25 episodes

Many of our government-funded systems are failing the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. At the same time, we are side-lining our greatest national asset: local people. We have a stark choice – to keep pouring money into policies we know aren’t working, or to invest in new and better ways that really improve people’s lives. 
We need a radical reset: one that empowers local charities, grassroots movements and faith groups, in a more imaginative, less bureaucratic, more collaborative approach to community development. 
A Manifesto for Hope sets out ten tried-and-tested practical principles for how to develop joined-up, cost-effective, community-empowering work, each gleaned from the hard-won experience that has sat at the heart of Steve Chalkes work at Oasis over the past four decades. It culminates in a call for a new social covenant, one that will transform the life chances of countless young people and families. 
In this podcast series, Steve talks to 13 expert witnesses who help him bring his book to life with their own thoughts and experiences. 
Steve’s book is available wherever you buy your books but we recomend you buy it from Bookshop.org, an online bookshop with a mission to financially support local, independent bookshops.
This book is also available on Audible. 
This podcast is powered by Oasis. Our producer is Peter Kerwood and the sound and mix engineer is Matteo Magariello.
https://www.oasisuk.org 

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Many of our government-funded systems are failing the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. At the same time, we are side-lining our greatest national asset: local people. We have a stark choice – to keep pouring money into policies we know aren’t working, or to invest in new and better ways that really improve people’s lives. 
We need a radical reset: one that empowers local charities, grassroots movements and faith groups, in a more imaginative, less bureaucratic, more collaborative approach to community development. 
A Manifesto for Hope sets out ten tried-and-tested practical principles for how to develop joined-up, cost-effective, community-empowering work, each gleaned from the hard-won experience that has sat at the heart of Steve Chalkes work at Oasis over the past four decades. It culminates in a call for a new social covenant, one that will transform the life chances of countless young people and families. 
In this podcast series, Steve talks to 13 expert witnesses who help him bring his book to life with their own thoughts and experiences. 
Steve’s book is available wherever you buy your books but we recomend you buy it from Bookshop.org, an online bookshop with a mission to financially support local, independent bookshops.
This book is also available on Audible. 
This podcast is powered by Oasis. Our producer is Peter Kerwood and the sound and mix engineer is Matteo Magariello.
https://www.oasisuk.org 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Podcast Finale

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    About this podcast series 
    This podcast series, and the accompanying book by Steve Chalke sets out ten tried and tested practical principles for ‘how’ to develop joined up, cost effective, community empowering work, gleaned from the hard-won experience that sit at the heart of the mission of Oasis over the last four decades. 
    Steve talks to 13 expert witnesses who help him bring his book to life with their own thoughts and lived experiences.
    We believe it’s time for a radical reset. It's time for A Manifesto for Hope!
    Steve’s book is available wherever you buy your books but we recommend you buy it from Bookshop.org an online bookshop with a mission to financially support local, independent bookshops.
    This book is also available on Audible.
    The Manifesto for Hope podcast is brought to you by Oasis. Our producer is Peter Kerwood and the sound and mix engineer is Matteo Magariello.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 4 min
    The Manifesto for Hope: A new social covenant with Danny Kruger, Conservative MP

    The Manifesto for Hope: A new social covenant with Danny Kruger, Conservative MP

    Why we need a New Social Covenant. In this episode Steve’s guest and expert witness is Danny Kruger, Conservative MP, and founder of the New Conservatives group.
    “Danny Kruger MBE began his career working for a think tank and then serving as David Cameron's chief speechwriter in 2006. He left his role two years later to focus on Only Connect, a youth crime prevention charity he co-founded with his wife Emma. Elected as an MP for Devizes in 2019, he was tasked by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in 2020 to propose ways to maintain community spirit amid the COVID pandemic. Kruger suggested a ‘new social covenant’, which he described as ‘the mutual commitment by citizens, civil society, businesses and the state, to work together for the common good of all.”
     – Steve Chalke
    About Danny Kruger 
    First elected in 2019, Danny Kruger MP is Member of Parliament for the Devizes constituency in Wiltshire. He has worked in journalism and in politics and was speech writer for former Prime Minister David Cameron, Political Secretary to former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and PPS at the Department for Levelling Up and Communities. With his wife, Emma, Kruger set up his own charity called Only Connect in 2006, working with those in prison or recently released, to reduce reoffending. He also set up and ran the West London Zone for Children and Young People, coordinating the work of schools, councils, and charities with young people at risk. He is a trustee of Catch 22, a charity that works across the social welfare cycle. 

