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June 07, 2022Keeping the Lights On (FIEC Leaders' Conference 2022)
Church leaders will once again join in person for the annual FIEC Leaders' Conference in November 2022.
In this episode of In:Dependence, Joel Murray (Communications and Media Officer) discusses the 2022 FIEC Leaders' Conference with Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries) to find out what this year's themes are and who will be speaking and leading seminars.
You can find out more about the conference and book your place at https://fiec.org.uk/LC2022. Watch a video of this episode at https://fiec.org.uk/resources/keeping-the-lights-on.
00:00 - Introduction
02:32 - Who is the FIEC Leaders' Conference for?
04:16 - A new venue with space for everyone
10:09 - Themes and speakers
15:14 - Seminars and tracks
25:59 - Drawing on the experience of others
27:01 - Extended prayer time at the conference
30:10 - Singing and Illuminations
32:39 - Booking information and deadlines
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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36 min
May 27, 2022Eastern European Churches, Abuse in the SBC, and the Fear of Marriage
How have churches across wider Europe responded to Ukraine? What do we do with the news of abuse in the US? Why are people afraid of getting married?
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.
00:00 - News from the European Leadership Forum in Poland
04:19 - The response of the church in Europe to Ukrainian refugees
07:25 - Abuse in the Southern Baptist Conventions
14:38 - Nurturing a healthy leadership culture
16:49 - Stephen Sizer's public hearing, and anti-Semitism
20:07 - Does evangelicalism have a problem with anti-Semitism?
22:33 - Should the church make the case for marriage?
26:31 - Why are people afraid of getting married?
30:36 - Church R numbers
Resources mentioned in this episode
Is Complementarianism Abusive? (fiec.org.uk)

Leadership articles by Ray EvansDeveloping Elders (fiec.org.uk)
Vital Questions about the Character of Leaders (fiec.org.uk)
Leadership Mistakes (fiec.org.uk)
First Among Equals? (fiec.org.uk)
Powerful Leaders? (Book Review) (fiec.org.uk)

Growth, Decline and Extinction of UK Churches (churchmodel.org.uk)
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
May 25, 2022Local Churches and the Media
The changing landscape of local media, and the advance of new media, provides a big opportunity for local churches to engage with their community.
In this episode, Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries), Phil Topham (Executive Director), and Joel Murray (Communications and Media Officer) discuss the opportunities that the changing landscape of local media and the development of new media offers to local churches.
00:00 - Introduction
03:35 - What is local media?
06:12 - Opportunities in streamlined media
10:12 - Media opportunities for churches
14:33 - How should church leaders engage with local media?
18:01 - Tips for media engagement
23:25 - Churches and new media
28:06 - More tips for media engagement
You can access further resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.
Resources mentioned in this episode
Effective Facebook Advertising (fiec.org.uk)
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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31 min
May 19, 2022BONUS: Caring for Your Missionaries (with Eddie Arthur)
How should local churches care for those they send out on world mission?
In this bonus episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds discusses how to care for missionaries sent from your church - before they go, when they're there, and when they're back.
00:00 - Introduction
01:09 - Before they go
02:41 - When they're there
05:22 - Missionary furlough
06:46 - Caring for missionary kids
08:25 - When they come home
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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12 min
May 17, 2022Welcoming People with Learning Disabilities to Church (with Pete & Christine Winmill)
How can we make sure church is welcoming and accessible to people with learning disabilities?
In this episode, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) is joined at Word Alive by Pete and Christine Winmill from Count Everyone In to talk about welcoming people with learning disabilities to church.
00:00 - Introduction
01:59 - The Count Everyone In track at Word Alive
04:40 - Lockdown for people with learning disabilities
07:54 - Making church accessible to everyone
11:50 - What can church leaders do now to increase accessibility?
18:17 - The NIV Readers' Bible - Accessible Version
19:48 - Listening to people's stories
22:35 - Wisdom for overwhelmed church leaders
Resources mentioned in this episode
NIrV Accessible Edition (biblicaeurope.com)

Count Everyone In (counteveryonein.org.uk)
You can watch a video of this episode and access further resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.
This episode was recorded at Word Alive 2022.
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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28 min
May 13, 2022Roe v. Wade, the Royal Family, and 'Talking Jesus'
How should church leaders respond to abortion laws? How does the royal family fit into Christian life? How Christian is the UK population?
In this episode, Phil Topham (Executive Director), John Stevens (National Director), and Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries) discuss some of the main stories in the news over the past couple of weeks.
Resources mentioned in this episode
John Stevens interview on TWR-UK radio about the 'Talking Jesus' survey (youtube.com).

'Talking Jesus' survey report (talkingjesus.org)

2022 FIEC Leaders' Conference (fiec.org.uk)

Pray for One Hundred - gospel projects campaign (fiec.org.uk)
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.
Follow FIEC on social media:
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34 min
May 12, 2022World Mission in the 21st Century (with Eddie Arthur)
How has world mission changed in the past 50 years, and what effect should those changes have on the local church?
In this episode, Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries) is joined by Eddie Arthur (Wycliffe Bible Translators) to talk about world mission in the 21st century, the differences between now and one hundred years ago, and how they should affect the local church.
Resources mentioned in this episode
Kouyanet

World Mission and the Local Church
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
May 04, 2022On Christian Conferences (with Dave Gobbett)
What is the value of Christian conferences to the local church? How can they benefit all sorts of people who attend?
In this episode, recorded on location at Word Alive in 2022, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) is joined by Dave Gobbett (Highfields Church, Cardiff, and trustee of Word Alive) to talk about Christian conferences and events, and the benefit they are to the local church.
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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20 min
April 28, 2022The Archbishop of Canterbury, Elon Musk, and Praying for Ukraine
Can Christian leaders speak in the public square? What is the future of free speech online? How can we keep praying for Ukraine?
In this episode, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director), John Stevens (FIEC National Director), and Andy Hunter (FIEC Acting Head of Local Ministries) discuss some of the big stories in the news during the past week.
Link featured in this episode
Word Alive (wordaliveevent.org)

Bible by the Beach (biblebythebeach.org)

Rebuild Conference (rebuildthechurch.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
April 27, 2022Planting in Smaller Communities (with Mark Selby)
What do church leaders need to consider with thinking about how to reach people in less-populated areas of the country?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director) is joined by Mark Selby (pastor, Grace Church Hilton) to talk about his journey to ministry in a village in Derbyshire, and what other church leaders need to consider when thinking about where to plant churches.
You can watch a video of this podcast 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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29 min

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