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Around The Fire Podcast is a space for conversations to nurture hearts and build lives following Jesus. Thinking more deeply about big ideas and how to apply them.

  1. S4 Ep19: With Special Guest - Shane Wedderburn

    10H AGO

    S4 Ep19: With Special Guest - Shane Wedderburn

    It's our third special guest episode of 2026 Jonny & Sarah are joined with Shane Wedderburn. Shane is part of the Elim Life Church leadership team. Jonny is Lead Pastor at ELC and Sarah is Head of Prayer & Leadership Development, as well as leading a national role for Elim as head of prayer. Moving on from last year's theme of Walking Well, they now look at how we Gather & Grow. Got questions? Drop us a line on podcast@elimlifechurch.co.uk or DM us on socials. We believe the Kingdom of God brings hope to the hopeless, freedom to the oppressed, provision to those in need, welcomes the stranger and invites us to share the good news of Jesus. Perhaps these things have felt like a dream and not a reality all of the time?   In 2026, as we follow Jesus, we want to be an inspired community responding to this Holy invitation. It is a year to build on where we’ve been walking well.   Now is the time to Gather & Grow.  How do we Gather & Grow?   Gathering - building community. From crowd to community. Our mission is always on. Our whole lives are worship. What is Holy Spirit inviting us into?   Growing - becoming more like Jesus; contributing to community formation, centred on Jesus in contemporary culture.We want more people loving Jesus and part of community.   The map is the mission. We are co-missioned to join what God is doing by His Spirit.   Where are you on the map? Where do you live or work? Where do you spend your time? Who do you connect with? How are we encouraging one another and choosing Jesus in all of our places and spaces? Being on mission together is on purpose and with awareness of how we share Jesus. What is Holy Spirit inviting us into Soul, Home, Near and Far?    We are thinking about: · People - Who is involved and being reached? · Places - Where is this happening? · Presence - How is God’s presence being experienced? · Practice - What are we doing to live this out?   The Map is the Mission.  As the Kingdom expands, so too does community.   Our direction and intention is: · Open to an 'always-on' mindset: spiritually and relationally aware. Using our grace gifts for Kingdom and community contribution. · Gathering can happen anywhere. Community and collaboration is fluid, from shared Sundays to households and community spaces. · Stepping into the unknown together with courage and faith.   In 2026, what does Gathering and Growing look like for us? Let’s find out!

    1h 3m
  2. S4 Ep18 - The Map Is The Mission 4

    MAY 18

    S4 Ep18 - The Map Is The Mission 4

    The Map Is The Mission 4 Acts 16:16-40 As we Gather & Grow, a question we are intentionally asking as community is – What is Holy Spirit inviting us/me into? Over the next few episodes we're looking at 'The Map Is The Mission' in the book of acts. How does the Kingdom come? What is Spirit inviting us into? Jonny is Lead Pastor at ELC and Sarah is Head of Prayer & Leadership Development, as well as leading a national role for Elim as head of prayer. Moving on from last year's theme of Walking Well, they now look at how we Gather & Grow. Resources for this episode: Deliverance - Jon Thompson (Paperback) https://amzn.eu/d/0coI3SAD You can listen to the Sunday talks at ELC that track the Around The Fire Podcasts here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1gsFbNeUkTaHBAac0_znNk59u_sN-lEM&si=WfT8ndNaepp2TIBc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Got questions? Drop us a line on podcast@elimlifechurch.co.uk or DM us on socials. We believe the Kingdom of God brings hope to the hopeless, freedom to the oppressed, provision to those in need, welcomes the stranger and invites us to share the good news of Jesus. Perhaps these things have felt like a dream and not a reality all of the time?   In 2026, as we follow Jesus, we want to be an inspired community responding to this Holy invitation. It is a year to build on where we’ve been walking well.   Now is the time to Gather & Grow.  How do we Gather & Grow?   Gathering - building community. From crowd to community. Our mission is always on. Our whole lives are worship. What is Holy Spirit inviting us into?   Growing - becoming more like Jesus; contributing to community formation, centred on Jesus in contemporary culture.We want more people loving Jesus and part of community.   The map is the mission. We are co-missioned to join what God is doing by His Spirit.   Where are you on the map? Where do you live or work? Where do you spend your time? Who do you connect with? How are we encouraging one another and choosing Jesus in all of our places and spaces? Being on mission together is on purpose and with awareness of how we share Jesus. What is Holy Spirit inviting us into Soul, Home, Near and Far?    We are thinking about: · People - Who is involved and being reached? · Places - Where is this happening? · Presence - How is God’s presence being experienced? · Practice - What are we doing to live this out?   The Map is the Mission.  As the Kingdom expands, so too does community.   Our direction and intention is: · Open to an 'always-on' mindset: spiritually and relationally aware. Using our grace gifts for Kingdom and community contribution. · Gathering can happen anywhere. Community and collaboration is fluid, from shared Sundays to households and community spaces. · Stepping into the unknown together with courage and faith.   In 2026, what does Gathering and Growing look like for us? Let’s find out!

