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Church Society is a fellowship contending to reform and renew the Church of England in biblical faith. The podcast is a weekly discussion featuring news and issues of interest to clergy and lay people, especially in the Church of England. Our channel also includes lectures and talks from our conferences and other events.
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S07E04 Save the Planet? from 2022-02-14T15:11
Lee Gatiss and Kirsten Birkett discuss green issues. Should we be all about saving the planet? Is that the gospel? Does it matter?
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S07E03: Reading the Bible Better from 2022-02-07T06:00:15
Chris Moore and Lee Gatiss discuss how to read the Bible more and better.
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S07E02: Speaking life to the world from 2022-01-31T06:00:15
Tony Cannon talks to Glen Scrivener, Director of Speak Life about evangelism online and off.
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Of the making of many books from 2022-01-24T06:00:14
Tom Creedy, commissioning editor at IVP talks about why we need Christian books, some of the current trends in Christian publishing, and why you probably don't need to write a new commentary on Rom...
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S07E01: Of the making of many books from 2022-01-24T06:00:14
Tom Creedy, commissioning editor at IVP talks about why we need Christian books, some of the current trends in Christian publishing, and why you probably don't need to write a new commentary on Rom...
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Is Anglicanism Biblical? from 2022-01-10T06:00:02
Lee Gatiss defends the Biblical orthodoxy of Anglicanism from its foundational documents.
This talk was originally given to students and others at the Bishop Jewel Society in Oxford.
Ephesians: God's Plan from 2021-12-21T16:23:10
The second of Mark Lucas's three Bible Readings on Ephesians from the 2021 Fellowship of Word and Spirit Conference.
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Podcast S06E10: Lessons from Canada from 2021-11-29T06:00:14
Tony Cannon talks to George Rogers about his life and ministry and especially his experiences as an Anglican vicar in the 1990s in Canada when the church voted in favour of same-sex marriages. He, ...
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Podcast S06E09: Service with a smile from 2021-11-22T18:06:52
Mark Glew, vicar of St Mary's Church, Haughton Green, talks to George Crowder about how and why Christians should be serving joyfully and willingly, and how to create a healthy culture of serving i...
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Podcast S06E08 Getting Stuck In from 2021-11-15T06:00:11
Chris Moore talks to Rob Munro about the benefits of long-term ministry in one parish, and getting involved in the deanery and the diocese.
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Podcast S06E07: Church Schools from 2021-11-08T06:00:14
Chris Moore talks to Andrew Towner, Chair of the Board of Education for the Diocese of Carlisle, about church schools.
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Podcast S06E06: How to be on General Synod from 2021-11-01T21:13:35
Seasoned General Synod member, Debbie Buggs, tells Ros just what she's let herself in for...
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Podcast S06E05: Living in Love and Faith from 2021-10-25T05:00:12
Robbie Strachan talks about engaging with Living in Love and Faith at church, and we hear about Neil Robbie's creative response to the LLF materials as well as the Church Society resources available.
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Podcast S06E04: From FWS from 2021-10-18T05:00:21
Lee Gatiss presents this week's episode of the Church Society Podcast, including reflections on the recent General Synod elections and some questions and answers from last week's Fellowship of Word...
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Podcast S06E03: Revitalisation from 2021-10-11T05:00:27
George Crowder, Regional Director for Church Society in the north of England, discusses the exciting ministry of gospel revitalisation of churches.
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S06E02: Coworkers from 2021-09-29T17:38:43
Vicky Parsons and Fiona Bronsdon join Ros Clarke to talk about the opportunities and obstacles for complementarian women in ministry, as the new Co-Workers network is announced.
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Podcast S06E02: Coworkers from 2021-09-29T17:38:43
Vicky Parsons and Fiona Bronsdon join Ros Clarke to talk about the opportunities and obstacles for complementarian women in ministry, as the new Co-Workers network is announced.
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Podcast S06E01: The Homilies from 2021-09-27T05:00:09
Lee Gatiss and Ros Clarke discuss the official sermons of the Church of England, why they still matter and Church Society's new modernised edition of them.
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S06E01: The Homilies from 2021-09-27T05:00:09
Lee Gatiss and Ros Clarke discuss the official sermons of the Church of England, why they still matter and Church Society's new modernised edition of them.
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Racism, Repentance and Revelation from 2021-02-08T06:00:18
Ordinands Niv Lobo and Oyinlade Oladipo talk to Ros about why the church needs to have the difficult conversations about racism, what we might need to repent of, and how we can work towards a churc...
