Expect inspiring stories, practical insights, and some surprising moments as we explore:

✨ Learning and doing on-the-job discipleship

✨ Whole-life discipleship: Bringing Jesus into every corner of life

✨ Spiritual disciplines

✨ Jesus showing up on your patch 

✨ When the supernatural is ... normal

✨ Why Jesus has more faith in you than you might think

Contributors:

Matt Britton — Is an award winning theatre maker, who brings the Gospel of Mark to life, word-for-word.

Krista Coulson — leader of Eden South Bank, near Middlesbrough.

Natalie Williams — CEO of Jubilee+, author and passionate advocate for justice and mercy.

Joe Warton — Researcher and author exploring what healthy, whole-life discipleship looks like.

Take it Further:

Curious about spiritual practices? Check out this work from LICC.

Want to deepen your prayer life? Explore the Prayer of Examen.

Intrigued by Proximity? Find our more here.

Whether you're just starting your discipleship journey or looking to deepen your faith, this episode will challenge and inspire you to put your faith into action.

Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.comThe “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

At The Gates: Disability, Justice and the Churches shares disabled Christians’ stories in their own words. These storytellers speak back to a church that has more often told their stories for them, calling for justice for all the disabled Christians who have been left waiting at the church gates.

Buy At The Gates: Disability, Justice and the Churches here.

Buy The Hopeful Activist book here.

Hannah reflects on Nathanial’s life and legacy, and her work with Power the Fight, a London-based charity dedicated to ending youth violence. 

Resources:

Power the Fight: Learn more about their mission and how you can support their work.

Hannah has written a chapter in When Faith Gets Shaken, by Patrick Regan.

Previous podcast episodes featuring Ben Lindsay, founder and CEO of Power the Fight, and author of "We Need To Talk About Race" exploring the charity’s innovative strategies:

BONUS EP – Power the Fight wins charity of the year!

We Need To Talk About Race.

The Hopeful Activists’ Book - A perfect Christmas gift for the activists in your life!

Subscribe to The Hopeful Activists’ Podcast for more stories of faith-fueled activism, and don’t forget to share this episode with someone who might be inspired by Hannah’s journey.

Kate’s wisdom is not just for leaders but for anyone to make a difference in the world. Whether you’re a seasoned activist or just beginning your journey the church and the world need leaders who are willing to evolve, and go where God is leading.

Buy Kate’s book Metamorph here and discover resources for your leadership journey with Jesus.

You can buy The Hopeful Activists' book here. A great Christmas present!

Ellie shares brilliantly about culture and how to be a healthy Christian, lessons learnt from her time at CAP in Bradford, and in her new role at Kintsugi Hope.

Buy The Hopeful Activist book as an ebook here or in paperback here.

And Abi isn’t just talking about s lowing down—she’s giving you space to actually do it. You'll find space to rest and reflect with words from the Bible and beautiful music from Emma Grant.

Trigger Warning: This episode touches on some real-life struggles, including burnout and mental health, with mentions of suicide. If that’s not what you need today, we have lots of other episodes to inspire you instead.

Contributors

Dai Hankey – Church planter, founder of Manumit Coffee and Red Community and author of Hopeward.

Sam DH – A church leader from St Barnabus, Hattersley, in Greater Manchester.

Natalie Lane – From the Life Centre in Salford.

Ellie Gage – CEO of Kintsugi Hope.

With grateful thanks to Emma Grant and her team for permission to use her fantastic music. You can buy her album Friend in the Fire here.

You heard: Coming Home and Eyes on Me.

And to Matt Britton for reading Psalm 23 to us.

Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans can be bought In this second episode of our brilliant collaboration with Proximity, Abi Thomas explores how to keep going for the long-haul when you are living and working for justice in urban estates and beyond. Wherever it is you’re trying to make a difference, you'll find practical wisdom for keeping your activism centred on Jesus and preventing burnout and we'll hear from four incredible guests who share their experiences of finding strength in challenging circumstances.

And Abi isn’t just talking about s lowing down—she’s giving you space to actually do it. You'll find space to rest and reflect with words from the Bible and beautiful music from Emma Grant.

Trigger Warning: This episode touches on some real-life struggles, including burnout and mental health, with mentions of suicide. If that’s not what you need today, we have lots of other episodes to inspire you instead.

Contributors

Dai Hankey – Church planter, founder of Manumit Coffee and Red Community and author of Hopeward.

Sam DH – A church leader from St Barnabus, Hattersley, in Greater Manchester.

Natalie Lane – From the Life Centre in Salford.

Ellie Gage – CEO of Kintsugi Hope.

With grateful thanks to Emma Grant and her team for permission to use her fantastic music. You can buy her album Friend in the Fire here.

You heard: Coming Home and Eyes on Me.

And to Matt Britton for reading Psalm 23 to us.

Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans can be bought here.

Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

We also discuss the intersection with climate justice, mental health and how the UK church can respond and recover.

If you want to know more about the principles behind craftivism, we have two episodes here and here with Sarah Corbett, author and founder of the Craftivist Collective. Or you can buy her books here.

Abi met Emma Temple and Anna Bland, who co-founded the Leeds Craftivists. I was also able to talk to Husain Alogaily, who co-founded Compost It, a fantastic organisation collecting food waste from households and delivering it to local growers who then turn it into compost.

The Leeds Craftivist group is open to anyone who loves to craft for change.

To donate to The Praxis Centre please visit our website (scroll right to the bottom) or go to PayPal here.

We'll hear from Allan Finnegan from Emmanuel Baptist Church in Netherton in Liverpool, Tom Grant, also from Emmanuel Baptist Church and Head of Proximity, as well as Tal Watkins and Marie Robinson from the Netherton Community Grocery.

And finally from Bishop Philip North, who tells us that there are two stories: amazing life and hope on urban estates, and also a church that has deep inequality within its structures.

Allan's GoFundMe for his treatment is here.

Clip from Britain's Got Talent used with permission.

Most of the team came to The Lodge Café in Bradford to hear the story of how a subsiding building became a thriving community space and find out how to be a hopeful activist. Abi also speaks to Thobekile Ncube from Harare in Zimbabwe, to hear about her contribution to the book and how her view on hope has changed.

