Emerging Stories Podcast: Recent Episodes
Tom Lloyd
Emerging Stories exists to honour and platform the stories of ordinary people doing significant things for the Kingdom of God, in hidden places.
Stuart and Caroline combined their skills and experience to plug a gap for people experiencing homelessness.
Andrew epitomises the ethos of this podcast by being involved in a variety of radical ministries, all without kicking up a fuss.
Let me introduce you to Jessie Dipper, a singer-songwriter looking to bring the life of the kingdom to the music industry.
Towy Community Church unexpectedly found themselves launching an innovative social enterprise that has had a transformative effect on their local community.
Hear from Rob Jones, who has spent decades helping to plant and support churches throughout Wales.
Joseff and Lydia Edwards left the city behind to plant a church in a small, rural, slate-mining town in North Wales.
Jess Morgan leads The Sanctuary—an online evangelism platform creating neutral space for people to engage with matters of faith, life, and spirituality. She is also pioneering Parc Arts, building local community around the arts.
Season 2 kicks off with a conversation with John Funnel, pastor of Noddfa Church. Noddfa has seen remarkable growth and conversions from within the deprived community where it is located.
In the final episode of season one, Tom sits down with Janette, leader of Firestarters Wales—a youth ministry that takes teenagers onto the streets.
The Rhondda got hold of Ben and Lois Franks as teenagers, so in their twenties they set off with a vision to see a vibrant, gospel-centred, Spirit-filled church in every community.
Two city professionals buy a large patch of land in disrepair to partner with God in the restoration of the whole creation.
At the age of 21, newlyweds Rosey and Jamie found themselves fostering a 10-year-old. In this episode, Tom explores how they arrived at that point.
Tom sits down with Will and Jude Souter to hear the story of how a microchurch developed into a hub of connection, creativity and transformation in Cardiff.
Tom sits down with Heidi and Lisa from Hope Pantry, based at Hope Church Merthyr, to hear about how the church's pandemic response developed into a food poverty alleviation project.
In this episode, Tom talks to the founders of Challenge Valleys, an organisation tackling the problem of addiction in the South Wales valleys.
Steve and Katie Hadley lead a church of missional communities called Lounge, focused on shared life, discipleship, and living for the good of their village.
In this first episode of Emerging Stories, Tom unpacks the big idea behind the podcast. Then the hosts sit down for a get-to-know-you conversation.