In Context

Many people come to faith amid chaos, brokenness, and little church experience. In this episode of The In Context Podcast , Ian and Gary unpack why consistent discipleship and realistic expectations are essential for helping new believers grow in faith. Listen in for practical insight and honest conversation.

Ian and Gary discuss how life's circumstances and experiences can impact your prayer life for better and for worse, and how, despite our struggles and failures with prayer, Jesus is persistently and perfectly praying for us.

Ian speaks with Gary Matthews about his life growing up on several council estates in the North West of England, his experiences as a council estate Christian, and what he expects from his new role as the Medhurst Ministries Regional Director for the Midlands.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan MBE is a former Rugby League player for Leeds Rhinos who has played internationally for England and Great Britain. Despite winning numerous accolades on and off the pitch, Jamie shares how his biggest rewards are God and his family. 

Mike McKinley is the author of Friendship with God and several other books, including Church in Hard Places and Church Planting is for Wimps. He has been the Sterling Park Baptist Church pastor in Sterling, Virginia, since 2005. Before that, he served on the pastoral staff of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., having received his MDiv from Westminster Theological Seminary. Mike is ma...

Kevin Greer shares his experiences as someone who has moved into a deprived inner-city community in Baltimore, Maryland, to start a family and support his wife (a gospel worker) his local church in taking the gospel to his neighbours.

Dr. Mark Pickett shares his experiences as a cross-cultural worker in India and Nepal and looks at the cross over between his work abroad and in the UK

This weeks episode features an interview with Gloria Furman for Medhurst Women Module 5: Value Others Above Yourself.

Matt Searles preaches from 1 Tim 4:11-14 as part of the Medhurst Women Training for Session 5, Module 5, Year B.

Ian Williamson brings God's word from Phil 2:1-11 as part of the Medhurst Women Training for Session 1, Module 5, Year B.

Dan Green preaches from Romans 12:3-8 as part of the Medhurst Women Training for Session 1, Module 5, Year B.

Dan Green preaches from John 13:13-17 as part of the Medhurst Women Training for Session 1, Module 5, Year B.

Ian Williamson preaches from 2 Tim 2:14-26  as part of the Medhurst Women Training for Session 4, Module 5, Year B.

This week Ian speaks with Dr Anthony Bradley and discuss poverty culture, celebrating manhood and its relevance for council-estate ministry. Dr Bradley was most recently professor of religious studies and director of the Center for the Study of Human Flourishing at The King’s College , Theologian-In-Residence at Redeemer Presbyterian Church—Lincoln Square, and now serves as a distinguished researc...

This week Ian speaks with Natalie Williams. Natalie is the co-author of four books, including A Call to Act (2020) and Invisible Divides (2022). She is passionate about the church being a place of overflowing mercy, especially for those trapped in poverty. Natalie grew up in relative poverty in the deprived seaside town of Hastings. She became a Christian at 15, which changed her life completely....

This week Ian speaks with Alex DiPrima about his latest book Spurgeon and the Poor and they discuss taking the gospel to Council Estates and training the working-class for gospel ministry. Alex is the Senior Pastor of Emmanuel Church in Winston Salem, NC. He holds a PhD from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in historical theology with an emphasis in the ministry of Charles Spurgeon. You c...

Mofiyinfoluwa (Mo) Aina recently moved from Lagos, Nigeria to Middlesbrough, England and shares about how he and his family have navigated the cultural differences in a new country and church. He also shares about the positives and negatives of both the British and Nigerian Christian cultures and explains how we as a church can benefit from one another. You can find Mo's YouTube Channel below http...

In this episode, Ian interviews Charles Patterson from California. He finds out how he first became involved with Medhurst Ministries and why he volunteers to promote our work as a Ministry Ambassador.

Is it true that although the UK church doesn’t require you to cut off your foreskin or follow the mosaic laws, it does require to cut off your culture and follow the middle-class social norms? This weeks podcast is a recording of a sermon on Acts 15:1-35 preached by Ian Williamson at Emmanuel Church, Northstowe.

This week Ian speaks with Andy Constable about his recent academic research on how the church should respond top addiction. Andy is the associate pastor of Niddrie Community Church, Edinburgh and co-director of 20Schemes

SESSION 5 | Stay (Mark 5:18-19)  This weeks podcast features Ian Williamson preaching at Session 1 of the Medhurst Ministries 2020 Weekender. Ian is the Executive Director of Medhurst Ministries and he speaks about the need and challenges for council estate Christians to stay and minister to their communities. 

In this week's episode, Dan Green (our guest host) interviews Rachel about Medhurst Ministries' new training program for women.

This week Ian speaks with Sharon Dickens about the challenges and blessings that she has experienced during her ministry journey. Sharon has worked in the community for over 28 years and since 2012 has been working with 20schemes, speaking, teaching, training and mentoring women in the schemes and internationally. Sharon has also written a number of books and blogs which you can find here https://...

This week Ian and Stephanie Greer discuss the need for spiritual mothers in the church, glorifying God through gospel community and why if we are asking people to come, we should also be asking people to stay. Stephanie lives in west Baltimore and works as a "Life Coach" at The Garden Church. In her role, Stephanie builds relationships with people in the community both in formal and informal setti...

Aaron Carr is the pastor of First Pres Church in Trenton, Michigan and talks about the blessings of partnering for the gospel for the sake of God's Kingdom rather than your own and his heart for supporting gospel ministry in the UK. You can find the website for First Pres Church below https://fpchurch.com/