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Podcast: Responding in Love and Faith from 2020-12-21T06:00:29
Kirsty Birkett and Amanda Robbie join Ros Clarke to talk about some of the responses to the Living in Love and Faith material over the past few weeks, and how we can engage in a godly way when we d...
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Building the Church Society Fellowship from 2020-11-25T06:00:32
Tony Cannon, Chris Moore and George Crowder join Ros Clarke to talk about their roles as Church Society's Regional Directors, supporting local groups, building networks and encouraging individuals.
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Podcast: Living in Love and Faith: First Impressions from 2020-11-13T06:00:57
In the week that the Church of England published the Living in Love and Faith book, along with the suite of accompanying resources, Lee Gatiss and Kirsty Birkett join Ros to share their first impre...
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Following in the Footsteps of Failures (3): Paul from 2020-10-27T06:00:16
The third and final Bible reading from the 2020 Fellowship of Word and Spirit Conference, given by Jason Ward, looks at Paul's defence before Agrippa.
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Following in the Footsteps of Failures (2): Stephen from 2020-10-20T05:00:24
In the second of three Bible readings on the sermons in Acts from the 2020 Fellowship of Word and Spirit Conference, Jason Ward looks at Stephen's sermon before his execution.
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Following in the Footsteps of Failures (1): Peter from 2020-10-13T05:00:24
The first in the series of Bible readings from 2020's Fellowship of Word and Spirit Conference, "Preaching to the Heart" by Jason Ward. In this talk, Jason considers Peter's sermon to the crowds fr...
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Is the Bible dangerous? from 2020-10-06T15:24:35
Lee Gatiss asks this question in a talk recorded earlier this summer for All Saints' Church, Belfast.
In this encouraging and challenging talk, Lee Gatiss reminds us that while the Bible i...
Using the daily offices from 2020-10-06T15:09:11
Mark Lucas's short workshop for the 2020 Junior Anglican Evangelical Partnership introduces the daily offices of morning and evening prayer and suggests how and why they are valuable in Anglican ev...
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JAEC 2020: Local church partnership from 2020-10-06T15:06:49
George Crowder's short workshop for the 2020 Junior Anglican Evangelical Conference: Anglican Essentials on the importance and value of local church partnership.
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JAEC 2020: Where do bishops come from? from 2020-10-06T15:05:29
Lee Gatiss's short workshop for the 2020 Junior Anglican Evangelical Conference: Anglican Essentials, talking about the biblical warrant and purpose for bishops.
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Pilgrims and Exiles: the 2020 St Antholin Lecture from 2020-10-06T14:56:20
Professor John Coffey gives the 2020 St Antholin lecture on the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower: "Pilgrims and Exiles: Leaving the Church of England in the Age of the Mayflower". ...
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The Global Anglican from 2020-10-06T14:44:21
At the launch of The Global Anglican, the new name for Church Society's theological journal, Lee Gatiss and Ros Clarke were joined by the journal's editor, Peter Jensen, and two of the journal's gl...
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JAEC 2020: Pastoral charge from 2020-10-06T14:39:14
Lee Gatiss gives the pastoral charge from the 2020 Junior Anglican Evangelical Conference: Anglican Essentials, from Titus 2: "What Accords With Sound Doctrine".
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Bible reading from Daniel 6 and 9 from 2020-10-06T14:17:04
Graham Tomlin, Bishop of Kensington, gives the conference Bible reading for the 2020 Junior Anglican Evangelical Conference: Anglican Essentials, from Daniel 6 and 9.
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JAEC 2020: Deep Spirituality from 2020-10-06T14:03:57
Mark Pickles explores seven aspects of evangelical spirituality in this keynote session from the 2020 Junior Anglican Evanglical Conference: Anglican Essentials.
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JAEC 2020: Rich Liturgy from 2020-10-06T13:59:32
Mark Smith's keynote session from the 2020 Junior Anglican Evangelical Conference: Anglican Essentials. Mark considers the value of liturgy and examines liturgy from the Book of Common Prayer to se...
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JAEC 2020: Faithful Ecclesiology from 2020-10-06T13:54:52
James Hughes's keynote paper from the 2020 Junior Anglican Evangelical Conference: Anglican Essentials. James looks at the NT view of church: local, trans-local and universal, and offers some chall...
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Podcast: Church Buildings and Building the Church from 2020-07-14T05:00:14
Podcast: Church Buildings and Building the Church by Ros Clarke
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The Anglican Doctrine of the Visible Church from 2020-07-09T15:04:23
Lee Gatiss unpacks the Anglican doctrine of the visible church, which has been misunderstood by those who force their own theological frameworks onto the Anglican formularies.
