In:Dependence

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In:Dependence episodes

July 27, 2022BONUS: Medhurst Ministries (with Ian Williamson and Nathan Young)
Medhurst Ministries exists to plant and support local churches and gospel workers on council estates across the UK. In this bonus episode, Phil Topham is joined by Ian Williamson (Executive Director, Medhurst Ministries) and Nathan Young (pastor, New Life Church Middlesborough) to talk about the work of Medhurst Ministries.
00:00 - Introduction
00:51 - What is Medhurst Ministries?
04:18 - The Medhurst Weekender
06:48 - Partnership leading to ministry
11:24 - Meaningful partnerships
13:19 - How can churches support Medhurst Ministries?
You can watch a video of this podcast and access 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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16 min
July 27, 2022Church Ministry on Council Estates (with Ian Williamson)
What does church ministry in some of the toughest communities in Britain look like? How can churches actively think about working in those communities?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (Executive Director) is joined by Ian Williamson (former pastor, now Executive Director of Medhurst Ministries) to discuss the challenges and opportunities of church ministry in deprived communities.
00:00 - Introduction
02:04 - Ministry in Middlesborough
06:49 - Long-term ministry in deprived areas
08:50 - Unique challenges for churches in hard places
12:40 - Have churches focused on social work more than spiritual work?
17:25 - Bringing the gospel to your old life
22:15 - Visible and invisible sins
24:52 - Paid staff in council estate church plants
28:02 - How can churches support ministry in deprived areas?
You can watch a video of this episode and access further 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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33 min
July 12, 2022Where Do Art and Church Meet? (with Sophie Killingley)
How do the arts and church fit together? What would it look like for churches to think about creativity more holistically?
In this episode, Phil Topham (Executive Director) is joined by Sophie Killingley (Send Evangelical Church) to talk about her work as an artist and how churches can engage well with creative people in their congregations.
00:00 - Introduction
03:40 - Why is church and art often so separated?
05:55 - How can churches engage with creative people?
08:20 - Sermon notes
13:00 - Artistic response for men
16:58 - Art and church history
18:59 - Inspiration from art
22:41 - Expectations of art
25:03 - Art as evangelism
28:15 - Creating space for creativity in church
29:52 - Resources for art and faith
Resources mentioned in this episode
Draw Near, Sophie Killingley (goodbookcompany.co.uk)

The Mark Drama (themarkdrama.com)

Voyage of Life, Thomas Cole (wikipedia.org)

Perish & Fade (perishandfade.com)

The Rabbit Room (rabbitroom.com)

Keswick Convention (keswickministries.org)
You can access further 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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33 min
July 08, 2022Resignations, Democracy, and Cricketing Revivals
What should we make of the chaos in Downing Street this week? What does the fallout of the Arab Spring teach us about democracy? How does England's cricket team point us to revival?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director) is joined by Justin Gill (FIEC IT Manager) and John Stevens (FIEC National Director) to discuss some of the biggest stories in the news over the past two weeks.
00:00 - Introduction
00:43 - Chaos at Downing Street and Boris Johnson's resignation
09:26 - Balancing political and Christian convictions
12:42 - The Arab Spring and democracy
18:34 - Waiting for the second coming
24:57 - England cricket and revival
27:24 - Meta's AI and sermon translation
29:02 - Death row and kidney donation
Resources mentioned in this episode
Arabs believe economy is weak under democracy (bbc.co.uk)

At least 77 rescued from Nigerian church basement after awaiting second coming of Christ (news.sky.com)

Meta's AI can translate between 204 languages, including rare ones (newscientist.com)