    About this podcast series 
    This podcast series, and the accompanying book by Steve Chalke sets out ten tried and tested practical principles for ‘how’ to develop joined up, cost effective, community empowering work, gleaned from the hard-won experience that sit at the heart of the mission of Oasis over the last four decades. 
    Steve talks to 13 expert witnesses who help him bring his book to life with their own thoughts and lived experiences.
    We believe it’s time for a radical reset. It's time for A Manifesto for Hope!
    Steve’s book is available wherever you buy your books but we recommend you buy it from Bookshop.org an online bookshop with a mission to financially support local, independent bookshops.
    This book is also available on Audible.
    The Manifesto for Hope podcast is brought to you by Oasis. Our producer is Peter Kerwood and the sound and mix engineer is Matteo Magariello.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 31 min
    Afterword: We shape our systems, then they shape us! Steve talks with sociologist and Baptist preacher Tony Campolo (part 2 of 2)

    Afterword: We shape our systems, then they shape us! Steve talks with sociologist and Baptist preacher Tony Campolo (part 2 of 2)

    Afterword: Steve talks with sociologist and Baptist preacher Dr Tony Campolo. In part one Steve reflects on the conclusion to his book, in part two Dr Tony responds. 
    “This is my conversation with my guest and expert witness Dr. Tony Campolo. Tony is a Professor Emeritus of Eastern University, a sociologist, a theologian, and an extraordinary communicator. We talked together about the afterword of my book: ‘We shape our systems, then they shape us’. I so love talking with Tony because it's absolutely true that I've learned more from Tony about sociology, theology, and about communication, than from any other person on Earth. Tony has been my friend for 40 or more years and why he chose to befriend me I haven't got a clue, but the benefit is all mine. I'm sure you'll enjoy his” 
    – Steve Chalke
    About Dr Tony Campolo 
    Dr Tony Campolo is an American sociologist, Baptist pastor, author, public speaker and former spiritual advisor to U.S. President Bill Clinton.

    About this podcast series 
    This podcast series, and the accompanying book by Steve Chalke sets out ten tried and tested practical principles for ‘how’ to develop joined up, cost effective, community empowering work, gleaned from the hard-won experience that sit at the heart of the mission of Oasis over the last four decades. 
    Steve talks to 13 expert witnesses who help him bring his book to life with their own thoughts and lived experiences.
    We believe it’s time for a radical reset. It's time for A Manifesto for Hope!
    Steve’s book is available wherever you buy your books but we recommend you buy it from Bookshop.org an online bookshop with a mission to financially support local, independent bookshops.
    This book is also available on Audible.
    The Manifesto for Hope podcast is brought to you by Oasis. Our producer is Peter Kerwood and the sound and mix engineer is Matteo Magariello.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 37 min
    Afterword: We shape our systems, then they shape us! Steve talks with sociologist and Baptist preacher Tony Campolo (part 1 of 2)

    Afterword: We shape our systems, then they shape us! Steve talks with sociologist and Baptist preacher Tony Campolo (part 1 of 2)

    Afterword: Steve talks with sociologist and Baptist preacher Dr Tony Campolo. In part one Steve reflects on the conclusion to his book, in part two Dr Tony responds. 
    “This is my conversation with my guest and expert witness Dr. Tony Campolo. Tony is a Professor Emeritus of Eastern University, a sociologist, a theologian, and an extraordinary communicator. We talked together about the afterword of my book: ‘We shape our systems, then they shape us’. I so love talking with Tony because it's absolutely true that I've learned more from Tony about sociology, theology, and about communication, than from any other person on Earth. Tony has been my friend for 40 or more years and why he chose to befriend me I haven't got a clue, but the benefit is all mine. I'm sure you'll enjoy his” 
    – Steve Chalke
    About Dr Tony Campolo 
    Dr Tony Campolo is an American sociologist, Baptist pastor, author, public speaker and former spiritual advisor to U.S. President Bill Clinton.

    About this podcast series 
    This podcast series, and the accompanying book by Steve Chalke sets out ten tried and tested practical principles for ‘how’ to develop joined up, cost effective, community empowering work, gleaned from the hard-won experience that sit at the heart of the mission of Oasis over the last four decades. 
    Steve talks to 13 expert witnesses who help him bring his book to life with their own thoughts and lived experiences.
    We believe it’s time for a radical reset. It's time for A Manifesto for Hope!
    Steve’s book is available wherever you buy your books but we recommend you buy it from Bookshop.org an online bookshop with a mission to financially support local, independent bookshops.
    This book is also available on Audible.
    The Manifesto for Hope podcast is brought to you by Oasis. Our producer is Peter Kerwood and the sound and mix engineer is Matteo Magariello.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 12 min
    Principle 10: People become what they believe with Steve Chalke’s guest and expert witness Chine McDonald, Director of Theos Think Tank (part 2 of 2)

    Principle 10: People become what they believe with Steve Chalke’s guest and expert witness Chine McDonald, Director of Theos Think Tank (part 2 of 2)

    People become what they believe: Neglecting the vital conversation about spirituality has cost society dearly. We need the course to create a space for a national conversation about the relationship of spirituality to psychological and social change. In this episode Steve’s guest and expert witness is Chine McDonald, Director of Theos think tank. In part one Steve sets out his tenth principle, in part two Chine responds.