Ezekiel 37 can be read here.

Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

With thanks to Beth, Rich, Eilidh, Rachel and Thobes.

Brian works with Father Richard Rohr at the Centre for Action and Contemplation and is proud to be an activist!

We talk about Brian's new book Life After Doom, covering:

• how to welcome the reality of our climate crisis
• how to be contemplative and protect your mind and
• what's the problem with hope?

We also talk about the parable of the rich fool and the Lord's Prayer ..."may God's dreams for the earth come true."

If you’re a gardener this is a good episode to listen to whilst you’re doing some digging and planting, and if, like Abi, you appreciate nature, but don’t see yourself as a gardener, we know you’ll be inspired by the small steps that started Grace Hills on her guerrilla gardening journey. We also talk about being a neurodiverse Christian activist, a subject we'll return to soon!

You can find Grace on Instagram @sparkingcommunity

The book she mentioned is called Get Guerrilla Gardening by Ellen Miles.

You can find out more about guerrilla gardening here and there's a beginners guide here.

Dr Andy Knox argues that our society is broken because we have built it on values that are not working for too many people. Sharing moving stories from the people he has met in his clinic as a GP, we see a system that is stacked against certain people in society and is profoundly unjust. Arguing against "hero leaders", and for hosting, listening and working together with love at the core, Andy challenges us to be outraged by the injustice in our society, and then do something about it.

To buy Sick Society visit Boz Publications.

The campaign is just 16 months old, and has made a huge impact, with legislative change now around the corner and Abi was delighted to be able to talk to Laura so soon after this amazing result! 

Laura, also known as LessWasteLaura is an award winning climate activist, environmental scientist, and ethical influencer. for more ideas on waste reduction visit her linktr.ee

@lesswastelaura across social media

If you’ve ever asked questions of capitalism, if you’ve thought about whether direct action or becoming a shareholder is the best way to make change in our financial systems, or if you feel like you don’t have enough money to make a difference anyway, you’ll find something in this interview for you!

Find out more about the Fair Tax Mark here.

Find out more about Generosity Dinners here.

Today we hear from three brilliant contributors. 

Aaron Shah from Worship on the Streets shares his personal mental health journey.  His book is called Being Still, A Quiet Revolution and you can get a copy here, or by signing up at his Patreon. You can hear more from him on this previous episode.

Bryn Abbott works for Mercy UK and talks to us about The Big Christian Mental Health Campaign. Do look at their website for more details on The Freedom Course.

James Crystal is a mentor to young men coming out of prison with the brilliant organisation In2Out. He is also a speaker and he shares his story of recovery from addiction and mental health struggles.

For other support with your mental health visit the NHS here if you are in the UK. You can also get support from The Samaritans. 

We all have feelings of failure and disappointment, in this conversation we learn to reframe our view of success within Jesus' framework.

Pete shares about the continuing impact of Apartheid on his community and how the Tree of Life Community are seeking to be a sign that another reality is possible. This includes hosting a programme for young men coming out of addiction and gang activity and also a home for abused women and children. Tree of Life is a 24/7 prayer community.

You can buy Pete's book here and find out more about it here.

Henri Nouwen's book In the Name of Jesus can be bought here.

We hear all about the Coat of Hopes - there is a 10 minute video here telling you more about the project.

Cole Arthur Riley also shares about her book This Here Flesh and her digital project Black Liturgies.

Other helpful resources:

Nine Fold Path - a resource to help you work through Jesus' Beatitudes.

Our episode on Peacemakers seems particularly apt at the moment.

We also hear from Katie Dowds, senior pastor at Lighthouse Church in Leeds and also teaches at the Leeds School of Theology. Katie memorised the 9 beatitudes and tells us about the impact on her life. 

Music used by permission of the artists, with our grateful thanks

Heatherlyn’s new album Heatherlyn's Musical Apothecary is available now!

If you’re listening to this on release day, Friday the 29th August, you still have time to catch the final date of the current tour, which is at the Oasis Centre in London, 1 Kennington Road, SE17QP at 7pm. More details at 9beats.org

MUSIC:

RIVER, live recording at Acoustic Nights at The Barn at Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, from the album Dance of the Deep from Nine Beats Collective.

WILD WORLD (Euro Remix), Nine Beats Collective, Performed by Barry Taylor, Music & lyrics: Barry Taylor

IN RECOVERY Performed by Heatherlyn Music: Tony Bean Lyrics: Tony Bean/Heatherlyn

WHAT CAN LOVE CREATE? Performed by Heatherlyn Music: Heatherlyn Lyrics: Steve Bassett

WILD WORLD (Euro Remix), Nine Beats Collective, Performed by Barry Taylor, Music & What if 9 sayings from Jesus could change the way we see and act in the world? The Nine Beats Collective have been creating music based on The Beatitudes and Abi went to meet some of the musicians ahead of an evening of their music in Leeds. Abi spoke to Rob Tayler, Heatherlyn and also Steve Bassett doing a visit to the wonderful Meanwood Valley Urban Farm

We also hear from Katie Dowds, senior pastor at Lighthouse Church in Leeds and also teaches at the Leeds School of Theology. Katie memorised the 9 beatitudes and tells us about the impact on her life. 

Music used by permission of the artists, with our grateful thanks

Heatherlyn’s new album Heatherlyn's Musical Apothecary is available now!

If you’re listening to this on release day, Friday the 29th August, you still have time to catch the final date of the current tour, which is at the Oasis Centre in London, 1 Kennington Road, SE17QP at 7pm. More details at 9beats.org

MUSIC:

RIVER, live recording at Acoustic Nights at The Barn at Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, from the album Dance of the Deep from Nine Beats Collective.

WILD WORLD (Euro Remix), Nine Beats Collective, Performed by Barry Taylor, Music & lyrics: Barry Taylor

IN RECOVERY Performed by Heatherlyn Music: Tony Bean Lyrics: Tony Bean/Heatherlyn

WHAT CAN LOVE CREATE? Performed by Heatherlyn Music: Heatherlyn Lyrics: Steve Bassett

WILD WORLD (Euro Remix), Nine Beats Collective, Performed by Barry Taylor, Music & lyrics: Barry Taylor

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Scripture quotations stated as First Nations Version taken from First Nations Version, copyright ©2021 by Rain Ministries Inc. Used by permission of InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL. All rights reserved. LINK TO BUY

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Scripture also taken (as indicated) from THE MESSAGE. Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.

