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Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Peter is a native of Newcastle and is married to Morag. They have five children (aged 9-2) and live in Burghead, Moray. Having previously worked the staff team at Christ Church Fulwood (Sheffield) Peter and the family moved to Morayshire in 2015 to be involved in the revitalisation of Burghead Free Church where Peter serves as an elder and church leader.
Presented by David Meredith
Title Music and Production: Simon Kennedy
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Jeremy Marshall was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in 2013. He was 49 years old, happily married with three children. After undergoing surgery and a course of radiotherapy, Jeremy was declared cancer-free. But three years later he was diagnosed with cancer again, this time in a different form and was told it was incurable.
Beyond the Big C chronicles Jeremy’s extraordinary relationship with cancer and, more than anything, his extraordinary relationship with the person who promises life beyond the prognosis. The essence of Jeremy’s story is that despite the sickness and disease present in the world, a life lived in light of Christ’s death on the cross means there is hope for the future no matter what.
Jeremy Marshall is the former CEO of the UK’s oldest private bank, C. Hoare & Co. He was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2016.
Presented by David Meredith
Title Music and Production: Simon Kennedy
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Elaine is the Chief Executive of the Scottish Bible Society. Elaine’s passion is to help people know God better through engaging with the Bible. Originally from Cumbria, Elaine now lives and works in Scotland. She love being outdoors, usually walking her pal’s two dogs.
https://scottishbiblesociety.org
Presented by David Meredith
Title Music and Production: Simon Kennedy
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Fred is the Director of the Evangelical Alliance in Scotland. He has been an ordained minister of the Church of Scotland for more than 20 years. He has led both traditional and new churches and has a postgraduate degree in missional leadership and a diploma in pastoral theology. Fred is passionate about storytelling, the power of prayer, the gospel, and unity for extending the kingdom of God. He is an author and writer and has led conferences on new church in various countries. Fred seeks to give focus to the prayer support that is so vital to the work of the Evangelical Alliance.
Presented by David Meredith
Title Music and Production: Simon Kennedy
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Tom Edwards moved from Australia to Scotland to study a masters in Missiology at Edinburgh Theological Seminary. He is planning to be involved in church planting in Australia and is particularly interested in missiology for a secular/post-Christian society.
Topics: Cultural Comparisons, Cultural Apathy, Secular Cultures, Church Planting, Evangelism, Revitalisation, Power of Story, Public Square Evangelism
Presented by David Meredith
Title Music and Production: Simon Kennedy
Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Dr Tim Lane is the founder and president of The Institute for Pastoral Care, a non-profit organisation that equips local churches to care for their people, and Tim Lane Associates, a counselling practice located in Peachtree City, Georgia.
He is a minister in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and has a Master of Divinity and Doctorate in Pastoral Counselling.
Tim has authored:
- Unstuck: A Nine-Step Journey to Change That Lasts (2019)
And co-authored:
- How People Change and Relationships: A Mess Worth Making (2007)
Tim will also be speaking at the "Unstuck" conference in Edinburgh on the 28th February at St Catherine's Argyle as well as the Edinburgh City Mission conference, "Restless For Mission", on the 29th February. For more information please visit: https://thefree.church/53
Topics: Medical vs Psychological, Sufficiency of Scripture, Culture of Grace, Worry, Sanctification vs Personal Development, Mindfulness, Are the Reformed too cerebral?
Presented by David Meredith
Title Music and Production: Simon Kennedy
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
Joe Barnard is the founder of Cross Training Ministries. He is a graduate of Baylor University and the University of St. Andrews. For eight years he pastored a church in the Highlands of Scotland before returning to his hometown in Louisiana.
https://www.xtrainingministries.com/
Topics: Cross Training Ministries, Characteristics of a Christian Man, Feminisation of the Church, Quest v Pilgrimage, Discipline, Self Awareness
Presented by David Meredith
Title Music and Production: Simon Kennedy
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Andy Bannister is the current Director of the Solas Centre for Public Christianity, an organisation that equips Christians to talk confidently about their faith and engages culture with the good news of Jesus Christ.
Prior to working with Solas, Andy was Director and Lead Apologist at the Canada office of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. Andy holds a PhD in Islamic studies and is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Islam and Other Faiths at Melbourne School of Theology.
Andy is the author of An Oral-Formulaic Study of the Qur’an and his latest book, The Atheist Who Didn’t Exist (or: The Terrible Consequences of Really Bad Arguments), is a humorous engagement with the New Atheism. When not travelling, speaking, or writing, Andy is a keen hiker, mountain climber, and photographer. He is married to Astrid; they have two children, Caitriona and Christopher.
SOLAS: https://www.solas-cpc.org/
See more about Andy's work here: andybannister.net
Topics: SOLAS, Apologetics, Islam, Quran, The Human Condition, Environmentalism, Creation, Greta Thunberg, Doubt
Presented by David Meredith
Title Music and Production: Simon Kennedy
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Mairi MacPherson has lived in Edinburgh for six years having moved from Northern Ireland to study French and German. Currently, Mairi is studying part-time for a Masters in Missiology at Edinburgh Theological Seminary while also providing maternity cover as the Mission Co-ordinator for the Free Church of Scotland.
Topics: Missiology, Connecting with Gen Z and Millenials, Young Christians Engaging with Mission, Digital Natives, Women Bible Teachers, Short Term Mission, Speaking Against Culture, Colonial Attitudes, Empowering the National Church, Contextual Theology
Presented by David Meredith
Title Music and Production: Simon Kennedy
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
Jim entered pastoral ministry after a career in engineering. He served in Culloden Baptist Church for 10 years before moving to Central Baptist, Dundee. He has particular responsibilities in the areas of teaching and leadership and is married to Janey who is a teacher. They have a son Alasdair.
Topics: Church Planting, Preaching, Gospel Transformed Lives, Denominations, Church Distinctives, Primary and Secondary Issues, American Church Culture
Presented by David Meredith
Title Music and Production: Simon Kennedy