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169. Diocesan Conference Podcast Live
51:06|Today’s Words of Grace episode is a recording of our live podcast special at last week’s Diocesan Conference, featuring The Rt Revd Rhiannon King, Bishop of Southampton, The Rt Revd Dr Pete Wilcox, Bishop of Sheffield, and The Rt Revd Leah Vasey-Saunders, Bishop of Doncaster.The panel talk about:✝️ Leading Your Church into Growth (LYCiG) and practical applications for the Diocese✝️ A Q+A with the audience✝️ Bishop Rhiannon’s faith journey and path to ordination✝️ Positive signs of growth in the Diocese of Sheffield
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168. Bob Goody - CEO of Rural Missions
45:02|‘I want what you have - how can you have hope and joy in the middle of everything?’Bob Goody, CEO of Rural Missions, joins Paul and Ben on the podcast today, talking about:✝️ The challenges and opportunities rural churches face✝️ The power of a simple welcome ✝️ A life-changing encounter with Jesus at 16✝️ How small and intentional steps can help with missionPlease note this episode comes with a trigger warning about trauma in childhood and addiction.167. Racial Justice and Working Class Ministry Special
57:20|"Who is missing from the table? And how do we make sure there is space for everyone?"Revd Adam Priestley and Revd Anesia Cook host today’s Racial Justice and Working-Class special.Adam and Anesia talk about: ✝️ Ministry on the margins in Doncaster ✝️ The realities of working-class life and feeling left behind ✝️ Racial justice, identity and belonging in the Church ✝️ Creating spaces of welcome, grace and honest conversation ✝️ What it means to gather - and be sent out - as one body in Christ166. Revd Luke Graham - Priest-in-Charge of St John's Park
38:11|‘I’d been chasing fullness of life - just in all the wrong places. I found peace again in Jesus’.Revd Luke Graham, Priest-in-Charge of St John’s Park, is on the podcast today with Paul and Ben, talking about:✝️ Growing up in church - and drifting into a double life✝️ Finding peace through God✝️ How John 10:10 inspires him✝️ Church grafts and why they’re not takeovers165. Revd Beth Langner - Priest-in-Charge of St Bartholomew's Maltby and All Saints Laughton-en-le- Morthen
40:33|‘I didn’t recognise it at the time — but I know now I was being held by God'.Beth Langner, Priest-in-Charge of St Bartholomew's Maltby and All Saints Laughton-en-le- Morthen, is on the podcast today.Beth talks about:✝️ Being told she wouldn’t amount to anything because of where she’s from✝️ A powerful encounter with God at Sheffield Cathedral✝️ Stepping into ordained ministry and serving diverse communities✝️ A heart to make Jesus known in Maltby and Laughton164. Dr Richard Dawidek, Churchwarden at St Matthew's Carver Street
35:10|"I haven't been to church in 12 years, what do I do?"Richard Dawidek, Churchwarden at St Matthew’s Carver Street, joins Ben and Paul on the podcast this week.Richard shares his story, including:✝️ Growing up with a cultural connection to church but falling away at University✝️ The journey that led him from "there is no truth" to "there must be"✝️ Embracing Christianity after stumbling across the Anglo-Catholic tradition✝️ Finding a calling at St Matthew’s Carver Street163. Emily Cooper - Music and Liturgy Administrator at Sheffield Cathedral
38:44|"I’ve always said that the way I pray is through singing."Emily Cooper, Music and Liturgy Administrator at Sheffield Cathedral, joins Ben on the podcast today.Emily talks about: 🎶 Growing up in church choirs and a lifelong love of music🎶 Her role bridging clergy and music at the Cathedral🎶 Walking the Camino pilgrimage🎶 Her PHD study examining the mental, physical and social wellbeing benefits of group singing🎶 Her vision for building community through music