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  • New building

    We are looking at the new wave of black majority churches.
    How are they changing the landscape of church buildings?
    Bringing redundant traditional churches back to life.
    Creating new worship spaces.  
    And perhaps the best is yet to come.  


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    18 min
  • New Street

    Welcome back after the summer break.
    A church crawl along New St takes us into black majority churches.
    How did this white theologian find the experience?


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    15 min
  • Sinead O'Connor

    We finish our 2024 summer pop festival with a tribute to Sinead O'Connor.
    Sinead as booed off stage at the Bob Dylan tribute concert in 1992.  Today we link her with her hero's first Christian song on his first Christian album. 
    Sinead was the most talented artist we have featured here in Dublin.
    Do you have a contract with the Holy Spirit?


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    13 min
  • U2 One

    Welcome back to Dublin for 2024 summer pop festival.
    Up on stage today local band U2 play One.  
    What is this bittersweet song really about?
    Can we pray Bono into church?
    Next week Sinead O'Connor.


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    16 min
  • Hozier

    Welcome to Dublin for our 2024 summer pop festival.
    On stage today Hozier sings Take me to Church.
    What does Ireland think of Christianity?
    How Irish is Hozier?
    Next week 'One' by U2.


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    14 min
  • Vaughan Roberts

    3rd of 3 weeks talking about inclusivity amongst Evangelicals.
    Vaughan Roberts is an important naysayer against sexuality reform in Church of England.  He is not one of the "inclusive evangelicals" but is he more inclusive and more evangelical than them?  Can't we credit our opponents with helping this issue?
    Do you agree with Rev L that evangelicals now talking openly is the big line in the sand we have already stepped over?


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    19 min
  • Inclusive evangelicals

    Last time Inclusive Church.  
    This time "inclusive evangelicals".
    What do they bring to the party?
    What will their conference be like?
    We pay tribute to the contribution of Rev Marcus Green & Rev John Peters.


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    19 min
  • Inclusive church

    What is Inclusive Church?
    Is it really inclusive?
    Are liberal Christians any more inclusive than conservative Christians are faithful?
    Is welcome a better value than inclusion?
    This is the first of 2 episodes about inclusion.
    Nearly there...summer pop festival coming soon.


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    18 min
  • Seeing myself

    Centenary episode. Yes 100!
    Do you see yourself and your own life in Church?
    The world around us is developing a rich vocabulary to define who and what I am.  Can Church catch up?
    Why do some people prefer tv to church?


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    16 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.