Middle East Conflict, Church Abuse, and Catastrophising
How do we keep praying for the Middle East? What lessons are there from recent church abuse scandals? Why should we try to stay optimistic?
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In this episode, Phil Topham (Executive Director), John Stevens (National Director), and Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries) discuss the stories in the news over the past weeks.
00:00 - Introduction and FIEC update
03:04 - Praying for the Middle East
09:04 - Mike Pilavachi, Steve Lawson, and church abuse
17:35 - 'Invincible' ministries and leaders
20:31 - When those we respect fail
23:35 - Lessons from the Soul Survivor report
27:45 - Was Ian Hislop shot at?
Show notes
- FIEC Leaders' Conference 2024 (fiec.org.uk)
- The Evangelism Conference (fiec.org.uk)
- Iran launches more than 180 ballistic missiles at Israel (bbc.co.uk)
- How Can We Talk About Israel and Gaza? (fiec.org.uk)
- Independent Review into the culture and practices of Soul Survivor (soulsurvivorwatford.co.uk)
- Dallas Pastor Steve Lawson removed from ministry over 'inappropriate relationship with a woman' (christianpost.com)
- Ian Hislop thanks people for concern after suspected gunshot has 'innocent explanation' (news.sky.com)
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