The Broadcast Network

Broadcast Church Planting Podcast

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The Broadcast Network exists to support, train and inspire church planters. In this podcast, we bring hangouts, teaching, and interviews with church planting practitioners and movement leaders.

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

265 - Place, Rootedness and Church Planting (with Paul Harrison) 25.07.2024

Tune in as Tom O'Toole from The Broadcast Network chats with Paul Harrison, a devoted evangelist with a heart for the homeless community. Paul shares his passion for Jesus and his mission to spread the joy, freedom, and peace found in a relationship with God. This conversation is a must-listen for anyone looking to make a positive impact in their community.

264 - Untoxic (Part 9): How Churches Can Become Places of Healing 11.07.2024

Welcome to the final episode of Untoxic: Healthy Church & Spiritual Abuse, part of the Broadcast podcast series. In Episode 9, titled "How Churches Can Become Places of Healing," hosts Tom O'Toole and Lizzie Bassford explore the transformative potential of churches as sanctuaries for healing. Key discussion points include: • The process of forgiveness and its true meaning. • Emphasizing that the o...

263 - Untoxic (Part 8): Building Healthy Process to Deal With Spiritual Abuse 04.07.2024

Welcome to Episode 8 of Untoxic: Healthy Church & Spiritual Abuse, part of the Broadcast podcast series. This episode, "Building Healthy Processes to Deal with Spiritual Abuse," takes a hard-hitting look at the often-overlooked topic of safeguarding in churches. Join hosts Tom O'Toole and Lizzie Bassford as they dive deep into the critical, yet frequently neglected, aspects of reporting concerns a...

262 - Untoxic (Part 7): Particular Challenges in Charismatic Spaces 27.06.2024

Welcome to Episode 7 of Untoxic: Healthy Church & Spiritual Abuse, part of the Broadcast podcast series. In this episode, titled "Particular Challenges in Charismatic Spaces," hosts Tom O'Toole and Lizzie Bassford chat about some of the unique challenges faced within charismatic church environments. This episode takes a deeper look into how prophets are viewed in our church spaces and the risks of...

261 - Untoxic (Part 6): Making Disciples Without Laying Heavy Burdens 20.06.2024

Welcome to Episode 6 of Untoxic: Healthy Church & Spiritual Abuse, part of the Broadcast podcast series. In this episode, titled "Making Disciples Without Laying Heavy Burdens," hosts Tom O'Toole and Lizzie Bassford explore how to nurture discipleship in a way that is freeing and empowering, rather than burdensome. Drawing inspiration from Matthew 23:4, Tom and Lizzie examine the principles of enc...

260 - Untoxic (Part 5): Reflections on Power Dynamics and the Church 13.06.2024

Welcome to Episode 5 of Untoxic: Healthy Church & Spiritual Abuse, part of the Broadcast podcast series. Join hosts Tom O'Toole and Lizzie Bassford as they discuss different power dynamics within the church. Continuing their exploration of spiritual abuse, Tom and Lizzie talk over the importance of simple, effective communication, reflecting on power dynamics in our communities. Lizzie shares her...

259 - Untoxic (Part 4): Doing Leadership in a Healthy Way 06.06.2024

Welcome to Episode 4 of Untoxic: Healthy Church & Spiritual Abuse, a series on the Broadcast podcast. In this episode, hosts Tom O'Toole & Lizzie Bassford have a conversation about doing leadership in a healthy way. Continuing their discussion on spiritual abuse within the Church, Lizzie and Tom focus on the importance of what good leadership looks like, looking at where our loyalties can lie, Liz...

258 - Untoxic (Part 3): Creating Environments Where The Truth Is Prized 24.05.2024

Welcome to Episode 3 of Untoxic: Healthy Church & Spiritual Abuse, a series on the Broadcast podcast. In this episode, hosts Tom O'Toole & Lizzie Bassford dive into the crucial topic of Creating Environments Where The Truth Is Prized. Continuing their insightful discussion on spiritual abuse within the Church, Tom and Lizzie focus on the importance of truth in maintaining a healthy church environm...

257 - The Challenges of Missional Leadership (An Interview with Colin Baron) 22.05.2024

Join Tom O'Toole from The Broadcast Network as he engages in an insightful conversation with Colin Baron, a key figure featured in our latest course, "The Challenges of Missional Leadership." In this course, Colin Baron delves into the complexities and opportunities inherent in Missional Leadership. With a wealth of personal experience in leadership and church planting, Colin explores a variety of...

256 - Untoxic (Part 2): What Jesus Teaches About Healthy Church and Spiritual Abuse 16.05.2024

Welcome to Episode 2 of Untoxic: Healthy Church & Spiritual Abuse, a new series on the Broadcast podcast. Join hosts Tom O'Toole & Lizzie Bassford as they explore deeper into the topic of spiritual abuse within the Church, focusing this time on what Jesus teaches about maintaining a healthy church environment. In this episode, Tom and Lizzie continue their conversation, examining Jesus' teachings...

255 - Untoxic (Part 1): Introduction to Healthy Church and Spiritual Abuse 10.05.2024

We're bringing a new series on the Broadcast podcast on spiritual abuse within the Church. In this series, Tom O'Toole & Lizzie Bassford will look at what it means to be a healthy leader and what Jesus teaches us. To start with, Tom and Lizzie introduce a conversation about a healthy church and spiritual abuse.

