Off Grid Christianity

International worship leader and recording artist Wayne explains what it was like becoming a Christian during the Jesus Movement in the USA 50 years ago. What are the similarities between Church then and now? What is going on with Christianity in Universities today? Wayne discusses his series of books including the latest title He Still […]

How did an athlete from Maine, USA run in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games for Northern Ireland? What is a gutty? What are supershoes? Why did Gladys want to learn more about religion and peacemaking? What is a Christian maverick? Why didn’t more ministers on both sides of the troubles get involved in peacemaking? What have […]

Author and Pastor since his university days in the 70’s, Andrew discusses his new book When Jesus Met Hippies: The Story And Legacy Of The Jesus People’s Movement In The UK. What is a hippy? Who are the new Hippies? How did the Church react to this initial movement? Andrew helps mentor leaders for the […]

This is one of those podcasts where the 5 Interest Getter questions take us on a journey I hadn’t seen forthcoming. Ian is a director of Leadership Training at Moorland’s Bible College and an ordained Baptist minister. He is an author of 15 books. Why was he made a Doctor of Divinity by the Acts […]

Another year over! Martin and Noel re-join me for this special festive podcast with yet another quiz before we tackle some questions that might tax your brain cells! So please sit back, enjoy and listen to some laughter along with some silly facts plus serious statements in which to ponder. If you’re feeling lonely over […]

Do you need encouraging? Please listen to today’s guest. Martin discusses his church’s operation called Havilah. Why did this simple idea eventually get recognition with A Queen’s Award For Voluntary Services? How do you support people in the community with mental health issues and drug addiction? I had a few topics to discuss with Martin […]

Why would the son of a dairy farmer become a scientist only to end up taking on the UK Government and eventually win? Why was there no licensed Christian Broadcasting prior to the 1990s? Why did get Gareth involved as MD in the early days of UCB? Why did he write a book called Scandalous […]

Charlotte is a Doctoral Researcher at Royal Holloway, University of London specialising in religious conflicts and Medieval History, including the Crusades which were not about what I had initially thought. Do you know your Enlightenment from your Reformation and your Aquinas from your CS Lewis? What about the Medieval theology compared to today’s? What would […]

I thought this podcast would be about his new book Turning The Tables On Ecclesiology. It is but it isn’t. It’s also another of those podcasts where we end up on a subject that wasn’t in the script but wow! am I glad we did. Why did Chris and his wife Meg adopt when they […]

I started my career in the UK Christian Media in the 90’s. There are 2 people I would now name that laid the foundations for what we have today. Peter is one of them and wow! What a podcast this is. If you wanted a This Is Your Life type edition (we do discuss Peter […]

What happened when a Policewoman came to raid his student accommodation? How did an atheist end up becoming a full time Prison Chaplain for 10 years 8 months and 2 days? Why should you put lead in the boot of a certain sports car? Chris explains how his background in business helped him deal with […]

I last interviewed Jonny way back in my radio presenting days around 1998. Jonny was one half of Jonny’s in The Basement and I have often wondered what happened to him since the CD was given airplay. We discuss his work with Christian Mission Society and his involvement with the Greenbelt festival which celebrated its […]

Jeannie Kendall, Minister and Lecturer at Spurgeon’s College, returns for this special stand alone podcast. What do we know about the women Jesus spent time with? What was a woman’s role 2,000 years ago? Were some of them disciples? What does the word Disciple mean? What does the word Apostle mean? What do we really […]

Richard is the Missions Director for ICS. What is ICS and what does a Missions Director do? Is it anything to do with NASA? What did Richard learn from all his years in British Youth For Christ? What does he mean by investing in yourself? Richard also discusses why he co-authored in 2006 Young People […]

What a lovely lady Jeannie is. She shares her thoughts on previous job roles including being a teacher and rising through the Baptist ranks before becoming a minister herself. Jeannie founded an award winning Counselling Service and she is now in the early years of retirement. Jeannie is a successful author and her third book […]

Paul,until a few years ago, was the Anglican Archdeacon for North West Europe. His main focus now is Christilience. But what is Christilience and why set up training courses to help you on your ‘journey’? Why is encouragement so important to us all? Did God create busy? In this absorbing podcast, Paul shares in perfect […]

Brendan had a very successful career in I.T. so why did he end up at a Benedictine Monastery on the Isle of Wight? A love of hiking and pilgrimage emerged and in 1994 Brendan and a friend begged their way across Northern Spain but why? In 2011, in memory of his brother Donal who had […]

I thought this interview would be about Michael and his book Unlocking The Growth – You Will Be Amazed At Your Church’s Potential, plus his school’s project God And The Big Bang. However, this episode is more than just the above., much more. What was it like being brought up by your Grandmother? Why? The […]

Wow! Bishop Richard is genuinely funny and the Most Embarrassing Moment feature will have you laughing massively out loud. Richard gives his view on the current state of the C of E and how as an atheist in his teenage years he ended up going to church. A scientist specialising in Agriculture before going into […]

Because it is the summer holidays, I have decided to take a small break. Normal service to be resumed shortly. However, this episode features the 5 questions and My Christian Hero, asked by the former BBC NI Political commentator and all round good egg Martina Purdy. Many have asked me what my answers would be […]

Here is a chance to hear my pilot episode recorded over a year ago. Martin was gracious enough to be the guinea pig and it was my chance to get behind a microphone again after stepping away from broadcasting nearly 20 years ago. Do not let the shortened episode put you off. We recorded 30 […]

Here is another chance to hear it in full. I am humbled that people are using this episode for home groups/ Facebook to promote discussion. We are also in the process of launching our own website and a chatroom will be included. In the meantime, should you wish to contact us our address is ogc@accessradio.biz

Peter has a Masters in Integrative Psychotherapy and holds full clinical membership of the United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapy (UKCP). He has been practising for 16 years and is currently a consultant for and vice chairman of the Churches Ministerial Counselling Service. He used to be a vicar for over 30 years in Staffordshire and […]

I thought this podcast would be about Jeremy telling us his delights in all things Hip-Hop as the ‘Rappin’ Chaplain’ and how he looks after those in the Hospice. How wrong was I. Why would a Rapper become a Spiritual Director and also a Chaplain to a Hospice? What was it like to be a […]

International Worship Leader and Singer/songwriter Dave Bilbrough joins me for a superb chinwag! What would Dave do with church services to win back a diminishing congregation? Would it involve umbrellas and a long stick? What does risk mean to him and why did he go to Myanmar? Why did a recent photo on social media […]