Mission Disco

Simon Kilpatrick & Ross Hill speak with Ann Marie Kerr and Alain Emerson about learning from the current season and the future of the church.

For the next few weeks, some of our team will be chatting with people who are exploring church & mission here in Ireland. So take a break from work, put on the kettle & join us on Tuesday mornings. We'll be chatting about church, mission, & prayer. Anne & Simon talk with Gladys about life in lock down, biscuits, buses to West Dublin, and what God has been teaching through this time.

With Simon Kilpatrick, Ruth Garvey-Williams and Fraser Hosford . In this month's episode Simon chats with Ruth and Fraiser about Gloriously Ordinary - the latest release by Praxis Press, written by Ruth which explores embracing incarnational mission in contemporary Ireland. PraxisPress is driven by the importance of the Irish voice and stories from those on the front line of mission in Ireland.

Part 2 of our two part series on 'Mission and the Marketplace'. Simon and Brian talk with Ross Hill about the church and business, and what he has learned navigating both worlds. Ross talks about how implementing the concepts of entrepreneurship can be used as a tool to drive mission.

Part 1 of our two part series on mission and the marketplace. Simon and Brian talk with Clifford Sullivan, with Transform Our World, about the hope and possibility of seeing the church planted and thriving everywhere. Check out more about the work Clifford has been doing with Transform Our World Ireland at ekklesiaeverywhere.com

Leading now - what does this mean? Many of us thought the new online reality would be short lived... Leaders and churches are exhausted from the toll of the last few months: the life changes, creativity needed, and the pressures to produce and communicate in a new way. We have all needed to adapt to this new reality. This month Simon & Brian discuss what has happened, what is ahead for us, and how...

Simon and Brian discuss what it means when Jesus says "If you want to save your life then lose it" and the implications in our current culture of self care. To embrace the rhythm of rest while also saying my life is for others.

This month Simon and Brian talk to Paul and Paula Gallucci about their ministry in Limavady.

Simon and Brian talk about some ideas surrounding the spiritual process of reshaping the church in this new time. Specifically as we think about our ministry systems and re-evaluate in light of this possibility of uncontested change right now, we need to look at the spiritual process not just a tactical process.

Simon and Brian reflect and imagine what God is up to in this current time and what we are learning about the Church and our hopes going forward.

A reflection on a word from Michael Briggs focused on Jeremiah 29 and the missionary principle of interdependence.

Simon and Brian take a look at our new reality of quarantines and isolation and what that means as missionaries. praxisnetwork.ie

In the March two-part edition of Mission Disco, Brian & Simon discuss the importance of the role of art in mission. What we can learn from the creative process, and how do we apply this learning to the life of mission.

In the March two-part edition of Mission Disco, Brian & Simon discuss the importance of the role of art in mission. What we can learn from the creative process, and how do we apply this learning to the life of mission.

For the February edition Simon and Brian talk about unity in mission, Collaboration versus token unity in order to co-labour together for the mission of God and what unity and mission can look like.

Simon, Brian and guest, Matthew Broderick continue their discussion on how coaching is an emerging critical skill for people working and serving in ministry.

Simon, Brian and guest, Matthew Broderick discuss how coaching is an emerging critical skill for people working and serving in ministry.

"What you measure you go after." Brian and Simon discuss church metrics and the dynamics of how what you measure effect how you grow.

Simon and Brian continue their conversation with Michael Briggs about what it looks like create space for conversation and dialogue in the midst of a polarised world.

Simon and Brian talk with Michael Briggs about what it looks like create space for conversation and dialogue in the midst of a polarised world.

Simon and Brian speak with Fraser Hosford about his life and his new book titled "Down with This Sort of Thing". Fraser discusses his rethinking the concept of freedom, delivers some great insight about contemporary Irish culture and endures slagging from Simon. downwiththisbook.com

"Microchurches can be strong, beautiful, accessible and potent portraits of just what Jesus had in mind, if not for all time, at least for ours." -Brian Sanders Simon and Brian discuss the concept and need of the microchurch and Brian's new book, Microchurches and the need for the smaller church. You can find out more about Brian's new book at asmallerway.com - now available to buy.

"Microchurches can be strong, beautiful, accessible and potent portraits of just what Jesus had in mind, if not for all time, at least for ours." -Brian Sanders Simon and Brian continue from part 1, discussing the concept and need of the microchurch and Brian's new book, Microchurches and the need for the smaller church. You can find out more about Brian's new book at asmallerway.com - now availab...

Simon and Brian discuss the importance of calling in our lives. Information about calling labs in Dublin and Belfast found at praxismovement.ie

Following on from hearing Andrew's story in episode 4, Simon and Brian discuss re-imagining chaplaincy and what that might look like for us today.