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Pleasing the Impassible God from 2020-07-09T14:20:31
Lee Gatiss looks at the question of whether we can please the already perfectly happy God, in this half hour teaching video.
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Podcast: Training ministers | Technological limits from 2020-07-07T05:00:21
Clare Hendry and James Cary join Ros Clarke for this week's podcast episode discussing theological education and spiritual formation in the light of last week's announcement of a new theological co...
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Podcast: Cautious return | Christian journalism from 2020-06-30T05:00:12
Mark Wallace, Lee Gatiss and Ros Clarke are discussing the latest government guidance for places of worship, the implications of that for sharing communion, and the current state of Christian journ...
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Podcast: Walk This Way book launch from 2020-06-23T14:13:15
Meet the authors of WALK THIS WAY, Ash Carter, Ros Clarke and Lee Gatiss, as they chat about the book and answer questions from the livestream audience.
WALK THIS WAY is available now fro...
Podcast: Culling Clergy | Cancel Culture from 2020-06-16T05:00:14
Martin Davy, Amanda Robbie and Ros Clarke are chatting about the latest announcements of dioceses seeking to cut clergy numbers, and asking where our society's addiction to outrage comes from, and ...
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Why not weddings | People or profits | Easing back into church from 2020-06-09T05:00:18
Ros Clarke and George Crowder are joined by Phil Hobbs for this week's episode of the Church Society podcast in which we're talking about the problems caused for those who had been planning to get ...
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Podcast: Racism | Politics from 2020-06-02T05:00:17
This week on the podcast we're talking about the problem of racism in the UK, in the Church of England, and in our own hearts. We're also asking when and how bishops should speak out on political m...
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Podcast: Sleep | Archbishops Council | Church schools from 2020-05-26T05:00:23
This week in the podcast, Ros Clarke, James Cary and Andrew Towner discuss what sleep is, why we need it and what the Bible says about it. James explains what the Archbishops Council is and how he ...
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Podcast: Opportunities for youthwork | Can complementarians flourish? from 2020-05-19T05:00:23
In this week's podcast Eleanor Brindle, Mark Wallace and Ros Clarke chat about the opportunities and challenges of ministry among teenagers at the moment. We also reflect on the Church of England's...
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Episcopacy and Evangelical Leadership from 2020-05-14T15:49:22
Dr Lee Gatiss speaking at the Church Society regional conference in Manchester, March 2020. The booklet on episcopacy he alluded to in this talk can be found at https://bishopofmaidstone.org/wp-con...
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General Synod | Mental health | Furlough for curates from 2020-05-12T05:00:14
Regular podcasters Lee Gatiss and Ros Clarke are joined by Aled Seago in this episode to discuss the latest announcements about General Synod and Living in Love and Faith, strategies for managing m...
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Podcast: Abortion | Daily Hope | Family devotions from 2020-05-05T05:00:24
Ros Clarke and Amanda Robbie discuss Christian action on abortion, how to connect people with the gospel message of hope at the moment, and the opportunity to establish good habits for family devot...
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Podcast: Education at home | The NHS religion | Staying connected from 2020-04-28T04:00:18
Ros Clarke and George Crowder talk about the opportunities presented in home education at the moment, reshaping the narrative around the NHS, and the need to stay connected. They both share some re...
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Podcast: Synod news | Obeying bishops? | Learning from Lockdown from 2020-04-21T05:00:13
In the first episode of the newly relaunched Church Society podcast, Ros Clarke and Lee Gatiss discuss the implications of the coronavirus lockdown for synod elections and the Living in Love and Fa...
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The Theologian Interviews R. Kent Hughes from 2019-12-30T06:00:03
In this interview from The Theologian, Lee Gatiss talks to R. Kent Hughes about all manner of subjects including expository preaching, large churches, and how to define success in ministry. Also in...
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Reform Audio: Being Clearly and Positively Evangelical from 2019-11-18T06:00:23
Being Clearly and Positively Evangelical. Talk by Revd Dr Mark Thompson at the 1996 Reform Conference.
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Reform Audio: Acts 17 - Christian faith and other faiths. By J I Packer from 2019-10-28T06:00:02
Bible exposition on Acts 17, at the 2002 Reform Conference. By J I Packer.
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Reform Audio: The Great Plan. By J I Packer from 2019-10-21T05:00:02
Bible exposition on Colossians, from the 2002 Reform Conference. By J I Packer.
