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  • 2023 Awards

    Our penultimate episode 2023 is our annual awards.
    Albion United Reform Church, Ashton - Under - Lyne.  
    St Cross Church, Clayton.
    Too Far with Laura Horn.  
    Who else will get an award this year?
    Is n't Bishop Sarah gracious?


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    21 min
  • Ethnic Diversity

    Final week on our church crawl.
    What do black people want from church?
    Why this matters...
    Can you spot Rev L's mistake in the outtake number for this episode?
    Join us next week for the 2023 Awards.


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    18 min
  • Privilege purge

    Final episode about Iwerne Minster.
    Should we celebrate fewer public schoolboys in church leadership?
    Is the age of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion any better than the age of deference?
    Rev L wants quality over equality...


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    17 min
  • Funny ways

    We zoom in on the funny ways if Iwerne Minster.
    Their beliefs are all about the individual before God.
    Their practice is much more communal.
    Would you like to hear Rev L lie about someone?
    Are they moving down market?


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    19 min
  • Class leaders

    Has any Christian organisation told you how to dress?
    Have you ever seen really good leadership?
    Is Iwerne Minster a cult?
    Next week Rev L tells a big lie.


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    18 min
  • School mafia

    We open up a journalistic investigation into a tiny upper class school based Christian group.   Are they a sect?
    What is their hold on the top jobs of the Church of England?
    Where did Charlie go to school?


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    18 min
  • Monologue taboo

    Our final episode on preaching.
    Does top down monologue plague all church communication?
    Can Christians do debate?
    Next time meet the upper class Christian mafia...


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    18 min

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Weekly Christian podcast talking about big issues facing the future of church with Rev L all the way from the North of England.