Podcasts

Leadership Conversations with Nicky Gumbel is a podcast where Nicky interviews Christian leaders from diverse areas of the church.

Each episode introduces a new voice from the world of Christian leadership. In these free-flowing conversations, Nicky interviews an array of global leaders, exploring the intersection of their faith story and leadership.

For example, try this interview with Archbishop Thabo Makgoba from South Africa:

To subscribe, visit the Leadership Conversations with Nicky Gumbel page, or use the RSS feed.

Do you have other podcast recommendations? Please submit them to our podcast page maintainer, Andy Balaam.

Find more podcasts at our Podcasts page.

Disclaimer: St John’s welcomes open debate and questioning, and encourages you to listen to voices with many different perspectives. As such, we may recommend podcasts on this page which express a broad range of views, some of which we may disagree with!

Podcasts can be a great support in prayer, and several of our favourite podcasts provide “contemplations” or “meditations” that guide us through praying in a particular way. Here are some you might like to try out:

• 24-7 Prayer provide a daily devotional resource that is available in audio and text versions, with an app you can install on your phone: Lectio 365.
• The Bible Project podcast provide an additional podcast of reflections on Bible passages: Bible Project Reflections.
• Nomad contemplations – if you donate to Nomad podcast, you can access the Nomad Contemplations and Nomad Devotionals feeds, but for a taster, several are available on the free feed too. For example, try: Peace and Presence or Freedom from the Tyranny of Fear.
• Kate Bowler from Everything Happens podcast is posting very personal messages of blessing on her Instagram page: Kate Bowler on Instagram and has blessings in written form in her Blessings Archive.

Do you have other podcast recommendations? Please submit them to our podcast page maintainer, Andy Balaam.

Find more podcasts at our Podcasts page.

Disclaimer: St John’s welcomes open debate and questioning, and encourages you to listen to voices with many different perspectives. As such, we may recommend podcasts on this page which express a broad range of views, some of which we may disagree with!

Podcast recommendation: Nomad

Nomad podcast is certainly not for everyone at St John’s: it describes itself as “Stumbling through the post-Christendom wilderness, looking for signs of hope,” and it frequently discusses rejection of some of the ideas of Evangelical Christianity.

For people who recognise the challenges, doubts and seeking though, Nomad can prove a very safe space for reflection. It is clear that the presenters are genuinely seeking God, and trying to understand what that means, even while they question and doubt the stories and institutions that were handed down to them.

For example, try “Janet Williams – Seeking the God Beyond”:

To subscribe, visit the Nomad Podcast page or add the RSS Feed to your podcast app.

Find more podcasts at our Podcasts page.

Disclaimer: St John’s welcomes open debate and questioning, and encourages you to listen to voices with many different perspectives. As such, we may recommend podcasts on this page which express a broad range of views, some of which we may disagree with!

Podcast recommendation: Living in Love and Faith

Living in Love and Faith is a podcast from the Church of England exploring how questions about identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage fit within the bigger picture of the good news of Jesus Christ.

What does it mean to live in love and faith together as a Church? Find out more about Living in Love and Faith by watching the video and listening to the podcast:

To subscribe, visit the Living in Love and Faith home page.

Find more podcasts at our Podcasts page.

Disclaimer: St John’s welcomes open debate and questioning, and encourages you to listen to voices with many different perspectives. As such, we may recommend podcasts on this page which express a broad range of views, some of which we may disagree with!

GodPod is a podcast from St Paul’s Theological Centre in which theologians Graham Tomlin, Mike Lloyd, Jane Williams and guests discuss burning issues of God, theology, life and much more, over a supply of coffee and biscuits.

Sample an episode here:

GodPod: 149 (23/07/2020) In the light of the death of George Floyd, Jane and Graham are joined by Sharon Prentis, Intercultural Mission Enabler in the Anglican diocese of Birmingham UK, to discuss why Christians should care about the sin of racism, and why every church needs to be multicultural.

You can subscribe at the GodPod home page or add the RSS feed to your favourite podcast app.

Find more podcast recommendations on the Podcasts page, as well as some pointers about what a podcast is, and how to subscribe to hear new episodes when they are released.

Podcast disclaimer: St John’s welcomes open debate and questioning, and encourages you to listen to voices with many different perspectives. As such, we may recommend podcasts on this page which express a broad range of views, some of which we may disagree with!

A real treat to hear some of our vicar Esther’s personal story in a special episode of the Justice Worriers podcast.

Andy, Jörg and Leah talk to Esther, who hears a song of Jesus’s approval even when other voices clamour to overwhelm her. She describes her journey of salvation through acceptance to repentance and being home, and discusses the forgiveness she is able to live out through her understanding of the fall.

and listen and subscribe to future episodes at Justice Worriers.

Find more podcast recommendations on the Podcasts page.

Podcast disclaimer: St John’s welcomes open debate and questioning, and encourages you to listen to voices with many different perspectives. As such, we may recommend podcasts on this page which express a broad range of views, some of which we may disagree with!

The Bible Project – new podcast recommendation

With the aim of “Helping people experience the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus”, The Bible Project makes videos and study guides explaining Bible stories and ideas. The creators make a podcast where they talk about the videos they are working on, and explain the ideas in much more detail.

We recommend listening to these series: The Day of the Lord, and Generosity.

Find more podcast recommendations on the Podcasts page.

Podcast disclaimer: St John’s welcomes open debate and questioning, and encourages you to listen to voices with many different perspectives. As such, we may recommend podcasts on this page which express a broad range of views, some of which we may disagree with!