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JAEC 2019: Bishop Mark Tanner on 1 John 3 from 2019-10-07T05:00:04
Bible exposition on 1 John 3 by Mark Tanner, Bishop of Berwick, at the Junior Anglican Evangelical Conference 2019.
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The Uniqueness of Jesus Christ: Lee Gatiss talk at JAEC 2019 from 2019-09-30T10:00:54
Talk on the Uniqueness of Jesus Christ, by Revd Dr Lee Gatiss, at the Junior Anglican Evangelical Conference 2019.
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Preparing for 2020: Same sex marriage and the CofE: John Dunnett at JAEC 2019 from 2019-09-23T05:00:06
Talk on preparing for 2020 General Synod by Revd John Dunnett, General Director of CPAS, at the Junior Anglican Evangelical Conference 2019.
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Uniting the Evangelical Tribes: Fiona Gibson & Mark Wallace at JAEC 2019 from 2019-09-16T05:00:06
Talk on uniting the evangelical tribes by Revd Fiona Gibson and Revd Mark Wallace, at the Junior Anglican Evangelical Conference 2019.
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What is Anglicanism and why does it matter? : Andrew Towner at JAEC 2019 from 2019-09-09T12:17:58
Talk on why defining Anglicanism matters by Revd Andrew Towner, at the Junior Anglican Evangelical Conference 2019.
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A Remedy for the Plague (Titus 1): Lee Gatiss at JAEC 2019 from 2019-08-30T16:12:50
Bible exposition on Titus 1 by Revd Dr Lee Gatiss, at the Junior Anglican Evangelical Conference 2019.
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Episode 85: Priscilla students from 2019-07-22T05:00:04
Two of this year's Priscilla Programme students talk about what they've learned and why they would recommend it to other women.
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Episode 84: Christ Church Dusseldorf from 2019-07-15T05:00:14
Ros talks to Stephen Walton about Christ Church Dusseldorf, its history and its present international ministry
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A Tender Lion from 2019-07-08T05:00
Ros and Amanda are discussing the most recent biography of J. C. Ryle, A Tender Lion.
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Episode 82: Latest from Lee from 2019-06-24T04:59:59
Lee Gatiss talks about his two recent books: Fight Valiantly! and Light After Darkness, and looks forward to this summer's Junior Anglican Evangelical Conference.
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Episode 81: Regional Directors from 2019-06-17T05:00:26
Mark Wallace and George Crowder, Church Society's new Regional Directors talk to Ros about their plans and hopes for the work they will be doing around the country.
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Episode 80: St Andrews Norwich from 2019-06-10T05:00:05
Ros chats to Martin Young, vicar of the newest Church Society Trust parish, St Andrew's in Norwich.
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Episode 79: A Turbulent Priest from 2019-06-03T05:00:07
Ros chats to James Cary, writer of A Turbulent Priest, about Thomas Becket, and what we can learn from his life, faith and death.
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Episode 78: Redeeming Love and Faith from 2019-05-27T05:00:07
Ros Clarke introduces excerpts from the 2019 Church Society Conference and reports on the 2019 AGM.
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Sex and the People of God from 2019-05-27T04:00:17
Revd Iain Baker's talk from the 2019 Church Society Conference on 'Sex and the People of God'.
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Contending with Love and Faith from 2019-05-27T04:00:07
Revd Dr Lee Gatiss's concluding talk from the 2019 Church Society Conference.
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Sex and the Heavenly City from 2019-05-27T04:00:07
Dr Ros Clarke's talk from the 2019 Church Society Conference
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Sex and the Word of God from 2019-05-20T17:36:50
Bishop Keith Sinclair's talk from the 2019 Church Society Conference on 'Sex and the Word of God', examining the Bible's teaching on sex and sexuality.
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Episode 77: Bishop Jewel Society from 2019-05-20T05:00:09
Episode 77: Bishop Jewel Society by Ros Clarke
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Episode 76: Confronting Christianity from 2019-05-13T05:00:09
This week, Ros talks to Rebecca McLaughlin, author of Confronting Christianity.
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Episode 75: Global Anglicanism and Going to the Holy Land from 2019-05-06T05:00:09
Ros talks to Peter Walker about his work with the Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion, and his tours and books about the holy land.
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Episode 74: Primer from 2019-04-29T05:00:09
Ros and Amanda discuss the latest edition of Primer, a theological journal from the FIEC.
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Episode 73: Evangelism Four Ways from 2019-04-08T05:00:02
George Crowder looks at four different models for evangelism in his Fellowship of Word and Spirit seminar, with helpful contributions from others.
