by Will Small
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.
+ Church, Lived experience & personal stories, Personal reflections, Questions, Uncategorized, Worship
by simon
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.
Benjamin Hastings, most known for the songs he’s written with Hillsong, opens up about honest faith, doubt, and spiritual seeking through the scepticism.
+ Christian living, Lived experience & personal stories, Personal reflections, Theology, Uncategorized
Mandy Smith, author of The Vulnerable Pastor and Unfettered speaks with us about childlike faith and resisting empire in all forms.
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.
Simon Nixon shares his story of changing faith and his ongoing exploration of new approaches to church, ministry and community formation.
by Will Small
Mitch Forbes and Will Small continue the conversation about heaven, hell and universal salvation, asking amongst other things, what difference do these beliefs make here and now?
by Will Small
This week on the podcast Hannah and Will explore what it means to live full lives in a hustle-centric world. Does our Christianity take us off the hamster wheel or spin it faster?
Could it be that the good news of the gospel is that God actually loves and will save everyone? Mitch Forbes and Will Small discuss the views of hell they grew up with and how these have shifted over time towards belief in universally reconciling love in Christ.
Nicola Morley reflects on her experiences as a midwife and how they have influenced her thinking about the concept of ‘Original Sin’
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?
Hannah Gierhart makes her first appearance on the podcast this week to talk about growing up as an evangelical church kid and processing the cognitive dissonance of faith growing up.
