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Proximity PodcastBen Atkins - The Poetic PlanterThis is the sixth episode from our Proximity Conference series. Ben Atkins lives on an estate called White Hawk in Brighton, He tells Abi about his journey from satanism to church planting. We hear how a prayer walk led to a huge reduction in gang murders and the power of community organising efforts. Ben also reflected on the spiritual responsibility of churches towards young people and the duty to pursue justice for those facing poverty.
2025-08-0124 minProximity PodcastChris Lane - Baptisms, Burnout and SabbathThis is the fifth episode from our Proximity Conference series. Chris Lane, a church leader from Salford, tells Abi the joys and challenges of planting a church - including, baptisms, burnout and taking the long view! They chew over sustainable mission, friendship, and spiritual practices; especially prayer and Sabbath. Chris understands the vulnerability and fragility of urban ministry, and helps us walk in it thoughtfully and prayerfully.
2025-07-2523 minProximity PodcastHarvey Kwiyani - A Church of Strangers? Embracing Diversity.This is the fourth episode from our Proximity Conference series. Harvey Kwiyani, a Malawian living in Liverpool and working for Church Mission Society, talks to Abi about cultural diversity in the UK church. 25% of the population in England and Wales are people of colour, but do we have a truly a multicultural church? Harvey reflects on the phrase "island of strangers" and calls for intentional inclusion of diverse cultures in our churches.
2025-07-1824 minProximity PodcastRachel Gardner - Young People are Agents of ChangeThis is the third episode from our Proximity Conference series. Abi Thomas talks with Rachel Gardner about the joys of church, youth work, and watching hope grow in urban communities. Rachel observes how young people are often already agents of change, experiencing God’s Kingdom at work in communities long forgotten in the political realm. Discover how one church is breaking barriers, supporting young people, and creating transformative spaces of love and belonging in Blackburn.
2025-07-1123 minProximity PodcastCris Rogers - Urban Theology, Discipleship, and Community RootsDuring Proximity Conference 2025, Abi Thomas interviewed a range of contributors digging deeper into the topics they discussed in our time together.In this episode, Abi Thomas interviews Cris Rogers, an urban theologian and church leader from East London. Cris shares his approach to urban ministry, and the importance of deep community engagement. He delves into discipleship beyond social media, emphasising the need for relational, intentional faith practices and living so deeply within a community that your roots are intertwined. For Cris, theology is best understood and practiced on the street, not in the classroom.
2025-07-0422 minProximity PodcastJudy Potts - Therapy and JesusDuring Proximity Conference 2025, Abi Thomas interviewed a range of contributors digging deeper into the topics they discussed in our time together.In conversation with Abi Thomas, therapist and church leader Judy Potts discusses her work integrating therapy with her faith. Noting that mental health issues often stem from feelings of inferiority, Judy tells Abi about the listening service she set up to address mental health needs and the role churches can play in providing support. Judy also suggests low-cost therapy options!
2025-06-2719 minProximity PodcastSarah Small - Proximity to One AnotherWhat can we do as Christians today in the face of a broken society? How do we renew proximity to one another and live out the type of community that Jesus calls us to? In this talk, recorded at Proximity Conference 2025, Head of Eden, Sarah Small, unpacks this for us...
2025-06-2027 minProximity PodcastRachel Gardner - Proximity to the Next GenerationEmerging generations are asking questions like what can I put my feet on that will hold me? Who can I trust? What will stay still in a world where everything is shifting all the time? How do we respond well to the young people in our communities? In this talk, recorded at Proximity Conference 2025, Rachel Gardner tells us more.
2025-06-1331 minProximity PodcastAndy Hawthorne - Proximity to JesusHow close are we to Jesus? Are we yoked to our ministries or yoked to Christ? In this talk, recorded at Proximity Conference 2025, Andy encourages us press into intimacy with Jesus and in doing so catch God’s heart for our communities.
2025-06-0627 minProximity PodcastCris Rogers - Proximity to Our CommunitiesHow can we see our communities transformed? What part do we have to play in being salt and light in our estates? In this talk, recorded at Proximity Conference 2025, Cris Rogers shares how we can bring transformation to our communities simply by living in close proximity to those people God has called us to serve.
