Acts 3:1-16 | Jesus Advances his Kingdom at the Beautiful Gate | Revd Ben Soderlund

Obadiah - The Judgment and Deliverance of Pride - Josiah Simon

Acts 2:12-39 | The First Sermon | Revd Andrew Robinson

Acts 2:1-21 | What the Pouring out of the Spirit Means | Revd Ben Soderlund

Matthew 8:28 - 9:8 - The Man Who Holds God's Own Authority - Revd Ben Soderlund

Ruth 4 - Fullness and a Great Future - Revd Patrick Cole

Ruth 3 - Finding Rest and Abundance / BBQ Service - Revd Ben Soderlund

Ruth 2 - Seeking a Redeemer / ANZAC Day - Rt Revd David Robinson

Does Online Preaching Actually Work?

During the COVID lockdowns Churches everywhere (including Good Shepherd) moved their services online. But can a sermon on a screen stir the heart the same way preaching in a Church building full of people can?

That question sent Ben down a five-year rabbit hole that ended with video cameras set up in the Good Shepherd building, an AI neural network analysing the faces of forty-three of our church members, and a Doctor of Ministry thesis submitted to Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in the United States.

In this one off (non-sermon) podcast, Ben introduces his research and then (fittingly!) hands over to an AI-generated deep dive discussion that unpacks what he found, and why it matters for how we think about online preaching.

The answer, it turns out, is more surprising — and more encouraging — than Ben expected.

Ruth 1 - Emptiness, but a Redemptive Return - Revd Patrick Cole