We thought a great way to celebrate their win would be to remind you of this inspiring interview with Ben from 2021.

Power the Fight is an incredible charity tackling violence affecting young people. One example of how they do that is running a therapeutic support programme which is reducing school exclusions in London. In this interview Ben shares his spiritual journey with Abi, we talk about how and why he founded Power the Fight, including the importance of prayer and lament in that journey. We also touch on his incredible book We Need To Talk About Race. There is another episode with Ben that covers more of the topics raised in the book in our archive here.

Donate to Power the Fight here!

In this episode Abi and Sarah Small, from Proximity Network and the Message Trust dive into the controversial area of where evangelism and social action meet.

With contributions from Krish Kandiah, Deirdre Brower Latz from Nazarene Theological College, Simon Guillebaud from Great Lakes Outreach, Joel Edwards, Richard Reddie from CTBI, Amy and Ben Woodfield from The Antioch Network and Chris Lane from St Mellitus College and Langworthy Community Church.

We'd love to hear what you think. Contact abi@praxiscentre.org

Book recommendation: What I Stand for is What I Stand On by Wendell Berry.

Twitter: @hazelnutfarmcom

Facebook: Hazelnut Community Farm

Instagram: hazelnutcommunityfarm

Youtube: @HazelnutCommunity

Hear more about the Vash Green Schools project installations here.

CW: We hear about the death of Deweys father, which happened in tragic circumstances as Dewey’s sister was experiencing paranoia and schizophrenia. We also talk about the death of Dewey’s daughter, Charity, of health complications.

More info on Dewey's book and where to buy it here.

The joy filled episode with Lynda Sterling is here: Look Again Artist

We'd love to hear how you are finding joy in your activism too at the moment!

Social Media Links:

@DexterityBooks (FB, IG, TW)

@Deweymtm (IG)

@DeweyWill (TW) 

Her book is called A Just Mission: Laying Down Power and Embracing Mutuality

The documentary Stop Filming Us, can be found on Netflix. The trailer is here.

The Highs and Lows of Community Nursing

Ryan chose to speak to his sisters community nurse Sam Barrett.

Saving Lives and the Dark Humour That Comes With It

Faith interviewed her neighbour and paramedic Jon Robinson.

Boys, Sex Education and Andrew Tate

Julia decided to interview Kirsty Ferguson from Step2.

Grateful thanks to the Jerusalem Trust for their financial support for this episode.

Jon Kuhrt has worked with people affected by homelessness and poverty for 30 years. He is a former government adviser on how faith groups address rough sleeping and is now CEO of Hope into Action, who partner with churches to enable them to house and support people. His brilliant blog can be found here .

Jon met Chris at an event at Greenbelt and they have been friends ever since. 

The book Chris and Jon wrote together can be bought here.

Gravesend Methodist Church and Community Centre

CHARITY NUMBER 1132238

To make a donation to their work:

Account name - Daytime Hub Gravesend Methodist

Account number - 55347668 Sort code - 30-93-6

A short Easter episode for you today, to celebrate the joy of Jesus’ resurrection. We are going to delve back into the archives to one of our earliest episodes, back in 2019 when Rich Gower interviewed Jack Wakefield from Tearfund. 

Find out more and sign up for Praxis Labs 2 on our website.

The Bible for Everyone: Scripture quotations [marked BfE] are reproduced from The Bible for Everyone, copyright © John Goldingay and Nicholas Thomas Wright 2018. Used by permission of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, UK. All rights reserved.

Amar has a regular column in Sojourners, including this article on Good Friday as well as a newsletter This Common Life.

How do we understand the cross today? Why does Jesus call us to take up our cross and follow Him? How should activists spend Good Friday? Some rich and provoking theology in this special episode for Good Friday.

Abi spoke to Philip Powell from The Justice Conference and Lynne Paterson from Tearfund. They share their journeys of prayer and give us a practical and theological guide of how to pray, listen and remain hopeful in a world of injustice. 

Tearfund prayer guide.

The Justice Conference is on tour! Book your tickets now.

You can donate to Tearfund's Emergency Appeal for people impacted by the earthquake in Syria and Turkey here, as well as accessing their special prayer guide.

Sandra Maria Van Opstal from Chasing Justice also shares her experiences of worship and work against injustice in her community in Chicago, and how time spent lying face down on her carpet before God is vital to her life. She reminds us of the power of silent prayer - to help us remember that we are the created and not the creator.   

You can buy Sandra's book The Next Worship here.

Subscribe to Chasing Justice to be sent a copy of the prayer "Audacity to Thrive" guide Abi talks about.

Find out more about The Hopeful Activists Community here.

We take a beautiful walk through Matthew and along the way talk about that John Lewis advert, the sentimentality around Homelessness at Christmas and how to find beauty in the mess.

A HUGE thank you to Dr J for allowing us to use his track Immanuel (God With Us), you can support him and say thanks by buying his latest music at Bandcamp.

A very happy Christmas to all of you, and thanks for being with us this year. See you in 2023!

Abi had a special treat a few weeks ago...to visit the Jubilee+ Churches That Change Communities Conference. Abi interviewed several of the contributors to the conference and you can find the full interviews on the Jubilee Plus Podcast, but here at The Hopeful Activists we get to hear some highlights from:

Kat Osborne is the CEO of Safe Families.

Sam Ward is the Directory of Ministry at The Message Trust in Manchester.

Natalie Williams from Jubilee+

Charlie MacDonald from Jubilee+, author of Overflow.

Jon Swales shares his liturgy for the climate crisis and tells us about Lighthouse, a church for people "battered and bruised by the storms of life". We also hear why he was re-affirming people's baptismal vows in a paddling pool at a protest outside St Paul's Cathedral one week, and another week going into the Cathedral for Queen Elizabeth's funeral. Where should a Christian pledge their allegiance?

