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Is there something to say for being a boring leader? How is the secular world struggling to stay neutral? Why did King's Cross celebrate Ramadan?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director), John Stevens (FIEC National Director), and Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) discuss stories in the news over the past fortnight.
00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - FIEC conferences
03:26 - The Everything Conference and Affinity
07:59 - The death of Colin Hart
11:26 - Leo Varadkar resigns
17:06 - Boring leaders
22:02 - Scottish Parliament and secular neutrality
25:01 - Ramadan at King's Cross
29:41 - Is Easter an evangelistic opportunity?
You can watch a video of this episode and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.
Show notes
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.
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.
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How can churches in diverse contexts work together to reach people in 'forgotten places' with the gospel? What might partnership look like?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) is joined by Graham and Dawn Thomson (Spen Valley Church, Cleckheaton) to talk about church ministry in deprived areas and what gospel partnerships might look like to reach such 'forgotten places'.
You can watch a video of this episode and get more 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.
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.
Follow FIEC on social media:
What is the definition of extremism versus free speech? How do we differentiate between guilt and consequences? How can we discern the truth of visual media in the era of artificial intelligence?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director), John Stevens (FIEC National Director), and Graham Beynon (FIEC Head of Local Ministries) discuss some of the stories in the news over the past weeks and how they relate to church ministry.
You can get the show notes and more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.
Show notes
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.
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.
Follow FIEC on social media:
What is so important about London? What is the church landscape like in the city? What are the opportunities for the gospel?
In this episode, Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries) discusses the capital city with the outgoing Director for London Trevor Archer and the incoming Director for London Johnny Prime: what church ministry is like in London, how it impacts the rest of the country, and how its nine million population can be reached with the gospel.
You can watch a video of this episode and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.
Show notes
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.
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.
Follow FIEC on social media:
Having unbelieving children is a painful reality for many Christians, especially for church leaders. How can we deal with the guilt and heartbreak, whilst holding on to the hope of the gospel for our children?
In this episode, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) is joined by Paul Mallard (FIEC Director for West Midlands and the chair of the FIEC Theology Team) to discuss the pain of having unbelieving children, the theology of childhood, pastoral implications, whether elders can serve when their children don't believe, and more.
You can watch a video of this episode and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.
Show notes
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.
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.
Follow FIEC on social media:
What can we learn from Alexei Navalny's life? What does chaos in Westminster teach us about church life? How can we show that life is valuable from conception?
In this episode, Phil Topham, John Stevens, and Adrian Reynolds discuss some of the stories in the news from the past fortnight and consider how we can learn as church leaders from them.
00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - FIEC news
03:24 - Alexei Navalny and opposition to Russia
12:20 - Chaos in Parliament and the Gaza vote
17:22 - Church governance and policies
23:20 - IVF, baby loss certificates, and life from conception
28:42 - Pastoral care for baby loss
33:05 - Samantha Morton's BAFTA Fellowship
Show notes
You can watch a video of this episode and get more 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.
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.
Follow FIEC on social media:
How can we protect family life when serving in church ministry? What changes when a ministry wife moves from voluntary to paid work in the church?
In this episode, Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries) chats with Richard and Carolyn Lacey (Woodgreen Church, Worcester) about ministry life as a couple and a family, how the church seeks to protect family life for their staff, and the journey Carolyn made from voluntary to paid work at the church.
00:00 - Introduction
02:13 - Ministry at Woodgreen Church in Worcester
08:11 - Caring for ministry families
11:00 - Protecting ministry family life
18:27 - Appointing your wife as staff
21:31 - Being paid for voluntary ministry
27:20 - Encouragements in ministry at Woodgreen
This episode was recorded on location at The Hub 2024.
You can get more 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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Trevor Archer, FIEC's Director for London, has served in church ministry for decades. As he comes to stand down from serving at FIEC, he shares what he has found are the essential elements of a long-lasting ministry.
In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) reflects with Trevor on his 45 years of service in local churches and with FIEC.
00:00 - Introduction
02:55 - A sense of humour
06:35 - Look for the work of the Spirit
11:12 - Ministry friendship
15:57 - The privilege of ministry
20:08 - A kingdom perspective
23:22 - Opening the King's Centre in Chessington
29:19 - The value of a national perspective
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.
Follow FIEC on social media:
Why do church leaders need to care especially for their treasurers? How can they do it in a way that helps treasurers to grow and flourish?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) is joined by Manny Kemp, a church treasurer and volunteer trainer with the Association of Church Accountants and Treasurers (ACAT), to talk about the needs of church treasurers and how church leaders can care for them especially.
00:00 - Introduction
04:53 - Do treasurers need special care?
12:09 - The calling of a treasurer
15:46 - Sinful temptations for treasurers
22:12 - Helping treasurers grow spiritually
29:28 - Praying for your treasurer
Show notes
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.
Follow FIEC on social media:
What is the value of keeping up with Christian news - both for church leaders and church members?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) is joined by Mike Judge, pastor at Chorlton Evangelical Church in Manchester and editor of Evangelical Times, to talk about the benefits of reading and listening to Christian news.
00:00 - Introduction
05:49 - Why do Christians need to hear Christian news?
10:38 - The power of story-telling
13:27 - How do editors select the news?
16:04 - Church leaders benefit from Christian news
18:16 - Reporting bad news
20:15 - Have Christians lost the art of discernment?
25:57 - Is print dead?
29:55 - Should Christians subscribe to Christian news?
31:35 - Preaching and Christian news
You can watch a video of this episode and get more 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.
Follow FIEC on social media:
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