This is Church

The marriage covenant reflects Christ’s relationship to the church.    However, are our marriages reflecting God’s design? Andrew Selley talks to Gareth Burley from Kingfisher FM about how marriage impacts the church and the role church leaders need to play in marriages. Many people are struggling because they do not know God’s ways—He desires a restoration of His standard for marriage....

How should churches deal with unrepentant sin and work toward restoration in the body of Christ?    Discipline is a widely misunderstood and unused practice in today’s churches, but this forgotten responsibility of church leadership leads to true repentance and salvation. When we do not practice discipline, churches become unsafe and dangerous places, opening the door to those who lead p...

Finance is a subject we often shy away from in our churches.    It is important to bring the full counsel of Scripture when we talk about finance. We must put aside our opinions, even if that is rooted in negative experiences, as the Word of God has much to say about how we steward money. Finances are one of the resources the body of Christ needs to advance the Kingdom, and for leaders t...

Do we worship God according to His desire?    Worshipping God is one of the things that we will continue to do into eternity. However, many churches and believers have built praise and worship around their own experiences, holding onto preferences and traditions. Scripture shows us how God wants us to worship Him: in Spirit and in truth. Andrew Selley talks to Gareth Burley from Kingfish...

What does accountability and submission look like in a healthy church?    Andrew Selley unpacks a crucial, but controversial topic, in this conversation: accountability. This isn’t about control—it’s about coming into health, wholeness, and being equipped to do what Jesus has called you to. Many churches have failed to create a safe culture of openness and submission to leaders, but here...

Leaders shape the church—are we building on the right model?    In this session, we explore biblical leadership. In a world full of broken leadership models, this conversation calls us back to the New Testament pattern. Leadership structure is one of the most important aspects of church, as leaders steer the church and determine its future. They discuss the roles and qualifications of el...

Is “apostolic” just a church buzzword, or is it a vital part of God’s design for His Church?    Here, Andrew Selley speaks to Gareth Burley from Kingfisher FM about the biblical role of the apostle. Many believe that it was only the original twelve who were apostles, but when we delve into Scripture, we see the importance of the apostolic. Apostles are master builders, aligning churches...

What is a Christian’s real calling?     Believers are not called to transform politics or the marketplace with Christian values—we are called to bring people into God’s Kingdom. Here, Andrew Selley and Gareth Burley continue the conversation about the true purpose of the church. It is not a building; it is a people who are knitted together to create a dwelling place for God. In this...

God desires to reach this broken world, and He has chosen to do so through His church.    In this session, Andrew Selley talks to Kingfisher FM presenter Gareth Burley about the unique role of the church—it brings the Kingdom of God to the world. Every saint is to be trained and discipled to work together in this united purpose. The church you join is one of the most important decisions...

Did you know that Scripture gave us a blueprint to build our churches?    In this conversation, Kingfisher FM presenter Gareth Burley speaks to Andrew Selley about why he wrote This is Church , the book. They dive into what it would take for church leaders to build churches that reflect what Jesus had planned. God chose the body of Christ to reveal His manifold wisdom (Ephesians 3:10), b...

A holy covenant in a modern world.    While the culture around us may no longer view marriage as sacred, God still views marriage as a holy covenant. It is a picture of His relationship with His own Bride: the church. He hates divorce, not only because it breaks the holy bond between husband and wife, but because it also destroys the glory of His covenant with the church. Divorce is pain...

God disciplines those He loves.    God’s intent is for all of us to grow in holiness and Christ-likeness. This does not happen overnight, but is an ongoing process of saying ‘no’ to sin and ‘yes’ to obeying God. Just as parents, out of love and because they only want what is best for them, discipline their children when they are disobedient, God disciplines those He loves (Hebrews 12:6)....

What does the Bible say about money and the church?    Money is essential – without it, not much happens. But what does the Bible say about the attitude we are to have towards money and how money works in the church? God is not a spiritual slot machine whereby we give Him a certain amount of money in the hope that He will give us more back. The Bible does, however, lay down certain basic...

What should worship look like?    When we think of what God did for us, there is no doubt that He deserves radical praise and worship. What does this look like? The Bible is quite clear on what God wants and what He enjoys. It is not about what we find comfortable or enjoyable but what pleases Him. Likewise, we must learn not to worry about what others think about how we express ourselve...

Opening our lives to leaders and allowing them to speak the truth in love.    God’s desire is for us to grow up to look more and more like Jesus. This is an ongoing process, from the day we get saved until the day we go to be with Jesus. Every part of our lives needs to come into maturity and perfection. All of us have brokenness and blind spots (areas we do not see). All of us get stuck...

God's government for churches.    The Bible is clear on how God wants the local church to be governed, and sets two offices in place, namely elders and deacons. Elders are faithful men qualified for this office by their mature, Christ-like character. They are chosen by God and appointed by apostles to govern the local church with authority to teach, to equip the saints for the work of mi...

Building church according to Scripture.    God has a specific way of building His church. Nowhere in the New Testament do we see God building His church through denominations, networks, or independent churches. Rather, we see local churches working together in apostolic partnership to disciple certain areas of influence (“fields”) God has assigned to them. The role of apostles is to make...

Seeing God's Kingdom come to the nations.     The church is God’s primary vehicle to bring His Kingdom to earth (Ephesians 3:10). It is His Bride for whom He died and for whom He will return. As Jesus laid down His life for her, so should we. The church isn’t a building, an individual, or the people of God in a broad sense. It is a community of people gathered around the Father, in...

God's plan for impacting the world.    While Jesus is the means of our salvation, God's plan has always involved the church (Ephesians 3:10). Scripture shows that churches have different degrees of health – some are healthy, some sick, and some even dead. The early church (in Acts 2:42) is one of the strongest illustrations of a healthy church – a church that turned the ancient world ups...