2025-05-3030 minProximity PodcastYou Will Be Called Repairers of Broken WallsJoin us for the final episode of season 2 of the Proximity podcast! Sam Ward (The Message Trust) and Natalie Williams (Jubilee+) round off their journey through Isaiah 58 by discussing the role that the people of God have collectively in serving the people of the communities in which we live.
2025-03-2140 minProximity PodcastThen Your Light Will Rise in the DarknessHas the church looked for prosperity in areas of our lives that God has not called us to prosper in? In this episode of the Proximity podcast Sam Ward (The Message Trust) and Natalie Williams (Jubilee+) explore the connection between serving those experiencing brokenness in our communities and the blessing of God.
2025-03-1436 minProximity PodcastTo Share Your Food With the HungryIn episode 4 Sam Ward (The Message Trust) and Natalie Williams (Jubilee+) wrestle with what it means to spend ourselves on behalf of those experiencing poverty. In their conversation they argue that we musteachgo beyond arm’s length Christianityto make poverty personalfor us.
2025-03-0737 minProximity PodcastTo Set the Oppressed Free and Break Every YokeWhy does God seemingly set some people free instantly, while for others there’sa long and costly journey towards freedom? During this episode, Sam Ward (The Message Trust) and Natalie Williams (Jubilee+) share personal stories of how God patiently and lovingly works in our lives and the lives of the people we serve.
2025-02-2830 minProximity PodcastTo Loose the Chains of InjusticeThe prophet Isaiah calls us to loose the chains of injustice, but how do we do this? What part do we have to play in relieving poverty and why is it so important that we recognise the image of God in the people we’re serving? Join Sam Ward (The Message Trust) and Natalie Williams (Jubilee+) as they discuss this and more in episode two of the second season of the Proximity podcast.
2025-02-2136 minProximity PodcastIs This the Kind of Fast I Have Chosen?Season 2 of the Proximity podcast exploring Isaiah 58 kicks off with a bang. We begin our series looking at the hot topic of fasting, and how it can become a duty rather than a delight. Can the same be true of our relationship with God at times and does this lead to us not only disconnecting from him but his heart for our communities too?
2025-02-1435 minProximity PodcastBonus Episode ThreeSeason 2 of the Proximity Podcast will soon be here! But in the meantime here's an episode of a podcast we created in partnership with The Hopeful Activists.During the episode we discover the joys and challenges of following Jesus on an urban estate.We’ll hear from Allan Finnegan from Emmanuel Baptist Church in Netherton in Liverpool, Tom Grant, also from Emmanuel Baptist Church and Head of Proximity, as well as Tal Watkins and Marie Robinson from the Netherton Community Grocery.And finally from Bishop Philip North, who tells us that there are tw...2024-12-061h 01Proximity PodcastBonus Episode TwoIn our second bonus episode, Tom Grant, Head of Proximity and Sarah Small, Head of the Eden Network, discuss teaching by Sam Ward and Ellie Gage from this year's Proximity Conference.Get your tickets for Proximity Conference 2025 here
2024-09-1334 minProximity PodcastBonus Episode OneJoin Tom Grant, Head of Proximity, and Sarah Small, Head of the Eden Network for a special bonus episode of the Proximity Podcast! In this episode, Sarah and Tom reflect upon teaching from Krish Kandiah and Claud Jackson who spoke at this year's Proximity Conference.Get your tickets for Proximity Conference 2025 here
2024-09-0636 minProximity PodcastOaks Of RighteousnessWhat is the benefit of being planted in our community for the long haul? And as we do life with people, how can our lives display the Lord’s splendour even in our failings? Join Sam Ward and Natalie Williams, as they finish exploring the Jesus manifesto in the final episode of season one of the Proximity podcast.
2024-08-0237 minProximity PodcastBeauty Instead Of AshesThe gospel is not just good news for when life’s good but in the tough times too. In this episode, Natalie and Sam explore how in times of mourning and despair we can still know God’s joy.
2024-07-2633 minProximity PodcastComfort To All Who MournSam and Nat are back for episode 6 chatting about God’s willingness to enter into our grief, the role we have in sharing in the grief of those in our communities and how we can each find Christ in our suffering.
2024-07-1937 minProximity PodcastThe Year Of The Lord's FavourJesus came to declare the year of the Lord’s favour but what does that mean for us? How can we play our part in rolling back the darkness in our estates? And why should we be glad that God gets angry? Join Natalie Williams (Jubilee+) and Sam Ward (The Message Trust) as they explore these questions in the latest episode of the Proximity podcast.
