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Eastern European Churches, Abuse in the SBC, and the Fear of Marriage


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How have churches across wider Europe responded to Ukraine? What do we do with the news of abuse in the US? Why are people afraid of getting married?

In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (Executive Director), Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries), and John Stevens (National Director) discuss some of the big stories in the news over the past fortnight.

00:00 - News from the European Leadership Forum in Poland

04:19 - The response of the church in Europe to Ukrainian refugees
07:25 - Abuse in the Southern Baptist Conventions
14:38 - Nurturing a healthy leadership culture
16:49 - Stephen Sizer's public hearing, and anti-Semitism
20:07 - Does evangelicalism have a problem with anti-Semitism?
22:33 - Should the church make the case for marriage?
26:31 - Why are people afraid of getting married?
30:36 - Church R numbers

Resources mentioned in this episode
  • Is Complementarianism Abusive? (fiec.org.uk)
  • Leadership articles by Ray EvansDeveloping Elders (fiec.org.uk)
  • Vital Questions about the Character of Leaders (fiec.org.uk)
    Leadership Mistakes (fiec.org.uk)
    First Among Equals? (fiec.org.uk)
    Powerful Leaders? (Book Review) (fiec.org.uk)
  • Growth, Decline and Extinction of UK Churches (churchmodel.org.uk)
  • You can watch a video of this episode and access further resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.

    About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear teaching and resources for church leaders from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests from FIEC churches and partners. You can access video podcasts by subscribing to the FIEC YouTube channel.

    About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ. Being part of FIEC links you to a growing number of Independent evangelical churches and there are now more than 50,000 people who are part of churches affiliated to FIEC.

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