Texas death row inmate asks to delay execution so he can donate kidney (theguardian.com)
You can access further 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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33 min
July 05, 2022Caring for Anxiety Sufferers (with Helen Thorne)
Anxiety can be experienced by anyone. So, how can we respond to our own anxiety, and how can we help others in the church to cope? In this episode, Elinor Magowan (Director for Women's Ministry) is joined by Rachel Sloan (Director for Women's Ministry and women's worker at Charlotte Chapel, Edinburgh) and Helen Thorne (Director of Training and Resources, Biblical Counselling UK) to discuss how Christians can deal with anxiety and local churches can care for anxiety sufferers.
00:00 - Introduction
02:54 - Why do young people in particular struggle with anxiety?
06:40 - A definition of anxiety
09:54 - Anxiety and the Bible
12:24 - Medication for anxiety
14:03 - Guilt for mental illness
16:48 - Pastoring women through anxiety
19:44 - Truths to fight the lies
24:44 - Community support
26:20 - Tips for coping with extreme anxiety
29:53 - The importance of lament
You can watch a video of this podcast and access further 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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33 min
June 29, 2022Women's Ministry in Smaller Churches (with Emily Fenning and Dawn Thomson)
Serving women in smaller churches comes with its distinctive challenges and blessings.
In this episode of In:Dependence, Rachel Sloan (FIEC Director for Women's Ministry) and Elinor Magowan (FIEC Director for Women's Ministry and former women's worker at Whitby Evangelical Church) are joined by Emily Fenning (Beccles Baptist Church, Suffolk) and Dawn Thomson (Spen Valley Church, West Yorkshire) to talk about women's ministry in a smaller church context.
00:00 - Introduction
01:41 - What is ministry like in your context?
06:05 - How has women's ministry developed since you came to the church?
17:51 - The difficulties of women's ministry in smaller churches
22:06 - The blessings of women's ministry in smaller churches
29:12 - Tips for those considering women's ministry
You can watch a video of this podcast and access further 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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33 min
June 24, 2022Pulpit Politics, Accessibility & Diversity, and Women's Sport
Should we allow politics in the pulpit? Does the church have a diversity problem? Should transgender athletes compete in women's sport?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director), Rachel Sloan (FIEC Director for Women's Ministry), and John Stevens (FIEC National Director) discuss some of the biggest stories in the news from the past two weeks.
00:00 - Introduction
00:25 - Are the byelections a sign of what's to come?
03:45 - What do we want from our leaders?
06:57 - Politics in the pulpit
11:06 - Has pop culture ran out of ideas?
13:38 - The issue of diversity across British society
21:57 - Women's sport and transgender athletes
27:08 - LGBT activism in Scotland
29:19 - Anita Alvarez and the gospel
Resources mentioned in this episode
Why modern culture is dying (telegraph.co.uk)

Lenny Henry ‘always surprised’ by lack of black and Asian faces at Glastonbury (theguardian.com)

Medhurst Ministries (medhurstministries.org)

Fina bars transgender swimmers from women's elite events if they went through male puberty (bbc.co.uk)

Anita Alvarez: Coach saves US swimmer who fainted during competition (bbc.co.uk)
You can watch a video of this podcast and access further 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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32 min
June 23, 2022Working with Mission Agencies (with Eddie Arthur)
How can local church leaders engage well with world mission agencies?
In this episode, Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries) is joined by Eddie Arthur (Wycliffe Bible Translators) to talk about world mission, mission agencies, short-term mission trips, and more.
00:00 - Introduction
01:12 - The stories behind every mission worker
05:35 - The benefits and pitfalls of working with mission agencies
09:34 - Churches working together to send missionaries
15:37 - Constructive relationships with a mission agency
17:44 - Short-term mission trips
23:51 - Relief and grant-making agencies
29:54 - Paul's missionary prayer letter
Resources mentioned in this episode
Kouyanet blog (kouya.net)
You can watch a video of this episode 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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32 min
June 15, 2022Caring for Autistic Children in Church (with Sophie Killingley)
How can church leaders make church welcoming and accessible for autistic children and their families?
In this episode, Phil Topham (Executive Director) is joined by Sophie Killingley (Send Evangelical Church) to talk about her experience as the mother of autistic children and serving in ministry as the wife of a pastor.
00:00 - Introduction
02:28 - Terminology of autism
05:26 - The impact of having autistic children on church ministry
08:57 - How can the church serve autistic children?
14:06 - Breaking down barriers
18:53 - Welcoming visitors with autistic children
21:41 - Autistic children in youth and children's work
24:13 - pitfalls to avoid
29:13 - Normalising autistic behaviour in church
Resources mentioned in this episode
The Life You Never Expected, Andrew and Rachel Wilson (thegoodbookcompany.co.uk, 10ofthose.co.uk)

On the Spectrum, Daniel Bowman Jr (danielbowmanjr.com)
You can watch a video of this episode and access further 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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34 min
June 10, 2022Trust in Leadership, Social Mobility, and Lonely Students
What is the importance of trust in leadership? How should the church respond to the idea of social mobility? How can we help students who are lonely?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (Executive Director), Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries), and John Stevens (National Director) discuss some of the big stories in the news over the past fortnight from the point of view of church leaders.
00:00 - Introduction
00:28 - Trust in Parliament and in your church
12:13 - Responding to the idea of social mobility
16:08 - How can the church help the poor?
22:22 - Loneliness in students
28:00 - The mystique of monarchy
Resources mentioned in this podcast
Medhurst Ministries (medhurstministries.org)

The Medhurst Ministries Weekender - Friday 17 - Saturday 18 June 2022 (eventbrite.co.uk)

University students are far lonelier than other adults - study (bbc.co.uk)

Faith in Later Life (faithinlaterlife.org)
You can watch a video of this episode and access further 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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33 min

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