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Debanking, Climate Change Policy, and Oppenheimer // In the News In:Dependence

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What could the implications be of the debanking scandal? How can Christians wisely respond to climate change? What can we learn from the themes in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer?

In this episode, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director), Justin Gill (FIEC IT Manager), and John Stevens (FIEC National Director) discuss some of the big stories in the news from the past two weeks.

00:00 - Summer activities across Great Britain07:38 - The debanking of Nigel Farage19:11 - Conservative losses in by-elections21:11 - Responses to climate change policies25:57 - A Christian response to climate change30:08 - Parallels in Oppenheimer

You can watch a video of this episode and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.

Show notes


Mission Director Appointed for A Passion for Life (fiec.org.uk)
Nigel Farage and NatWest: A timeline of what happened (news.sky.com)
Tory MP warns against roll back on green pledges after anti-Ulez by-election win in Uxbridge (standard.co.uk)
Acting Ethically at the End of the World: Oppenheimer (2023) (au.thegospelcoalition.org)
Barbie and Ken Go East of Eden (christianitytoday.com)

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What could the implications be of the debanking scandal? How can Christians wisely respond to climate change? What can we learn from the themes in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer?

In this episode, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director), Justin Gill (FIEC IT Manager), and John Stevens (FIEC National Director) discuss some of the big stories in the news from the past two weeks.

00:00 - Summer activities across Great Britain07:38 - The debanking of Nigel Farage19:11 - Conservative losses in by-elections21:11 - Responses to climate change policies25:57 - A Christian response to climate change30:08 - Parallels in Oppenheimer

You can watch a video of this episode and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.

Show notes


Mission Director Appointed for A Passion for Life (fiec.org.uk)
Nigel Farage and NatWest: A timeline of what happened (news.sky.com)
Tory MP warns against roll back on green pledges after anti-Ulez by-election win in Uxbridge (standard.co.uk)
Acting Ethically at the End of the World: Oppenheimer (2023) (au.thegospelcoalition.org)
Barbie and Ken Go East of Eden (christianitytoday.com)

About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear teaching and resources for church leaders from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests from FIEC churches and partners. You can access video podcasts by subscribing to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the FIEC YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

About FIEC: We are ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠a fellowship of Independent churches⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ. Being part of FIEC links you to a growing number of Independent evangelical churches and there are now more than 50,000 people who are part of churches affiliated to FIEC.

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