254 - Sputnik: Faith + Arts - Releasing Artists To Renew Culture (An Interview With Jonny Mellor) 24.04.2024

Join Tom O'Toole from The Broadcast Network in conversation with Jonny Mellor, leader of Sputnik: Faith + Arts, as they talk about his new course, 'Releasing Artists to Renew Culture', on The Broadcast Network. To find out more about Sputnik, you can head to their website: 🌐 https://sputnikfaith.art Or find them on social media too. 👤 https://www.instagram.com/sputnikfaithart/ 👤 https://twitter...

253 - Grit, Grime & Glory (An Interview with Dave Price) 12.04.2024

Join Tom O'Toole from The Broadcast Network in conversation with Dave Price, author of 'Grit, Grime & Glory', as they talk about his new book. ‘Grit, Grime and Glory’ serves as a beacon of inspiration for those on a journey of faith, offering profound insights to have a deeper connection with Jesus. Let these captivating stories guide you towards some renewal and ignite the flames of belief again....

252 - Think The Best Culture 05.04.2024

This is the fourth episode in our Culture series with Tom O'Toole & Tim Simmonds. They will go through the 7 Cultures that their church Christ Church Manchester champion within their congregations. In this episode, Tim & Tom look at Think the Best Culture.

251 - Have a Go Culture 28.03.2024

This is the third episode in our Culture series with Tom O'Toole & Tim Simmonds. They will go through the 7 Cultures that their church Christ Church Manchester champion within their congregations. In this episode, Tim & Tom look at Have a Go Culture.

250 - Introducing Theology Club (with Tom O'Toole) 21.03.2024

Tom speaks about how the best theology conversations are ones that are faithful, generous and kind. On Broadcast we are launching a new series of courses under the banner of 'Theology Club', and the first will be available from Friday 22nd March at https://thebroadcastnetwork.org/courses/theology-club-men-women-church-leadership

249 - Metamorphosis: Spiritual Transformation Through Healthy Discipleship (with Matt Hatch) 07.12.2023

This week we take a break from our Culture series and bring you an interview with Matt Hatch. In this episode, Matt discusses his new book Metamorphosis: Unlocking Your Spiritual Transformation Through Healthy Discipleship.

248 - Second Chance Culture 01.12.2023

This is the second episode in our Culture series with Tom O'Toole & Tim Simmonds. They will go through the 7 Cultures that their church Christ Church Manchester champion within their congregations. In this episode, Tim & Tom look at Second Chance Culture.

247 - Culture Matters 25.11.2023

We're bringing a new series on the Broadcast podcast on Culture! In this series, Tom O'Toole & Tim Simmonds will go through the 7 Cultures that their church Christ Church Manchester champion within their congregations. To start with, Tom and Tim look at why culture matters.

246 - Remembrance Sunday And Theology Of War (with Paul Harrison) 09.11.2023

In this episode Tom speaks with Paul Harrison from Jubilee Church in Coventry about his recent study on the theological implications of how we engage with Remembrance Sunday in our churches, and what this might say about our theology of war. Note - The episode was recorded a few weeks ago, and so references to current events reflect the situations at the time of recording.

245 - So You Want To Go Multisite?: Systems for Multisite 17.08.2023

This is the last episode in our new series on the podcast "So You Want To Go Multisite?". Throughout this series Tom O'Toole and Tim Simmonds have been drawing from their own experiences of multisite church planting in Manchester over the past decade and covering topics such as vision, philosophy, leaders and systems. For this last episode they're looking at Systems for Multisite - Nuts and bolts...

244 - So You Want To Go Multisite?: Leaders for Multisite 28.07.2023

We're bringing you a new series on the podcast "So You Want To Go Multisite?". Throughout this series Tom O'Toole and Tim Simmonds will be drawing from their own experiences of multisite church planting in Manchester over the past decade and covering topics such as vision, philosophy, leaders and systems. For this third episode they're looking at Leaders for Multisite - Who You Need Where.

243 - So You Want To Go Multisite?: Philosophy for Multisite 28.06.2023

We're bringing you a new series on the podcast "So You Want To Go Multisite?". Throughout this series Tom O'Toole and Tim Simmonds will be drawing from their own experiences of multisite church planting in Manchester over the past decade and covering topics such as vision, philosophy, leaders and systems. For this second episode they're looking at Philosophy for Multisite - How Sites Relate to the...

242 - So You Want To Go Multisite?: Vision For Multisite 16.06.2023

Over the next few weeks we're bringing you a new series on the podcast "So You Want To Go Multisite?". Throughout this series Tom O'Toole and Tim Simmonds will be drawing from their own experiences of multisite church planting in Manchester over the past decade and covering topics such as vision, philosophy, leaders and systems. For this first episode they're looking at Vision For Multisite: build...

241 - 'Contentment' (with Neil Hudson, Live at Catalyst Hub) 07.06.2023

This week we dive in to a live session from the most recent Catalyst Hub in Worcester. We were joined by Neil Hudson, Neil is the former director of The London Institute for Contemporary Christianity, a lecturer at Regents College and has been an Elim pastor for 30 years+ in Salford and Guernsey. Within this session he spoke on contentment.

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