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Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
Today our guest is Bob Akroyd, Chairman of the Free Church of Scotland Mission Board and a Systematic Theology lecturer at Edinburgh Theological Seminary (ETS).
Bob grew up in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and studied American History at the University of Virginia (founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819). Following two years of teaching English in Japan, he came to the University of Edinburgh to study Scottish History in 1990. Attending Buccleuch Free Church in Edinburgh and listening to tapes of the late Douglas MacMillan, Bob was converted in 1993. In 1996, he completed his PhD on “Lord Rosebery and Scottish Nationalism (1868 – 1896).” He continued his studies at the Free Church College from 1996 - 1999. In August 1999, Bob was ordained and inducted as Assistant Minister at Buccleuch Free Church in Edinburgh where he served with his friend and senior Minister Alex MacDonald for more than 13 years. Bob has also served as a Prison Chaplain at Saughton Prison, an honorary Chaplain at Edinburgh University and a volunteer at Bethany Christian Trust.
In 2012, Bob was appointed to the Chair of Systematic Theology at the Free Church College. In 2013, Bob completed an MTh at New College, Edinburgh on “Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (1851 – 1921) & the Essence of Christianity.” At ETS, Bob is the course organiser for Systematic Theology, Practical Theology and the Access to Theology Course.
Bob is married to Heather and they live in Edinburgh.
Topics: Mission, D.L. Moody, Confidence in Jesus, Elements of Good Preaching, Recruitment, Scottish Observations, Evangelists
Presented by David Meredith
Title Music and Production: Simon Kennedy
Thursday Nov 28, 2019
Thursday Nov 28, 2019
Today David chats with Louise MacMillan, a Christian counsellor and a visiting lecturer at Edinburgh Theological Seminary.
Louise is married to Neil MacMillan, a church planter in Edinburgh's Morningside, they have four children. Together they have planted three churches in Scotland, the latest of which is Cornerstone, Edinburgh.
You can learn more about Cornerstone Church here: www.cornerstone-edinburgh.com
Topics: Identity, biblical counselling, fatherhood, fixing vs giving advice, coaching and mentoring, good anger vs bad anger, can closure be achieved, dealing with bitterness
Presented by David Meredith
Title Music and Production: Simon Kennedy
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Part of the work of Generation is to equip people to help others follow Jesus Christ. We want children to know and love Jesus, we want our young people to learn and live the gospel, we want all of our people to live on mission to make Jesus both famous and loved.
In today's podcast, David Meredith chats with Ali MacDonald and David Macleod.
Ali is a consultant to the Mission Board and a member of the Generation Equipping sub-committee.
David is the minister of North Harris Free Church, vice-chair of the Mission Board and Convenor of the Generation Equipping sub-committee.
Topics: Sunday school, changing culture, boot camp, discipleship, intergenerational cooperation, devotionals, highland/lowland divide, personal evangelism, leadership
Presented by David Meredith
Title Music and Production: Simon Kennedy
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Graham Daniels
Graham is the General Director of Christians in Sport and is also a director of Cambridge United FC and an associate staff member at St Andrew the Great church in Cambridge.
https://www.christiansinsport.org.uk/
Topics: What does "Christians In Sport" do? a personal journey of faith, ministering through disappointment, identity, winning and losing, performance v works, money, public status, evangelism, Christian celebrity, common grace
Presented by David Meredith
Title Music and Production: Simon Kennedy
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
This week David chats with blogger and writer Catriona Murray. Catriona is based in Lewis and regularly writes about life, the church and her own Christian faith. Catriona is also a regular contributor to The Record Magazine.
Post Tenebras Lux: https://posttenebraslux.co.uk/
Topics: grief, healing, complementarianism, feminism, dreams, politics and religion, supernaturalism, fairies
Presented by David Meredith
Title Music and Production: Simon Kennedy
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Scotty Smith, a native of Graham, North Carolina, is a graduate of The University of North Carolina, Westminster Theological Seminary, and Covenant Theological Seminary (D. Min).
