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Every so often, James and Wayne take on a live MTV session, where they answer questions from the congregation in real-time. This time, the questions focused heavily on global politics, tariffs, and self-interested leaders. Wayne and James dive into these topics, exploring them through the lenses of culture, theology, and life.

In the news this week we read about a group of scientists in Antarctica who have fallen out and are stuck together waiting for a rescue. James and Wayne unpack what that story tell us about human nature and what lessons are there for us back in the 'normal' world.

James and Wayne are back from a short break and talk about what it means to follow the greatest commandment in a world where people are encouraged to have 'main character energy'.

The King took Sir Keir Starmer to see his beautiful new town in Cornwall this week. Afterwards Sir Keir said he wants to build another 120 towns like it. Why do we long for beauty in our communities, what does good design reveal about humanity and the Creator and does excellence matter in things we do?

James and Wayne discuss the disagreement between JD Vance and Rory Stewart about who and how Christians should love others. What does it tell us about our culture and how we disagree? How should we think about loving others as Christians?

James and Wayne have go at answering some questions a member of the church family sent in that his friends had asked him about Christianity and faith.

James and Wayne are back to discuss the debate around gender.

Wayne and James sit down for our first ever MTV? live, that we recorded earlier in December! They had different topics / questions raised on the morning from members of B&A of which they chose one and spoke on it in their MTV? style of looking at culture, theology and life.

This week James and Wayne talk about the Premier League footballer, Marc Guehi, who wrote 'Jesus loves you' on his pride armband and what this tells us about inclusion, difference and good conversation.

Boris Johnson said some thing this week and he blamed the church for them. We talk about why he might have done that, what he missed out on and how we think about the why behind issues in a post Christian culture.

A story about 132 hamsters getting loose on a plane got the guys thinking about small things and why they really matter in life and in faith.

James and Wayne discuss what the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the fact that Gary Lineker is ending his time as the presenter of Match of the Day tell us about our culture? What do we look for in certain public positions and why? How does this link to the good news of Jesus for us and for our culture?

Can we change what we think as Christians?

Who is president of the United States is a big deal, not just for Americans but for everyone. James and Wayne talk about how we should think about the election from a UK perspective, what difference Christian faith makes and how then we should pray for the new president.

Wayne and James discuss recent decisions around the availability of life-extending drugs and how our reactions to those decisions expose what we think about life.

Why your friends might think differently to you.

It's been a while but the vicars are back! This week, we’ll be engaging in a thoughtful discussion about the situation in the Middle East. Together, we’ll explore how as Christians we should think about it and talk with our friends about what is happening.

This week Wayne has a chat with a member of B&A, Esther, about the ongoing conflict in Gaza and how as followers of Jesus we can think, talk and pray about the situation. We're also joined by Esther's daughter Sehna! If you're interested in reading/ finding out more about the conflict here are some helpful links and articles recommended by Esther: Palestinian Voices: https://www.in...

After watching the first episode of Mr Bates vs. the Post Office, James and Wayne talk about how to be a prophet when you find yourself in the middle of an organisation or a culture where there is injustice and dysfunction. They do also define what they mean by prophet!

In light of the horrendous ways that death has visited our city recently, with fatal stabbings of teenage boys and the killing of three young children, James and Wayne discuss Christian beliefs about death and how to have difficult conversations.

In the light of the recent horrific fatal stabbings of two teenagers in Bristol, Wayne and James examine the city where we live and question how well we might know the place we live.

James and Wayne take you through what Bringing Bristol to Jesus, the new vision for 2024, means for the B&A church family.

Wayne and James kick off this podcasting year with the launch of "Bringing Bristol to Jesus", a B&A refresh of where it's going and where it wants to be, as a growing force in the city we love.

Following Wayne Massey’s recent Mission to Uganda as part of SOMA UK, James and Wayne discuss what Wayne saw and experienced and reflect on the difference between a post Christian culture and one that is Christian or even pre Christian. How can we apply what we see God doing elsewhere to Bristol and the UK in 2023? Uganda Mission in numbers; 10 days, average temperature 28 degrees centigrade, appr...

James in conversation with Ed Shaw, Pastor of Emmanuel City Centre Church, Bristol, about the recent voting by the Church of England to welcome the blessing of same sex marriages in dedicated church services. The amendment to the motion scraped through by one vote; the amended motion passed by 227 votes to 203.