In Context

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In Context episodes

October 05, 2022 S3 Ep5: The Weekender Session 2. Stay With Us
SESSION 5 | Stay (Mark 5:18-19)
This weeks podcast features Ian Williamson preaching at Session 1 of the Medhurst Ministries 2020 Weekender. Ian is the Executive Director of Medhurst Ministries and he speaks about the need and challenges for council estate Christians to stay and minister to their communities.
36 min
September 30, 2022 S3 Ep4: Medhurst Women
In this week's episode, Dan Green (our guest host) interviews Rachel about Medhurst Ministries' new training program for women.
32 min
July 22, 2022 S1 Ep61: #58: Why Medhurst?
This weeks podcast was recorded at the 2022 Medhurst Ministries Weekender and features a Q&A Session with Matthew Spandler-Davison, Steve Kneale, Steve Walker, Matt Oliver and Al Gooderham
40 min
June 25, 2022 S1 Ep60: #57: How can being lazy be so exhausting?
This week Ian and Graham discuss the dangers of laziness, burying your head in the sand and leaving the important things till the last minute.
42 min
June 15, 2022 S3 Ep3: A woman in a man's world: An interview with Sharon Dickens
This week Ian speaks with Sharon Dickens about the challenges and blessings that she has experienced during her ministry journey. Sharon has worked in the community for over 28 years and since 2012 has been working with 20schemes, speaking, teaching, training and mentoring women in the schemes and internationally.

Sharon has also written a number of books and blogs which you can find here

https://www.10ofthose.com/uk/authors/sharon-dickens

https://20schemesequip.com/multi_author/sharon-dickens/
46 min
June 07, 2022 S3 Ep2: Interview with the Board: Part 2- Stephanie Greer
This week Ian and Stephanie Greer discuss the need for spiritual mothers in the church, glorifying God through gospel community and why if we are asking people to come, we should also be asking people to stay.
Stephanie lives in west Baltimore and works as a "Life Coach" at The Garden Church. In her role, Stephanie builds relationships with people in the community both in formal and informal settings. She oversees the job readiness-training program, mentorships, and jobs network. She enjoys discussing the sufficiency of Scripture for all things pertaining to life! Stephanie is married to Kevin Greer.
Stephanie is also a Trustee of Medhurst Ministries
http://www.onehope.gives
55 min
May 27, 2022 S3 Ep1: The Death of Many Dreams: An Interview with Aaron Carr
Aaron Carr is the pastor of First Pres Church in Trenton, Michigan and talks about the blessings of partnering for the gospel for the sake of God's Kingdom rather than your own and his heart for supporting gospel ministry in the UK.

You can find the website for First Pres Church below
https://fpchurch.com/
48 min
May 19, 2022 S2 Ep15: For the sake of the gospel: An interview with Jon Norwood
This week Ian speaks with Jon Norwood one of the elders of Beechwood Chapel in Birkenhead, Merseyside. Jon shares about his experiences of church revitalisation and how sacrifice and humility is essential for a successful ministry.

You can find more about Beechwood Chapel here
https://beechwoodchapel.org/

and you can follow Jon on Twitter here
@JSNorwoo
55 min
May 13, 2022 S2 Ep14: The battle in your head: An interview with Sam Wilkins
This week Ian speaks with Sam Wilkins, a pastoral assistant at Niddrie Community Church in Edinburgh, Scotland. Together they discuss how sanctification can be scary and how when you become a Christian, the biggest battle is often in your head.
48 min
May 05, 2022 S2 Ep13: I am just a kid from a council estate who loves Jesus: An interview with Nikitas Coulson
Nicky grew up on a tough council estate without a father and lived a chaotic lifestyle until finding faith in Jesus. Nicky shares how God has used his upbringing, mistakes and hardships to prepare him for ministry and how he and his wife Krista run a gospel outreach called the Open Well in their home town of South Bank in Middlesbrough.
58 min