Church ahead

3rd of 3 top men of Christian leadership. The outsider. The Pope is a great friend of Church ahead. Is he a liberal Christian? Is he as powerful as we think? Will he turn the ship? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

2nd of 3 profiles of tip top clergy. Justin Welby is top man Cantebury. Royal family negotiator, reformer, chief executive, church closer ....after a decade in post we take a view. Next week top man where?  Who could possibly be above ABC? Only 2 weeks to the politics series.   Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

Stephen Cottrell is top man York. 1st of 3 episodes on senior church leaders. Is the polytechnic archbishop any good? Can he preach well? Do I want to follow him? Have we go the tone right in our discussion about church leaders? Next week Justin Welby top man Canterbury. Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

3rd of 3 episodes about Time. What is the R rate for church? What period of your life do you need church? What grit does church put into your eye at each stage? Does church take the elderly for granted? Most vital of all where will Church ahead summer pop festival be this year? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

How often do you go to church? 2nd of 3 episodes about Time. What frequency was your church worship designed for? Does it matter if Christians go to church less often? What did the Church of England report find about offering services less often? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

Welcome back to Church ahead. Time we talked about time.   1st of 3 episodes about time and church. How long do you want your church to be? Are all church minutes 60 seconds? Does your church ever advertise the finish time? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

6th of 6 episodes on Jesus' death as the most important thing. Meet Matthew the accountant and gospel writer.   Has the Christian gospel been good news for Jewish people?  Or Muslims? Where did German anti-semitism come from? Is looking to the cross helpful for aggressor or victim? Congratulations to Church ahead on its first birthday. No broadcast 14 April 2023.  Next episode 21 April 2023 ...

Can a true Christian ever relax? 5 of what is now 6 episodes on the death of Jesus. Today we look at the effect of our obsession with death and pain. Meet Shaun the bus passenger on his way home from rehab. Next week what does our obsession with violence do for Christians as we meet the 4th member of the Evangelists group.   Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

4th of 5 episodes for Lent 2023 about the death of Jesus. Was Jesus' death God's idea? Good idea?  Bad idea? Does any atonement cut it? Do you want a relationship with the God who killed Jesus? Next time the last in this series ; what does Jesus' death do for us? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

Is Christianity a death cult? Compare the end of Jesus life with Christopher Marlowe, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and  Martin Luther King. Interview with historian gospel writer Luke. What does our concentration on the death of Jesus do for our relationship with him? Are we making Christ hard for people to find? Have we made his greatness invisible? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

Aesthetics.   What does it look like?  2nd of 5 episodes in our Lent series about the death of Jesus. In a visual world what does Church look like if Jesus' death is the most important thing about him? What category of film is the crucifixion? What age classification would it have? What use is this to Elsa on her last bus journey? Can you cope with the street facing crucifix of St Anne's...

Is Jesus death the most important thing about him? That's our question for Lent 2023. Here we consider the history of this idea... Next time what does Christianity LOOK like when Jesus death is centre stage? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

3rd of 3 episodes about evolution. Survival of the Fittest is controversial.  Does it apply to religion?   Is our faith fit enough to thrive?  Survive? Meet bus passengers Maria & Brian.   Bus passengers will help us consider how fit  the big Christian beliefs are? Next time the death of Jesus Christ. Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

2nd of 3 episodes on evolution. Shtisel is so successful in passing down his biological and spiritual genes he has a Netflix series named after him.  How successful has this generation of Christian parents been at passing on their faith?  Is the church gene failing to reproduce? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

This is a pivot episode ; 3rd of 3 on the zeitgeist but also 1st of 3 on evolution. How big a threat is evolution to church? Is  Judeo Christianity an ancient religion?   How far has church adapted to bottom up? If the world needs a religion able to adampt is Christianity the best candidate? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

2nd of 3 sessions on the zeitgeist church operates in. Why do older and younger generations see gender so differently? How do you young people consume music and what does this point to for the future of church? If you want to see the conservative evangelical picture guide to the the Gospel then go to www.twowaystolive.com Will church be able to sustain this binary thinking? Please send any comment...

1st of 3 episodes about the zeitgeist church operates in.   Today we look at disintermediation.  How does church play the role of intermediation? Why do so many people want to 'dis' this?    Is it fair that people require the services of an institution whilst avoiding institutions? Are we moving to an environment where people will not accept any institution mediating God? Please send any...

3rd of 3 ad clerums in the spirit of Hensley Henson bishop of Durham 1920-39. Why does Rev L get such a low grade? Do you agree that clergy suffer from an occupational lack of imagination? Next week a new series on the zeitgeist church operates in. The current trigger warning for discouraged clergy expires after today... Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

2nd of 3 ad clerums in the spirit of Hensley Henson. What does the distraction of clergy sound like? What is wrong with Twitter? How did Rev L tweet in his primary school playground? How have bishops of Durham tweeted badly across a 100 years? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

Which American listener was upset by our 2022 awards? Hensley Henson was the berating bishop of Durham. Here is the 1st of 3 ad clerums in his spirit. Trigger warning ; discouraged clergy please avoid episodes 35-37.   Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

Last episode of 2022.  What was the best experience of church this  year? Have you ever been to Ashton Under-Lyne? Please join us 6 January 2023 for the next series... Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

We review the year. Today the worst thing in the Church this year.   Next week the best.   You might like to know we can see where in the world our listeners are! Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

4th of 4 episodes about Jesus. Are you a heavenly Jesus Christian or a human Jesus Christian? How will the global church diverge? What do Europeans want from Jesus? What sort of songs will we sing about Jesus over the coming century? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

3rd of 4 episodes about Jesus. Rev L comes clean and gives the conclusion of his 44 year Quest. How personal is your relationship with Jesus? Is Church the Jesus Club? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com

2nd of 4 episodes about Jesus. If J walked past you would you recognise him? Can clever Germans help you spot him? What does Proverbs 4 v 7 have to do with books? Albert Schweitzer gave us the word.  Have you started your own quest? Would you rather go back to the era when church told you what to believe? Please send any comments to revl20c@gmail.com