We Are Christchurch

Lindsey and Lewis are back! And this week, they're digging a little deeper into Matthew 18: 5 - 10. What's the difference between a friendship and a clique? Does it matter that I'm naturally introverted? How does the gospel compel me to welcome others?

We're back! Join Lindsey and Lewis as they go a little deeper into the opening sermon of our Life Together series.  You can listen to the sermon here: https://christchurchnewport.co.uk/media/jdhhg84/life-together-childlike If you'd like to submit a question for upcoming episodes you can do so here: https://ccnewport.churchsuite.com/forms/7mfga0rn  

Over the past few months, we've been privileged to witness a number of people from different backgrounds, with different stories and various experiences of the Christian faith come to know Jesus and express an interest in being baptised. So in this episode of We Are Christchurch, Lewis and Bob run through some of the most common questions regarding this ancient practice. What is baptism? The New C...

We're welcoming a host of guests to come preach throughout the summer. And returning on August 25, by popular demand, is Sammy Davies. Sammy is an old friend to us as a church. He's pastored Ammanford Evangelical for over 15 years and though he's preached with us a bunch of times, we've never heard his story. So here it is. Last week Lewis traveled to the Union campus in Bridgend and found out mor...

Simon Voth is a Masters student at Giessen Seminary in Germany, and from September through to April, we were delighted to welcome him as a pastoral intern. It was a pure joy and we're delighted to welcome him back to preach on Sunday August 18.  Simon became well loved among us as a church, but his personal story isn't well known. So ahead of him preaching, Lewis sat with him to find our more.

As we conclude our series through Romans 8, here's one last teaching - not a sermon, not a conversation - but a rewording of the glorious grace found through life 'in Christ'.

Romans 8 changed her life.   As we conclude our series through this magnificent passage, one of our members shares how these words changed everything for her.   When Gloria felt the shame of a broken marriage and the fear of parenting alone, Romans 8 brought her liberating grace. Listen in as she tells her story.          

Last week Lewis flew to Scotland to catch up with Sam Wilkins. As you'll hear in the pod, Sam left Newport in order to turn his back on a previous life of drug dealing and gang violence. Five years later, he's preparing to plant a church on the Gorgie estate. As a church, we're delighted to support this work through our mission fund, and so in this special episode of We Are Christchurch, Lewis and...

Ahead of Christopher returning to preach at Christchurch on April 7, here's a short interview Lewis recorded with him.

On Sunday, our friend Steve Levy is joining to preach the penultimate message from our 1 Peter series. Get to know his story by listening in on this conversation he had with Pete Greasley from 2015.

As our series through 1 Peter draws to a close, Lindsey and Lewis dissect Sunday's message 'Post-Christian Survival Guide' and answer listener questions. [If you find Lew's keys, please get in touch…]

What does it mean to do good? For 2000 years the church has sought to live this out, often at great cost. Why? Listen in as Lindsey (stifles the lurgy and) asks Lew about Sunday's message, Good in Exiles.   Have you got the app?   ‎  

It's a We Are Christchurch special as Lewis travels to East Sussex to meet Terry Virgo. We hear Terry tell his story from his early life in Brighton, conversion through his sister's boldness and subsequent ministry spanning seven decades. Terry has seen God move, first among a small group of believers and outward into a movement of 1500 churches in over 70 countries globally. It was thrilling to h...

On Sunday September 17, Joel Virgo preached a wonderful message from Matthew 8. If you haven't heard it,  here it is . The day before preaching, Lew sat down with him to hear his story of life and ministry. Here's the chat.

A quick pod!  Gav and Lew travelled to East Sussex this week (you'll have to listen in to find out why). On the way home they took a few moments to look back over the first two years of The Church Office.

We're back! After a summer break, The Debrief returns to delve deeper into the message preached at Christchurch Newport last Sunday. It was called 'A Good Life' and you can hear it here . The night before school restarts (which might explain some of the background excitement…), Lindsey and Lew recap the message, probe a little deeper into applying it to our lives, and answer listeners questions. I...

Tom Clewer is an old friend. Of Christchurch, of the pastoral team, of Lew, and of so many in our church. He's the pastor of Grace Community Church, Porthcawl, and on August 20 he's coming to preach Psalm 121 to us. Ahead of his coming, Lew visited the Welsh Riviera to hear something of his story. Grace abounds!

In 2018, alongside a small group of believers, Owen and Charlotte Cottom planted Grace Church Cardiff, located in Grangetown - the most ethnically diverse postcode in the country. Ahead of him coming to preach on August 6, Lewis caught up with him to hear some of his life story and how Grace was started.

Before we take a break for the summer, Pete and Lew get together to chat more about  Sunday's message , and answer your questions - thank you! They cover a load of territory from transgenderism, to belonging to why there are better podcasts out there… During the conversation, Pete referenced a message Ed Shaw gave at Christchurch recently. You can listen to that  here .

Lindsey and Lewis catch up to briefly talk hanging baskets before going deeper into 1 Peter 1: 13-21, and the message Christchurch heard on Sunday June 25. What is holiness? And what practical steps can we make to living it out? And  why does it matter anyway?

Lindsey caught up with Bob at his house to chew over Sunday's message  What a Salvation! Listen in as we go a little deeper into what it means for 'the Spirit of Christ to predict the sufferings of Christ' and how Christchurch seeks to build community around the Bible.  

Join Gavin, Lew AND JACK! as they chat over and think through applying  Post-Christian Joy , a sermon preached at Christchurch Newport on Sunday June 11.

Daniel Hames is one of the pastors at St Aldates Oxford, a lecturer at Union School of Theology and the author of God Shines Forth (which he co-authored with Mike Reeves). He also  dabbles in a bit of song writing … His passion in life is helping the church grow into a deeper joy of understanding God as Trinity, and that's why we've invited him to come preach to us on June 4 on that subject. Ahead...

Ed Shaw is pastor of Emmanuel City Centre, Bristol and one of the founders of Living Out, and organisation established to help people, churches and society talk about faith and sexuality. On Wednesday, June 7 at 7:30pm Ed will be joining us to share his story of same sex attraction and the greater joy found in rooting his identity in Jesus Christ. He'll speak frankly and honestly of ongoing attrac...

As a follow up to last  Sunday's message , Lewis sat in Pete's garden and asked him questions about the place of prophecy in the life of Christchurch Newport. Thank you to all who submitted questions! We tried (and failed!)  to get through them all. (P.S. Please note, Ed Shaw is coming on Weds June 7th not Tues June 6th as stated in the podcast.)