    “Chine is a writer and regular contributor to Radio 4's Thought For The Day. She's also the Director of Theos Think Tank, which looks at the relationship between religion, politics, and society. We talk together about Principle 10: People become what they believe. I enjoyed talking with Chine because she understands that principle so deeply. Her work around religion, spirituality, and society is game-changing. Her words in this area have changed me. They've shown me new visions of what I couldn't see before, and it's just brilliant to bring her to you” 
    – Steve Chalke

    About Chine McDonald
    Chine McDonald is Director of Theos, the religion and society think tank. Born in Nigeria, she moved to the UK at the age of four, and later studied at Cambridge University before training as a newspaper journalist. Chine is a regular contributor to BBC religion and ethics programmes, including Thought for the Day on Radio 4’s Today programme, the Daily Service, and Prayer for the Day. Chine previously led fundraising and public engagement at international development charity, Christian Aid, and regularly writes and speaks on issues of race and faith. Her second book God is Not a White Man (published in May 2021) was shortlisted for the 2023 Michael Ramsey Prize.

    About this podcast series 
    This podcast series, and the accompanying book by Steve Chalke sets out ten tried and tested practical principles for ‘how’ to develop joined up, cost effective, community empowering work, gleaned from the hard-won experience that sit at the heart of the mission of Oasis over the last four decades. 
    Steve talks to 13 expert witnesses who help him bring his book to life with their own thoughts and lived experiences.
    We believe it’s time for a radical reset. It's time for A Manifesto for Hope!
    Steve’s book is available wherever you buy your books but we recommend you buy it from Bookshop.org an online bookshop with a mission to financially support local, independent bookshops.
    This book is also available on Audible.
    The Manifesto for Hope podcast is brought to you by Oasis. Our producer is Peter Kerwood and the sound and mix engineer is Matteo Magariello.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 34 min
    Principle 10: People become what they believe with Steve Chalke’s guest and expert witness Chine McDonald, Director of Theos Think Tank (part 1 of 2)

    Principle 10: People become what they believe with Steve Chalke’s guest and expert witness Chine McDonald, Director of Theos Think Tank (part 1 of 2)

    People become what they believe: Neglecting the vital conversation about spirituality has cost society dearly. We need the course to create a space for a national conversation about the relationship of spirituality to psychological and social change. In this episode Steve’s guest and expert witness is Chine McDonald, Director of Theos think tank. In part one Steve sets out his tenth principle, in part two Chine responds.

    “Chine is a writer and regular contributor to Radio 4's Thought For The Day. She's also the Director of Theos Think Tank, which looks at the relationship between religion, politics, and society. We talk together about Principle 10: People become what they believe. I enjoyed talking with Chine because she understands that principle so deeply. Her work around religion, spirituality, and society is game-changing. Her words in this area have changed me. They've shown me new visions of what I couldn't see before, and it's just brilliant to bring her to you” 
    – Steve Chalke

    About Chine McDonald
    Chine McDonald is Director of Theos, the religion and society think tank. Born in Nigeria, she moved to the UK at the age of four, and later studied at Cambridge University before training as a newspaper journalist. Chine is a regular contributor to BBC religion and ethics programmes, including Thought for the Day on Radio 4’s Today programme, the Daily Service, and Prayer for the Day. Chine previously led fundraising and public engagement at international development charity, Christian Aid, and regularly writes and speaks on issues of race and faith. Her second book God is Not a White Man (published in May 2021) was shortlisted for the 2023 Michael Ramsey Prize.

    About this podcast series 
    This podcast series, and the accompanying book by Steve Chalke sets out ten tried and tested practical principles for ‘how’ to develop joined up, cost effective, community empowering work, gleaned from the hard-won experience that sit at the heart of the mission of Oasis over the last four decades. 
    Steve talks to 13 expert witnesses who help him bring his book to life with their own thoughts and lived experiences.
    We believe it’s time for a radical reset. It's time for A Manifesto for Hope!
    Steve’s book is available wherever you buy your books but we recommend you buy it from Bookshop.org an online bookshop with a mission to financially support local, independent bookshops.
    This book is also available on Audible.
    The Manifesto for Hope podcast is brought to you by Oasis. Our producer is Peter Kerwood and the sound and mix engineer is Matteo Magariello.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 24 min

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