In this special first episode of the third season of the GoHealth podcast, Gillian talks with The Very Reverend Martin Fair.
Martin is a Former Moderator of the Church of Scotland, the Minister of St. Andrew's Church in Arbroath that operates an inspirational community project called Havilah.
He is the incoming chair of the Scottish Pilgrim Routes Forum.
But arguably even more interesting than all of those significant accolades he was the Church of Scotland Minister in residence at Balmoral on the final weekend of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's life.
In this inspiring, challenging and touching episode Martin and Gillian talk about
- The two times Martin has been the Minister at Crathie Kirk where the Royal Family worship while at Balmoral. And the Minister in residence at Balmoral on those weekends.
- What a good death looks like and the good death of The Queen.
- The entanglement of Church and State.
- Martin shares about the mental health outreach set up by St. Andrew's Parish Church in Arbroath.
- They discuss the cost of living crisis and how Christians and Churches are and can respond.
- The role of the Church providing a places of lament and listening.
- The distinctive hope the Church brings to such times of collective grief through the truth of Resurrection.
- Martin shares two personal memories from that final weekend of the Queen's life that will remain with him.
