By-Election, Royal Arrest, and Church Toilets
How do we deal with polarising views in church? What can we learn from the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor? What does a toilet say about a church?
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In this episode, Phil Topham (Executive Director), John Stevens (National Director), and Adrian Reynolds (Associate National Director) discuss news stories from the past weeks and what we can learn from them for church leadership.
00:00 - Planters, women's retreats, and Rising Lights
05:12 - Four years of the Russia-Ukraine war
08:03 - By-Election and polarising views
16:31 - The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
24:32 - BAFTAs, Whitechapel preacher, and free speech
30:11 - Aircraft carriers and toilets
Show notes
- Thrive 2026
- Ministry Wives Retreat 2026
- Rising Lights
- Ukraine marks four years since Russia's full invasion as Moscow says its 'goals' not yet achieved (bbc.co.uk)
- New Green MP says 'we can win anywhere' as Starmer vows to 'keep fighting' after by-election loss (bbc.co.uk)
- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrest: how the ‘most shocking’ day unfolded (theguardian.com)
- BBC sorry for airing racial slur shouted by guest with Tourette's at Baftas (bbc.co.uk)
- 'This is a Muslim area': Moment Met Police officer confronted in Whitechapel as she defends free speech of Christian preacher (standard.co.uk)
- The Street Preacher’s Charter (christian.org.uk)
- The world’s largest warship is heading to Iran – with broken toilets (telegraph.co.uk)
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Podcast music: Drifting by Future Infinite.
