Chris Wright – The Mission of God (N48)
Chris Wright is an Old Testament scholar who reckons the biblical narrative only makes sense if mission is seen as its overarching theme. So we test this theory with him and ask him to explain some of the trickier Old Testament stories! Image provided by Chris Wright. Used with permission. BOOKS The Mission of God: […]
Andrea Campanale – Finding God in the New Spiritualities (N47)
Andrea Campanale is a Church Mission Society ‘Mission Partner’. Andrea does some really interesting work among people involved in the new spiritualties. This has caused her to reflect deeply on mission and what it means to be church, and has come to some challenging conclusions! Image provided by Andrea Campanale. Used with permission. WEBSITE Sacred […]
Tony and Felicity Dale – Small is the New Big (N46)
A couple of decades ago Tony and Felicity Dale felt called to move from the UK to the US to plant a church. As you can imagine, it’s been quite a journey (in all senses of the word) and they’ve learnt stacks about what it means to be church. One of the big lessons they’ve […]
Nicky Gumbel – Alpha and the Future of Evangelism (N45)
It’s hard to measure the impact Nicky Gumbel has had on the worldwide church. He pioneered the Alpha Course as an evangelistic introduction to the Christian life. It is estimated that over 15 million people have now attended a course. So we thought it was high time we had a chat with Mr Alpha, and […]
Phil Togwell – Prayer Spaces in Schools (N44)
Phil Togwell is part of the 24/7 Prayer movement, an internatinal, interdenominational movement of prayer, mission and justice. Over the last few years Phil’s been involved in setting up spaces in schools for children to honestly and naturally begin to connect with God. It’s an inspiring story! Image provided by Phil Togwell. Used with permission. […]
Pete Ward – Liquid Church (N43)
Pete Ward is senior lecturer in youth ministry and theological education at King’s College, London. About 10 years ago now Pete wrote Liquid Church, and it turned out to be rather influential. Pete’s theories have stuck around and shaped the views of many people interested in new forms of church. So Nomad thought they’d better […]
Simon Hall – The Story of ‘Revive’ (N42)
Tim and Dave were in Leeds recently and so thought they’d catch up with Simon Hall of the Revive community. So tune in to hear the story of Simon’s journey into new forms of mission and Christian community (it’s a rich tapestry!), and the various manifestations of Revive. Image provided by Simon Hall. Used with […]
Ruth Holgate – The Spirituality of Silence (N41)
Tim’s leaving Dave at home for this episode and heading north with Hannah to Loyola Hall for a 5-day silent retreat. We know what you’re thinking, a 5-day silent retreat might not make the most engaging podcast! But Tim will be recording a daily reflection on his experiences and then at the end of the […]
Chris Sunderland – Soil, Soul and Society (N40)
Chris Sunderland is involved in all manner of Jesus-inspired community stuff, but we’re particularly interested in his Earth Abbey project. Earth Abbey is a movement of people helping each other live more in tune with the earth. So dust off you wellies and prepare to get muddy, Jesus style! Image provided by John Hunt Publishing. […]
Mark Powley – Consumer Detox (N39)
Mark Powley founded Breathe, a Christian network that encourages and resources simpler living. Mark is all about simple living and resisting the lure of our consumer culture (or as Breathe puts it, ‘less stuff, more life’), so we talk to Mark about how we can go about a Consumer Detox. Prepare to be challenged! Image provided […]
Tom Wright – Heaven is Not the End of the World (N38)
New Testament scholar extraordinaire, Tom Wright (how does he write so many books?!) is back on the show. This time Tom’s helping us get our heads round the connection between academics and the local church and what exactly our Christian hope is (we might go to heaven when we die, but we’re certainly not going […]
Dave Ward – Nomad 2.0 (N37)
Nomad is back (I know, you didn’t even notice we’d gone)! The old team has stood down, but new boy Dave Ward (along with founding Nomad Podcaster, Tim Nash) has bravely stepped into the fray! This episode is an introduction to Dave and his journey from youth worker to farrier and from traditional church to […]
Nomad’s Final Reflections… (N36)
After two-and-a-half years and 36 shows, the stresses and strains of massive global success (if only!) have taken their toll, and the original Nomad team have decided to call it a day. So tune in for some final reflections on their online and offline journey. Images used with permission. But fear not, rumour has it […]
Pete Greig – 24/7 Prayer, Mission and New Forms of Church (N35)
Pete Greig is one of the founders of the hugely influential 24/7 Prayer movement, an international, interdenominational movement of prayer, mission and justice. He’s also Directer of Prayer for Holy Trinity, Brompton (you know, the church where Alpha came from). We talk to Pete about the phenomenal success of this innovative prayer movement, and how […]
Mike Pilavachi – The Story of Soul Survivor (N34)
Mike Pilavachi is the co-founder and leader of the hugely influential evangelical Soul Survivor charity based in Watford, London, he’s also the pastor of the Soul Survivor Watford church, and leader of the even more hugely influential Soul Survivor festival. We chat with Mike about mission, community and the future of the church in relation […]
Steve Hollinghurst – Mission-Shaped Evangelism (N33)
Steve Hollinghurst works for the Church Army’s Research Unit as their ‘Researcher in Evangelism to Post-Christian Culture’ and has extensive experience in working with people involved in the new spiritualities. Steve chats to us about some of the issues he raises in his new book Mission-Shaped Evangelism: The Gospel in Contemporary Culture. Image provided by […]
Cathy Ross – The Invisibility of Women (N32)
Cathy Ross is lecturer in contextual theology and pioneer leadership and is the General Secretary for the International Association for Mission Studies. So Cathy seemed like a pretty good person to talk to about how women have been overlooked in mission, both overseas and at home. She explores how this came about and what can […]
Neil Cole – How to Grow Organic Churches (N31)
Neil Cole is the founder and executive director of Church Multiplication Associates, which has helped start many hundreds of churches in thirty-five states of America and in over thirty other nations. We talk to Neil about why we need to multiply churches and how we go about this. We then review his book Organic Church: […]
Scott Boren – Mission-Shaped Small Groups (N30)
Scott Boren, among other things, has spent the last 20 years working as a small group consultant. Scott works with churches to help them develop effective community through small groups that are on a mission. We like mission, and we like small churches, so we thought we’d better have a chat with Scott. Image provided […]
Ruth Valerio – A Greener and Simpler Life (N29)
Ruth Valerio manages A Rocha’s Living Lightly project, which encourages us to live greener and simpler lives. Ruth talks to us about the importance of environmental concern in Christian living and mission, and offers some resources to help us get to grips with these issues. Image provided by Ruth Valerio. Used with permission. For more, […]