The eighth episode of Politics in the Pulpit Autumn 2025 is hosted by Alex Clare-Young, and featuring our special guest, Mark Rowland!
Mark is Secretary of the Faith and Order Committee for the Methodist Church in Britain. He has been a Methodist minister since 2009 and his formation stretched from inner city Sheffield to the United States. He was awarded his PhD for a thesis entitled “A queer and Methodist theology of holiness: strategies for queering Wesley’s teaching,” reimagining concepts of sin, transformation and perfection. Before his current role, Mark has served in local church and chaplaincy ministry and has a deep passion for worship and preaching which respond to the realities of the world God loves and calls us to love. An activist for the greater participation and inclusion of LGBT+ people in the Church, Mark is co-Chair of OneBodyOneFaith and a trustee of Dignity and Worth. In his free time, Mark is a keen singer and organist.
This week, Alex, Mark and Erica explore the lectionary readings for Sunday 9th November.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
04:16 - Luke 20: 27-38
17:30 - 2 Thessalonians 2: 1-5, 13-17
21:59 - Haggai 1: 15b-2:9
28:58 - Psalm 145: 1-5, 17-21
Mentions:
King unveils new memorial to LGBT veterans after gay ban campaign
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr7m8kzgy77o
Just Money Movement – https://justmoney.org.uk/
Make Them Pay coalition - https://www.makethempay.org.uk/
2025 General Council for the World Communion of Reformed Churches - https://wcrc.eu/gc2025/