    59 min
  3. S4 Ep17 - The Map Is The Mission 3

    MAY 11

    S4 Ep17 - The Map Is The Mission 3

    The Map Is The Mission 3 Acts 16:1-15 As we Gather & Grow, a question we are intentionally asking as community is – What is Holy Spirit inviting us/me into? Over the next few episodes we're looking at 'The Map Is The Mission' in the book of acts. How does the Kingdom come? What is Spirit inviting us into? Jonny is Lead Pastor at ELC and Sarah is Head of Prayer & Leadership Development, as well as leading a national role for Elim as head of prayer. Moving on from last year's theme of Walking Well, they now look at how we Gather & Grow. Resources for this episode: https://www.sarahbethart.com https://margmowczko.com/lydia-of-thyatira-philippi/ https://faithlead.org/blog/searching-for-lydia/ You can listen to the Sunday talks at ELC that track the Around The Fire Podcasts here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1gsFbNeUkTaHBAac0_znNk59u_sN-lEM&si=WfT8ndNaepp2TIBc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Got questions? Drop us a line on podcast@elimlifechurch.co.uk or DM us on socials. We believe the Kingdom of God brings hope to the hopeless, freedom to the oppressed, provision to those in need, welcomes the stranger and invites us to share the good news of Jesus. Perhaps these things have felt like a dream and not a reality all of the time?   In 2026, as we follow Jesus, we want to be an inspired community responding to this Holy invitation. It is a year to build on where we’ve been walking well.   Now is the time to Gather & Grow.  How do we Gather & Grow?   Gathering - building community. From crowd to community. Our mission is always on. Our whole lives are worship. What is Holy Spirit inviting us into?   Growing - becoming more like Jesus; contributing to community formation, centred on Jesus in contemporary culture.We want more people loving Jesus and part of community.   The map is the mission. We are co-missioned to join what God is doing by His Spirit.   Where are you on the map? Where do you live or work? Where do you spend your time? Who do you connect with? How are we encouraging one another and choosing Jesus in all of our places and spaces? Being on mission together is on purpose and with awareness of how we share Jesus. What is Holy Spirit inviting us into Soul, Home, Near and Far?    We are thinking about: · People - Who is involved and being reached? · Places - Where is this happening? · Presence - How is God’s presence being experienced? · Practice - What are we doing to live this out?   The Map is the Mission.  As the Kingdom expands, so too does community.   Our direction and intention is: · Open to an 'always-on' mindset: spiritually and relationally aware. Using our grace gifts for Kingdom and community contribution. · Gathering can happen anywhere. Community and collaboration is fluid, from shared Sundays to households and community spaces. · Stepping into the unknown together with courage and faith.   In 2026, what does Gathering and Growing look like for us? Let’s find out!

