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In:Dependence episodes

June 13, 2025Reviewing Spending, Leading Through Tragedy, and Obituaries // In the News
How do we lead our churches well in the use of money? What happens when a tragedy affects the church? What do recent deaths teach us about the changing world?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) and John Stevens (FIEC National Director) discuss stories in the news and what we can learn from them about church leadership.
You can get the show notes and more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website: https://fiec.org.uk/resources/reviewing-spending-leading-through-tragedy-and-obituaries
Show notes
What we know about Israel's attacks on Iran's nuclear sites and military commanders (bbc.co.uk)
Disappointing to see UK economy shrink by 0.3% in April, Reeves tells BBC (bbc.co.uk)
Trump says Musk has 'lost his mind' but says he is not focusing on row (bbc.co.uk)
‘I saw people dying in front of my eyes’: British survivor describes Air India crash (theguardian.com)
Remembering my dad Sly Stone, funk's reclusive genius (bbc.co.uk)
‘He changed the rules for all of us who came after’: Lee Child remembers Frederick Forsyth (theguardian.com)
Brian Wilson: iconic images of a Beach Boy's life (bbc.co.uk)
Uriah Rennie, the Premier League's first black referee, dies aged 65 (news.sky.com)
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00:00 - Israel/Iran attacks and just war theory
03:34 - UK spending review and leading the church financially
12:57 - Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and relationship breakdown
16:50 - India plane crash and leading through tragedy
23:39 - Obituaries that teach us about the changing world
32 min
May 30, 2025Trump's Tariffs, Masculine Church, and the Professor of Dishonesty // In the News
How can Donald Trump help us to be aware of overstepping? What is the place of masculinity in church? How does integrity affect our ministry?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director), Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries), and John Stevens (FIEC National Director) discuss stories in the news from the past few weeks and how they relate to church leadership.
You can get the show notes and more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website: https://fiec.org.uk/resources/trumps-tariffs-masculine-church-and-the-professor-of-dishonesty.
Show notes
European Leadership Forum 2025: Blessed Are The Gospel Leaders, Zefjan Nikolla (youtube.com)
European Leadership Forum 2025: Why Should I Care About The Counsel of Nicaea?, Leonardo De Chirico (youtube.com)
FIEC Leaders' Conference 2025 (fiec.org.uk)
Trump tariffs can stay in place for now, appeals court rules (bbc.co.uk)
FIEC Advice Line (with Becky Thomas) (fiec.org.uk)
Young US men are joining Russian churches promising 'absurd levels of manliness' (bbc.co.uk)
Harvard Revokes Tenure of Star Professor Accused of Research Misconduct (wsj.com)
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00:00 - FIEC news
04:07 - Council of Nicea and the Nicene Creed
10:44 - Donald Trump's tariffs, and overstepping
20:59 - The Russian Orthodox Church and hyper-masculinity
28:48 - Francesca Gino, 'professor of honesty'
35 min
May 20, 2025Immigration Rhetoric, Assisted Dying Bill, and AI Hallucinations // In the News
How should church leaders think and speak about immigration? How should we engage with the Assisted Dying Bill votes? What does AI teach us about being human?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director), Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries), and John Stevens (FIEC National Director), discuss some of the stories in the news and how they relate to local church leadership.
You can watch a video of this episode and get and more resources for church leaders on ⁠the FIEC website⁠.
Show notes
FIEC Leaders' Conference 2025 (fiec.org.uk)
UK risks becoming ‘island of strangers’ without more immigration curbs, Starmer says (theguardian.com)
Scottish assisted dying bill passes first vote (bbc.co.uk)
Assisted Suicide (christian.org.uk)
Spotlight: AI (North Bradley Baptist Church) (youtube.com)
ChatGPT is getting smarter, but its hallucinations are spiraling (techradar.com)
About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear conversations on topics for church leaders.
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.
00:00 - European Leadership Forum and Korean connections
08:55 - The challenge of immigration
15:53 - Speaking about immigration
20:05 - The Assisted Dying Bill in Scotland
25:18 - When AI gets it wrong
33 min
May 14, 2025 Church Without Borders
The world is changing and the way we reach the world with the gospel is changing.
In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director) and Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) discuss the importance of world mission and how this year's Leaders' Conference can help church leaders get it on the agenda in church life.
Find out more about the 2025 FIEC Leaders' Conference and book your place: https://fiec.org.uk/events/leaders-conference-2025.
About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear conversations on topics for church leaders.
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00:00 - Why world mission?
05:27 - Preaching from the book of Acts at the 2025 Leaders' Conference
07:39 - Telling stories of mission today
08:50 - How do we get excited about world mission?
12:13 - Seminar topics on world mission
19:01 - More at the conference
23:27 - Making the most of the opportunity
27:00 - Preachers and contributors
31 min
May 02, 2025Reaching Catholics, Transgender People, and Liverpool FC Succession // In the News
How do we reach Catholics with the true gospel? How should Christians respond to the Supreme Court ruling on gender? What can we learn from Liverpool FC?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director), Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries), and John Stevens (FIEC National Director) discuss the stories in the news of the past weeks and what they can teach us about church leadership.
You can watch a video of this episode and get and more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.
Show notes
Leaders' Conference 2025 (fiec.org.uk)
Rising Lights 2026 (fiec.org.uk)
Pope Francis has died, the Vatican says (news.sky.com)
Gospel Unity Ethos Statement (fiec.org.uk)
Five key takeaways from Supreme Court ruling (bbc.co.uk)
English FA will ban transgender women from women's football from next season (news.sky.com)
What is a woman? (eauk.org)
Arne Slot details message from Jurgen Klopp after delivering title success to Liverpool (mirror.co.uk)
Andrew Flintoff ‘Field of Dreams’ refugee Adnan Miakhel a hit on Lancashire debut (telegraph.co.uk)

