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St Luke's Church in Downham, south-east London, has won an award for being neurodiverse-friendly. Midweek activities, and Sunday services, are organised to be welcoming to autistic, dyslexic, dyspraxic, and other neurodiverse people. The Vicar, the Rev Nick Walsh, is himself neurodiverse. He says that welcoming everyone is an important part of the Christian faith: (The full podcast is below)

St Luke's Church in Downham, south-east London, has won an award for being neurodiverse-friendly. Midweek activities, and Sunday services, are organised to be welcoming to autistic, dyslexic, dyspraxic, and other neurodiverse people. The Vicar, the Rev. Nick Walsh, has been diagnosed with dyspraxia. Bill Shaw went along to the midweek club, 'The Front Room': https://stlukesdownham.co.uk/ https://g...

Former Counter-terrorism officer Jan Wiszniewski speaks about being a police officer, his work in Counter-terrorism, and being a Christian. This interview was recorded over Zoom during lockdown in January 2021. Music: 'Sappy' by Jahzzar on Free Music Archive If you enjoyed this, please buy me a Kofi! ko-fi.com/podcastplus   The best way to listen to podcasts? Use a 'podcatcher', such as QuiteRSS ,...

Christians across the country are preparing #Christmas gifts and treats to give away to people who may not otherwise get gifts at Christmas. The project, known as 'Love Christmas', was set up by the Church Revitalisation Trust. 'Love Christmas' grew out of 'Love your Neighbour', when Churches supported people affected by the COVID lockdown. This #podcast #report about 'Love Christmas' features the...

A '60 second sample' from a podcast documentary about a hackathon, organised by Kingdom Code, in October 2019. Over a hundred Christian coders, designers and web developers gathered to work on projects for 'Christianity Explored Ministries'  (CEM) and 'Christians against Poverty' (CAP). One of the Kingdom Build hosts, Amy, explains what the 'Build' is all about: (The complete podcast is below) 'Ex...

A podcast documentary about a hackathon, organised by Kingdom Code, in October 2019. Over a hundred Christian coders, designers and web developers gathered to work on projects for 'Christianity Explored Ministries'  (CEM) and 'Christians against Poverty' (CAP). https://kingdomcode.org.uk/ 'Expertly produced' (Hackathon coder) 'I think that it is great. Thank you so much for putting so much time in...

This is a '60 second sample' of the 'Protest against Rosebank' podcast recorded in London on Saturday the 6th of September 2025. Christian campaigner Judith Russenberger explains why she opposes the development of the Rosebank oilfield in the North Sea:   The complete podcast is below Produced by Bill shaw; Bill@BillShaw.plus.com

September is the season of Creation in the Church Calendar.  But we are destroying Creation; average global temperatures have risen by over 1 degree Centigrade over the last two centuries; the summer of 2025 was the hottest summer on record in the UK. There are still plans to drill for more gas and oil, including in the Rosebank oilfield in the North Sea. Christian campaign groups, including Chris...

Ukraine supporters have marched from the statue of St Volodymyr in London to the Russian Embassy. Russia invaded Ukraine on the 24th of February 2022. Protestors have been calling for the complete withdrawal of all Russian forces. Bill Shaw was at the demonstration:

This is a '60 second sample' of the podcast about Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre. Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre, in rural Sussex, provides a quiet, peaceful place where people can rest and healing can take place. A team of Chaplains are available for anyone to talk to; one of the team, Suzanne Owen, says it's a real privilege to be able to help:

Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre, in rural Sussex, was set up almost a hundred years ago. It provides a quiet, peaceful place where people can rest and healing can take place. A team of Chaplains are available for anyone to talk to. Bill Shaw went to visit: https://www.crowhursthealing.co.uk/

This is a '60 second sample' of the podcast about the Christian comedian, Andy Kind, when he performed at St Paul's Church, Brentford, West London; the full podcast is below:

Andy Kind has been a comedian for almost twenty years. He performs in pubs and clubs, and at Church events. Bill Shaw was at his gig at St Paul's Church, Brentford, West London:   'Your passion for podcasts certainly comes across - very professional'                                                                                     - Andy Kind   https://www.andykind.co.uk https://parishofbrentfor...

