Politics in the Pulpit‪?‬ The Joint Public Issues Team

In this week's episode of Politics in the Pulpit, host Michael Wakelin chats to Paul Kerensa.  
Paul is a British Comedy Award-winning writer, working on TV shows including Miranda, Not Going Out with Lee Mack, Top Gear, and many more. As a comedian he’s performed over 3000 gigs, from Montreal Comedy Festival to London’s Comedy Store, via countless churches and Christian festivals. He’s author of ten books, a broadcaster on Radio 2’s Pause for Thought and Radio 4’s Daily Service, a broadcasting historian, and an Occasional Preacher in his local Anglican church. 
Michael and Paul discuss preaching on the lectionary readings for Sunday 19th May, which are:
Acts 2:1-21 Romans 8:22-27 John 15:26-26, 16:4b-15 Psalm 104:24-34, 35b 
 
‘Politics in the Pulpit’ is JPIT’s weekly lectionary resource, helping to equip preachers, ministers and worship leaders to unpack justice and peace issues in the pulpit. You can join in the conversation on Twitter/X at @publicissues or using #PoliticsInThePulpit, or on our Facebook community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1001084297426200 

In this week's episode of Politics in the Pulpit, host Michael Wakelin chats his brother, Revd Mark Wakelin.  
Revd Mark Wakelin is a Methodist Minister in Chessington, in Greater London. Mark has been a Methodist Minister for over 40 years and was President of the Methodist Conference 2012-2013. He is currently Chair of Trustees of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Mark enjoys gardening, singing and walking. 
Michael and Mark discuss preaching on the lectionary readings for Sunday 12th May, which are:
Acts 1:15-17 1 John 5:9-13 John 17:6-19 Psalm 1 
 
‘Politics in the Pulpit’ is JPIT’s weekly lectionary resource, helping to equip preachers, ministers and worship leaders to unpack justice and peace issues in the pulpit. You can join in the conversation on Twitter/X at @publicissues or using #PoliticsInThePulpit, or on our Facebook community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1001084297426200 

In this week's episode of Politics in the Pulpit, host Michael Wakelin chats to Deacon Eunice Attwood.  
Deacon Eunice Attwood is the Church at the Margins Officer for the Methodist Church. Eunice brings over twenty years’ experience of ordained diaconal ministry from a variety of contexts, including theological education and city- and town-centred ministry amongst marginalised and vulnerable communities, where she helped start and grow many fresh expressions of church. Building on the biblical connection between evangelism and social justice, Eunice is helping to start a movement of new Christian communities led by people experiencing economic marginalisation. 
Michael and Eunice discuss preaching on the lectionary readings for Sunday 5th May, which are:
Acts 10:44-48 1 John 5:1-6 John 15:9-17 Psalm 98 
 
‘Politics in the Pulpit’ is JPIT’s weekly lectionary resource, helping to equip preachers, ministers and worship leaders to unpack justice and peace issues in the pulpit. You can join in the conversation on Twitter/X at @publicissues or using #PoliticsInThePulpit, or on our Facebook community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1001084297426200 

In this week's episode of Politics in the Pulpit, host Michael Wakelin chats to Revd Hayley Young.  
Rev Hayley is currently the Regional Minister: co-team leader of Southern Counties Baptist Association.  In 2022-2023 she was President of Baptist Together, she has a passion for encouraging churches to out hospitality at the heart of their mission and ministry.  
Michael and Hayley discuss preaching on the lectionary readings for Sunday 28th April, which are:
Acts 8:26-40 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 Psalm 22:25-31 
‘Politics in the Pulpit’ is JPIT’s weekly lectionary resource, helping to equip preachers, ministers and worship leaders to unpack justice and peace issues in the pulpit. You can join in the conversation on Twitter/X at @publicissues or using #PoliticsInThePulpit, or on our Facebook community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1001084297426200 

In this week's episode of Politics in the Pulpit, host Michael Wakelin chats to Rev Naomi Nixon. 
Naomi is CEO of the Student Christian Movement which has been at the forefront of putting progressive theology into action for over a century. As an Anglican priest, in addition to parish ministry, she has worked in clergy training, college chaplaincy and is currently assistant pioneer minister at St Clare’s at Coventry Cathedral.
Naomi is a qualified teacher, mediator and holds advanced degrees in theology and feminist biblical studies. She is currently working on her PhD investigating a tentative theological approach to moral and spiritual development.
Michael and Naomi discuss preaching on the lectionary readings for Sunday 21st April, which are:
Acts 4:5-12  1 John 3:16-24  John 10:11-18Psalm 23
‘Politics in the Pulpit’ is JPIT’s weekly lectionary resource, helping to equip preachers, ministers and worship leaders to unpack justice and peace issues in the pulpit. You can join in the conversation on Twitter/X at @publicissues or using #PoliticsInThePulpit, or on our Facebook community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1001084297426200 

In our first episode of this new series, our new host, Michael, chats to Dave Tomlinson. 
Dave is an Anglican priest and chaplain to the St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, who holds a masters degree in modern hermeneutics. He is the author of many books including ’The Post-Evangelical’, ‘How to be a Bad Christian and a Better Human Being’, and ‘Black Sheep & Prodigals, an Antidote to Black and White Religion’. He is also a regular contributor to Pause for Thought on Radio 2’s Breakfast Show, and hosts a video podcast called The Holy Shed. Dave is married to Pat and they are passionate supporters of Liverpool FC. 
Michael and Dave discuss he lectionary readings for Sunday 14th April:
Acts 3:12-19 1 John 3:1-7 Luke 24:36b-48 Psalm 4 
 
A few things Dave mentions in the episode: 
Iconographer Kelly Latimore - https://kellylatimoreicons.com/ 
Wendell Berry's poem Manifesto: Mad Farmers Liberation ready by Evan Koons - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAiYS8m3EIE 
‘Politics in the Pulpit’ is JPIT’s weekly lectionary resource, helping to equip preachers, ministers and worship leaders to unpack justice and peace issues in the pulpit. You can join in the conversation on Twitter/X at @publicissues or using #PoliticsInThePulpit, or on our Facebook community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1001084297426200