Politics in the Pulpit

This week we have Revd Roy Searle helping us discuss the lectionary for Sunday the 23rd of March from a faith and politics perspective, looking at Isaiah 55:1-9, Psalm 63:1-8, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Luke 13:1-9.

JPIT’s Steve Hucklesby also joins this conversation with Clare Williams as our host. They discuss the importance of remembering God as the source of life amidst injustice and leaning into the prophetic. Alongside they cons...

In this week’s episode of Politics in the Pulpit, our host Clare Williams and JPIT Team member Paul Morrison, chat to Revd David Mayne. 

David Mayne is a a previous host of politics in the pulpit and Regional Minister Team Leader for the Eastern Baptist Association, supporting 170 Baptist churches in Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire. Dave is Essex born and bred, and his work has consistently focused on topics of justice a...

In this week’s episode of Politics in the Pulpit, our host, Clare Williams, chats to Tom Price. They are joined by Aoife Wright, a member of the JPIT team. 

Tom Price studied Philosophy at university and later completed an MA in Christian Apologetics, and is currently undertaking doctoral research in theology, philosophy and film. 

In recent years Tom has spoken to all kinds of audiences – at various levels of questioning – in diff...

In this week’s episode of Politics in the Pulpit, our host, Clare Williams, chats to Jenny Brown. They are joined by Paul Morrison, a member of the JPIT team.

Jenny recently left Christian Aid after 25 years in a variety of advocacy-related roles. Before that she spent 15 years as a commercial property solicitor in City law firms. Among other things she is active in her local church and a trustee of a small Christian mission orga...

This week, listen to Steve, Nathan and Matt chat about what the bible says about Jesus as a Peacemaker.

🎙️ 'Maybe [this] should encourage us also to be able to reflect on these things that we see going on around the world, but relating them to God speaking to us, wherever we are'

‘Politics in the Pulpit’ is JPIT’s weekly lectionary resource, helping to equip preachers, ministers and worship leaders to unpack justice and peace ...

In this week’s episode of Politics in the Pulpit, our host, Matt Forsyth, chats to Kathy Galloway, and is joined by JPIT member Paul Morrison.

Kathy is a practical theologian, writer and campaigner. The major focus of her work has always been peace-making and social justice issues, especially relating to poverty, ecology and gender. Kathy has worked for Church Action on Poverty, the Iona Community and Christian Aid, and she live...

In this week’s episode of Politics in the Pulpit, our host, Matt Forsyth, chats to Chantal Noppen, and is joined by JPIT member Simeon Mitchell.

Rev'd Chantal Noppen [she/her] A North-East based Church of England priest who is passionate about inclusion and finding, celebrating and sharing the extraordinary within the ordinary. Member of General Synod, NADAWM exec and the National Coordinator of Inclusive Church. Founder of Fragm...

In this week’s episode of Politics in the Pulpit, our host, Matt Forsyth, chats to Jonny Baker, and is joined by JPIT member Nathan McGuire. Jonny Baker set up the pioneer training at CMS where he is one of the directors. His role is overseeing their mission in post Christian Britain. He loves all things creative and especially is interested in how faith connects with the wider culture. He is an advocate for pioneers, encouraging a...

In this week’s episode of Politics in the Pulpit, our host, Matt Forsyth, chats to Catriona Robertson, and is joined by JPIT member Steve Summers.

Born & raised in the Scottish Highlands, Catriona Robertson has worked in India, the South Pacific and London. She once travelled with her teenage son across North Africa, the Middle East and on to Pakistan. Formerly Director of the Christian Muslim Forum, she has been involved in in...

In this week’s episode of Politics in the Pulpit, our host, Matt Forsyth, chats to Liddy Buswell, and is joined by JPIT member Steve Hucklesby.

Liddy is a Methodist from Newcastle and works as Outreach Manager at Christian CND, an organisation that seeks to get Christians talking about nuclear weapons, and to bring the Good News of Christ into the disarmament movement.

Matt, Liddy and Steve discuss preaching on the lectionary readi...

In this week’s episode of Politics in the Pulpit, our host, Matt Forsyth, chats to Niall Briggs, and is joined by JPIT member Florence Wright.

Niall is a Methodist Community Pioneer, working as part of the Flourish Framework in Bristol & South Gloucestershire. This has involved helping to activate and open up church-owned and other spaces as spaces of encounter for the whole community as well as at special events with the Ark...

In this week’s episode of Politics in the Pulpit, our host, Matt Forsyth, chats JPIT members, Simeon Mitchell and Aoife Wright.

A Challenge Poverty Week special episode!

In this week’s episode of Politics in the Pulpit, Nathan McGuire chats to Hannah Fremont-Brown, Revd. Simon Jay and Niall Cooper.

Niall Cooper has been Director of Church Action on Poverty since 1997, and has been responsible for piloting new approaches to tackling poverty in the UK that enable people and communities struggling against poverty to reclaim dignity, agency and power together. ...