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Episode 72: Discipleship and Catechism from 2019-04-01T05:00:02
Excerpts from James Hughes' seminar at "Live the Word", the 2019 Fellowship of Word and Spirit conference. James is talking about what discipleship is, how we do it, and the value of the Anglican C...
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Episode 71: All Hallows, Bispham from 2019-03-25T06:00:09
Simon and Diane Cox introduce the Church Society Trust parish of All Hallows, Bispham where Simon has been vicar for 25 years.
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Episode 70: Gay Girl Good God from 2019-03-18T06:00:08
Ros and Amanda have been reading Jackie Hill Perry's, "Gay Girl, Good God".
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Episode 69: Singleness from 2019-03-11T10:35:40
Sam Allberry talks to Ros about singleness, marriage and the goodness of God.
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Episode 68: Gospel Flourishing from 2019-03-04T06:00:03
Lee Gatiss introduces Church Society's latest book, "Gospel Flourishing in a Time of Confusion" and also talks about the 2019 Lent blog series coming up on the theme of "Fight Valiantly: Contending...
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Episode 67: The Intolerant Church from 2019-02-25T06:00:06
Episode 67: The Intolerant Church by Ros Clarke
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Episode 65: Glorify God in Your Body from 2019-02-11T06:00:15
Ros and Amanda discuss the new publication from CEEC, Glorify God in Your Body by Martin Davie.
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Episode 64: A Taste of Mission from 2019-02-06T18:51:50
Andy and Amanda Brewerton talk to Ros about holding a mission week in a small church.
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Episode 63: Audley, Talke and Alsagers Bank from 2019-01-28T06:00:03
Ros meets the vicar and the youth and families minister of St James's Audley, St Martin's Talke, and St John's Alsager Bank to hear about how God is working in their parishes.
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Episode 62: Church in Wales from 2019-01-20T06:00:05
This week Ros is talking to Mark Broadway, a curate in the Church in Wales.
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Episode 61: Editorial from 2019-01-14T06:00:05
Ros Clarke talks to Gerald Bray, the former editor of Churchman about the journal, academic theology, and raising up a new generation of scholars.
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Episode 60: Long Story Short from 2019-01-07T06:00:05
This month's book for discussion by Ros and Amanda is Glen Scrivener's 'Long Story Short'.
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Episode 59: Lee Miserables from 2018-12-17T06:00:05
Ros catches up with Director of Church Society, Lee Gatiss.
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Episode 58: Phoebe from 2018-12-10T06:00:08
Ros Clarke and Amanda Robbie discuss Paula Gooder's book, Phoebe.
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Episode 57: Anglican Elders from 2018-12-03T06:00:04
Ros talks to Ed Moll about the reasons for and different models of plural eldership within Anglican structures
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Episode 56: St George's Wembdon from 2018-11-26T06:00:04
Ros chats to Ed Moll, vicar of St George's Wembdon about preparing for big changes in a parish.
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Episode 55: Small is Beautiful from 2018-11-19T06:00:08
Ros Clarke talks to Marc Lloyd about ministry in a multi-parish benefice, and the challenges and opportunities of small churches in rural communities.
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Episode 54: Christmas and Advent books from 2018-11-12T06:00:08
Ros and Amanda review some recent books for adults, families and children suitable for reading during Advent and or giving as Christmas gifts.
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Episode 52: Singing the Psalms from 2018-10-29T06:00:03
Ros is talking to Matt Searles about his contemporary settings of the psalms, and his latest album, Watches of the Night.
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Episode 53: Music Matters from 2018-10-22T18:21:51
In the second of two episodes talking to Matt Searles, Ros asks him about church music, conference music and why it's so hard to sing some contemporary music.
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Episode 50: Faitheism from 2018-10-15T05:00:19
Ros Clarke and Amanda Robbie discuss Krish Kandiah's book, Faitheism.
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Episode 51: St James', Ryde from 2018-10-15T05:00:09
This week Ros is talking to James Leggett, minister of St James's Ryde, a proprietory chapel on the Isle of Wight, about the opportunities and challenges of island ministry.
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Episode 49: Faith in Kids from 2018-10-08T05:00:09
Ros chats to Ed Drew from Faith in Kids about children's ministry in the church and helping parents to teach their children about Jesus.
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Episode 48: Pastoring Young People from 2018-10-01T05:00:09
Ros introduces excerpts from Mel Lacy's talk at JAEC 2018 on Pastoring Young People in the Parish Church.
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Episode 47: Reporting from ReNew from 2018-09-24T05:00:06
Ros Clarke presents interviews and reports from this year's ReNew conference.