Free access to Jon's book here:

Lament and Hope: Prayers for the Climate and Ecological Emergency

Twitter: @jonswales77

For more on the climate action visit Christian Climate Action.

Andy Flannagan, singer songwriter and Executive Director of Christians in Politics shares his passion for truthful worship, lament and getting involved in making a difference. How can worship leaders avoid just leading to the holy climactic moment, but instead lead people into lament, righteous anger and intercession?

We also talk about Changing the Soundtrack and Those Who Show Up.

Andy Flannagan's music, "You are God and We are not" and "Your Spirit Groans for Peace" used with permission, and with our thanks.

Jessica Bwali, climate campaigner at Tearfund

Laura Young, climate campaigner and Tearfund AmbassadorThey  have taken some time out to give us some things to pray about this week.

Thanks to Lau Ciocan and Jen Horne!

Lau Ciocan is the Director of Mentoring Advocacy Network (MAN), a platform raising awareness on men's issues and mental health, shaping the conversation on masculinity. 

For MAN, Lau hosted several webinars and published numerous blog posts. Recently he launched the Mentality Podcast as a place to explore what healthy masculinities are about. 

You can connect with Lau on Instagram or Twitter @man_mentoring

You can connect with Jen on Instagram @jenstudiesdevelopment

We have decided to use this episode to do what we are constantly recommended to do by the amazing activists we get to speak to on the podcast, to recenter ourselves on God, to worship, to be honest before him and to pray. 

Some incredible activists, some known to you, some unknown, have brought us prayers, bible readings and reflections for this episode. This episode is all about the love of Jesus, about the wonder of God, about the power of the Holy Spirit. I hope you find space to worship, to reflect and to pray, and this is an episode that you can come back to.

We are originally putting this out in a period of national mourning, after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. For some people this is a time of sadness and grief, others are sad and aggrieved by the inequality, or limits to protests, or other unjust events. Wherever you are right now we hope that you will find this episode a place to rest, to recenter, to remember who you are and who God is, and to worship.

If you would like to listen to any of the music again (and more worship and protest music) here is a Spotify playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3iUMLMgc8F1KcVb3GAFPYp?si=NKIKWyHZTTGhQvYZWYG82A&utm_source=copy-link

With grateful thanks to:

Jesus!

Musicians and Spoken Word:

Salt of the Sound licensed via Echoes Blue Music

Lucy Grimble and band

Katie Dowds

Micah Bournes

DrJ

Prayers and Reflections from:

Poppy Williams from 24/7 Prayer Ibiza

Victoria Armstrong from Oasis Gorton

Natalie Williams from Jubilee+ and author of Invisible Divides

Ruth Valerio from Tearfund and author of Saying Yes to Life

Lisa Sharon Harper speaker, activist, artist and author of Hi everyone and welcome to the 101st episode of The Hopeful Activists’ Podcast! Thanks for being with us on our journey of learning, worship, prayer and action, it’s been an absolute privilege to hear your stories and to bring you the stories of others over the last 100 episodes. 

We have decided to use this episode to do what we are constantly recommended to do by the amazing activists we get to speak to on the podcast, to recenter ourselves on God, to worship, to be honest before him and to pray. 

Some incredible activists, some known to you, some unknown, have brought us prayers, bible readings and reflections for this episode. This episode is all about the love of Jesus, about the wonder of God, about the power of the Holy Spirit. I hope you find space to worship, to reflect and to pray, and this is an episode that you can come back to.

We are originally putting this out in a period of national mourning, after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. For some people this is a time of sadness and grief, others are sad and aggrieved by the inequality, or limits to protests, or other unjust events. Wherever you are right now we hope that you will find this episode a place to rest, to recenter, to remember who you are and who God is, and to worship.

If you would like to listen to any of the music again (and more worship and protest music) here is a Spotify playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3iUMLMgc8F1KcVb3GAFPYp?si=NKIKWyHZTTGhQvYZWYG82A&utm_source=copy-link

With grateful thanks to:

Jesus!

Musicians and Spoken Word:

Salt of the Sound licensed via Echoes Blue Music

Lucy Grimble and band

Katie Dowds

Micah Bournes

DrJ

Prayers and Reflections from:

Poppy Williams from 24/7 Prayer Ibiza

Victoria Armstrong from Oasis Gorton

Natalie Williams from Jubilee+ and author of Invisible Divides

Ruth Valerio from Tearfund and author of Saying Yes to Life

Lisa Sharon Harper speaker, activist, artist and author of Fortune

Rev Azariah France-Williams author of Ghost Ship

Andy Flannagan from Christians in Politics

Running order:

Salt of the Sound - Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

Poppy Williams leads us in prayer

Lucy Grimble and band - Lord of My Life

Victoria Armstrong's reflection and prayer

Lucy Grimble and band - Lord of My Life (continued)

Abi reads from 1 Chronicles 16

Salt of the Sound - Peace in the Storm

Natalie Williams' reflection

Ruth Valerio's reflection and prayer

Lucy Grimble and band - Heart Beats

Lisa Sharon Harper reflection

Katie Dowds spoken word - The People We’d Dare To Be

Lucy Grimble and band - God of the Impossible

Azariah France-Williams reflection and bible reading

Micah Bournes spoken word - Ex Nihilo

Andy Flannagan reflection

Andy Flannagan - We are Blessed

Abi reads from Luke 11

Dr J - Lanterns

ALL MUSIC USED WITH THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF THE ARTISTS

Our planned worship centred episode will be with you shortly, but in the meantime Abi and Rich share what they have learnt from interviewing over 100 Christian Activists on healthy and sustainable activism.

STOP:

Natalie Collins, speaker, writer, campaigner, leader on issues of abuse, exploitation and gender.

Natalie's interview is here.

Rev Edwin Arrison

Anti-apartheid campaigner and friend of Desmond Tutu.

Rev Edwin's interview is here.

LOOK:

Ben Lindsay

Author, CEO of “Power the Fight”, Speaker and Activist

Ben's interview is here.

Jo Musker-Sherwood

Founder of one of the UK’s fastest growing climate charities and now Climate.Emergence

Jo''s interview is here.

LISTEN:

Rev Dr Sam Wells

Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields and author.

Sam's interview is here.

