My guest today on the podcast is Dave Burke. Dave lives in Sunderland where he provides mental health first aid training (see his website for more on this). Previously Dave has helped lead several churches in various parts of England, including Leicester and his native Sunderland. In our conversation Dave traces the various stages of … Continue reading The Leadership Journey Podcast: Dave Burke →

This week I am speaking with David Bruce, the current Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI). David is also secretary to the Council for Mission in Ireland with the PCI. We talk a little about how the Presbyterian Church is emerging from lockdown and what some of the lessons might be for the … Continue reading The Leadership Journey Podcast: David Bruce →

‘For reasons both ancient and new, the church today has an insatiable appetite for the study of church leadership. A vast avalanche of books, seminars, videos, and web sites has swept over the landscape in response to that appetite. Some of it is good and helpful, but overall much of it is very weak or … Continue reading The Leadership Journey Podcast: Understanding Christian Leadership, with Ian Parkinson →

My guest in the final part of this mini-series on the Church and Covid-19 is Gemma Brown. Gemma is Communications Officer for Tearfund Northern Ireland. In this episode of the podcast, she talks to me about Tearfund’s global response to Covid-19. Here are some useful links it you’d like to follow up what you hear … Continue reading The Church and Covid-19 – Gemma Brown →

Eddie Arthur has been involved in mission for some thirty-five years. This has included time spent as a Bible translator in Ivory Coast, and several years as the UK director for Wycliffe Bible Translators. Recently he has completed his PhD, in which he explored the extent to which the practice of mission agencies corresponds to … Continue reading The Church and Covid-19 – Eddie Arthur →

In today’s episode of the podcast I’m speaking with Bill Foye. Bill is pastor of Hope Church in Hillsborough. As we talk about ministry during the pandemic, Bill shares a couple of essential (in the truest sense of that word) questions for churches and leaders to ask themselves at a time when normal activities have … Continue reading The Church and Covid-19 – Bill Foye →

The guest on today’s episode of this series of podcasts, discussing ministry during the pandemic, is John Ervine. John is pastor of Cornerstone Church in Rathfriland. John led a church plant there 6 years ago (this month is their 6th anniversary) and the church has grown from small beginnings to be a gathering of some … Continue reading The Church and Covid-19 – John Ervine →

Ben Walker is minister of Saintfield Road Presbyterian Church in South Belfast. He joins me in this episode to talk about some of the ways he and the church have been adapting their ministry during the pandemic. There are some interesting ideas on preaching, plus, this challenging statement: Don’t just do something, sit there!

My guest on today’s episode of the podcast is Simon Genoe: Simon is rector of Magheralin and Dollingstown Parish Church, between Moira and Lurgan. Like my ancestors, he’s from County Monaghan and worked in Lisburn Cathedral before taking up his current post. As well as serving in parish ministry, Simon is one of the leaders … Continue reading The Church and Covid-19 – Simon Genoe →

This week continues the series of podcasts talking about ministry in the context of the pandemic. Today’s is Stevie Walls. Stevie is deputy head in a Belfast primary school and is an elder in Castlereagh Gospel Hall, on the edge of East Belfast. Remember that you can can catch up with previous episodes on this … Continue reading The Church and Covid-19 – Stevie Walls →