The Curious Curates

Dan teaches Jenny about an obscure Welsh saint, Jenny preps for a funeral, and we have another guest! Jenny interviews Beth, an RE Teacher who will start her ordination training after the summer.

Jenny tells us about a special saint with a leafy boat, and Dan interviews the new Bishop of Exeter, Bishop Mike Harrison. Bishop Mike shares an exciting and hope-filled vision of the future for the Church of England.

Jenny and Dan get stuck into Easter, discussing the joys and challenges of the season, including the changes in ways they experience stress in ministry.

It’s spring, it’s Lent, and Jenny and Dan are back with Season 3! It’s an all-in catchup about how the start of the liturgical year has gone for them both, including Jenny sharing about leading through some difficult personal circumstances, and a look forward to what’s coming up this season!

In our Season 2 Finale, Jenny and Dan chat about St. Nicholas, play the 12 Would You Rathers of Christmas, and share about what they are hoping for in this season of Advent while juggling ministry and a personal life.

Jenny and Dan talk a little about advent and surviving silly season, before we hear from our special guest Sandra, a distinctive deacon in the diocese. 

Jenny and Dan talk about ministry during cold season, remembrance, and discuss some of the things they wish they knew before starting out.

Jenny and Dan catch up and explore the sheer amount of creativity needed in ministry, and how this is blowing their minds while also energising them. 

Jenny and Dan reminisce on their ordination training, how far they’ve come, and when will they be fully-fledged vicars. 

Delving into semi-contravesial territory, Jenny reflects on her first wedding, while they both try to get their head around what marriage even is.