GO:

Jared Hodgeson

Hope at Home co-founder.

Jared's interview is here.

Mariam Tadros

Regional Director, Asia-MENA for International Alert

Mariam's interview is here.

Campaign Successes

If you need encouragement, this episode features 3 amazing campaigners and their sucessful campaigns.

We would love to support you! Find out more...]]>Episode 100!!!

Our planned worship centred episode will be with you shortly, but in the meantime Abi and Rich share what they have learnt from interviewing over 100 Christian Activists on healthy and sustainable activism.

STOP:

Natalie Collins, speaker, writer, campaigner, leader on issues of abuse, exploitation and gender.

Natalie's interview is here.

Rev Edwin Arrison

Anti-apartheid campaigner and friend of Desmond Tutu.

Rev Edwin's interview is here.

LOOK:

Ben Lindsay

Author, CEO of “Power the Fight”, Speaker and Activist

Ben's interview is here.

Jo Musker-Sherwood

Founder of one of the UK’s fastest growing climate charities and now Climate.Emergence

Jo''s interview is here.

LISTEN:

Rev Dr Sam Wells

Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields and author.

Sam's interview is here.

GO:

Jared Hodgeson

Hope at Home co-founder.

Jared's interview is here.

Mariam Tadros

Regional Director, Asia-MENA for International Alert

Mariam's interview is here.

Campaign Successes

If you need encouragement, this episode features 3 amazing campaigners and their sucessful campaigns.

We would love to support you! Find out more about Praxis Labs and our Community here.

And if you want to support us, you can find the PayPal button on our main page here.

Thanks for being with us on the journey, we have loved bringing you the last 100 episodes!

Natalie Williams from Jubilee Plus is seeing the impact of the cost of living crisis now and gives amazing practical tips for churches to prepare now for the winter ahead.

The TLG training that Natalie mentioned can be found here.

To explore becoming a Jubilee Plus partner church click here. This is a brilliant way to get support, training and expertise on anti-poverty action.

Chris Shannahan Principal Investigator from the Life on the Breadline Project shares his unique and important research into poverty in the UK, and how the church is responding. What is the church doing with its influence and roots, or should we be doing more?

To find out more and sign the Anti-Poverty charter here.

You can invite someone to speak about the charter in your church, and the Life on the Breadline project website has some fantastic resources for churches and small groups.

The full, deep and challenging interview with Rene August on peacebuilding and reading the Bible in locations that have painful histories.

You can join the Hopeful Activists' community here.

Abi hosts with Billie Anderson from Tearfund and member of the Praxis team.

With thanks to:

Jonny Clark from Corrymeela and Guardians of the Flame.

Robi Damelin from Parents Circle Family Forum

Mariam Tadros from International Alert

Alex Evans from Larger Us and the Larger Us Podcast

René August from The Justice Conference and The Warehouse

We hear from refugees about what they need now they are in the UK, and from an experienced host, and founder of Hope at Home, Helen Hodgson about her misgivings about the government scheme, racism, how to spot signs of trafficking and the simplicity and blessing of opening your home.

For more information:

Hosting:

Hope at Home

Full episode with Helen and Jared

Family Reunion:

Refugee Action

Digital Inclusion:

Action Foundation

Do you have concerns about modern day slavery?

Call the Modern Slavery Helpline on 08000 121 700 or the police on 101. In an emergency always call 999.

With grateful thanks to:

Daniel Jones from Stewardship. Information on the Stewardship Giving Account here.

The article mentioned by Rachel is here.

Genelle Aldred from GA Consultancy. Buy her book here. Email Abi first for a free copy: abi@praxiscentre.org

Caleb Parik from Effective Altruism for Christians

Lawrence Bettany who mentions the following books:

Robert D. Lupton Toxic Charity

Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert, When Helping Hurts

Darren Walker From Generosity to Justice

Lisa Adjei from The Sankofa Collective and Christian Aid

Sarah Hinton from St Stephen's Church, West Bowling and Shine West Bowling

Shelley Malko from Futurekraft

Edwin now works for the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation and is Director of the Volmoed Youth Leadership Training Programme.

Grateful thanks to:

Alan Storkey

Alan Storkey

Guardian Investigative Article

Mariam Tadros

International Alert

Community Score Card information

Mary Sprunger-Frose

Strength in Community

Mike Martin

RawTools

Beating Guns

Buy the book in the UK here.

Martin Tiller

Christian CND

Investing In Change

Shane Claiborne

Shane Claiborne

Kirsten Bayes

Campaign Against Arms Trade

If you would like to look at Emma Major's climate justice art during the programme click here.

Thanks so much to all our contributors, in order of appearance:

Promise Salawu

Renew Our World

Tearfund

Rachel Mander

A Rocha

Faith for the Climate

Young Christian Climate Network

Sue Willsher

Writing here on campaigning for Tearfund

Emma Major

See more of her work here

Kuki Rokhum

EFICOR

Jo Musker-Sherwood

Climate Emergence

Jo's interview "How to Stay Well When the World is Burning"

Sarah Jordan

Hope For The Future

Training

Events

Sarah Corbett

Canary Craftivists

Shop

With thanks to:

Neelam Banaris from the Snowdrop Project

Benafsha Yaqoobi and Mehdi Salami from Rahyab

Sonia Hicks from the Methodist Conference and Together With Refugees

Billie Anderson from Tearfund

Women for Refugee Women

[Sign up to our prayer text message service and do get involved with the Day of Action on the 6th November - in Glasgow, or at other locations across the UK. You can find out lots more from on our dedicated COP26 page here.]

Furaha Mussanzi from the Millside Centre . More from her YouTube channel and 10x9 storytelling

Dave Smith from The Boaz Trust and Jubilee Plus Refugee Network

Sue Butler from Welcome Churches

Ahmed Al Rashid from UK Welcomes Refugees

For help writing to your MP try Write To Them

Find out more from Testament here:

https://www.testamenthomecut.com

And buy his album here:

https://homecut.bandcamp.com/album/no-freedom-without-sacrifice

[grateful thanks for the permission to use "Breakdown" in this episode]

To join the bookclub contact us here:

https://praxiscentre.org/community/

Bruce Gulland and Laura Darrell have used their skill with words to share their perspectives and shift other people's. They share how the arts can be a great tool to communicate and bring healing.