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00:00 - Rising Lights 2026
03:01 - Evangelism to people from other faiths
07:36 - Pope Francis' funeral and reaching Catholics with the gospel
14:40 - Implications of the Supreme Court gender ruling
24:24 - Succession lessons from Liverpool FC
31 min
April 30, 2025Reaching the Lost in Rural Places (with Rob Scothern)
10.6 million people live in rural communities in Great Britain. If we want to reach all of the country for Christ, we need to reach rural areas.
Whether you live and serve in an urban city, a rural community, or anywhere in between, we need to be thinking about reaching people in rural places.
In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) and Rob Scothern (pastor, Peak Trinity Church, Bakewell) discuss life in rural places, the benefits of rural life, and the challenges of sharing the gospel there.
You can watch a video and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.
Show notes
William Bagshawe (1628-1702) (website.ukwells.org)
The Rural Project (theruralproject.org)

About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear conversations on topics for church leaders.
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00:00 - Introduction
01:58 - Rural places in Britain
05:05 - Reaching the lost in rural places
13:24 - Decline from past revival
15:47 - Peak Trinity Church in Bakewell
17:59 - Challenges of rural ministry
23:49 - The Rural Project
26:49 - We all need a heart for rural ministry
32 min
April 11, 2025Trump's Economics, Freedom of Speech, and a Quiet Revival // In the News
What can church leaders learn from Trump's economic u-turn? How can churches freely preach in public? Can we be gospel optimistic for the UK?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director), Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries), and John Stevens (FIEC National Director) discuss stories in the news over the past weeks and how they relate to church leadership.
You can watch a video of this episode and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website: https://fiec.org.uk/resources/trumps-economics-freedom-of-speech-and-a-quiet-revival.
Show notes
Trump’s ‘Liz Truss moment’: when economic bravado meets market reality (theguardian.com)
Woman guilty of abortion clinic safe zone breach (bbc.co.uk)
When does street preaching become anti-social? (bbc.co.uk)
The Quiet Revival: Gen Z leads rise in church attendance (biblesociety.org.uk)
Rising Lights (6-10 April, 2026) (fiec.org.uk)
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00:00 - Introduction
01:09 - Trump's bombastic economic leadership
07:46 - Plurality and admitting failures
11:54 - Freedom of speech and Christian persecution
22:31 - The Bible Society's "The Quiet Revival" report
29:48 - Rising Lights at Easter 2026
30:34 - The most wonderful time of the year for Christians
34 min
April 03, 2025 Why Bi-Vocational Ministry? (with Rob Scothern)
Leading a church alongside another salaried job can open opportunities for church planting, smaller church ministry, and more.
In this episode, Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries) is joined by Rob Scothern, pastor at Peak Trinity Church in Bakewell, Derbyshire.
Rob was involved in planting Peak Trinity whilst also working as a teacher in a local primary school. He shares his story and experience of what this bi-vocational ministry enabled him to do, and the challenges it brought.
You can watch a video of this episode and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website: https://fiec.org.uk/resources/why-bi-vocational-ministry.

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00:00 - Introduction
05:25 - From army officer to church planter
12:07 - Why bi-vocational ministry?
22:30 - Challenges for bi-vocational workers
28:33 - Opportunities for bi-vocational workers
33 min
March 28, 2025Signal Chats, Political Arrests, and Independency // In the News
How can we balance confidentiality and integrity? Is democracy under attack in Turkey? What are the benefits of independency?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director), Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries), and John Stevens (FIEC National Director) discuss the stories in the news over the past weeks.
You can watch a video of this episode and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.
Show notes
FIEC Leaders' Conference 2025 (fiec.org.uk)
Rising Lights (fiec.org.uk)
Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal (theatlantic.com)
Protests erupt in Turkey after Erdogan rival arrested (bbc.co.uk)
Assisted dying in doubt as rollout could be delayed until at least 2029 (news.sky.com)
Wigmore Hall quits 'crippling' funding system (bbc.co.uk)

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00:00 - FIEC news
04:40 - Signal chats and confidentiality
13:25 - Political arrests in Turkey
16:24 - Religious or secular societies
20:17 - Opposition to the Assisted Dying Bill
25:16 - Wigmore Hall and independency
33 min
March 20, 2025 Planning for Mission in 2026 (with Nick McQuaker)
How can a nationwide week of evangelistic events equip and help local churches to reach their communities and contacts with the gospel?
For fifteen years, A Passion for Life have been equipping, encouraging, and enabling local churches to be involved with a national week of mission events - most recently in 2022 with Life '22.
As they gear up for the next week of mission in 2026, Adrian Reynolds is joined on the In:Dependence podcast by Nick McQuaker, A Passion for Life's Mission Director, to learn more about the mission and why being part of a nation-wide mission week can be a help for local churches to reach their own local communities with the gospel.
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 conversations on topics for church leaders.
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.

00:00 - A history of A Passion for Life
09:00 - The benefit of running events alongside others across the UK
14:23 - Why plan so far ahead?
16:04 - Contextual evangelistic events
21:10 - Evangelistic event ideas
23:43 - Connecting with other church leaders in similar contexts
25:10 - Next steps towards Life '26
29 min

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