After planting and pastoring Christ Community Church, Franklin, TN, for 26 years, Scotty assumed a position on the pastoral staff of West End Community Church, as Teacher in Residence. He also serves as adjunct faculty for Covenant Seminary, Westminster (Philadelphia), RTS, Orlando, and Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon.
Scotty has authored ten books, including, Unveiled Hope (with Michael Card), Objects of His Affection, Restoring Broken Things (with Steven Curtis Chapman), Everyday Prayers: 365 Days to Gospel Centered Faith, and most recently, Every Season Prayers: Gospel-Centered Prayers for the Whole of Life. Scotty also invests time mentoring, coaching, and encouraging leaders in many different contexts.
Among his hobbies, Scotty enjoys photography, fishing, cooking and exercise. Scotty, and his wife of almost 47 years, Darlene, continue to live in Franklin, TN. Darlene has two Masters from Covenant Seminary, one in counselling; has a huge mercy gift, great laugh, and big heart; and loves being a grandmother (DeDe) to Finn, Otis, and Otto.
Topics: What is grace? What is the Gospel? Dealing with conflict, ethnically and socially diverse congregations, ordinary means of grace.
Presented by David Meredith
Title Music and Production: Simon Kennedy
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Robin Syderff is the minister of Chalmers Church in Edinburgh and Chairman of The Bonar Trust.
Prior to coming to Edinburgh in 2009, Robin spent four years as Director of Ministry at The Proclamation Trust in London. Robin is married to Sally and they have three children - Lucy, David and William.
Topics: Work Experience, Training and Supporting Leaders, Training Churches to Train, Mental Health, Mission Strategies, Scotland's Spiritual State, Ministry Apprentices
Presented by David Meredith
Title Music and Production: Simon Kennedy
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Sam Allberry is an editor for The Gospel Coalition, a global speaker for Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, and a pastor based in Maidenhead, UK. He is the author of a number of books, including Is God Anti-Gay? (Good Book, 2013), James For You, and most recently Why Bother with Church. He is a founding editor of Living Out, a ministry for those struggling with same-sex attraction. You can follow him on Twitter.
Topics: Apologetics, Anointing vs Reason, Preaching and Teaching, Dealing with Controversy in the Church, Church of England, Same-Sex Attraction, What is love?, The West Wing.
Presented by David Meredith
Title Music and Production: Simon Kennedy
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
This week David chats with Donald Forsyth, the vice-chair of the Board of Trustees to the Free Church of Scotland, a Chartered Accountant and business director.
Topics: Personal Story - Life Coaching - Church and Business - Worship/Music - Board of Trustees - Conflict Resolution - Entrepreneurship - Revitalisation - Church Planting
Presented by David Meredith
Title Music and Production: Simon Kennedy
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
In this week's podcast, David chats with Andy Bathgate, the chief executive of Scripture Union Scotland.
Episode Topics:
- Bible knowledge amongst children - Sharing the Gospel in schools - Does SU manipulate children? - Can we tailor scripture to fit our needs? - What is the relationship between SU and the Church? - Equipping - Mission & Evangelism
About Andy Bathgate
Andy became CEO of SU Scotland in 2001 having worked with the Christian Unions in the Scottish Universities and Colleges for the previous 20 years. His first involvement with SU was when a friend invited him to the SU Group in Musselburgh Grammar School. Later, he became part of a team from the Grammar School that led the SU Group in a local primary. That was in the early 1970s, and he remains as committed to the ministry of SU now as then. He is particularly concerned that SU's ministry serves the local church and the disadvantaged and is done in partnership wherever possible. He is married to Alyson. Their elder daughter Fiona is married to David and they have two grandsons, Ellis and Brodie. Karyn, their younger daughter, attends a nearby day centre for people with additional needs. In their spare time, Andy and Alyson can often be found strolling around an art gallery.
Presented by David Meredith
Title Music and Production: Simon Kennedy