For more work from Bruce:

https://brucegulland.com

Twitter @brucegulland

And for more of Laura Darrall's work:

Insta and Facebook: @lauradarrallwriting

Twitter: @lauradarrall

#itaffectsme campaign

Insta, Facebook and Twitter: @itaffectsme

Huge thanks to Bruce and Laura for sharing their work with us.

Jo explores how re-connecting with nature, her faith and her daily strategies for dealing with eco-anxiety have been key in her recovery.

Jo's blog is here:

https://www.climateemergence.co.uk/blog

You can book the events mentioned here:

https://www.methodist.org.uk/wellbeingandactivism

https://hopefulactivists.captivate.fm/selfcareclimateevent

The camping trip Jo talks about was with Change In Nature. More information here:

https://www.changeinnature.org

Chris has lived in Salford 43 years. The church that founded centres around eating together and experiencing community with people from a huge variety of backgrounds. Everyone is welcome, and it's there that change happens. We hear stories of miracles, transformation and keeping going for the long haul.

To buy Chris' book visit:

https://hopefulactivists.captivate.fm/ordinarymiracles

I also speak to Paul Kerensa about his new book, Planet Protectors, written with Ruth Valerio.

With thanks to Freemantle and Britains Got Talent for permission to use their audio.

And thanks to SOS From The Kids Choir for permission to use their music and for being brilliant.

Find the music from SOS from the Kids on Spotify, or via their website:

sosfromthekids.com/song-releases

Buy Ruth and Paul's book here:

spckpublishing.co.uk/planet-protectors

The launch event details are here:

ruthvalerio.net/environment/planet-protectors-special-launch-event/

To support this podcast please visit:

praxiscentre.org

More on the Wave of Hope and Crack The Crises here:

https://crackthecrises.org

More on the YCCN Relay here:

yccn.net

Watch the whole service from Truro Cathedral here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-baE9iwzOt0

With thanks to Truro Cathedral and YCCN for permission to use audio from their service and for permission to use the YCCN song.

The snowdrop episode can be heard here:

https://hopefulactivists.captivate.fm/snowdrop1

Find out more and donate here.

Buy Chine's book here

Buy Ben's brilliant book here

Find out more about Power the Fight here

The episode with Natalie Collins can be heard here.

The episode with Athena Stevens can be heard here.

The episode with Shane Claiborne can be heard here.

Get in touch for more support here.

More about the relay here

Alastair has been described as “one of the world’s leading environmental campaigners.” He is a pioneer of modern land reform in Scotland, helping to bring the Isle of Egg into community ownership and negotiating the withdrawal of the world’s biggest cement company from a project on the Isle of Harris. He also lectures at military staff colleges on nonviolence and is a fellow of the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh

Book into the Red Letter Christian event here

More from Alastair here

Find out more about theology slam on twitter @theologyslam

Hear Imogen’s winning talk here

Dot Tyler, Head of Youth and the Emerging Generation at the charity Tearfund joins Abi and Leah Otto, a young climate activist to talk about the future.

Information and tickets for The Justice Conference here

More on the Emerging Leaders course here

More on the Burning Down the House research here

More on the YCCN relay here

Abi is joined today by Wendy Lloyd who is the faith communications co-ordinator for the charity Christian Aid.

Don't forget to sign up to The Praxis Labs:

https://praxiscentre.org/labs/

To join The Hopeful Activists' Lounge on Facebook lounge visit:

https://praxiscentre.org/community/

To buy "Rage and Hope":

https://spckpublishing.co.uk/rage-and-hope

Download the report here:

https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/research/2000/01/31/the-grace-project

Register for the Praxis Labs here:

https://praxiscentre.org/labs/register/

Details on MAN mentoring events here:

https://www.manmentoring.org.uk

For more information on Naureen's work:

https://pcsw.punjab.gov.pk/

To sign up for the Praxis Labs:

https://praxiscentre.org/labs/

To sign up for the Common Good Canteen:

https://commonchange.uk/events/common-good-canteen-march-2021/

Huge thanks again to Dr J. for blessing us with his music. Please support him by buying his music here.

https://drjpresents.bandcamp.com/

And thanks to Nathan Grady, Lau Ciocan, Beth Myring, Simon Davidson and Bonte Uwimana for sharing their wisdom.

praxiscentre.org

Once again this episode has the wonderful music of Dr J. You can download it from band camp, and if you buy the first track "Emmanuel, God with us", you are supporting Cromer Beachcomber Guest House in North Norfolk, which has been giving to support to people who need space and support throughout the pandemic.

https://drjpresents.bandcamp.com/album/immanuel-god-with-us

And thanks to Nathan Grady, Lau Ciocan, Beth Myring, Simon Davidson and Bonte Uwimana for sharing their wisdom.

praxiscentre.org

https://jubilee-plus.org

Twitter

@jubileeplus @natwillnatter

To buy A Call To Act:

https://standrewsbookshop.co.uk/product/a-call-to-act/

Website: www.worshiponthestreets.co.uk

Facebook: www.facebook.com/worshiponthestreets

Instagram: www.instagram.com/worshiponthestreetsuk

Listen/Download Aaron's music - www.aaronshah.bandcamp.com/

Grace's alternative carols and blog:

https://christianclimateaction.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/alternative-christmas-carols.pdf

To buy "Words for a Dying World" visit

https://scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9780334059868/words-for-a-dying-world

Twitter: @GraceREThomas

To join the Hopeful Activist's Lounge visit:

praxiscentre.org

If you would like support in your activism journey please visit

praxiscentre.org

Abi and Bex talk about living in hope with a terminal illness, as well as listening to Bex's wisdom on digital engagement and the church.

https://drbexl.co.uk

https://linktr.ee/drbexl

Twitter and TikTok @drbexl

@METUPUKorg is an activist & advocacy group aiming to turn metastatic breast cancer into a chronic illness and support patients.

http://futurekraft.org

http://emergeonline.org.uk

https://aroundthebox.co.uk

Thanks to:

Dr David Golding ncl.ac.uk/nes/staff/profile/davidgolding.html#background

www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18706477.government-rejects-opencast-mine-proposed-banks-mining-druridge-bay/

Jacqui Cho

https://blog.cambridgehub.org/meet-the-winner-jacqui-cho-shares-her-experience-with-the-cambridge-refugee-scholarship-campaign-62403cd140e1

https://www.lettersfromrwcs.com

Dr Tiwonge I Mzumara-Gawa

Malawi University of Science and Technology

www.must.ac.mw

renewourworld.net/2020/04/malawis-plastic-bag-win/

Renew Our World Podcast

renewourworld.net/podcast/

We begin this week by speaking to Helen and Jared Hodgson, from Hope at Home. http://www.hopeathome.org.uk 

Twitter @_hopeathome_

Facebook @hopeathome.org.uk

Call the Modern Slavery Helpline on 08000 121 700 or fill out an online form if you have suspicions about modern day slavery. 

