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Welcome to the New Ground Life & Leadership podcast bringing you inspiring conversations with Christian leaders and thinkers from around the world, designed to help you thrive as a follower of Jesus wherever you are and in whatever you’re going through.
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Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Season 2 // Episode 23
In this episode Jez speaks to Wendy Stevens about the commission on Christians to open up their homes and offer hospitality. They explore the challenges and obstacle to hospitality and the opportunities it creates for facilitating encounters with grace.
For more resources on hospitality we would recommend the following books:
Rosaria Butterfield: The Gospel Comes With a House Key https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gospel-Comes-House-Key-Post-Christian/dp/143355786X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BW7GA3GDJGDB&keywords=rosaria+butterfield&qid=1657107461&sprefix=rosaria+butterfiel%2Caps%2C477&sr=8-1
Jon Tyson: Beautiful Resistance https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beautiful-Resistance-Conviction-Culture-Compromise/dp/0735290695/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1657107520&sr=8-1
Joshua Jipp: Saved by Faith and Hospitlaity https://www.amazon.co.uk/Saved-Faith-Hospitality-Joshua-Jipp/dp/080287505X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=saved+by+faith+and+hospitality&qid=1657107566&sprefix=saved+by+faith+in+hos%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-1
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Season 2 // Episode 22
In this episode Jez speaks to John Woods about preaching and his new book 'God is in the House' a book that offers a fresh model for sermon preparation.
John is hosting the conference The Dead Preacher's Society taking place on 5th-6th July 2022. www.deadpreachers.com
John has a phd in preaching and is the training director for the School of Preacher's Trust: www.schoolofpreachers.org
He has over 40 years of pastoral ministry experience and is regular writer and blogger for a variety of online publications.
You can buy his book here: www.amazon.co.uk/God-House-Fresh-…aps%2C715&sr=8-1
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Season 2 // Episode 21
In this episode Jez speaks to Jake Goodison, a product designer from Sussex about the lessons he thinks we can learn by becoming students of God’s world.
For more information about Jake and for where to find his book visit: www.god-tech.co.uk
Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
Season 2 // Episode 20
In this episode Jez speaks to Dr Andy Bannister about what Christianity has to say about the environment.
Andy works for the Solas Centre for Christian apologetics: https://www.solas-cpc.org/
and hosts a weekly podcast called: Pod of the Gaps (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pod-of-the-gaps/id1556602474)
He has a phd in Islamic studies and has written several books - available here:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Andy-Bannister/e/B00TBIE6KC?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_4&qid=1647977338&sr=8-4
Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
Season 2 // Episode 19
In the introduction to today's episode Jez promoted an upcoming conference, information about which is available here: www.deadpreachers.com
In the episode Jez speaks to Dr Lizzie Ling about abortion.
Dr Ling worked as a medical practitioner for many years and is now Associate Minister of Women at St. Ebbe's church in Oxford. In 2020 as part of the 'Talking Points' series Dr Ling is the author of the book 'Abortion' available here: https://tinyurl.com/y39zfvms
In our conversation Dr Ling recommends checking out the Life Charity: https://lifecharity.org.uk/ and the advocacy organisation Right to Life: https://righttolife.org.uk/
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
Season 2 // Episode 18
In this episode Jez speaks to Peter Anderson, planter and pastor of City on a Hill church in Edinburgh as well as leading the Go Global family of churches. He’s married to Angie, dad to Becky & Michael.
As part of the introduction to this episode Jez also mentioned the conference The Dead Preacher's Society taking place this July in Eastbourne. More information about the conference can be found here: www.deadpreachers.com
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Season 2 // Episode 16
Suzie Kennedy is an English actress and comedian who is best known for her work as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike.
She has impersonated MM in TV commercials and played her in several films including: Me and Marilyn (the 2009), The Theory of Everything, and Blade Runner 2049. She has also appeared as herself on The Alan Titchmarsh Show, The Weakest Link, come Dine with Me, The Chase and Britain’s Got Talent.
Podcast: Being Marilyn https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/suzie-kennedy-living-with-marilyn-monroe/id1516288220
Woman Alive magazine article: https://www.womanalive.co.uk/being-marilyn-monroe-saved-me-during-years-of-abuse/6100.article
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Season 2 // Episode 15
For today's podcast Jez spoke to Meic Pearse a church historian originally from Britain who now lives in Croatia and the United States, where he is emeritus professor of history at Houghton College in Houghton, New York. He lectures widely in Britain, the Balkans, Russia and America where he has addressed the US Congressional leadership. Years before he taught at London School of Theology and was academic moderator for a New Frontiers training programme.
He is the author of several books including:
Why the Rest Hates the West: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Rest-Hates-West-Understanding/dp/0830832025/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=why+the+rest+hates+the+west&qid=1647413933&sprefix=why+the+rest%2Caps%2C271&sr=8-4
Gods of war: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gods-War-Religion-Primary-Conflict/dp/1844742261/ref=sr_1_1?crid=29Q39H2VU5W0V&keywords=gods+of+war+meic&qid=1647413962&sprefix=gods+of+war+meic%2Caps%2C73&sr=8-1
and a section within new book due out in September entitled War, Peace and Violence: 4 christian viewpoints. https://www.amazon.co.uk/War-Peace-Violence-Christian-Multiview/dp/1514002345/ref=sr_1_2?crid=39VYFGEILYFJ1&keywords=war%2C+violence%2C+peace+four&qid=1647413994&sprefix=war+violence+peace+four%2Caps%2C68&sr=8-2
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Season 2 // Episode 14
This week’s episode features a conversation Jez had with Martin Cooper. Martin is the Principle Lecturer of Songwriting & head of Music Theory at BIMM (the British & Irish Modern Music Institute).
He’s also an elder at Kings Church Eastbourne and has over 20yrs experience in Christian music and worship leading.
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Season 2 // Episode 13
In this episode Jez speaks to Alianore Smith about God's passion for justice, the power of the cross and the work of IJM.
Alianore Smith is Church and Theology Executive for IJM UK, a guest writer and speaker for the London Institute of Contemporary Christianity (LICC), and author of Musings of a Clergy Child: Growing into a faith of my own. She lives in South London with her husband, who is a civil servant.