For this episode of Ponderings, Daniel speaks with Minister Nick Graves, pastor of the Old Lodge Lane Baptist Church in Purley, about his frustration with aspects of the Church and how he reached out to his community in a new way.
The Ponderings Podcast
Ponderings with Minister Madge Obaseki
For this episode of Ponderings, Daniel speaks with Minister Madge Obaseki, a Church consultant and host of the Healthy Church Growth Show Podcast, about how COVID has affected churches, their services, and their connection with their congregation, and what we can learn from it. As a consultant, Madge works with churches of all sizes to […]
Ponderings with Claire Bankole
For this episode of Ponderings, Daniel speaks with Claire Bankole of Shift Youth + Community about COVID, fellowship, creative expressions of faith, her approach to ministry and reaching into communities. Claire is a former medical doctor who left the profession to answer the call and began working in Christian youth and community ministry. She is […]
Ponderings with Revd Dr Gillian Straine
The third in our three-part special, Daniel speaks with Gillian Straine, Anglican priest, physicist, cancer survivor, and director of the Guild of Health.
Ponderings with Louise Davies
The second in our three-part special, Daniel speaks with Louise Davies, Director of Christians on the Left.
Ponderings with Andy Bannister
The first in our three-part special, Daniel speaks with Andy Bannister, Director of the Solas Centre for Public Christianity and author of Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?
Ponderings with Marcus Jones
This week Daniel spoke with Marcus Jones, News and Digital editor at Premier, about polarisation and the role of the media, the importance of simple-hearted faith, and the challenges associated with returning well to in-person worship.
Ponderings with David Dickinson
For this episode of Ponderings, Daniel spoke with David Dickinson of Central Belfast church about how a year of lockdown has affected church, lessons David has learnt, and ways in which he has been challenged to go deeper in his own faith.
Ponderings with Zachary Hutchinson
For this episode of Ponderings, Daniel spoke with Zachary Hutchinson, a final year student at St Andrews University, about the true meaning of ‘apocalyptic’ and the good and bad the of our current ‘apocalyptic times’. Topics covered include racial injustice, adjusting how we ‘do church’, and operating out of faith versus fear.
Ponderings with Prof. Jim McManus
For this episode of Ponderings, Daniel and Jeremy spoke with Professor Jim McManus, Director of Public Health for Hertfordshire, about the role for faith in the COVID-19 recovery.