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The Keswick Convention Podcast is a mix of testimony, theology and reflection. Presented by James Cary, Rachel Redeemed and Matt Holden, the show welcomes guests and speakers from the upcoming Convention to unpack big topics surrounding this year's theme. Keswick Ministries exists to inspire and equip Christians to love and live for Christ in His world, through serving the local church.
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1What is it to be Human? In the final episode of this series of the Keswick Convention Podcast, we talk with different speakers about how we can embrace our humanity, our finitude and our limitations in a way that honours Christ - and the local church.Join us as we sit down and chat with a variety of speakers ahead of the 2023 Keswick Convention looking at the theme of Human.If you are enjoying the topics covered in this podcast, make sure to check out Keswick Convention: 2023 Conven...
What do we mean when we use the word 'race'? How can the church encourage unity and welcome for all? What was going on with the Tower of Babel? In this episode, we explore the amazing theology of race and ethnicity and discuss how the Bible speaks to our understanding of a global church made in God's image. No matter what our culture and ethnicity, Jesus affirms the uniqueness of our race, language and who we are.We're joined by Rev Dr Israel Olofinjana (Director of the One People Commission ...
What is imagination? To what extent does our imagination vary? How does imagination impact our creativity and why is this so important to being human?Whether you see yourself as a great artist or you've never picked up a paintbrush, this episode is worth a listen! We delve into how our God is a creative God but how our creativity also makes us unique as human beings. Whatever your calling, you will use imagination and creativity in your everyday.We're excited to be joined by some creative gue...
Work hard or play hard? We all at times wrestle with the purpose of our time, work, relationships and life. As Christians, we know that the Bible should answer these questions for us, but this isn't always easy to apply to our own lives.In this episode, we delve into this big topic on the theme of Human, exploring what God tells us about our purpose as we are made in his image, and as we live out our faith in every aspect of our life.We speak with Sam Allberry (pastor, apologist, author), Joh...
Am I good enough as I am? What does it mean to be made in God’s image? What even is to be human? How do we live out our Christian faith in an age of flattery, self-actualisation and narcissism? In this episode, we are exploring how we think of ourselves and others in a culture of self-esteem and identity and how we approach this within our churches. We also pick up the conversation on trans-humanism with John Wyatt again.Join Matthew Mason (Pastors' Academy, Crosslands Cultivate), Profes...
Spoiler alert: the answer is no! But, why is this good news for us? What makes Jesus a relatable God and can this help us in the face of temptation? What does the incarnation mean for our bodies? How do we respond to this as Christians?In this episode, we're joined by Sam Allberry (pastor, apologist, author), Matthew Mason (Pastors' Academy, Crosslands Cultivate), Ben Cooper (Cornhill Training Course). Join us as we interview Keswick Convention speakers to dig deeper into the nature of Jesus ...
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 1.28 billion people are on Instagram and by the end of 2023, the global fashion market is estimated to be worth $1.7 trillion. Why do we care so much about beauty? Why would God allow us to age? How does the church provide a helpful and alternative view of beauty in an age of social media?In this episode, we're joined by Sam Allberry (Week 1 bible reader) Ros Clarke (Week 3 seminar leader), Nathan Weston (Week 3 evening speaker), and Professor John Wyatt ...
Do we still value human dignity over usefulness? What is transhumanism and will this solve all our problems? Can we become everlasting AI holograms like ABBA? How does Jesus point us towards a better eternal life?Welcome back to the Keswick Convention podcast with James Cary and Rachel Redeemed! The theme for Keswick Convention 2023 and this podcast series is Human. We will be exploring big questions around this theme, hearing from 2023 Convention speakers, and unpacking what it is for humans...
How can I actually get more grateful? What is it that grateful people do? Do you have some tips on building habits for being and staying a more grateful person for the rest of our lives? We come into land on the last episode in our latest series of The Keswick Convention Podcast on gratefulness with fresh new content from the fab guests we have heard from in previous episodes. Huge appreciation to all who have contributed and are helping us all, by The Spirit, become more grateful. Onwards to...
Our local churches can look small and unimpressive. Up close, we really see the flaws and the problems. But what else can we see? And how can we give thanks for this most precious gathering of God's people? James gets some answers from Director of Co-Mission, Richard Coekin; James also talks to Anna Putt, Keswick Trustee and co-host of the Shielded by Grace podcast, to hear the encouragements and challenges, plus reflections from co-host Rachel Redeemed too.You can have a look at Keswick...