2024-07-1238 minProximity PodcastTo Set The Oppressed FreeWhere might we as Christians be complicit with oppression and how can we challenge injustice in our communities? Join Sam Ward (The Message Trust) and Natalie Williams (Jubilee+) as they explore these themes and more in episode four of the Proximity podcast.
2024-07-0535 minProximity PodcastSight For The BlindWe’re back with episode 3 of the Proximity podcast! Sam and Nat continue their series looking at Luke 4 and Jesus’ manifesto. This time, they’re chatting about what blinds us from seeing the goodness of God and how making issues of poverty personal can help us remove our blind spots.
2024-06-2836 minProximity PodcastFreedom For The PrisonersWhat does true freedom look like in our communities? In the second episode, Sam and Natalie are looking at how we can bring Christ's freedom to the lives of our neighbours and why it’s so important to celebrate the small changes we see in people’s lives.
2024-06-2133 minProximity PodcastFreedom For The PrisonersWhat does true freedom look like in our communities? In the second episode, Sam Ward (Message Trust) and Natalie Williams (Message Trust) are looking at how we can bring Christ's freedom to the lives of our neighbours and why it’s so important to celebrate the small changes we see in people’s lives.
2024-06-2133 minProximity PodcastGood News To The PoorWelcome to the brand-new Proximity podcast hosted by Sam Ward from The Message Trust and Natalie Williams of Jubilee+. In our first season, we’ll be exploring Jesus’ manifesto for his ministry found in Luke 4. We begin by looking at the language we use when talking about poverty, how we can eradicate it and what it means to be ‘good news to the poor.’
2024-06-1435 minProximity PodcastComing SoonFor our first season, Sam Ward from The Message Trust and Natalie Williams of Jubilee+ are going to be unpacking Jesus’ manifesto for his ministry that we find in Luke 4, asking the question, how can Christians be good news to those who are experiencing poverty?
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Adapt or PerishLittle Women, Part 2 (Ep. 70)It's finally time to journey back to Concord! In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we return to Louisa May Alcott's Little Women with a much more thorough look at the decades of adaptations of her classic story. In this episode we discuss: Episode 7 of Adapt or Perish (which you should probably listen to before this episode). The 1933 movie, directed by George Cukor, written by David Hempstead, Victor Heerman, and Sarah Y. Mason, and starring Katharine Hepburn. The 1949 movie, directed by Mervyn LeRoy, written by Andrew Solt, Victor Heerman, and Sarah Y. Mason, and starring June...2020-06-302h 19
Unlock Into A Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook On A Rainy Day.Second Thoughts: Series 1-4 of the BBC Radio 4 sitcom by Jan Etherington, Gavin PetriePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391108to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Second Thoughts: Series 1-4 of the BBC Radio 4 sitcom
Author: Jan Etherington, Gavin Petrie
Narrator: Belinda Lang, James Bolam, Celia Imrie, Full Cast, Lynda Bellingham
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 15 minutes
Release date: March 19, 2020
Genres: Modern
Publisher's Summary:
All four series of the BBC radio comedy drama about a couple experiencing love for the second time – plus special festive episode The Fight Before Christmas Bill and Faith are both divorcees, late in love but new to each other. As they battle to forge a relationship together, they discover that th...2020-03-192h 15
Listen to Latest Full Audiobooks in Romance, ModernSecond Thoughts: Series 1-4 of the BBC Radio 4 sitcom by Jan Etherington, Gavin PetriePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391108 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Second Thoughts: Series 1-4 of the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Author: Jan Etherington, Gavin Petrie Narrator: Belinda Lang, James Bolam, Celia Imrie, Full Cast, Lynda Bellingham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 15 minutes Release date: March 19, 2020 Genres: Modern Publisher's Summary: All four series of the BBC radio comedy drama about a couple experiencing love for the second time – plus special festive episode The Fight Before Christmas Bill and Faith are both divorcees, late in love but new to each other. As they battle to forge a relationship together, they discover th...2020-03-1905 min
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Title: Second Thoughts: Series 1-4 of the BBC Radio 4 sitcom
Author: Gavin Petrie, Jan Etherington
Narrator: Belinda Lang, Celia Imrie, Full Cast , James Bolam, Lynda Bellingham
Format: Unabridged
Length: 14:15:00
Language: English
Release date: 03-19-20
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
Summary:
All four series of the BBC radio comedy drama about a couple experiencing love for the second time plus special festive episode The Fight Before Christmas
Bill and Faith are both divorcees, late in love but new to each other. As they battle to forge...2020-03-192h 15
FulhamishFulham and the First World WarThis is a brief history of Fulham Football Club and the First World War, 100 years since Armistice Day in 1918.
