Jubilee+ Podcast

Season 2 of the Proximity Collab podcast is here, and we’re diving into Isaiah 58 Kicking off with a bang, Sam Ward and Natalie Williams take on the hot topic of fasting. What happens when spiritual practices become duty rather than delight? Could the same be true of our relationship with God, and if so, how might that disconnect also distance us from his heart for our communities? For more inform...

What happens when we commit to our communities for the long haul? And how can our lives reflect the Lord’s splendour, even through our imperfections? In this final episode of the season, Sam Ward and Natalie Williams conclude their journey through Jesus’ manifesto, sharing stories and insights on rootedness, resilience and real hope. For more information, please head to: Jubilee+ - https://jubilee...

The gospel isn’t just good news when life is going well, it’s hope for the hardest moments too. In this episode, Natalie Williams and Sam Ward explore how, even in seasons of mourning and despair, we can experience the joy of God that sustains and strengthens us. For more information, please head to: Jubilee+ - https://jubilee-plus.org The Message Trust - https://www.message.org.uk/ Proximity - ht...

This week, Sam Ward and Natalie Williams dive into the depths of grief, exploring God’s profound willingness to meet us in our sorrow. They reflect on what it means to share in the grief of others, especially within our communities, and how, even in suffering, we can encounter the presence of Christ. A tender, honest conversation about pain, hope, and the God who draws near. For more information,...

In this powerful episode of the Proximity Collab podcast , Natalie Williams (Jubilee+) and Sam Ward (The Message Trust) unpack how Jesus’ declaration still echoes through our estates and communities. They explore how we can push back the darkness around us – and why God’s anger at injustice is something we should be thankful for. For more information, please head to: Jubilee+ - https://jubilee-plu...

Where might we, as Christians, be unknowingly complicit in systems of oppression? And how can we become agents of justice in our own communities? Join Sam Ward ( The Message Trust ) and Natalie Williams ( Jubilee+ ) as they tackle these challenging questions and share practical ways we can confront injustice with courage and compassion. For more information, please head to: Jubilee+ - https://jubi...

Sam and Nat are back, diving deeper into Jesus’ radical manifesto in Luke 4. This week, they explore what keeps us from seeing the goodness of God – and how confronting poverty up close can open our eyes. When we make injustice personal, it transforms how we see the world and how we live out the gospel. For more information, please head to: Jubilee+ - https://jubilee-plus.org The Message Trust - h...

What does true freedom look like in our communities? In the second episode in collaboration with Proximity , Sam Ward ( Message Trust ) and Natalie Williams ( Jubilee+ ) are looking at how we can bring Christ's freedom to the lives of our neighbours and why it’s so important to celebrate the small changes we see in people’s lives. For more information, please head to: Jubilee+ - https://jubilee-pl...

Join Sam Ward from The Message Trust and Natalie Williams from Jubilee+ as they dig deep into the manifesto of Jesus in Luke 4. In this powerful new series, they unpack how our words shape our understanding of poverty – and how the Church can lead the way in eradicating it. Together, they’ll explore what it really means to be good news to the poor in our time. This isn’t just another conversation....

In today’s episode, Rosie Hopley draws on Colossians 3:3 (and the life of St. Anthony of Egypt) to explore what it means for our lives to be hidden in Christ. @jubileeplus

Guest contributor Alianore Smith considers how an Anglican Morning Prayer relates to Larissa, one of 7 million Ukrainian refugees to cross the border. Another inspiring story of rescue and redemption from the IJMUK team. @alianoree @IJMUK

What did a swimming lesson teach Abi Thomas about the spiritual discipline of solitude? Tell us in the comments how you encounter God by deliberately pausing for breath…

For today’s episode, Jez Field heads on to the South Downs to ask: Who are your role models? And do they practice what they preach when it comes to mercy?

In today’s episode Rachel Wilson draws on Psalm 77 to explore how an accurate memory of God’s mercy can propel us in faith.

In today’s episode, Andrew Wilson considers how, despite their different life stories and social standing, Mary and Zechariah both burst forth in song about the mercy of God.

In today’s episode, @KemiKoleoso considers the life, death and resurrection of Dorcas, a believer rich in mercy.  For more information about Jubilee+, head to our website: https://jubilee-plus.org

The Bible is filled with the stories of people who cry out to God in their distress. In this week’s episode Natalie looks at the reasons why, and God’s response…

In today’s episode, author Claudine Roberts shares from her own experience as she considers the disturbing story of Dinah, and the search for God's mercy even in a context of violence.

In this week’s episode, guest contributor John Groves helps us to find mercy in unexpected places, even when we drift from God…

How often do we consider God's discipline toward us an expression of his mercy? Natalie uses Isaiah 38:17 to explores this theme in today's episode.

Natalie reflects on the importance of meditating on each attribute of God, and worshipping him in all his fulness and perfection.

We are called to be vessels of mercy, but what sort of vessel is both transformed by mercy, and a means of others receiving? Rachel Wilson goes back to Jeremiah 17:8 to find out.

It's the final episode in our Voice Raisers series, here on the Jubilee+ podcast. We’ve been exploring the Bible’s call for Christians to be change-bringers by raising our voices. Today Rachel Wilson from Jubilee+ is going to close the series by helping us reflect on how we raise our voices, and the voices of those around us. This talk was originally recorded for the Churches That Change Communiti...

On our Voice Raisers episode today we are going to hear from Will Pearce . Will is a leader and Elder at King’s Church Leicester . He is going to talk to us about the challenge to Christians to bind the broken hearted. This talk was originally recorded for the Churches That Change Communities conference , held in Liverpool late last year. 

In these special Voice Raisers episodes we’re exploring the Bible’s call for Christians to be change-bringers. Today we are going to hear from Ben Parish . Ben works in the NHS as a Physiotherapist in Lowestoft, and is a member of the Jubilee+ Core Team . He’s going to be helping us reach beyond local action to become system changers.