    1h 2m
  4. S4 Ep16 - The Map Is The Mission 2

    MAY 4

    S4 Ep16 - The Map Is The Mission 2

    The Map Is The Mission 2 As we Gather & Grow, a question we are intentionally asking as community is – What is Holy Spirit inviting us/me into? Over the next few episodes we're looking at 'The Map Is The Mission' in the book of acts. How does the Kingdom come? What is Spirit inviting us into? Jonny is Lead Pastor at ELC and Sarah is Head of Prayer & Leadership Development, as well as leading a national role for Elim as head of prayer. Moving on from last year's theme of Walking Well, they now look at how we Gather & Grow. You can listen to the Sunday talks at ELC that track the Around The Fire Podcasts here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1gsFbNeUkTaHBAac0_znNk59u_sN-lEM&si=WfT8ndNaepp2TIBc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Got questions? Drop us a line on podcast@elimlifechurch.co.uk or DM us on socials. We believe the Kingdom of God brings hope to the hopeless, freedom to the oppressed, provision to those in need, welcomes the stranger and invites us to share the good news of Jesus. Perhaps these things have felt like a dream and not a reality all of the time?   In 2026, as we follow Jesus, we want to be an inspired community responding to this Holy invitation. It is a year to build on where we’ve been walking well.   Now is the time to Gather & Grow.  How do we Gather & Grow?   Gathering - building community. From crowd to community. Our mission is always on. Our whole lives are worship. What is Holy Spirit inviting us into?   Growing - becoming more like Jesus; contributing to community formation, centred on Jesus in contemporary culture.We want more people loving Jesus and part of community.   The map is the mission. We are co-missioned to join what God is doing by His Spirit.   Where are you on the map? Where do you live or work? Where do you spend your time? Who do you connect with? How are we encouraging one another and choosing Jesus in all of our places and spaces? Being on mission together is on purpose and with awareness of how we share Jesus. What is Holy Spirit inviting us into Soul, Home, Near and Far?    We are thinking about: · People - Who is involved and being reached? · Places - Where is this happening? · Presence - How is God’s presence being experienced? · Practice - What are we doing to live this out?   The Map is the Mission.  As the Kingdom expands, so too does community.   Our direction and intention is: · Open to an 'always-on' mindset: spiritually and relationally aware. Using our grace gifts for Kingdom and community contribution. · Gathering can happen anywhere. Community and collaboration is fluid, from shared Sundays to households and community spaces. · Stepping into the unknown together with courage and faith.   In 2026, what does Gathering and Growing look like for us? Let’s find out!

    57 min
  5. S4 Ep15 - The Map Is The Mission 1

    APR 27

    S4 Ep15 - The Map Is The Mission 1

    As we Gather & Grow, a question we are intentionally asking as community is – What is Holy Spirit inviting us/me into? Over the next few episodes we're looking at 'The Map Is The Mission' in the book of acts. How does the Kingdom come? What is Spirit inviting us into? Jonny is Lead Pastor at ELC and Sarah is Head of Prayer & Leadership Development, as well as leading a national role for Elim as head of prayer. Moving on from last year's theme of Walking Well, they now look at how we Gather & Grow. You can listen to the Sunday talks at ELC that track the Around The Fire Podcasts here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1gsFbNeUkTaHBAac0_znNk59u_sN-lEM&si=WfT8ndNaepp2TIBc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Got questions? Drop us a line on podcast@elimlifechurch.co.uk or DM us on socials. We believe the Kingdom of God brings hope to the hopeless, freedom to the oppressed, provision to those in need, welcomes the stranger and invites us to share the good news of Jesus. Perhaps these things have felt like a dream and not a reality all of the time?   In 2026, as we follow Jesus, we want to be an inspired community responding to this Holy invitation. It is a year to build on where we’ve been walking well.   Now is the time to Gather & Grow.  How do we Gather & Grow?   Gathering - building community. From crowd to community. Our mission is always on. Our whole lives are worship. What is Holy Spirit inviting us into?   Growing - becoming more like Jesus; contributing to community formation, centred on Jesus in contemporary culture.We want more people loving Jesus and part of community.   The map is the mission. We are co-missioned to join what God is doing by His Spirit.   Where are you on the map? Where do you live or work? Where do you spend your time? Who do you connect with? How are we encouraging one another and choosing Jesus in all of our places and spaces? Being on mission together is on purpose and with awareness of how we share Jesus. What is Holy Spirit inviting us into Soul, Home, Near and Far?    We are thinking about: · People - Who is involved and being reached? · Places - Where is this happening? · Presence - How is God’s presence being experienced? · Practice - What are we doing to live this out?   The Map is the Mission.  As the Kingdom expands, so too does community.   Our direction and intention is: · Open to an 'always-on' mindset: spiritually and relationally aware. Using our grace gifts for Kingdom and community contribution. · Gathering can happen anywhere. Community and collaboration is fluid, from shared Sundays to households and community spaces. · Stepping into the unknown together with courage and faith.   In 2026, what does Gathering and Growing look like for us? Let’s find out!

