In the final episode of Together with God, Ed and Gareth reflect on starting the podcast, share some highlights from the back-catalogue of interviews, and talk a little about their own journeys. Thank you all for listening! 

In today’s podcast, we chat with Claire Hailwood, Director of Content for ‘Home for Good’ (https://homeforgood.org.uk/). We explore with Claire the history of Home for Good and her own story of adopting and fostering children and young people. We also discuss the importance of the church in welcoming vulnerable young people and how all who follow Jesus have a role to play. For the ‘Make Room’ resource mentioned by Claire, visit https://homeforgood.org.uk/resource/make-room.

In this episode, we chat with Gail Adcock, Family and Intergenerational Development Officer for the Methodist Church. This is our second conversation with Gail, and we explore issues emerging from her book, The Essential Guide to Family Ministry (BRF, 2020), including the relationship between family and church, the importance of intergenerational relationships, and how churches might begin their own ministries to families. For info on Gail’s book, visit https://www.brfonline.org.uk/products/the-essential-guide-to-family-ministry-a-practical-guide-for-church-based-family-workers

In this month’s episode, we chat with Lou Woolcock, the Families Coordinator for Youth for Christ (https://yfc.co.uk/louisewoolcock/). We chat with Lou about the importance of the family in faith formation, helping young people to become ‘faith explorers’ in their homes, and how to help families engage with the Bible. For further information about the ‘Family Bible’ mentioned in this episode, visit www.biblesociety.org.uk/good-news-bible-family-edition-resources. For more info about Youth for Christ, visit https://yfc.co.uk/.

For this month’s longer Christmas edition, we chat with Ed Drew from Faith in Kids (https://faithinkids.org). Among other topics, we explore parenting as an adventure of faith, the challenges to passing on faith in today’s society, and the importance of saying sorry to our children. We also discuss the work of Faith in Kids and share some ideas and resources for Advent and Christmas.

In this month’s interview, we chat with James Cary, comedy writer, podcaster and author (Including of The Gospel According to a Sitcom Writer). We chat with James about his reasons for home schooling, the role of education in forming faith, and helping children to see the world through a Christian perspective. To find out more about James and his work, visit www.jamescary.co.uk.

Sarah Holmes lectures in Early Childhood Studies at Liverpool Hope University and runs the website www.nuturingyoungfaith.org. In today’s podcast, we talk with Sarah about her recent research report on the changing nature of children and family ministry. Exploring the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, we discuss issues of intergenerational church, connecting with families, and how churches can best empower parents in helping their children grow in faith.