Everybody Now

Climate Emergency and Sacred Duty

We’ve caused a turning point in the Earth’s natural history. Everybody Now is a podcast about what it means to be human on the threshold of a global climate emergency, in a time of systemic injustice and runaway pandemics. Scientists, activists, farmers, poets, and theologians talk bravely and frankly about how our biosphere is changing, about grief and hope in an age of social collapse and mass extinction, and about taking action against all the odds.

With contributions from:

Dr. Gail Bradbrook - scientist and co-founder of Extinction Rebellion

Prof. Kevin Anderson - Professor of Energy and Climate Change at the University of Manchester

Dámaris Albuquerque - works with agricultural communities in Nicaragua

Dr. Rowan Williams - theologian and poet, and a former Archbishop of Canterbury

Pádraig Ó Tuama - poet, theologian and conflict mediator

Rachel Mander - environmental activist with Hope for the Future

John Swales - priest and activist, and part of a community for marginalised people

Zena Kazeme - Persian-Iraqi poet who draws on her experiences as a former refugee to create poetry that explores themes of exile, home, war and heritage

Flo Brady - singer and theatre maker

Hannah Malcolm - Anglican ordinand, climate writer and organiser

Alastair McIntosh - writer, academic and land rights activist

David Benjamin Blower - musician, poet and podcaster

Funding and Production: 

This podcast was crowdfunded by a handful of good souls, and produced by Tim Nash and David Benjamin Blower

Permissions:

The song Happily by Flo Brady is used with permission.

The song The Soil, from We Really Existed and We Really Did This by David Benjamin Blower, used with permission.

The Poem The Tree of Knowledge by Pádraig Ó Tuama used with permission.

The Poem Atlas by Zena Kazeme used with permission.

The Poem What is Man? by Rowan Williams from the book The Other Mountain, used with permission from Carcanet Press.

With contributions from Krish Kandiah, Deirdre Brower Latz, Simon Guillebaud, Joel Edwards, Richard Reddie, Amy and Ben Woodfield and Chris Lane.

https://www.eden.co.uk/shop/martin-luther-king-jr-3975550.html

https://ctbi.org.uk/new-ctbi-director-of-justice-and-inclusion/

You can buy Andrew's book here:

https://www.eden.co.uk/faith-hope-and-mischief/

You can join the Hopeful Activist's Community here:

https://praxiscentre.org/community/

And you can find out about the Praxis Labs here:

https://praxiscentre.org/labs/

https://drjpresents.bandcamp.com

now stop reading this and go and buy it!

Thank you so much to Dr J, Rachel Mander, Alison Dennis, Danielle Wilson, Sophie Gower and Sam Ward for sharing your lockdown lessons with us.

Tracks used: Leaving Orphanhood Behind, Belong, Night Fall.

Twitter @abziea

encounterchurch.uk/youth

To hear more from Shermara and others involved in community organising visit:

www.theology-centre.org.uk/category/just-church-podcast/

The Open Table:

https://www.stgeorgeintheeast.org/the-open-table

Twitter: @ShermaraFletche @publicseymour @opentablesge @theologycentre

The Theology Slam 2020 Final is here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn4WuoboBLw

Theology Slam is a collaboration between SCM Press, Church Times, London Institute for Contemporary Christianity and St Anselm’s Community.

Chris Gillies spent 36 years working in financial services and shares some of his fascinating story on the LICC website, where you can also find some amazing resources to help you follow Jesus in your Monday - Saturday life.

licc.org.uk/resources/business-with-god/

The blog post Chris has kindly written to accompany this episode is here:

praxiscentre.org/podcast/life-changing-work-chris-gillies/

ijmuk.org/goliath

and find out more about Lucy Grimble here:

http://lucygrimble.com

The group Lucy recommends, Common Hymnal, can be found here:

commonhymnal.com

Music used with permission.

www.dantecstewart.com

Twitter @stewartdantec

For more on rage as a spiritual virtue:

sojo.net/articles/black-rage-anti-black-world-spiritual-virtue

Tearfund's work "The World Rebooted" can be found here:

tearfund.org/reboot

For Alex Evan's work on grief, "This Too Shall Pass" visit:

collectivepsychology.org

Twitter @mick_k86 @NTC_Manchester

https://nazarene.ac.uk

http://redletterchristians.org.uk

Tiktok: mickkane7

For more information about Home for Good:

https://www.homeforgood.org.uk

You can purchase Krish's books here:

https://www.eden.co.uk/shop/searches/krish_kandiah.html

For more wisdom from Krish visit:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIgSjA9r-wZPVkWTW77LWyA

http://www.alanstorkey.com

@natwillnatter

Jubilee-plus.org 

@jubileeplus

Facebook and Insta: /jubileeplus

Books from Natalie: A Church for the Poor (2017) and The Myth of the Undeserving Poor (2014), plus A Call to Act (2020, available to pre-order (co-authored with Martin Charlesworth).

@natwillnatter

Jubilee-plus.org 

@jubileeplus

Facebook and Insta: /jubileeplus

Books by Natalie: A Church for the Poor (2017) and The Myth of the Undeserving Poor (2014), plus A Call to Act (2020, available to pre-order (co-authored with Martin Charlesworth)

The music in this episode is from Dr J, the new album Journey is available here:

https://drjpresents.bandcamp.com

or on Spotify.