    54 min
  6. S4 Ep14 Green House Conversations 1 - Spirit Led Life

    APR 20 ·  BONUS

    S4 Ep14 Green House Conversations 1 - Spirit Led Life

    At ELC, we've Created a mid-week Greenhouse Community for deliberate discipleship themed around Spirit in Mission. As we Gather & Grow, a question we are intentionally asking as community is – What is Holy Spirit inviting us/me into? Here are some of the questions we're jumping in to.   1.       Who is Holy Spirit? (big picture overview) 2.       Share some of your experiences of growing to know Holy Spirit. 3.       What does a Spirit led life mean? 4.       How does Holy Spirit help shape who you’re becoming What’s the role of the Spirit in our formation and discipleship 5.       How is Holy Spirit involved in mission? 6.       How do we discern what Holy Spirit is inviting us into? 7.       If you are exploring Holy Spirit for the first time, what helps? Jonny is Lead Pastor at ELC and Sarah is Head of Prayer & Leadership Development, as well as leading a national role for Elim as head of prayer. Moving on from last year's theme of Walking Well, they now look at how we Gather & Grow. You can listen to the Sunday talks at ELC that track the Around The Fire Podcasts here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1gsFbNeUkTaHBAac0_znNk59u_sN-lEM&si=WfT8ndNaepp2TIBc⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources: Tyler Staton - The Familiar Stranger (Paperback) https://amzn.eu/d/03c0H1sC Keith Warrington - https://wordandspiritonline.com Got questions? Drop us a line on podcast@elimlifechurch.co.uk or DM us on socials. We believe the Kingdom of God brings hope to the hopeless, freedom to the oppressed, provision to those in need, welcomes the stranger and invites us to share the good news of Jesus. Perhaps these things have felt like a dream and not a reality all of the time?   In 2026, as we follow Jesus, we want to be an inspired community responding to this Holy invitation. It is a year to build on where we’ve been walking well.   Now is the time to Gather & Grow.  How do we Gather & Grow?   Gathering - building community. From crowd to community. Our mission is always on. Our whole lives are worship. What is Holy Spirit inviting us into?   Growing - becoming more like Jesus; contributing to community formation, centred on Jesus in contemporary culture.We want more people loving Jesus and part of community.   The map is the mission. We are co-missioned to join what God is doing by His Spirit.   Where are you on the map? Where do you live or work? Where do you spend your time? Who do you connect with? How are we encouraging one another and choosing Jesus in all of our places and spaces? Being on mission together is on purpose and with awareness of how we share Jesus. What is Holy Spirit inviting us into Soul, Home, Near and Far?    We are thinking about: · People - Who is involved and being reached? · Places - Where is this happening? · Presence - How is God’s presence being experienced? · Practice - What are we doing to live this out?   The Map is the Mission.  As the Kingdom expands, so too does community.   Our direction and intention is: · Open to an 'always-on' mindset: spiritually and relationally aware. Using our grace gifts for Kingdom and community contribution. · Gathering can happen anywhere. Community and collaboration is fluid, from shared Sundays to households and community spaces. · Stepping into the unknown together with courage and faith.   In 2026, what does Gathering and Growing look like for us? Let’s find out!

