Church ahead
Weekly Christian podcast talking about big issues facing the future of church with Rev L all the way from the North of England.
Episodes
167 episodes
Incarnation quantity
Our final week on Incarnation.How much God does incarnation bring?Happy Chrimbo.Next episode 6 February 2026.
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Episode 166
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15:54
Here now?
We are in the middle of a deep dive into Incarnation. What is the quality of God's presence through Jesus?Do we experience God without Jesus?
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Episode 165
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16:16
Godless world?
We begin a 3 week Advent series.What difference does Incarnation make?Was this world godless before Jesus?
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Episode 164
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17:59
New child
Holy Trinity BromptonHow is this London church bending Christianity emotionally?This is our final week with the charismatics.Next time ; what if Christ never came?
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Episode 163
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17:00
New plant
We look closer at the New Wine networkssSt Werburghs ChorltonA church plant 5 years inWhat was the subsidy?Was it well spent?
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Episode 162
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14:10
New wine
We spend 3 weeks in charismatic churchIs New Wine more than old rope?We visit St Philip's Salford.
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Episode 161
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16:24
Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham mayor of Greater Manchester met Theos think tank.Who got the better of who?Next time ; empire HTB.
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Episode 160
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16:49
Viraj Mendis
Sanctuary in the 1980s.Church of the Ascension Hulme Manchester gave a Sri Lankan man sanctuary for over 2 years. Were they serving or obstructing justice?
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12:19
Whisper witches
A new series on church in society in past and presentWhy does church not talk about witches?Pendle Lancashire 1612.
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Episode 158
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13:40
Bish bot
Meet the Bish bot.Who needs expensive human bishops?This concludes our series on artificial intelligence.Next time ; meet the Witches...
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Episode 157
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12:42
4 leaders
We interrupt our series on artificial intelligence to look at 4 leaders in the news.Next week the Bishbot!
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Episode 156
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15:24
Preachbot
How will ai affect preaching?Will your sermon sound like a call centre or a love letter?Next time make your fortune with our Bishbot...
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Episode 155
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13:21
Worship tech
How will technology change worship?What makes worship authentic?Next time preaching ai...
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Episode 154
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14:10
Pastor ai
New series on new tech.How will artificial intelligence change church?Pastoral thingy...
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Episode 153
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18:09
The eclipse
'The Eclipse of Christianity and why it matters'.Does this 2024 book by Rupert Shortt get to the why?Next time artificial intelligence and church.
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Episode 152
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15:32
Brian Clarke
Welcome back to the final year of Church ahead. Brian Clarke was the most important stained glass artist in the world.Was leaving church behind wreckless?Next time The Eclipse of Christianity by Rupert Shortt...
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Episode 151
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17:54
Parsifal plastic
2025 summer music festival ends today at Glyndebourne.Wagner's final opera Parsifal. Do the punters want sacred?Is your sacrament plastic?Were Oasis any good?
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Episode 150
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17:11
Brunnhilde strong
Summer music festival week 2.Wagner's opera Die Walkure.Obedient son or disobedient daughter?
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Episode 149
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14:55
Wotan weak
Welcome to Bayreuth Germany for our summer music festivalWhy is God the Father in trouble?Are personal gods finished?This episode is dedicated to Martin Graham 1942-2025.
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Episode 148
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16:00
Catholic stu
Today we visit Church of the Holy Name.How could a dead pope welcome Rev L?What do Catholics offer students?Next time our summer pop festival finishes the term.
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Episode 147
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15:29
Emotional stu
Today we visit a charismatic Anglican church plant.Fabric Ardwick Green.It looks great. What is the substance?Only 2 weeks to our summer pop festival...
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Episode 146
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15:48
Intellectual stu
We visit Holy Trinity Platt on Pentecost SundayDo students go to church?Why do Evangelicals love students?
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Episode 145
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17:05
Changing students
We begin a new series on university students.Why are students so important to church?
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Episode 144
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14:05