Challenging Times

The November ‘Seize the Day’ podcast is now online.

In it I’m talking to Bob Hopkins, of Anglican Church Planting Initiatives, about the ‘Clusters’ model of church – also known as ‘mid-sized missional communities.’

This is the first of three conversations with Bob Hopkins – next month, we’ll be talking about how the Clusters model balances gathering for worship and encouragement with scattering for mission.

Also in this programme we’re reviewing the new edition of ‘Perspectives on the World Christian Movement,’ edited by Ralph Winter and Steven Hawthorne.

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The Slipstream podcast for October is now online. It features an interview with song-writer and worship leader Stuart Townend, described by Cross Rhythms magazine as ‘one of the most significant songwriters in the whole international Christian music field.’

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The movie ‘Creation,’ starring Paul Bettany as Charles Darwin and Bettany’s real-life wife Jennifer Connelly as Emma is more about Darwin’s agony over the death of his daughter, and subsequent loss of faith, than it is about any conflict between Science and Religion. Go here for our full review.