Life & Leadership

Season 3 // Episode 16   Today’s conversation features David Devenish in conversation with Jez about Spiritual Authority. Before being involved in full time ministry David worked as a Civil Servant and in international banking, and was part of the first UN working party looking at the problem of debt in developing countries. Alongside this David planted Woodside Church in Bedford and served as par...

Season 3 // Episode 15   Rachel Turner is the founder of Parenting for Faith and has worked in churches for over 15 years as a Family Life Pastor, Children's Pastor, and a Youth Pastor. She runs training days for church leaders, consults and speaks at conferences on parenting and faith in the home. Rachel has also produced the Parenting for Faith course and is the author of nine books.   James Arc...

Season 3 // Episode 14   In today’s episode Jez speaks to Jo Johnson a clinical psychologist who specialises in MS and brain injury. She has written a range of family related publications and is now offering psychological intervention and workplace training using the acceptance commitment therapeutic model (a more recent version of CBT). Jo has also released several publications including two psyc...

Season 3 // Episode 13   In today’s episode Jez speaks to Lauren Windle about her story from addiction to discipleship.   For more information about Lauren along with links to her writing and media visit: https://laurenwindle.com/

Season 3 // Episode 12 Part of our Shorts series, this is part 3 on preaching with Andrew Wilson, where he explores how to prepare a sermon.  The video for today's podcast can be found here: VIDEO 3 https://youtu.be/BVj4m5oal_k Part one can be found here: https://youtu.be/G6yyKvK7T0c Part two is here: https://youtu.be/62GA0wf7YUc  

Season 3 // Episode 11 In today's episode Jez speaks to Claudine Roberts about her recently released book: Violence Against Women, El Roi discovering the God who sees.  Copies of the book are available to buy here: https://equippingthechurch.com/Products/ViewOne.aspx? ProductId=147096 

Season 3 // Episode 10 Part of our Shorts series, this is part 2 on preaching with Andrew Wilson, where he explores the journey of good preaching.  Part one can be found here: https://youtu.be/G6yyKvK7T0c and the video accompanying the audio for today is here: https://youtu.be/62GA0wf7YUc

Season 3 // Episode 9 Today’s episode features a conversation with Phil & Sarah Varley about how God spoke to them and ultimately led them to move city, country and church to plant a new work of God in Rotterdam.  If you want to find out more or connect with Phil & Sarah please visit their website: https://www.360degreeview.nl/  

Season 3 // Episode 8 As part of our Shorts series Jez speaks to Andrew Wilson about preaching. In this episode they discuss the purpose of preaching. Look out for further episodes on how to communicate well and advice on preparing a sermon. The video that accompanies this podcast can be found here: https://youtu.be/G6yyKvK7T0c

Season 3 // Episode 7 In this episode Jez speaks to cross cultural missiologist, church panter and Bible teacher Andy McCullogh about what God's doing around the world, his latest book 'The Bethlehem Story' and Jesus' love of the margins and marginal people across the world. For more information about the Unreached Network Internship programme and more visit:  www.unreached.network/internship/ For...

Season 3 // Episode 6 In this episode Jez concludes his series on leadership conversations with Simon looking at the subject of loving well, when people leave your church, along with also some practical nuts and bolts advice on leading meetings in church and ministry.  The videos that accompany these podcasts can be found here: https://youtu.be/pm4G1fIHTrs & here: https://youtu.be/ODemvlck0x0   Pr...

Season 3 // Episode 5 In this episode Jez speaks to Anne Witton missionary, speaker and one of the directors of Living Out an organisation that exists to help churches and soc iety talk about faith and sexuality. Anne studied philosophy at UCL and has an MA in Contemporary Missiology. She is happily single and loves Christianan community, books and playing her ukulele. More information about Livin...

Season 3 // Episode 3 The second of our Shorts episodes; in this bite sized collation of leadership wisdom from Everyday Church team leader Simon Elliott ( www.everyday.org.uk ) Jez and Simon discuss identity, signs of the kingdom and the all important and much overlooked topic of 'success' in ministry and how to define it. Videos from these shorts are available here: Measuring Success: https://yo...

