Category: Church

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You might not think my church is a church, but here’s why we could use more like it.

Our church is pretty unconventional according to certain measurements. But it’s a pretty special community to belong to and I want to see more people experience what we have nurtured together.

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Removing our blindfolds

Joel McKerrow talks to us about self-aware spirituality and the journey of removing our blindfolds, one after the other.

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dreams / dancing / dilemmas

Simon Buckingham-Shum reflects on his experiences as part of a movement experimenting with alternative forms of worship and liturgy in England in the 90s, and how he thinks about it all today.

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Pursuing Shame-Free Spirituality

Cheryl Andrews, a social worker and counsellor joins us for a conversation about spirituality, shame and what it might look like to disentangle them.

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Gender Expansive Theology

Steff Fenton joins us to explore gender expansive theology and discuss what gender queer people might teach us about what God is like.

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Benjamin Hastings on honest worship and feeling alone in the flock

Benjamin Hastings, most known for the songs he’s written with Hillsong, opens up about honest faith, doubt, and spiritual seeking through the scepticism.

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The Lessons of Inclusion

Part 2 of Andrew Dodd and Scott Higgins’ story about how Hamilton Baptist Church became LGBTQI+ affirming. This week: what they learned that other churches may want to take onboard.

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The Pathway to Inclusion at Hamilton Baptist Church

Scott Higgins and Andrew Dodd share the story of how Hamilton Baptist Church became LGBTQI+ affirming.

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A new approach to faith, church and ministry

Simon Nixon shares his story of changing faith and his ongoing exploration of new approaches to church, ministry and community formation.

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Dr Christine Redwood on women, the Bible and the pulpit.

Christine Redwood shares about her PhD research, exploring women in the book of Judges, and how it relates to women leading and preaching in the Church today.

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Power, patriarchy, scandals & where God is in it all?

Hi friends,  Hannah joins me (Will) again for this week’s podcast! And we cover a lot of ground in this chat. In this episode we speak a fair bit about recent events within the evangelical church that you may or may not be familiar with. We do our best to give context, but if we accidentally assumed some ‘insider knowledge’ anywhere I apologise for … Read More Power, patriarchy, scandals & where God is in it all?

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Dr Joel Hollier on finding a place at the table.

Dr Joel Hollier used to believe celibacy was the only option for a gay Christian like him. Now, he’s married, co-pastoring a church, and here to share his story about the journey in between.