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News, culture, discussion, guest interviews and a bit of silliness from the Premier Christianity magazine team.
Sam and Justin bring you a selection from the May magazine and blog, including: Les Moir's feature on how UK worship music went global; the hounding of Christian political leader Tim Farron; how Christians should be involved in politics; Robert Beckford on doing black theology; and what we can learn from the Very Hungry Caterpillar when we have a mid-faith crisis...
See the May edition at https://www.premierchristianity.com/Past-Issues/2017/May-2017
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This month Sam, Katie & Justin are joined by elusive designer Malky and the not-so-elusive Ruth Jackson to talk about fake news, hear about Pete Portal's amazing Cape Town mission work and discuss RT Kendall's end times article. We also hear from chart topping dance DJ Moby about his Christian faith and debate Princeton Seminary's decision to rescind a theology prize for Tim Keller.
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This month Justin delves into why the church is split along racial lines, Katie talks about her research into why Muslim asylum seekers are converting to Christianity, we review a blog titled “Why Christians should think twice before boycotting Disney’s ‘gay Beauty and the Beast”, plus Sam interviews ‘jail-bird-glam-vicar’ Sharon Grenham-Thompson. Enjoy!
See the March edition at https://www.premierchristianity.com/Past-Issues/2017/March-2017
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The team are back to talk about the real life world of exorcism and deliverance ministry in the February edition. Ahead of Marriage Week we look at an article by former family law court judge Paul Coleridge on why marriage is always the best option for children. What are the 6 lies that modern worship music tells us? Plus we look at the life of French theologian-activist Simone Weil and hear from bible scholar supremo NT Wright
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Happy New Year! We’ve packed a lot of good stuff into the January 2017 edition. Sam, Katie and Justin discuss the conversation we hosted between comedians Milton Jones, Sally Phillips and Paul Kerensa. We’re all a bit worried about Sam after he went to a new age fair, Joe Ogborn has an atheist friend he takes to church every Sunday and we hear how Rev Richard Coles went from 80s popstar to media missionary.
See the January edition at http://www.premierchristianity.com/Past-Issues/2017/January-2017
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With Christmas approaching, Justin, Sam and Katie look at how tor refresh your church’s annual festive offerings, plus Katie surprises the team with some fake beards! There’s also some serious stuff too – Jessica Kelley’s article on how she dealt with the question raised by the death of her 4 year old son to cancer and the legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
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Justin, Sam and Katie talk Trump as they look at Skye Jethani's article on why the US election is dividing evangelicals. Tony Campolo lays his cards on the table over Hillary Clinton and same-sex marriage. Plus Mike Pilavachi on everyday miracles, and we review Sally Phillips' BBC2 documentary 'A World Without Down's Syndrome'. Justin also sings a bit of Yazz.
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New team member Katie Stock joins Sam and Justin to look through the latest edition of the mag. U2 have turned 40 (do you feel old now?). Why we are addicted to true crime documentaries. 65% of UK Christian say they’ve experienced the supernatural and Justin hears from Eric Metaxas on his controversial support of Donald Trump.
See the October edition at www.premierchristianity.com/Past-Issues/2016/October-2016
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Sam and Justin discuss the big Derren Brown interview in the latest edition and the former faith of the mind bending illusionist. Plus we talk about churches luring Pokemon Go gamers, the Christian Doctor who says dementia helps her to hear from God, the millennials returning to monastic life at Lambeth Palace, and what to do when your church pastor falls off their pedestal.
See the September edition at https://www.premierchristianity.com/Past-Issues/2016/September-2016
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Stand-up Comedian Andy Kind joins Justin and Sam to talk about the latest magazine featuring Andy’s cover story on reaching Corbynistas, Alpha Males, Atheist memers and more. Plus we talk about the rumours of revival in Reading, whether you can love your neighbour while kneeing them in the face, and we hear an extract from the profile interview with former Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks.
See the August edition at http://www.premierchristianity.com/Past-Issues/2016/August-2016
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Justin and Sam talk about the latest magazine featuring the conversion story of TV comedy actress Sally Phillips. Plus the church plants that are reviving the Anglican church, practical tips on rediscovering family worship and 3 reasons from Justin on why God allows suffering.