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Episode 46: Graciousness from 2018-09-17T05:00:06
Ros and Amanda are discussing John Crotts' book, "Graciousness: Tempering Truth With Love".
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Episode 45: Meekness is not weakness from 2018-09-10T05:00:06
Episode 45: Meekness is not weakness by Ros Clarke
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Episode 44: The Sheep are Starving! from 2018-09-03T05:00:06
The podcast is back with excerpts from Paul Darlington's seminar at the recent JAEC, thinking about how to minister in places which haven't traditionally been evangelical.
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Summer Podlet: Intentional Discipleship from 2018-08-27T05:00:08
This week's short book under discussion is "Intentional Discipleship and Disciple-Making, An Anglican Guide for Christian Life and Formation", a report published by the Anglican Communion.
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Summer 2018 Podlet 5: The Porn Problem from 2018-08-20T05:00:18
This week Ros and Amanda are discussing Vaughan Roberts' short book, The Porn Problem.
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Summer 2018 Podlet 4: Ministry of the Word from 2018-08-13T05:00:04
This week we're chatting about Wallace Benn's new book on Acts 20, Ministry of the Word.
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Summer 2018 Podlet 3: What Makes Us Human? from 2018-08-06T05:00:05
Ros and Amanda are discussing Mark Meynell's short book: What Makes Us Human?
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Summer 2018 Podlet 2: Do you pray? from 2018-07-30T05:00:04
Ros and Amanda briefly discuss J.C.Ryle's latest little book: Do You Pray?
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Summer 2018 Podlet 1: Stories from 2018-07-23T05:00:05
Ros and Amanda are discussing two short books of Christian testimonies in this short summer podlet.
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Episode 43: Barton Seagrave from 2018-07-16T05:00:04
Ros visits St Botolph's Church and talks to the Rector, Mark Lucas, about the local geography and history, as well as the current church and plans for the future.
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Episode 42: There's only one Lee Gatiss from 2018-07-09T05:00:04
Lee Gatiss talks to Ros about the new, merged organisation of Church Society, Reform and FWS, our links with other groups, and some of the exciting new projects and conferences coming up. And he si...
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Episode 41: The Priscilla Programme from 2018-07-02T07:39:21
In which Amanda turns the tables and interviews Ros Clarke about her new venture with Church Society and Union School of Theology: The Priscilla Programme.
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Episode 40: Old Hill from 2018-06-25T05:00:14
Nick Gowers, vicar of Holy Trinity, Old Hill, talks to Ros about the joys and challenges of ministry in the Black Country.
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Episode 39: GAFCON from 2018-06-18T05:00:04
In this episode Ros talks to Chik Kaw Tan, a lay member of General Synod and GAFCON.
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Episode 38 The Art of Rest from 2018-06-11T05:00:14
In our regular book review slot, Ros and Amanda are talking about Adam Mabry's book The Art of Rest
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Episode 37: Ministry Trainees from 2018-06-04T05:00:03
In this week's episode, Ros chats to a number of ministry trainees in a variety of different churches about what they do, what they're learning, and what they are hoping it will lead to.
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William Perkins and the Reformed Doctrine of the Church - Donald MacLean (2018 St Antholin Lecture) from 2018-05-24T09:09:37
The 2018 St Antholin Lecture delivered by Dr Donald John MacLean. "Ours is a true church of God" : William Perkins and the Reformed Doctrine of the Church. Dr MacLean explores the doctrine of the c...
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Flourishing in the Church of England Today - Rod Thomas (2018 CS Conference) from 2018-05-22T13:44:41
Talk by the Rt Revd Rod Thomas, Bishop of Maidstone, and President of Church Society, at the Church Society Conference 2018. How can conservative evangelicals flourish in an increasingly hostile de...
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Flourishing in a Hostile World - Lee Gatiss (2018 CS Conference) from 2018-05-22T10:22:55
Talk by Revd Dr Lee Gatiss, Director of Church Society, at the Church Society Conference 2018. The persecution faced by the early church did not prevent it from flourishing and growing. How can we ...
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Episode 35: Flourish from 2018-05-21T05:00:04
Ros Clarke reports on the 2018 Church Society AGM and conference, with excerpts from the talks by Lee Gatiss and Rod Thomas.
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Episode 36: More from the Flourish conference from 2018-05-16T15:29:13
Episode 36: More from the Flourish conference by Ros Clarke
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Episode 34: Chexit? from 2018-05-14T05:00:03
This week's podcast includes excerpts from a recent talk by Lee Gatiss on the history of secession from the Church of England, with some reflections on the contemporary situation.