Sammy James speaks to history expert Morgan Philips and Ian McMullen of 'Football And The First World War' to piece together how Fulham FC changed between the war years of 1914 and 1918, and remember the Fulham footballers who gave their lives during the Great War.
Bob Suart, William Borland, William Maughn, Harry Rowbottom, Pat Flanagan, Fred Wheatcroft, Fred Waterson and Ted Thompson are those former FFC players (that we know of) who lost their lives during the war. We hope that this...2018-11-0713 min
Step Inside Your Ears To A Sensational Full Audiobook.Being the Message: Lessons Learned on the Frontline of Mission by Sam Ward, Carl Beech, Gary Smith, Meg Latham, Ian Rowbottom, Collette Dallas, Ben Jack, Andy Hawthorne, Tim TuckerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/230926to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Being the Message: Lessons Learned on the Frontline of Mission
Author: Sam Ward, Carl Beech, Gary Smith, Meg Latham, Ian Rowbottom, Collette Dallas, Ben Jack, Andy Hawthorne, Tim Tucker
Narrator: Andy Hawthorne, Carl Beech, Sam Ward, Ian Rowbottom, Tim Tucker, Collette Dallas, Ben Jack, Meg Latham, Gary Smith
Format: mp3
Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
Release date: 01-08-18
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Evangelism
Publisher's Summary:
From humble beginnings on a council estate in Manchester UK, The Message Trust has become one of the fastest growing youth mission...2018-01-082h 52
The Flow PodcastThe Flow Podcast Episode 32We're Back! Ian Rowbottom is joined by Andy Hawthorne sharing testimonies from around The Message2017-02-2400 minThe Flow PodcastThe Flow Podcast Episode 31 - October 2015Ian Rowbottom brings highlights from a recent Message prayer day2015-10-2600 minThe Flow PodcastThe Flow Podcast Episode 30 - August 2015Ian Rowbottom is joined by Gary Smith and Andy Hawthorne sharing testimonies from around The Message2015-08-1300 minThe Flow PodcastThe Flow Podcast Episode 29 - June 2015Ian Rowbottom is joined by Andy Hawthorne sharing testimonies from around The Message2015-06-1900 minThe Flow PodcastThe Flow Podcast Episode 28 - January 2015Ian Rowbottom is joined by John McIntosh-Brown leader of Message Scotland2015-01-1300 minThe Flow PodcastThe Flow Podcast Episode 27 - December 2014Ian Rowbottom is joined by Andy Hawthorne sharing testimonies from around The Message including highlights from the last year2014-12-1900 minThe Flow PodcastThe Flow Podcast Episode 26 - October 2014Ian Rowbottom is joined by Andy Hawthorne sharing the latest stories and testimonies from around The Message2014-10-0600 minThe Flow PodcastThe Flow Podcast Episode 25 - June 2014Ian Rowbottom is joined by Andy Hawthorne and we hear highlights from the Message Academy commissioning service2014-06-2400 minThe Flow PodcastThe Flow Podcast Episode 24 - April 2014Ian Rowbottom is joined by Andy Hawthorne, Tim Tucker, Matt Britton and Emily Lawson2014-04-1500 minThe Flow PodcastThe Flow Podcast Episode 23 - Feb 2014Ian Rowbottom is joined by Andy Hawthorne, Jamie Hill and Sam Ward2014-02-1300 minThe Flow PodcastThe Flow Podcast Episode 22 - Jan 2014Ian Rowbottom is joined by Andy Hawthorne and Laura Nicholson from Shine2014-01-2100 minThe Flow PodcastThe Flow Podcast Episode 21 - Oct 2013Ian Rowbottom is joined by Andy Hawthorne and Hannah Bettany from our prisons team2013-10-1800 min