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144. Revd Cliff Kay - Rector of Gleadless with Frecheville Parish
55:50|Revd Cliff Kay, Rector of Gleadless with Frecheville Parish, joins Paul and Ben on the podcast today.Cliff discusses:✝️ Growing up in Bradford during a difficult childhood in various houses✝️ Coming to faith in his teens, but realising God was always with him✝️ His mum coming to faith later in life✝️ Knowing when he met his now wife Jane that she was the one✝️ Sharing his testimonies on his journey to ordination and then SheffieldThis episode comes with a trigger warning due to some of the subjects discussed.
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143. Revd Ben Lacey - Assistant Curate at All Saints Ecclesall
42:45|Revd Ben Lacey, Assistant Curate at All Saints Ecclesall, is on the Words of Grace podcast today.Ben talks about:✝️ Growing up in churches around the Diocese of Sheffield✝️ The importance of unity across traditions✝️ The tough decisions made in his ordination journey✝️ The rich experiences he had of teaching in a Catholic school✝️ How he failed his driving test outside Church House142. Revd Kath Lonsborough - Assistant Curate at St Paul’s Wordsworth Avenue
38:11|‘I just burst into tears – which is not like me at all – and said, “I’ve been running away from God for too long”. I started exploring ordination after that’. Revd Kath Lonsborough, Assistant Curate at St Paul’s Wordsworth Avenue, joins Paul and Ben on the podcast.Kath discusses:✝️ How being confirmed at 11 helped shape her faith in adulthood✝️ Her sense of social justice from a young age✝️ Feeling called to serve at the Parsons Cross foodbank✝️ Her first calling to ordination in 2007 and initially rejecting it✝️ Getting her black belt in martial arts141. Revd Helena Roulston - Head of Chaplaincy at Sheffield Hallam University
44:31|Revd Helena Roulston, Head of Chaplaincy at Sheffield Hallam University, is on the podcast today.Helena talks about:✝️ Growing up in an inter-church family✝️ Her university thesis on The Eucharist: ‘A Sacrament of unity in a divided church’✝️ Being asked for advice by mainly non-religious students in her current role✝️ The importance of a multi-faith chaplaincy✝️ Training for ordination at Wescott House140. Revd Mike Gilbert - Associate Archdeacon Transition-Enabler for Ecclesfield and Hallam
46:50|‘Very quickly, it made sense. Within a couple of months of reading my bible and praying…I had fallen in love with Jesus’. Revd Mike Gilbert, Associate Archdeacon Transition-Enabler for Ecclesfield and Hallam, is on the podcast today.Mike talks about:✝️ Being drawn back to faith as a teenager✝️ Doing mission work in Hong Kong with Jackie Pullinger✝️ Seeing what brought former triad gang members to faith✝️ Missional challenges and opportunities during his time in Eyam✝️ Serving his curacy in Sheffield139. Revd Sara Goodman
37:21|‘It was a real outpouring of the Holy Spirit and we didn’t really know what we were experiencing at that time’Revd Sara Goodman joins Paul and Ben on the podcast today.Sara discusses:✝️ Growing up with Methodist and Anglican services✝️ Teaching in Tanzania and living in Ethiopia✝️ Answering the call to ordination after years of discernment✝️ The love and support she received when she had cancer✝️ Feeling rooted in Sheffield138. Rachel Baker - Young Leaders' Community Enabler
36:25|Rachel Baker, Young Leaders’ Community Enabler, is on the podcast today.Rachel talks about:✝️ Growing up in Bristol ✝️ Helping to release young people into leadership roles in the church✝️ How God called her to Rotherham✝️ Worshipping at St Francis Bramley✝️ The church leaders who inspired her