Season 3 // Episode 3 In this episode Jez speaks to Dr Dan Strange about his book 'Making Faith Magnetic' and about how to spot the longing for what Jesus offers within every person we meet. The Five Magnetic Points he describes are: 1) Totality: Is there a way to connect? 2) Norm: Is there a way to live? 3) Deliverance: Is there a way out? 4) Destiny: Is there a way to control? 5) Higher Power: I...

Season 3 // Episode 2 Leadership Shorts. In this episode, our first 'leadership shorts' Jez shares some reflections from a conversation with Simon Elliot about models of leadership, the need for accountability and the importance of self-awareness among leaders. Previous videos from these shorts are available here: Measuring Success: https://youtu.be/2vGUjV005qc   On Personality & Identity: https:/...

Season 3 // Episode 1 Welcome to Season 3. In this episode Jez speaks to Bible teacher and pastor Mick Taylor about his insight into three modes of revelation acknowledged and appreciated by scripture.

Season 2 // Episode 24 In this episode Jez speaks to Liz Holden about a life of ministry, her journey to faith and some of the things she’s still passionate about now.

Season 2 // Episode 23 In this episode Jez speaks to Wendy Stevens about the commission on Christians to open up their homes and offer hospitality. They explore the challenges and obstacle to hospitality and the opportunities it creates for facilitating encounters with grace. For more resources on hospitality we would recommend the following books:    Rosaria Butterfield: The Gospel Comes With a H...

Season 2 // Episode 22 In this episode Jez speaks to John Woods about preaching and his new book 'God is in the House' a book that offers a fresh model for sermon preparation. John is hosting the conference The Dead Preacher's Society taking place on 5th-6th July 2022.  www.deadpreachers.com John has a phd in preaching and is the training director for the School of Preacher's Trust:  www.schoolofp...

Season 2 // Episode 21 In this episode Jez speaks to Jake Goodison, a product designer from Sussex about the lessons he thinks we can learn by becoming students of God’s world. For more information about Jake and for where to find his book visit: www.god-tech.co.uk

Season 2 // Episode 20 In this episode Jez speaks to Dr Andy Bannister about what Christianity has to say about the environment. Andy works for the Solas Centre for Christian apologetics: https://www.solas-cpc.org/  and hosts a weekly podcast called: Pod of the Gaps ( https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pod-of-the-gaps/id1556602474 )  He has a phd in Islamic studies and has written several books...

Season 2 // Episode 19 In the introduction to today's episode Jez promoted an upcoming conference, information about which is available here: www.deadpreachers.com  In the episode Jez speaks to Dr Lizzie Ling about abortion.  Dr Ling worked as a medical practitioner for many years and is now Associate Minister of Women at St. Ebbe's church in Oxford. In 2020 as part of the 'Talking Points' series...

Season 2 // Episode 18 In this episode Jez speaks to Peter Anderson, planter and pastor of City on a Hill church in Edinburgh as well as leading the Go Global family of churches. He’s married to Angie, dad to Becky & Michael. As part of the introduction to this episode Jez also mentioned the conference The Dead Preacher's Society taking place this July in Eastbourne. More information about the con...

Season 2 // Episode 16 Suzie Kennedy is an English actress and comedian who is best known for her work as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike. She has impersonated MM in TV commercials and played her in several films including: Me and Marilyn (the 2009), The Theory of Everything, and Blade Runner 2049. She has also appeared as herself on The Alan Titchmarsh Show, The Weakest Link, come Dine with Me, The Ch...

Season 2 // Episode 15 For today's podcast Jez spoke to Meic Pearse a church historian originally from Britain who now lives in Croatia and the United States, where he is emeritus professor of history at Houghton College in Houghton, New York. He lectures widely in Britain, the Balkans, Russia and America where he has addressed the US Congressional leadership. Years before he taught at London Scho...