Here we go. Brass tacks folks! How are we genuinely grateful for our identity in Christ? We've heard it as a nut-shell phrase but how do we go about living out this identity and being grateful? What about when it's really hard and we just don't see it? Or it all just feels theoretical? We start by defining our terms and understanding why and how we've got here with our identity and hear from Professor Glynn Harrison and Author and speaker Karen Soole on our identity in Christ and how on earth...
We want to be someone who gives thanks in all circumstances but what about when it's really hard? How can we genuinely be grateful for past battles and what can we learn from them? What about battles we have faced in culture, in church history and personally? We dive in deep with conversations with Niv Lobo, curate in Southampton for Highfield Church, and Glynn Harrison, retired academic psychiatrist now living in London.You can have a look at Keswick's publications and further resources here...
We want our kids to be grateful, right? We keep telling them to say 'thank you'. But how do we make it a heartfelt habit, rather than just lip-service. The truth is that parents have to be grateful themselves! Ed Drew, from Faith in Kids, explains how this works out in our messy families lives, along with comments from Anna Putt and Girma Bishaw.You can have a look at Keswick's publications and further resources here.This podcast is from Keswick ministries. You can also find a link to the oth...
Being grateful doesn't come naturally? And when we are having a hard time at work and our boss is being a pain, it can feel a bit of a joke. How can we give thanks in those times? Rachel talks to Mark Greene, author of Thank God It's Monday, for more on thinking through our work as Christians. He's written a number of other titles and is Mission Champion for London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (Licc). Rachel also talks to Niv Lobo, the curate at Highfields Church in Southampton abo...
Being grateful doesn't come naturally? And it seems impossibly far away when we're living through a time of loss. How can we give thanks in those times? Jam talks to David Gibson, Minister of Trinity Church Aberdeen (IPC), and author of Living Life Backward: How Ecclesiastes Teaches Us to Live in Light of the End. Jam also talks to Girma Bishaw, co-founder of the Gratitude Initiative.You can have a look at Keswick's publications and further resources here.This podcast is from Keswick ministri...
How can we be grateful and be full of thankfulness when life can be so busy, frustrating, stressful, painful and difficult? That's the question we're asking in Season 4 of the podcast. New format. New Music. Grateful is the theme of this year's Keswick Convention so we talk to talks to James Robson, Ministry Director of the Keswick Convention about why that theme was chosen. Jam also talks to Girma Bishaw, co-founder of the Gratitude Initiative.You can have a look at Keswick's publications an...
Talking to James Cary this week are Adrian and Celia Reynolds. Adrian serves as associate national director for FIEC and also as a leader at Christchurch Harborough where Celia works part time as the women’s worker at church as well as in the home.They have have been married for 30 years, have three daughters, and three grandchildren and have written several books on marriage and sexual intimacy and are running a couple of seminars during Week 3 of this year’s convention on Faithfulness...
Sharon, a medical doctor and someone who has walked a difficult road with a variety of severe and enduring mental health struggles shares how she has leaned on the Lord through her journey. She shares her love of psalm 13, the how and why of her new book 'Wrestling with my thoughts' as well as the struggle to see herself as more than a diagnosis... and what we as church family can do to help those in similiar situations.Sharon Hastings is absolutely passionate about helping anyone who suffers...
James talks to David and Maura Baldwin 2:19, an SIM ministry designed to help UK churches reach out to their local multi-cultural communities through English lessons. Dave also teaches at Oak Hill Bible school in North London.You can have a look at Keswick's publications and further resources here.This podcast is from Keswick ministries. You can also find a link to their other podcast, Kes Talks, here.This podcast was presented and produced by James CaryThe theme tune is Tiny Things by Yvonne...
Rachel Redeemed talks to Rachel Jones, author and senior editor at The Good Book Company. In this episode of the Keswick Convention Podcast, we hear some of Rachel's story as to how she came to realise her need of Jesus as a child and how that can encourage us in the seemingly every day of the Christian life. You can hear more from Rachel in week two at the Keswick Convention with two sessions on prayer and a further two based on her book 'Is This It?'You can read more from Rachel by p...
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