Politics in the Pulpit

In this week's Politics in the Pulpit, Jo hosts her final episode before handing over to Angie Allport, Methodist deacon and tutor at The Queen's Foundation. Alongside Roo Stewart, Angie reflects on the readings for All Saints' Day: 📖 Revelation 7:9-17 📖 Psalm 34 📖 1 John 3:1-13 📖 Matthew 5:1-12 Together they explore the themes of seeing and looking, faithful presence and the Beatitudes. The d...

What does faithful leadership look like when change comes slowly? In this week's Politics in the Pulpit, Jo and JPIT's Erin Kennedy are joined by Rev. James Treasure, Bishop of St Germans in the Diocese of Truro, to discuss legacy, long-term social transformation, authentic leadership and Jesus' call to love our neighbour.  From Moses seeing but never entering the Promised Land to the challenge of...

This week on Politics in the Pulpit, Jo and JPIT's Adam are joined by theologian Anthony Reddie to explore the lectionary readings for Sunday 18 October. As churches across the UK mark Black History Month, the conversation reflects on liberation theology and the colonial realities of the world Jesus inhabited. Together, they discuss what it means to speak truth in an age of political polarisation,...

How do we understand the character of God? Can holy rage and peace sit alongside one another? And what does it mean to be co-creators with God in a world that desperately needs justice and hope? This week on Politics in the Pulpit, Jo Cox Darling is joined by Simeon Mitchell and Roo Stewart to discuss the lectionary readings for 11th October.  A thoughtful discussion for anyone preparing worship,...

Join Joanne Cox-Darling, Simon Jones and JPIT Team Leader Simeon Mitchell as they explore the lectionary readings for Sunday 4th October.  This week, the discussion focused on God's just economy and what the biblical vision of rest, wealth, and responsibility might mean for Christians today. 

Listen to our new episode of Politics in the Pulpit with guest Amanda Higgin! Hosted by Joanne Cox-Darling with JPIT's Adam Aucock, they discuss how power, politics, and authority relate to this week's lectionary readings.

Listen to our latest episode of Politics in the Pulpit to hear Joanne & Simon discuss faith, politics, and God's economy of grace

Host Eddie Boon closes the season with new host Revd Dr Joanne Cox-Darling and Roo Stewart from JPIT, exploring the lectionary readings for Sept 13 (Exodus 14, Psalm 114, Romans 14, Matthew 18). The episode examines themes of justice, the danger of power, debt and forgiveness, and how worship and preaching can respond to climate disasters, social inequality and communal discipleship.

  This episode of Politics in the Pulpit is hosted by Eddie Boon, and features our special guest Dr Coco Parkinson-Huggins!   Dr Coco Parkinson-Huggins is a researcher and writer currently based at Theos Think Tank. She recently completed her PhD on UK benefit policy at the University of Cambridge, where she also lectured on issues ranging from the role of media and culture in policymaking, to the...

This episode of Politics in the Pulpit is hosted by Eddie Boon, and features our special guest Genesis Padgett! Genesis is currently the Youth President of the Methodist Church in Britain, which involves meeting young people from across the UK and making their voices heard in the Church. They are a local preacher on trial in the Barnsley circuit in Sheffield. They also volunteer with the Exodus Pr...

This episode of Politics in the Pulpit is hosted by Eddie Boon, and features our special guest Denise Dobie! Denise worked in the NHS for 30 years, 27 years of that as a GP and was involved in educating and training medical students and GPs. She met her husband Donald at Medical School, and they have raised three, now grown up, children together. In 2017, Denise stepped back from medicine as her p...

This episode of Politics in the Pulpit is hosted by Eddie Boon, and features our special guest Andy Flannagan! Andy Flannagan’s album “Drowning in the Shallow” was described as “near-perfect” by Cross Rhythms, but he remains disappointingly imperfect. He wrote the critically-acclaimed book “Those Who Show Up” which has inspired many normal people to get involved in politics and is now the Executiv...

This episode of Politics in the Pulpit is hosted by Eddie Boon, and features our special guest Dave Mann! Dave Mann has been involved in urban mission since the ’80’s in Tower Hamlets, and has been pastoring and church planting in London since 1996. He has extensive experience of setting up and running charities and schools and has taught and spoken at churches, conferences and colleges around the...

