Faith in development

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Faith in development is a podcast of story-telling and conversation. Drawing on a wealth of knowledge and experience from sector experts, we'll share our learning and insight gained over more than 50 years of work in development worldwide. Tearfund is a Christian international development and humanitarian organisation working in over 50 countries worldwide, in partnership with communities, churches and local organisations.

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  1. What is Church and Community Transformation (CCT)?

    EPISODE 1

    What is Church and Community Transformation (CCT)?

    In this season, Tearfund staff members Bethany Sikes and Pete Dawson are joined by different guests to explore the findings of the study, find out more about why we work with the church, what church and community transformation looks like and hear stories from people who have seen it in action.

    35 min
  2. The Light Wheel

    EPISODE 2

    The Light Wheel

    How we measure whole-life transformation Why is wellbeing key to addressing poverty? For episode 2 of season 3 of the Faith in Development podcast, our hosts Bethany Sikes and Pete Dawson are joined by Lydia Powell from Tearfund’s Impact and Effectiveness team, to discuss Tearfund’s whole-life approach to understanding, measuring and achieving holistic wellbeing.

    31 min
  3. Stories of the church in action

    EPISODE 3

    Stories of the church in action

    What does it look like when a church gets involved with Church and Community Transformation (CCT)?

    33 min
  4. Advocating for change

    EPISODE 4

    Advocating for change

    What happens when churches go beyond what they can do themselves by engaging with local and national government? In this episode of season 3 of the Faith in Development podcast, our hosts Pete Dawson and Bethany Sikes are joined by Chalwe Nyirenda, Tearfund’s CCT Advocacy Advisor as they discuss what it looks like when communities taking part in Church and Community Transformation start advocating for their needs and draw on the government as a resource.

    35 min
  5. The value of CCT

    EPISODE 5

    The value of CCT

    What if we could quantify the impact of Church and Community Transformation and put a monetary value on it? In this episode of season 3 of the Faith in Development podcast, hosts Bethany Sikes and Pete Dawson are joined by Lizzie Trotter, head of social impact and wellbeing at State of Life. They discuss the CCT impact study, look at what social value is, and explain how £1 of investment by Tearfund helps communities to invest £7 of their own resources, resulting in up to £211 of measurable transformation in people’s lives.

    26 min
  6. What’s next for Church and Community Transformation at Tearfund?

    EPISODE 6

    What’s next for Church and Community Transformation at Tearfund?

    How will Tearfund use Church and Community Mobilisation (CCM) to see 250,000 churches transforming their communities? In the final episode of season three of the Faith in Development podcast, our hosts Pete Dawson and Bethany Sikes look to the future of CCT. They are joined by Tearfund’s Regional Influencing Lead for Southern and East Africa, Anne Mumbi, and Tearfund’s Global CCM Officer, Grace Kariuki, to find out more about Tearfund’s big ambition to see 250,000 churches active as transformation centres in their communities by 2030 through Church and Community Mobilisation (CCM).

    38 min
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Faith in development is a podcast of story-telling and conversation. Drawing on a wealth of knowledge and experience from sector experts, we'll share our learning and insight gained over more than 50 years of work in development worldwide. Tearfund is a Christian international development and humanitarian organisation working in over 50 countries worldwide, in partnership with communities, churches and local organisations.

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  • Episodes
    19
  • Seasons
    3
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