    1h 4m
  7. S4 Ep13 - With Special Guest - Rev. Chris Lane

    APR 13

    S4 Ep13 - With Special Guest - Rev. Chris Lane

    It's our second special guest episode of 2026 Jonny & Sarah are joined with Rev. Chris Lane from Beacon Church, Birmingham for some fab conversation. Jonny is Lead Pastor at ELC and Sarah is Head of Prayer & Leadership Development, as well as leading a national role for Elim as head of prayer. Moving on from last year's theme of Walking Well, they now look at how we Gather & Grow. Resources: Freedom In Christ Course Book: https://amzn.eu/d/02kCc04f Website: https://www.ficm.org.uk/discipleship-course Got questions? Drop us a line on podcast@elimlifechurch.co.uk or DM us on socials. We believe the Kingdom of God brings hope to the hopeless, freedom to the oppressed, provision to those in need, welcomes the stranger and invites us to share the good news of Jesus. Perhaps these things have felt like a dream and not a reality all of the time?   In 2026, as we follow Jesus, we want to be an inspired community responding to this Holy invitation. It is a year to build on where we’ve been walking well.   Now is the time to Gather & Grow.  How do we Gather & Grow?   Gathering - building community. From crowd to community. Our mission is always on. Our whole lives are worship. What is Holy Spirit inviting us into?   Growing - becoming more like Jesus; contributing to community formation, centred on Jesus in contemporary culture.We want more people loving Jesus and part of community.   The map is the mission. We are co-missioned to join what God is doing by His Spirit.   Where are you on the map? Where do you live or work? Where do you spend your time? Who do you connect with? How are we encouraging one another and choosing Jesus in all of our places and spaces? Being on mission together is on purpose and with awareness of how we share Jesus. What is Holy Spirit inviting us into Soul, Home, Near and Far?    We are thinking about: · People - Who is involved and being reached? · Places - Where is this happening? · Presence - How is God’s presence being experienced? · Practice - What are we doing to live this out?   The Map is the Mission.  As the Kingdom expands, so too does community.   Our direction and intention is: · Open to an 'always-on' mindset: spiritually and relationally aware. Using our grace gifts for Kingdom and community contribution. · Gathering can happen anywhere. Community and collaboration is fluid, from shared Sundays to households and community spaces. · Stepping into the unknown together with courage and faith.   In 2026, what does Gathering and Growing look like for us? Let’s find out!

    56 min
  8. S4 Ep12 Gather & Grow - Easter 2

    APR 6

    S4 Ep12 Gather & Grow - Easter 2

    Mark 16 – Resurrection It's the second part of the Easter podcast. Mark – the blockbuster Gospel, fast paced, full of energy but it’s open ended here – what’s going on?What is the resurrection? Why does it matter? Dawn of a new creation. What connects with you from this account? Why? Who is in the white robe? What’s happening in this encounter? “He has been raised, he is not here” Another jam packed episode and no chocolate in sight.Jonny is Lead Pastor at ELC and Sarah is Head of Prayer & Leadership Development, as well as leading a national role for Elim as head of prayer. Moving on from last year's theme of Walking Well, they now look at how we Gather & Grow. You can listen to the Sunday talks at ELC that track the Around The Fire Podcasts here: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1gsFbNeUkTaHBAac0_znNk59u_sN-lEM&si=WfT8ndNaepp2TIBc⁠⁠⁠ Resources: Mark Commentary Collection - David E. Garland, et.al. https://amzn.eu/d/0iJbDL4a Got questions? Drop us a line on podcast@elimlifechurch.co.uk or DM us on socials. We believe the Kingdom of God brings hope to the hopeless, freedom to the oppressed, provision to those in need, welcomes the stranger and invites us to share the good news of Jesus. Perhaps these things have felt like a dream and not a reality all of the time?   In 2026, as we follow Jesus, we want to be an inspired community responding to this Holy invitation. It is a year to build on where we’ve been walking well.   Now is the time to Gather & Grow.  How do we Gather & Grow?   Gathering - building community. From crowd to community. Our mission is always on. Our whole lives are worship. What is Holy Spirit inviting us into?   Growing - becoming more like Jesus; contributing to community formation, centred on Jesus in contemporary culture.We want more people loving Jesus and part of community.   The map is the mission. We are co-missioned to join what God is doing by His Spirit.   Where are you on the map? Where do you live or work? Where do you spend your time? Who do you connect with? How are we encouraging one another and choosing Jesus in all of our places and spaces? Being on mission together is on purpose and with awareness of how we share Jesus. What is Holy Spirit inviting us into Soul, Home, Near and Far?    We are thinking about: · People - Who is involved and being reached? · Places - Where is this happening? · Presence - How is God’s presence being experienced? · Practice - What are we doing to live this out?   The Map is the Mission.  As the Kingdom expands, so too does community.   Our direction and intention is: · Open to an 'always-on' mindset: spiritually and relationally aware. Using our grace gifts for Kingdom and community contribution. · Gathering can happen anywhere. Community and collaboration is fluid, from shared Sundays to households and community spaces. · Stepping into the unknown together with courage and faith.   In 2026, what does Gathering and Growing look like for us? Let’s find out!

    51 min
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Around The Fire Podcast is a space for conversations to nurture hearts and build lives following Jesus. Thinking more deeply about big ideas and how to apply them.

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