In:Dependence

Resignations, Democracy, and Cricketing Revivals


Listen Later

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.

    Follow FIEC on social media:

    • Instagram
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • ...more
      View all episodesView all episodes
      Download on the App Store

      In:DependenceBy FIEC

      • 5
      • 5
      • 5
      • 5
      • 5

      5

      2 ratings


      More shows like In:Dependence

      View all
      The Briefing with Albert Mohler by R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

      The Briefing with Albert Mohler

      8,577 Listeners

      TGC Podcast by The Gospel Coalition

      TGC Podcast

      1,116 Listeners

      Ask Pastor John by Desiring God

      Ask Pastor John

      3,947 Listeners

      CCEF Podcast: Where Life & Scripture Meet by CCEF

      CCEF Podcast: Where Life & Scripture Meet

      301 Listeners

      Pastors Talk - A podcast by 9Marks by 9Marks

      Pastors Talk - A podcast by 9Marks

      710 Listeners

      The Speak Life Podcast by Speak Life with Glen Scrivener.

      The Speak Life Podcast

      71 Listeners

      The Crossway Podcast by Crossway

      The Crossway Podcast

      623 Listeners

      Preachers Talk - A podcast by 9Marks & The Charles Simeon Trust by 9Marks

      Preachers Talk - A podcast by 9Marks & The Charles Simeon Trust

      177 Listeners

      Gospelbound by The Gospel Coalition, Collin Hansen

      Gospelbound

      342 Listeners

      FIEC Resources for Church Leaders by FIEC

      FIEC Resources for Church Leaders

      1 Listeners

      Life and Books and Everything by Clearly Reformed

      Life and Books and Everything

      644 Listeners

      Inspired... with Simon Guillebaud by Great Lakes Outreach

      Inspired... with Simon Guillebaud

      94 Listeners

      Confronting Christianity with Rebecca McLaughlin by Rebecca McLaughlin

      Confronting Christianity with Rebecca McLaughlin

      320 Listeners

      Counseling Talk — A podcast by 9Marks by 9Marks

      Counseling Talk — A podcast by 9Marks

      123 Listeners

      The Everyday Pastor by Matt Smethurst, Ligon Duncan

      The Everyday Pastor

      83 Listeners