For more information about Raise visit:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2537464216526522/

https://raise4all.wordpress.com

Additional music in this episode is written and directed by Carol Barwick and performed by Raise Your Voice Community Choir, used with permission.

Please do review and share this episode if you enjoyed it - thank you!

Colse Leung has used his skills to create Bristol Threads, providing a space to bring positive stories to the surface.

"Change is happening across the city in small and beautiful ways."

For more information on Bristol Threads and Christian Creative Network visit:

bristolthreads.co.uk

christiancreativenetwork.com

Facebook: CCNUK

Insta: christiancreativenetworkuk

To see some of Colse and Josie's work please visit:

www.colsecreative.com

www.gambledesigns.co.uk

Within a square mile of Beth Myring's church there are 700 children who receive free school meals. During the holidays some of these children became both malnourished and obese. Beth's work has brought together the community, council and churches to provide holiday clubs which feed and nurture children and families struggling with holiday hunger.

For support with setting up holiday hunger initiatives in your area contact https://www.tlg.org.uk

To find out more about Beth's work visit https://lifecentre.org.uk

For up to date information about Coronavirus in the UK please visit https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

Krish Kandiah talks to Abi about radical hospitality with a 2nd Century precedent. How do we balance risk with support for the most vulnerable?

Please follow the medical advice given in your location as we look out for those opportunities to be radical (but not reckless!), and to be a calm presence in the middle of a storm.

For advice about Coronovirus visit:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

He crosses over between art and design making images that benefit our soul, promote virtues and make us think.

To see Micah's work visit micahpurnell.com

For more information about the Theology Slam go to churchtimes.co.uk/theology-slam

If you would like to find out more about The Hopeful Activists' Community visit praxiscentre.org/community/

Sarah found feeling like an "activist robot" exhausting. As an antidote to burnout she found a way to use her creativity to protest in a careful, thoughtful way - using gentleness to bring lasting transformation.

We talk about how to engage well with social media, not demonising or dehumanising people and real transformation.

You can find out more and adopt a craftivist here:

https://craftivist-collective.com/

#craftivistcollective

Twitter: @craftivists

Facebook: Craftivist Collective

Insta: craftivists

We talk about how both introverts can benefit from her approach to activism, avoiding the messiah complex and how real, long term change requires time and patience.

You can find out more and adopt a craftivist here:

https://craftivist-collective.com/

To join in with Tearfund's amazing work, visit:

www.tearfund.org/action

You can find Ruth's new book, Saying Yes to Life here:

www.tearfund.org/saying_yes 

shinewestbowling.org.uk

A gambling addiction put a wrecking ball through Nick's life, costing him his business, home, his family and his mental health. Nick and Donna share their journey together through Nick's addiction, finding faith, relapsing and now running a community cafe together in a former bookies. A story of hope from the depths of despair.

For support around mental health issues visit mind.org.uk

For support with gambling addiction visit www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk

For support around addiction please visit:

www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/addiction-and-dependency

For more information about The Oaks, where Paul and Levi live, please visit.

themec.org.uk/the-mec-in-a-nutshell/theoaks/

For the first in our advent series we hear an incredible story of hope from Sandra who suffered a violent attack.

"Your circumstances might be completely unique: but whatever your circumstances, God is there, and he never leaves, and he has a way through."

If you need support around any of the issues raised in this podcast please visit:

For support around mental health issues - mind.org.uk

This is not a story about domestic violence, but may be a trigger for someone to get help who is experiencing domestic violence. Please visit https://www.refuge.org.uk or call 0808 2000 247

Plus find out more about the Praxis Labs from the wonderful Hannah Ling, who took part in the last course and now runs the social media for The Hopeful Activists' Podcast.

www.cornerstonepartnership.co.uk

https://praxiscentre.org/labs/

LICC have great resources to support and inspire you in your faith at work:

https://www.licc.org.uk/about/work/

primetimebradford.com

primetimeyln.com

http://www.andykind.co.uk

www.collectivepsychology.org

Twitter: @alexevansuk

Abi speaks to Tom Partridge from Holos Kombucha about building a business that has a lasting positive impact.

Twitter @holoskombucha

Crowdfunder: seedrs.com/holoskombucha (Capital at Risk)

https://holoskombucha.com

www.elainestorkey.com

Elaine's compelling book "Scars Across Humanity" can be bought here:

https://www.eden.co.uk/shop/scars-across-humanity-4435477.html

https://snowdropproject.co.uk

Instagram: snowdropproject

Twitter: @SnowdropProject

Facebook: @snowdropproject

To donate: https://snowdropproject.co.uk/donate/ 

https://snowdropproject.co.uk

Instagram: snowdropproject

Twitter: @SnowdropProject

Facebook: @snowdropproject

To donate: https://snowdropproject.co.uk/donate/ 

Rose shares her wisdom on being a faithful disciple, and being a faithful presence wherever you are.

More information on Tony's work at www.charistraining.co.uk

@shaneclaiborne

@RedLetters_UK

Sam Wells is Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields and also Visiting Professor of Christian Ethics at King’s College, London. He has published 30 books including The Nazareth Manifesto (which explores these ideas further).

https://www.shopatstmartins.co.uk/onlineshop/cat_1475620-Books.html 

https://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org

https://www.arocha.org.uk

https://www.climatestewards.org

We are looking forward to the reactions to this week’s interview. Ruth Jarman on obedience and breaking the law in the face of the climate crisis.

Facebook @christianclimateaction @OperationNoah @ChristianEcologyLink

Twitter @Cclimateaction @OperationNoah @GreenChristian_ @ExtinctionR

https://www.celebraterecovery.com

twitter @oldhamschurch

https://lyndasterling.co.uk

https://www.besideourselvescollective.com

Also Abi and Rich have a slightly awkward conversation involving periods.

nataliecollins.info

praxiscentre.org

twitter @hopefulactivism

facebook @hopefulactivists

Music used with permission, thank you Dr J and Mira.

https://drjpresents.bandcamp.com/

Linda was licenced this week as leader of a new church in central Bradford under the Church of English.

Facebook @fountainsbradford

Twitter @fountainschurch