Christians held a vigil outside Parliament for the first ten days of Lent to call for action about Climate Change. Starting on Ash Wednesday, people prayed at the entrance to Parliament for twenty-four hours a day, until Saturday the 24th of February. Some of the campaigners taking part explained why they were involved.....

Christians are holding a vigil outside Parliament to call for action about Climate Change. The 'Lent Vigil for Climate Justice' has been organised by Churches, charities and campaign groups; people will be praying at the entrance to Parliament for twenty-four hours a day until Saturday the 24th of February. The vigil started with a service at St John's Church in Waterloo: Bill Shaw was there....

Christians across the country are preparing #Christmas gifts and treats to give away to people who may not otherwise get gifts at Christmas. This year is the fourth year of 'Love Christmas', run by the Church Revitalisation Trust. The project, known as 'Love Christmas', grew out of 'Love your Neighbour', when Churches supported people affected by the COVID lockdown. Here's a #podcast #report about...

Churches across the country are providing practical support for people in debt, people going hungry, and refugees and asylum seekers.   The project, called 'Love your Neighbour', helps people in Crisis, tackles the Causes of poverty, always offering Care to the whole person.   Bill Shaw reports on how Churches in Southampton, London, and Gateshead are making a difference:     Saint Mary's Church (...

This is a 60 second sample of the 'Christians against Climate Change' podcast. 'Christians against Climate Change' was recorded at 'The Big One' Climate Change protest in London on the 22nd of April, and includes interviews and extracts from a Church service held that day. This is a sample of the podcast - the complete podcast is below:

Christians have been taking part in 'The Big One' Climate Change protest in London. The protest takes place over four days; the organisers say that 50,000 people will take part. Groups such as Christian Climate Action, Green Christian and Christian Aid have been joining in; a Church Service led by Black Majority Churches has been held outside Parliament. Bill Shaw has been at the protest:     More...

Hundreds of young Christians took part in a national relay walk to COP26 to protest about climate change.   Members of the Young Christian Climate Network (YCCN) took it in turns to walk from St Ives in Cornwall, and Swansea in Wales, to Glasgow, for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) in October 2021.   The Church of England is committed to being carbon neutral by 2030, and is...

Christians are taking part in an Extinction Rebellion protest in London.   Members of Christian Climate Action are joining in to raise awareness of Climate Change.   Bill Shaw spoke to campaigner Rev Helen Burnett ( this podcast was recorded when Liz Truss was Prime Minister)     https://christianclimateaction.org/ https://rebellion.global/ https://www.stopcambo.org.uk/    

The Church of England is actively involved in a wide range of sports, both by providing Chaplains, and running sports projects. Eight areas - Birmingham, Blackburn, Ely, Gloucester, Guildford, Kensington in London, Norwich, and Rochester- are 'Sport and Wellbeing' Diocese, where the Church aims to promote physical, emotional and spiritual well-being through sport. Please click here for more inform...

If you could play any instrument in an orchestra, which one would you choose? How about one of the largest and most complex - the harp. Janice Nash has been playing the harp since she was a music student; Bill Shaw asked her about the instrument, the music, and the orchestras she has been part of....     Photo by Sara Budhwani on Unsplash

With the Lionesses through to the finals of the Women's World Cup, here's a Sixty Second Sample of the 'Church and Football' podcast. The podcast was made in 2021; Becky Jane, of Charlton Athletic Women's Team, starts by commenting on the profile that women's football was getting then:      Photo by Lars Bo Nielsen on Unsplash

  There are close links between the Church and football. Well-known football clubs were founded by Churches, and many clubs now have Chaplains for their teams. Bill Shaw reports on the past and present links between the Church and football - and why Chaplains don't pray for their team to win! (This podcast was recorded when Nigel Adkins was Charlton manager)     SportChaplaincyUK   Dagenham and Re...