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It’s another packed edition of the podcast as Justin and Sam leaf through the June 2016 edition of Premier Christianity magazine. They talk about the Queen’s Christian faith, why evangelists are giving out free hugs on the UK’s streets, when God takes over your church meeting, the global phenomenon of Muslims turning to Christ and Christian apologist Larry Taunton’s unlikely friendship with atheist Christopher Hitchens. Phew…
See the articles at http://www.premierchristianity.com/Past-Issues/2016/June-2016
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Justin, Jamie and Sam leaf through the May 2016 edition of Premier Christianity magazine and talk about whether anyone bothers memorising the Bible now we have Google. Also: How to turn your commute into a God encounter and we hear from Shane Claiborne on why US evangelicals are voting for Donald Trump.
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Justin interviews creative director Marksteen Adamson about their collaborative artistic project The Stations for the Easter edition of the magazine. The Stations retells the story of Jesus’ journey to the cross through the images and stories of today’s refugees.
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Jamie Cutteridge and Ruth Jackson of Premier Youthwork and Childrenswork magazines join Justin and Sam for a rowdy (mainly thanks to Jamie) edition of the podcast. Jamie talks about his Culture column for Premier Christianity magazine on Justin Bieber’s newfound Christian faith and the team debate the value of personality profiling for church ministry. We get an update on the Youthwork #LoveCalais project, and hear from prolific evangelist J.John and talk about his JustOne Emirates stadium event planned for 2017
Read the March edition of Premier Christianity mag
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Justin and Sam bring you some of the key articles from the February edition of the mag including Sam’s trip to Lebanon to find out how Christian believers there are bringing hope to Syria’s Muslim refugees. They also discuss Justin’s article on new theological ideas, including annihilationism.
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It's a sad farewell to associate editor Lucinda van der Hart :-( But we have Star Wars to cheer us up and we also debate the charismatic world of Bethel church. Also from the January mag we hear from Gavin and Anne Calver, theme leaders at Spring Harvest 2016, & find out what craftivism is...
Read the January edition of Premier Christianity mag https://www.premierchristianity.com/Past-Issues/2016/January-2016
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As Christmas approaches Justin and Sam talk about our December cover story “The 12 Nays of Christmas”. As well as discovering that Sam has TWO Advent calendars to open we discover why Christians are often reticent to invite their friends to church… and how to overcome it at Christmas. There’s also a look at amazing happenings at a church in Lebanon, Andy Kind on comedy and Christianity and we hear form the world’s greatest living explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
Read the December edition of Premier Christianity mag http://www.premierchristianity.com/Past-Issues/2015/December-2015
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We talk about Rachel & Andrew Wilson's article "When life gives you Oranges" on the practical and spiritual challenges of parenting special needs children. Louie, Justin and Sam leaf through other articles from the latest mag including Sam's investigation into how churches are reaching people on the streets, and Louie's lowdown on the best Bible apps on the Internet. Plus comedian Paul Kerensa pops up... Again!
Read the November edition of Premier Christianity mag http://www.premierchristianity.com/Past-Issues/2015/November-2015
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Celebrating the 50th birthday of the magazine, Louie, Justin and Sam look back through the pages of the past and we hear from precious editors on some of the most controversial articles they oversaw. We also talk about the trend in Internet shaming and hear from completely brilliant Oz pastor and activist Jarrod McKenna.
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Louie, Justin and Sam discover they have at least one listener to the podcast, after Comedian Paul Kerensa emails in. Plus we look at our list of thirty three 33-and-under Christians making waves (and one making controversy). Joyce Meyer responds to her critics and we talk about being stressed out and sending emails on the loo.
Read the September edition of Premier Christianity http://www.premierchristianity.com/Past-Issues/2015/September-2015
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Justin and Sam talk about HTB's church planting strategy and we hear Nicky Gumbel explain it too. Plus: Are children born believers? What happened when Sam met the Mormons and tips for introverts in Charismatic churches.
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Justin, Lucinda and Sam find out what happened when Carrie Lloyd went searching for Mr Right online. They debate whether its ever ok for Christians to swear following Jamie Cutteridge’s controversial article. Fashion chaplain Joanna Jepson talks about coping with bullying as a child and we hear from Justin Welby on what we can learn from Caravaggio about evangelism.
Justin, Lucinda and Sam are joined by worship leader Matt Redman for an eclectic show. We look at the front cover feature on persecution in Africa, examine WWE star Shawn Michael’s testimony, ask whether Horror is bad for you, hear from L’Arche founder Jean Vanier on significance, read RT Kendall’s open letter to the UK church and have a laugh with Matt as he explains why the song writing inspiration flows when he goes to the loo.
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Justin, Malky, Lucinda and newest team member Sam Hailes have a wander through the latest magazine. They respond to the response over David Cameron’s article for the magazine, hear Archbishop Justin Welby’s evangelism anecdotes and reflect on Martin Saunders’ final column after 5 years at the helm of our Culture section.
