Jubilee+ Podcast

In today's episode author, journalist and presenter Lauren Windle makes a compelling case for extending the gift of hospitality. Are we ready to welcome people into our boundaried lives and homes, and what does that look like?

Lauren Windle is a journalist, author and presenter who focuses on faith, recovery and love. Her debut non-fiction book Notes On Love: Being Single and Dating in a Marriage Obsessed Church (SPCK) is out now.

Our 'Tis Mercy All series is now well underway! In today's episode Natalie Williams reflects on how the discipline of memorising scripture has caused her to fixate more deeply on the mercy of God.

Natalie Williams grew up in relative poverty in the deprived seaside town of Hastings. She is the CEO of Jubilee+, and co-author of four books, including Invisible Divides (SPCK, 2022).

Rachel Wilson considers the cross-shaped nature of the glory of God, and how we are called to become carriers of His glorious mercy.

Rachel Wilson leads communications for Jubilee+, and is part of the core team. She is an occasional speaker and writer, and is co-author of The Life You Never Expected: Thriving While Parenting Children with Special Needs (Crossway, 2015)

Today, Andrew Wilson gets technical! How can grace, compassion and steadfast love all be translated as ‘mercy’ in the Old Testament? And what does it look like for that mercy to bring down the haughty, as well as lift up the lowly?

Andrew is the Teaching Pastor at King's Church London. He is the author of several Christian books (most recently, Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West (Crossway, 2023)).

God is perfect in all his ways, including in his anger. In today’s episode, Natalie looks at how the anger of God relates to his merciful heart.

Natalie Williams grew up in relative poverty in the deprived seaside town of Hastings. She is the CEO of Jubilee+, and co-author of four books, including Invisible Divides (SPCK, 2022).

Paul writes to the church in Corinth from a context of extreme personal trial, yet he’s confident none of his pain is wasted. How can our trials likewise become mercy and comfort for those around us?

Rachel Wilson leads communications for Jubilee+, and is part of the core team. She is an occasional speaker and writer, and is co-author of The Life You Never Expected: Thriving While Parenting Children with Special Needs (Crossway, 2015)

Our salvation story is the ultimate demonstration of the merciful heart of God, which is moved with compassion toward the undeserving. Start your day by meditating on his incomparable mercy with Stef Liston (Relational Mission).

Stef Liston co-leads Relational Mission and is also part of the eldership at Revelation Church, London. He’s married to Davina and has three children, Daisy, Levi and Melody. He has written several books including Gender Quality and Who Was, And Is, And Is To Come.

In today’s podcast episode, David holden helps us see how Jesus’s compassion and capacity was born out of relationship with the Father. How can this model of ministry help us as we reach out to those in need?

David Holden leads the New Ground family of churches (part of Newfrontiers). David is married to Liz and they are part of New Community Church, SE London, UK. They have four grown-up children and an ever increasing number of grandchildren. He is an ardent West Ham supporter, lover of jazz and avid reader of history.

In today's podcast, John Ghanim shares his story of growing up in a Muslim family, hearing the gospel, then encountering the mercy of God for himself as he read Matthew 5. “This is the God I have been looking for…”

John Ghanim was born in Yemen, and converted from Islam to Christianity following a radical encounter with Jesus. He now shares his faith on social media channels, and has been involved in reaching asylum seekers with the gospel. Read an interview with John via the New Ground link below.

Find out more information about John here: www.newgroundchurches.org/docs/John-Ghanim-Interview.pdf

Jesus sees the crowds and has compassion; acting upon what he has observed and responding to their need. Today, Simon Allen from City Church Bristol suggests practical ways we can do the same.

Simon leads the Bradley Stoke site at City Church, Bristol and oversees social action ministry within the church (a role he previously held at King's Church London where, for many years, he led the Jericho Road Project supporting people out of homelessness).