What can a Ukraine ceasefire teach us about biblical peace? How can we pastor people well who are affected by welfare cuts and NHS changes? Where can we find the true justice we long for?

In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director), Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries), and John Stevens (FIEC National Director) discuss stories in the news over the past weeks and how they relate to church leadership.

You can watch a video and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website: https://fiec.org.uk/resources/ceasefire-peace-cutting-welfare-and-longing-for-justice.

Show notes

• Local Conferences 2025 (fiec.org.uk)
• Evangelical Alliance resources (eauk.org)
• Russia sticks to red lines on 30-day Ukraine ceasefire plan - as Zelenskyy attacks 'manipulative' Putin (news.sky.com)
• Rachel Reeves insists changes to welfare needed (bbc.co.uk)
• Thousands to lose jobs as Starmer scraps NHS England to cut 'bureaucracy' (bbc.co.uk)
• The response to two-tier sentencing? A lot of finger-pointing (thetimes.com)
• Crossbow killer jailed for life for triple murders (bbc.co.uk)
• UN judge ‘exploited and abused’ woman she forced into slavery, court rules (theguardian.com)
• Judge who slammed ‘pitiful’ driving crime punishments caught speeding for fourth time (thesun.co.uk)

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00:00 - FIEC update

05:29 - Ceasefire in Ukrain and biblical peace

12:55 - Cuts to welfare in the UK and compassion for the vulnerable

20:18 - Changes in the NHS and hope in uncertainty

26:23 - Two-tier justice, Kyle Clifford, Lydia Mugambe, and true justice

33:15 - Adrian Reynolds banned from driving for speeding