This week, we welcome David's brother, Rev. Dr Ian Meredith, to the podcast. Ian is currently the vicar of St Mary's in Portchester, which is part of the Church of England. 

Topics this week:

- The Evolution of the Free Church of Scotland

- Reflections on the Charismatic Movement

- The Role of Worship

- The Concept of Parish in a Modern Context

- Keys to Church Growth

- Class and Church Dynamics

More about St Mary's Church: https://www.stmary-portchester.org.uk/

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Our guest this week, Rev. Ivor Macdonald, has recently been appointed as the Director of the Centre of Rural Ministry. Ivor unpacks some of the vision for the Centre and his hopes for rural ministry in Scotland. 

Conversation topics:

- The Centre for Rural Ministry

- Challenges and Opportunities in Rural Scotland

- The Future of Rural Churches and Communities Engagement

Centre for Rural Ministry: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567716792282

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Our guest today is Tim Clemens, the lead pastor of Grace City Church in Sydney, Australia. 

This episode's topics include:

• Pathway to Minister and Church Planting

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We are delighted to have Kathy Keller as our first guest in this new series. 

Kathy formerly served as assistant Communications Director for Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City. She is the author of Jesus, Justice, and Gender Roles: A Case for Gender Roles in Ministry and co-author with her late husband, Tim Keller, of The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God.

• Navigating Grief and Mourning

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We are delighted to welcome Canon J. John to the Health Gospel Church podcast this week.

J.John is an Evangelist, minister, speaker, broadcaster and writer. He has been in ministry for four decades. He has spoken in towns, cities and universities in 69 countries.

J.John lives near London in England. He is married to Killy and is a father and grandfather.

Contact the show: [email protected]

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Our guest this week is Rev. Dr Paul Blackham. 

Leading since the summer of 2021, Jonathan, and the Blackham family, has been a part of Church plants around the country for the past decade. But at the centre of this life and current ministry is a love of Jesus, throughout all the bible!

Ordained in 1997, Paul served at All Souls Langham Place as Associate Minister for theology until 2008, and has since led church plants in both Lancashire and South Wales.

Writer of the Book by Book study guides and series co-presenter, Paul was one of the original trustees of Biblical Frameworks, the charity that administers and funds the series. He is also author of ‘The Great Unknown’ by Christian Focus publications.

Paul's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@prblackham

Contact the show: [email protected]

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Our guest this week is Graeme Shanks.

Originally hailing from Glasgow, Graeme is married to Alex and they have 3 girls Chloe, Grace and Eve. Having qualified as a solicitor and worked in Commercial Property for a few years upon graduation he joined Bruntsfield Evangelical Church staff team back in 2012 and has been our Pastor since 2017. He has studied at both the Cornhill Training Course and latterly at Edinburgh Theological Seminary. In his spare time he enjoys most sports and is a long suffering fan of Airdrieonians and West Ham United.

Official Site: https://www.freechurch.org

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Our guest today is Hannah Nation.

Hannah Nation is a writer, editor, and content strategist. She currently serves as the Managing Director of the Center for House Church Theology and as the Content Director for China Partnership. She has published in Christianity Today, the Gospel Coalition, Comment, and Plough. ​Her topics of interest are: urban Chinese house church movements; print and digital textual communities; historic global Christianity; and the history of women and the church.

China Partnership: https://chinapartnership.org

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Healthy Gospel Church Vision: https://freechurch.org/healthy-gospel-church/

Chris Smart joins us this week on the Health Gospel Church Podcast.

Chris was born and grew up in the Scottish Highlands. Chris' family didn't grow up in the church, but when he was 18 he went to study Chemistry in the city of Aberdeen and there through the witness of a fellow student, came to faith in Christ. After about a year he began to sense God’s call to ministry finishing his Chemistry degree and worked briefly in an oil laboratory. This was followed with six months teaching English in Peru, before returning to Scotland where he studied for a further three years in Edinburgh at the Free Church of Scotland College.

Chris spent his first years of ministry working mainly in a deprived area of Inverness, the capital of the Highlands, where many people with addictions came to faith in Christ. During his time in the north of Scotland Chris was also a chaplain to the local prison and served on the financial, strategic and missions boards of the Free Church of Scotland.  Chris is married to Yazmin from Columbia and they have two sons, Joshua and Matthew.  

In July 2017 Chris and his family moved to Tampa.  The opportunities for the Gospel in the north of Tampa is huge with a fast-growing population and along with a really committed group of believers in Hope Church.

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