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Episode 33: Invest Your Disappointments from 2018-05-07T05:00:06
Ros and Amanda are discussing the #1 Bestseller at Word Alive 2018: Invest Your Disappointments by Paul Mallard.
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Episode 32: Ministry and Mental Health from 2018-04-30T05:43:04
Ros is talking to Mark Meynell, author of 'When Darkest Seems My Closest Friend', about his experiences of mental health and ministry.
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Episode 31: St Alkmund's Duffield from 2018-04-23T05:00:04
In this week's episode, Ros visits the Church Society parish of St Alkmund's in Duffield, near Derby, and chats to the vicar, James Hughes.
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Episode 29: Knowing Our Times from 2018-04-08T21:13:53
Ros and Amanda are discussing and reflecting on some of the issues raised in John Stevens' new book, Knowing Our Times.
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1 Samuel (i) from 2018-04-01T23:30:30
Johnny Juckes' first Bible reading on 1 Samuel from the 2018 Church Society/Fellowship of Word and Spirit conference.
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1 Samuel (iii) from 2018-04-01T23:30:13
Johnny Juckes' third Bible reading on 1 Samuel from the 2018 Church Society/Fellowship of Word and Spirit Conference.
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1 Samuel (ii) from 2018-04-01T23:29:53
Johnny Juckes' second Bible reading on 1 Samuel from the 2018 Church Society/Fellowship of Word and Spirit Conference.
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Episode 28: Merger from 2018-03-25T19:56:30
Lee Gatiss, Director of Church Society, and Mark Cawson, the Chairman of the Church Society Finance Committee, discuss where things are at with the proposed merger, the significance of the AGM, and...
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Episode 27: Churchwardens from 2018-03-18T22:12:19
Churchwardens from Castle Church, Stafford, St Helen's Bishopsgate, and St Paul's Banbury talk to Ros about what the role entails and why it's such an important way to serve a church.
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Episode 26: Prayer books from 2018-03-11T22:24:52
Ros and Amanda are discussing the value of using written prayers in our devotional lives and have several to recommend.
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Episode 25: Hailsham Parish Church from 2018-03-04T21:47:20
David and Kim Bourne talk to Ros about Hailsham Parish Church, the Fellowship of Word and Spirit conference, and Bible by the Beach.
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Episode 24: Synod Miscellany from 2018-02-27T11:09:09
More from Ros's time at General Synod, including a chat with Rob Munro, Chair of the Fellowship of Word and Spirit
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Crying in the Wilderness (iii): The church from 2018-02-19T14:59:02
Crying in the Wilderness (iii): The church by Ros Clarke
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Crying in the Wilderness (ii): Contextualisation from 2018-02-19T14:28:44
Jason Word considers the contemporary context for mission in this second session from the 2018 joint Fellowship of Word and Spirit and Church Society conference.
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Missio Dei from 2018-02-19T12:55:20
Dave Walker's session on the Missio Dei from the 2018 Fellowship of Word and Spirit/Church Society conference.
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Episode 23: Ministry and the Missio Dei from 2018-02-19T07:55:18
Ros chats to Dave Walker and Jason Ward about the ups and downs of ministry. They also share a little of their talks from the Fellowship of Word and Spirit conference about God's mission in the world.
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Episode 22: General Synod from 2018-02-11T23:54:43
This week, Associate Director of Church Society, Ros Clarke, visited General Synod and spoke to several lay and clergy members about their experiences.
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Episode 21: None Like Him from 2018-02-05T08:34
Ros Clarke and Amanda Robbie discuss Jen Wilkin's book, "None Like Him", and are thrilled by its clear, accessible treatment of theology proper, and its application to our lives. They are slightly ...
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Episode 20: Church Society from 2018-01-28T22:46:12
Lee Gatiss, Director of Church Society, and Paul Darlington, Chair of the Church Society Council, talk to Ros about culture vs. strategy, contending for the gospel, and responding to contemporary i...
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Episode 19: St Luke's Wolverhampton from 2018-01-21T20:35:32
In the first of a new series on the podcast, Ros is talking to the vicar of one of the newest Church Society parishes, Richard Espin-Bradley, from St Luke's Wolverhampton. They talk about the chall...
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Episode 18: The curate and the chaplain from 2018-01-14T21:09:21
Ros talks to John Ash, chaplain of four schools in Cheltenham, and Dave Howarth, curate in Bromley, about ordination, jobs, and the future of the Church of England.
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Episode 17: To Lithuania and beyond! from 2018-01-08T08:57:01
Ros Clarke talks to Roy and Joke Ball, retired missionaries in Europe.
