts and booklets. He is married to Dot, has four children and lives in North Yorkshire

If you know the life-changing experience of tasting traditional Japanese ramen, you know it is something you want everyone to experience. Is it the same with our Christian experience? Today on PEP Talk, Andy and Kristi speak with our ramen-loving guest about the roles of enthusiasm and duty in our evangelistic life.

Matthew Mittelberg is an experienced Christian teacher and apologist, serving as Director of Content at Apologetics Inc [https://apologetics.org/]. He has spoken to thousands at universities, churches, conferences and youth events in both the US and the UK and his talks have been seen online hundreds of thousands of times. Matthew completed his MA in Philosophy of Religion at Palm Beach Atlantic University, received his BA from Grand Canyon University, and a certificate in theology from Wycliffe Hall at Oxford University. Find Matthew on YouTube here [https://www.youtube.com/@MatthewVMitt].

After the Covid pandemic, we've all had enough of statistics! But sometimes they can reveal amazing surprises about things we take for granted. Today Gavin Matthews learns more about the fascinating "Talking Jesus" report, which tells us so much about the nuances of faith in the UK and the untapped opportunities for sharing Jesus today. 

Find out more about the Talking Jesus research here [http://talkingjesus.org/] and watch  a summary on YouTube here [https://youtu.be/EPCVjYEdshw?si=dEyaTgpyAHuxJl1K]. The Talking Jesus course for churches is here [https://talkingjesus.org/course].

Dr Rachel Jordan-Wolf is passionate about sharing the gospel of Jesus and has worked for various churches and mission agencies in places such as London and Amsterdam. She's involved in a church plant in London and is a adjunct lecturer in mission in the UK. She holds a PhD in Church History, focussing on women in mission in early 20th Century Britain. She has been an advisor for the Church of England on mission. Rachel is the Executive Director of Hope Together [https://www.hopetogether.org.uk/] - a ministry which works with local churches to share the gospel of Jesus. She also loves chocolate!

Where does our desire for the supernatural fit in the modern world? With a society built on rationality and technology, do we still have longings for a connection with something transcendent? Steve Osmond sits down with Belle Tindall to identify areas in our friends' lives where we can show how the gospel story meets those longings.

Dr Belle Tindall is a biblical scholar, writer, speaker, and podcaster. Based at the Centre for Cultural Witness, she is the writer in residence at Seen and Unseen [https://www.seenandunseen.com/]. She is also a columnist for Premier's Woman Alive magazine and co-host of Re-Enchanting [https://www.seenandunseen.com/podcast], a podcast that ponders whether our disenchanted world can be re-enchanted with the wonder and mystery of the Christian story.