This episode of Politics in the Pulpit is hosted by Alex Clare-Young for one week only, and features our special guest Michael Jagessar! Revd Dr Michael N. Jagessar is a theologian-writer-researcher-blogger and retired minister of the United Reformed Church. He describes himself as an Indo-Guyanese-Caribbean now living in the UK, or “caribleaper”. This is reflected in his writings, which feature t...

This episode of Politics in the Pulpit is hosted by Eddie Boon, and features our special guest Nathan Jones! Rev Nathan Jones is the Senior Minister of Oasis Church Waterloo and Executive Director of Oasis Hub Waterloo, a charity committed to radical local community transformation. Oasis runs the local primary and secondary schools, advice work (debt, welfare, immigration, and housing), the Lambet...

This episode of Politics in the Pulpit is hosted by Eddie Boon, and features our special guest Julie Bryan! Julie is a part-time minister at a small Baptist church in the north of England, in the area where she grew up. She holds a master’s degree in Contextual Theology from Luther King Theological College in Manchester. Julie is also part of the Northumbrian Collective, a group of friends committ...

This episode of Politics in the Pulpit is hosted by Naomi Oates, and features our special guest, and next host, Eddie Boon! Eddie serves the Thames North Synod of the United Reformed Church as Discipleship Enabler (Special Category Ministry). His main focus is encouraging people, leaders and churches in becoming more intentional in whole-life discipleship as gathered and scattered church. Eddie ha...

This episode of Politics in the Pulpit is hosted by Naomi Oates, and features our special guest Anthony Lees-Smith! Canon Dr Anthony Lees-Smith is Canon Missioner at Chester Cathedral where he oversees the education programme, arts and exhibitions, and community engagement. A former primary school teacher, Anthony has spent most of the past 25 years living and working in religiously diverse commun...

This episode of Politics in the Pulpit is hosted by Naomi Oates, and features our special guest Anna Jones! This week, Naomi, Anna, and Erica explore the lectionary readings for Sunday 28th June. Timestamps 00:00 – Intro 08:05 - Genesis 22: 1-14 20:22 - Psalm 13 25:55 - Romans 6: 12-23 36:33 - Matthew 10: 40-42 44:48 - Jeremiah 28: 5-9 Mentions The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing Worl...

This episode of Politics in the Pulpit is hosted by Naomi Oates, and features our special guest Kathy Bevan! Kathy is the Evangelism & Justice Enabler for the Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Methodist District and also a student Deacon, studying part time at Queens Foundation.  Her work across the District involves supporting churches to consider how they might partner with their communities in the work o...

This episode of Politics in the Pulpit is hosted by Naomi Oates, and features our special guest Matt Ceaser! Matt is the 18-35s Development Coordinator for the Baptist Union, working to make space for a new generation of leaders in Baptist life. He was previously a JPIT intern (and producer of this podcast) before working on Methodists for Ukraine and then joining JustMoney Movement, a Christian c...

This episode of Politics in the Pulpit is hosted by Naomi Oates, and features our special guests Charlotte Naylor Davis and Simon Hall!   Charlotte Naylor Davis is a part-time minister and academic based in Leeds. her church community, Revive, is small, meeting in houses, teaching is discursive and inclusive - meaning it's often challenging but valuing everyone's voice in the room. She has a PhD i...

This episode of Politics in the Pulpit is hosted by Naomi Oates and features our special guest John Goddard! Revd John Goddard has been an ordained Baptist Minister for almost 30 years. Having served churches in rural Oxfordshire and industrial South Cumbria, he has been the Minister of Saffron Walden Baptist Church in Essex since 2013. Married to Karen, they have 2 adult sons and a shared love fo...

This episode of Politics in the Pulpit is hosted by Naomi Oates and features our special guest Hannah Fremont-Brown! Hannah has recently come back to the Methodist church as the Justice Seeking Church Officer. She previously coordinated Let’s End Poverty, a movement of people united behind a vision of the future where poverty can’t keep anyone down. She is passionate about supporting churches and...

This episode of Politics in the Pulpit is hosted by Naomi Oates, and features our special guest June Love! June Love is a Baptist minister based in Norfolk, serving at King’s Lynn Baptist Church. She is also the ecumenical officer for the Baptist Church in Norfolk & Waveney, and chairs Churches Together in King’s Lynn, working closely with other denominations and local organisations. June is p...