In the same way that the body needs food, rest, exercise, and sleep, so too, the soul needs periods of interior silence in order to be refreshed and renewed. The aim of the practice of listening for God's heartbeat is to facilitate awareness and attentiveness to the presence of God. Like a Sentry who makes himself quiet in order to listen for the presence of others or like a mother whose ear is always listening to the faintest sound of her newborn baby. The senses are awakened that the heart might be ready to receive. Rev Kristen Yates guides us through the process of spiritual listening.

Are you feeling a bit lost, maybe even burnt out? Well, you are not on your own as most of us are exhausted from the ongoing pandemic and the sense of loss and confusion it has caused. Christians have used this framework for hundreds of years to navigate some of the darkest times in our history. 

A Rule of Life provides a framework for freedom – not as a set of rules that restrict or deny life, but as a way to help you develop daily, weekly, monthly, and annual rhythms of ebb and flow in your everyday life.

In the classical Greek myth, when Pandora opens the jar, releasing death and all the other challenges of human life, she closed it again as quickly as she could, trapping inside that one remaining human attribute – HOPE.

 In this week's podcast, Winfield and Mark talk about 'realistic hope', and what it means to be a hopeful presence in the turmoil of today's world.

We invite you to take a journey with us to rediscover ancient rhythms of missional spirituality. We chat about why the earliest Christians were known simply as “the Way" and how a small island in northern Egland continues to inspire new generations for mission.

We live in a strange world where things like pandemics and protests seem to be the new norm. Since March 2020, the world has radically changed. One thing is for certain; we live in a different world than we did a few months ago and things probably will never go back to the way they were.

Winfield and Mark reflect how change has always been a constant, and that even in times of crisis and pain, hope will emerge.

Winfield and Mark talk about how a visit to a remote island in the northeast of England became the catalyst for the Missional Formation story.