Renewal The Podcast: Recent Episodes
Lawson Hannaford
Renewal and revival are terms we often use but rarely understand. This podcast will dive deeply into the life-changing experience of the gospel of Jesus Christ and His spiritual activity in our lives, churches and world. Hosted by Lawson Hannaford with guest appearances.
In this season finale co hosts Lawson Hannaford and Oli Van Ruth look how we move from church growth strategies to true renewal and reform in our lives and churches.
Season 3 Episode 7 - Real relationships as the antidote to the idolatry of the church growth movement. Co hosted by Oli Van Ruth and Lawson Hannaford
In this episode co hosts Lawson Hannaford and Oli Van Ruth look at how rebuilding presence and timeliness in our relationships with God and each other transforms not only our own habits and anxieties, but our deepest desires.
In this special episode co hosts Lawson Hannaford and Oli Van Ruth take another deep dive into social media’s disruption of discipleship, pulling the curtain back on the system of manipulation and abuse and calling the church to renewal away from these toxic systems and into Christ and His church as the witness of peace in an age of anxiety.
In this special episode co hosts Lawson Hannaford and Oli Van Ruth take a sidebar to discuss the root and fruit of ‘YouTube Preaching’ and a better way forward for discipleship and the growth of the church.
In this episode co hosts Lawson Hannaford and Oli Van Ruth discuss how God's judgement, the lack of the compelling narrative of 'so what', production value and Sunday centric church are contributing factors to both the demise of the church growth movement but the seeds of renewal.
In this episode co hosts Lawson Hannaford and Oli Van Ruth discuss the little known Ezra Nehemiah Revival, what it means to tremble at the word of God and pray in response, and a truly God centred revival.
In this episode co hosts Lawson Hannaford and Oli Van Ruth discuss the demise of self justification, complex referendums, the Israel and Hamas and Mark Driscoll.
In this episode co-hosts Lawson Hannaford and Oli Van Ruth discuss the decline of the church growth movement and the need for a better vision for the church.
In this episode host Lawson Hannaford interviews Pastor Jake Swadling on his experience of God and expression of Charismatic Renewal. This episode begins season 2 of Renewal the Podcast, focussing on Charismatic Renewal with insights and interviews on this important subject.
In this episode host Lawson Hannaford interviews Pastor Luke Watts on renewal in the family. This episode explores a biblical model for family renewal, how the church should be involved and some practical advice for how to start family renewal no matter your age or stage of life.
In this episode host Lawson Hannaford interviews Pastor Graham Smith as they discuss how to find personal renewal, overcome spiritual dryness and find grace rather than self-righteousness.
In this episode host Lawson Hannaford interviews Oli Van Ruth as they discuss what it means to burn for Christ and content for renewal.
In this episode, host Lawson Hannaford speaks about where renewal starts, the example of the Korean Revival and how we should respond to God's invitation in Christ Jesus.
In this episode host Lawson Hannaford interviews church planter and pastor Charlie Tatera live from Wroclaw, Poland. Discussion includes renewal in Eastern Europe, church planting, the Ukraine Crisis and how the church should respond.
In this episode, host Lawson Hannaford unpacks baptism in the Holy Spirit, how to receive this baptism and dangers to avoid.
In this episode, host Lawson Hannaford introduces the heart of the renewal through personal experience and reflections on the work of the gospel of Jesus Christ in the lives of ordinary people.