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Live at Spring Harvest over Easter, Justin talks to stand up comedian Andy Kind, Bible scholar Paula Gooder & Patrick Regan of youth charity XLP
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Jamie Cutteridge shares his ultra-awkward cinema visit to 50 Shades of Grey on the March podcast
He joins Justin, Malky & Lucinda to also discuss whether Christian Rap is the work of the devil, why we are all addicted to binge viewing and we hear some of Steve Chalke and Ed Shaw debating whether the church is failing gay Christians.
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Justin, Malky, Lucinda and Martin say goodbye to interim editor extraordinaire Joy Tibbs.
We also talk about Martin's cover feature on the way porn is rewiring our brains and the survey we took of porn use by Christians. We discuss the latest Christian-themed films and why Hollywood has found God, plus hear an extraordinary story from veteran church leader RT Kendall, from our February profile interview.
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Justin, Malky, Joy and Lucinda explore the latest mag, asking what makes churches grow, discussing the ministry of Bill Johnson at Bethel church in California, hear form Bishop John Pritchard on Bible reading and swap stories about church weekends.
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Justin, Malky and Joy are joined by Martin Saunders to discuss the December edition (but mainly to talk about their other favourite podcast Serial).
Justin, Lucinda & Malky are joined by Heather Tomlinson as they discuss the female focussed November mag, including articles on headcoverings, feminism and abortion.
They hear about heather’s head covering experiment, ask whether females should be better represented at Christian conferences, and we hear an extract from James Mumford talking about his article defending the rights of disabled children not to be aborted.
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It's kind of late, we know... Justin, Lucinda, Malky & Martin chat through the October edition of the magazine. We look at the situation for Christians in Iraq, talk to former worship leader Vicky Beeching about coming out as gay, examine Rapture-inspired TV series The Leftovers, and hear the story of former atheist Guillaume Bignon.
Justin, Lucinda and Martin chat through the September edition of the magazine. Martin defends himself from an avalanche of critics of his article on theology testing worship songs. Plus we talk about our striking front cover, how to be invisible, and hear from mega church leader and mum Charlotte Gambill on how she dealt with infertility.
Featuring: Justin Brierley, Martin Saunders, Malky Currie and Lucinda Vanderhart
Details: Justin and the team reflect on the moving interview we had with Rick Warren following his son's tragic suicide. We talk about ethical fashion & how churches can use World Cup fever to engage their community. Plus a whopping mailbag of feedback to the Steve Chalke and EA split.
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It is a sad farewell to Ruth Mawhinney, the much-beloved editor of the magazine as she joins Justin, Malky and Lucinda for the last time to look at the May edition.
Justin reports live from Spring Harvest and interviews church leaders, theologians, authors and more...
Ruth and Justin on Rowan Williams, the legacy of Benedict XVI...and whether the mid 90s catchphrase 'What Would Jesus Do?' a good one to actually live your life by?
Justin, Ruth and designer Malky ask whether Jesus was really serious about selling everything and giving it to the poor?
Stand-up comedian Sanderson Jones on why he started an “atheist church”, the Cwmbran outpouring, the Mumfords (but no son) and more.
Ruth and Justin take you through an interview with Justin Welby, ask "What would you do if a church member won the lottery?" and expert cake-baker Ruth Garner talks about the gift of hospitality.
The story of shamed Kung-Fu evangelist Tony Anthony was the cover story for September's magazine. Ruth Mawhinney (newly married!) and Justin Brierley hear the accusations and defence on both sides and ask what lessons can be learned?
With the party conference season in full flow, October's magazine asked Can Christians Save Politics? Deputy editor Lucinda Borkett-Jones and journalist Justin Brierley look at how Christians are influencing politics.
Ruth and Justin look at the Christian case for and against intervening in Syria. Former Eastenders actress Danniella Westbrook talks about celebrity, drug abuse and finding faith in Christ. Justin describes his night at a Benny Hinn miracle rally, and we hear from Tom Wright on his massive new book about St. Paul.
It’s jingle bells all the way in a festive edition of the podcast. Ruth Mawhinney and Justin Brierley guide you through the December issue with a focus on giving.
After reports of the Welsh Outpouring in Cwmbran, Ruth Dickinson and Justin Brierley look at this month's main feature on "The search for the presence of God" in the August edition of the mag.
Justin, Ruth, Lucinda Borkett-Jones & Martin Saunders present a bumper edition of the magazine, with a lead story on 'Chav Christianity'.