Church ahead

3rd of 3 weeks talking about inclusivity amongst Evangelicals. Vaughan Roberts is an important naysayer against sexuality reform in Church of England.  He is not one of the "inclusive evangelicals" but is he more inclusive and more evangelical than them?  Can't we credit our opponents with helping this issue? Do you agree with Rev L that evangelicals now talking openly is the big li...

Last time Inclusive Church.   This time "inclusive evangelicals". What do they bring to the party? What will their conference be like? We pay tribute to the contribution of Rev Marcus Green & Rev John Peters. Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

What is Inclusive Church? Is it really inclusive? Are liberal Christians any more inclusive than conservative Christians are faithful? Is welcome a better value than inclusion? This is the first of 2 episodes about inclusion. Nearly there...summer pop festival coming soon. Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

What do we want to be? What is our language of aspiration. Do you want to be holy? Next week Inclusive Church. Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

Centenary episode. Yes 100! Do you see yourself and your own life in Church? The world around us is developing a rich vocabulary to define who and what I am.  Can Church catch up? Why do some people prefer tv to church? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

Final week in the Manchester new town of Wythenshawe. Niklaus Pevsner thought he could see a pattern in the opening of churches. Can we see a pattern in closing of churches? This episode is in tribute to Mrs M Prophet (one of Wythenshawe's finest women). Next time  when Church talks about me can I recognise myself? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

This time we put the Church of England in a boxing match with some young competitors. Will they fight clean or dirty? Do the Worldwide Message Tribe put in or take out from Wythenshawe? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

We look back on 80-90 years of church life in Wythenshawe estate, Manchester.   Roman Catholics and Church of England play each other in our football cup final. Who is the star player? What is the score? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

New series on the most important church planting experiment modern Manchester has ever seen. What is it like to wake up in Wythenshawe? Why is Niklaus Pevsner so fascinated? What does church stand for? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

Final episode on lay ministry. What would you transfer from clergy to lay hands? Money, HR, PR, Safeguarding? How about the Reformation 3? Next time we wake up in Wythenshawe... Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

2nd of 3 episodes about lay ministry. What don't lay people do? How about ; live forever, volunteer in the same numbers or like being taken for granted. Is there a volunteering crisis in church? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

New series on lay ministry. What do lay leaders do? Sir John Betjemen 'Septuagesima' poem 1954. Is lay ministry the clergy assistance department? Meet John.  What should we do with him? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

Final episode on resurrection. Is resurrection Christianity's strentgh or weakness? Philip Larkin Aubade. Don Cuppitt.   Crassly crude, subtly silent, deathly denial  and  / or distraction. The real spiritual business of life has got nothing to do with resurrection. Happy Easter. No broadcaast 5 April.  Next episode Friday 12 April on Lay Ministry.   Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail....

Penultimate episode on resurrection. How much notice do Christians take? One  Anglican archbishop lionises resurrection.  The other ignores it.  Artist Stanley Spencer of Cookham.  Burghclere chapel/ Sandham memorial chapel. Is Spencer a spiritual genius or just an oddball? How is Maria on her way to wait tables in Dallas after losing her mother? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

We are taking a long hard look at Jesus' resurrection. What does this belief do for our experience of God? Does resurrection bring God closer or push him further? Is the God of resurrection near or remote? Did he really want his son to come here? Next time what does resurrection do for us? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

2nd of 2 weeks on Jesus and resurrection. How does resurrection affect our picture of Jesus?   We survey his ascension, return and headship of church to find out.  Can someone who has not known permanent death really empathise with us?  Next time how does resurrection affect our picture of God? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

When you add resurrection onto Jesus' life what difference does it make? Will it help Maria on a bus to work in Dallas? We look at Jesus' birth & resurrection, miracles & resurrection and most of all Jesus' death & resurrection.   Which American cartoon is most like resurrection? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

2nd in our Lent series on the Resurrection. Are you more of a cross Christian or a resurrection Christian? Meet the elders from Rev L's youth who place a wager on a 2 horse race. Which horse wins the race of history ; Good Friday or Easter Sunday? Does anyone care what resurrection actually means? Can you spot Rev L's mistake at about 15.00 minutes in?  He gets the horse names muddled! P...

For Lent a major new series ; is the Resurrection Christianity's greatest asset? We meet 3 Cumbrian traditional Christians on Easter Sunday. We look at 3 paintings by Caravaggio; 1.  Supper at Emmaus. 2.  The Incredulity of St Thomas. 3.  Raising of Lazarus. Next week some history. Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

3rd of 3 episodes about the youngest monotheistic world religion. Singularity.  Exteriorality.  Finality.  3 theological themes Rev L notices in Islam.   Has any prophet really had the last word? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

We take the tour of Didsbury Mosque. 2nd of 3 episodes on Islam. Would you like to see more mosques? Is the Bishop of Bradford  primarily a church leader or an interfaith diplomat? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

We go outside Judeo -Christianity for the first time. First of 3 weeks with Muslims.   What do we want the relationship of Christians and Muslims to look like? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

3rd of 3 episodes on our non-church crawl. This week we are in a discussion group of the Philosophy forum of Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society. Is their group better than a church discussion group? What does the scoreboard look like after 3 weeks? Is the momentum with church or non-church? Next time the rise of Islam. Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

Are hotel weddings better than church weddings? In the 2nd stop of our non church crawl we are at the Edwardian Radisson for a family wedding.   Why is church losing market share for weddings? Next week - the cleverest learned society in town. Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

Welcome to Getting Out our new term of podcasts for early 2024. We are getting outside of church to look at ourselves from a distance. Today AC Grayling's lecture Proving Atheism for World Darwin Day. Did he really prove anything? Are atheist preachers any good? Next week a hotel wedding. Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com