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Episode 16: A New Year, A New Day from 2018-01-01T15:00:04
Ros Clarke and Amanda Robbie discuss Emma Scrivener's book, "A New Day".
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Episode 15: The Director's Cut from 2017-12-17T21:19:30
Ros Clarke chats to Lee Gatiss about coming to faith, being Director of Church Society, and what's coming up in 2018.
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Episode 14: Christmas boxes and Christmas books from 2017-12-11T08:51:50
Ros visits a warehouse where they are processing Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes, and talks to Helen Buckley, author of Christmas and Easter stories for young children.
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Episode 13: Christmas Gift Guide from 2017-12-03T23:23:49
Ros Clarke and Amanda Robbie discuss books to give away, books for children, and the books on our own wish lists this Christmas.
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Episode 12: Christmas? It's not even Advent! from 2017-11-26T18:21:52
Ros rants about the creeping scope of Christmas and the demise of Advent. With some suitable music and some practical ideas for reclaiming the waiting period, and revelling fully in the celebration...
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Episode 11: Bishops, books, and confirmations from 2017-11-14T15:19:52
Ros chats with Rod Thomas, the Bishop of Maidstone, about his role, his view of the Church of England today, and the joy of confirmations!
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Episode 10: I believe the students are our future... from 2017-11-12T23:05:32
Ros meets four Anglican ordinands, to hear about why they feel called to serve in the Church of England and what their hopes are for the future of the church.
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Episode 9: Why the Reformation Still Matters from 2017-11-05T21:41:02
Ros Clarke and Amanda Robbie discuss "Why the Reformation Still Matters" by Tim Chester and Mike Reeves.
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What do we owe to the Reformation? from 2017-10-26T14:50:30
J. C. Ryle's Church Association tract, "What do we owe to the Reformation?", abridged and read by Lee Gatiss.
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The Reformation: The Tragedy and the Triumph from 2017-10-26T13:02:21
Revd Dr Lee Gatiss, Director of Church Society, speaking about the Reformation in October 2017, at St John's Church, Tunbridge Wells.
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Episode 8: A Comedian's Tale from 2017-10-26T12:05:40
James Cary, author of A Monk's Tale, talks to Ros about Martin Luther, General Synod, and why Christians need culture.
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Episode 7: Communication, media and the gospel from 2017-10-22T21:42:06
Ros talks to Neill Harvey-Smith, former Head of Media for the Church of England about communication, media and the gospel.
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Episode 6: How Long O Lord? from 2017-10-16T08:11:31
Church Society podcast featuring Paul and Becky Harcourt, Tanya Marlow, and music from Matt Searles.
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Episode 5: Liturgy of the Ordinary from 2017-10-08T23:21:37
Amanda Robbie and Ros Clarke discuss Tish Harrison Warren's book, Liturgy of the Ordinary.
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Episode 4: Matt and Anne Kennedy from 2017-10-02T09:06:05
In this week's episode, Lee Gatiss talks to Matt and Anne Kennedy. Matt is the Rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Binghamton, New York. They talk about how and why they chose to leave the...
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JAEC 2017: Rob Munro on Reformation Today from 2017-09-28T09:51:18
Talk by Revd Rob Munro, Rector of St Mary's, Cheadle. Rob encourages us to See God’s sovereignty, Submit to his Word, and Serve his people. Rob also challenges us to engage fully in the Church of E...
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JAEC 2017: Ros Clarke on Reforming women's ministry from 2017-09-28T09:47:49
Talk by Dr Ros Clarke, Associate Director of Church Society, on reforming women's ministry. Ros presents the results of her survey on
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Episode 3: ReNew 2017 from 2017-09-24T21:11:15
This episode includes reports from ReNew 2017 and an excerpt of Lee Gatiss's talk from JAEC.
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Episode 2: thinking about theological education from 2017-09-17T20:39:37
A discussion about theological education featuring interviews with John Percival (PhD student) and Benedict Atkins (urban church planter).
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Church Society Podcast Episode 1 from 2017-09-10T23:15
This episode includes interviews with the Church Society President, Bishop Wallace Benn and his wife Lindsey, as well as a discussion about patronage with Dick Farr, the Chairman of the Church Soci...
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Andrea Ruddick on Complementary Ministry from 2015-06-08T16:36:35
Dr Andrea Ruddick, member of Church Society Council, speaks on 'Complementary Ministry' at the Church Society Conference 2015
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JAEC 2013: Sam Allberry on Life to the Full from 2014-03-27T13:06:32
Sessions from the Junior Anglican Evangelical Conference held in July 2013.
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