TeamTalk: Supporting Church Leaders in Wales
19 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -Honest discussion of Biblical, Pastoral and Practical issues to support and encourage gospel-focussed Pastors and Leaders
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Episode 16 - Lindsay Brown
February 22, 2022 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBThis time on the Team Talk Podcast Phil Swann is joined by Lindsay Brown, one of Merthyr’s finest exports! It was a delight in this episode to hear Lindsay’s passion and enthusiasm for evangelism and we are sure you will benefit from many of the insights he shared. God bless your listening and your living.
Evangelism Today
January 25, 2022 14:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBIn this episode Phil Swann chats with Steffan Jones who is a pastor in the small town of Pontardawe. Having seen the church growing in the past few years, they are now embarking on a new building project, and Steffan shares a little about this. He then goes on to share about the 'Passion for life' mission that will be taking place this Easter, before discussing evangelism in general in Wales.
Preaching the Person of Christ at Christmas part 3
December 20, 2021 13:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBIn this third episode Stephen Clark continues to discuss how he preaches the incarnation at Christmas and the importance of communicating both the supernatural and the ordinary events in a balanced way. He explains that the only way to preach the doctrine of Christ is to do so in such a way that leads to worship. Doctrine leads to doxology! So find yourself a comfy chair, or settle into a sustainable pace on your run and join us for another riveting episode of the EMW Team Talk Podcast. S...
Preaching the Person of Christ at Christmas part 2
December 07, 2021 14:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBIn this second episode Stephen Clark discusses how he preaches the incarnation at Christmas and the importance of understanding the doctrine from the narrative of scripture. There are some great hints for the preacher here so find yourself a brew and a comfy chair, or settle into a sustainable pace on your run and join me for another riveting episode of the EMW Team Talk Podcast. Stephen Clark has had many years of experience in pastoral ministry, having pastored 3 very different churches. ...
Preaching the Person of Christ at Christmas part 1
November 23, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBIn this episode Stephen Clark discusses how he preaches the incarnation at Christmas and the importance of understanding the doctrine from the narrative of scripture. There are some great hints for the preacher here so find yourself a brew and a comfy chair, or settle into a sustainable pace on your run and join me for another riveting episode of the EMW Team Talk Podcast. Stephen Clark has had many years of experience in pastoral ministry, having pastored 3 very different churches. Having ...
Evangelism at Christmas
November 02, 2021 15:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBIn this episode Phil speaks to Jonathan Thomas who is a pastor in Abergavenny South Wales about the possibilities of evangelism over the Christmas period. In their discussion they share various ideas, look at some of the opportunities of reaching our communities, and also touch on the balance that is needed in the life of the church leader during this busy season.
Overcoming difficulties in prayer part 2
October 18, 2021 11:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBStruggles in prayer is something we all experience. When we add personal struggle in prayer to the regular struggles in ministry it can soon lead a Christian leader into a place of shame and a sense of failure. Truth is we don’t talk much about this as leaders together. So it is a real delight to hear Stuart Olyott speaking help and encouragement into this area of our lives. We believe this two part series is a particularly helpful series and whether you are a Church leader or not you will...
Overcoming difficulties in prayer part 1
October 05, 2021 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBStruggles in prayer is something we all experience. When we add personal struggle in prayer to the regular struggles in ministry it can soon lead a Christian leader into a place of shame and a sense of failure. Truth is we don’t talk much about this as leaders together. So it is a real delight to hear Stuart Olyott speaking help and encouragement into this area of our lives. We believe this two part series is a particularly helpful series and whether you are a Church leader or not you will...
Preaching: An interview with Dr Sinclair B. Ferguson (part 3)
September 21, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MBWe were blessed at the EMW to have Dr Sinclair B Ferguson to preach at our summer conference this year, and on the last afternoon Mark Thomas took the opportunity to catch up with Dr Ferguson to ask him a few questions about preaching. In the last part of the interview Dr Ferguson discusses the personal role of the preacher in preaching. Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson returned to his native Scotland in 2013 after retiring as Senior Minister of First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolin...
Preaching: An interview with Dr Sinclair B. Ferguson (part 2)
September 06, 2021 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBWe were blessed at the EMW to have Dr Sinclair B Ferguson to preach at our summer conference this year, and on the last afternoon Mark Thomas took the opportunity to catch up with Dr Ferguson to ask him a few questions about preaching. In the second part of the interview Dr Ferguson discusses the role of exegesis and application in preaching. Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson returned to his native Scotland in 2013 after retiring as Senior Minister of First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Ca...
Preaching: An interview with Dr Sinclair B. Ferguson (part 2)
September 06, 2021 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBWe were blessed at the EMW to have Dr Sinclair B Ferguson to preach at our summer conference this year, and on the last afternoon Mark Thomas took the opportunity to catch up with Dr Ferguson to ask him a few questions about preaching. In the second part of the interview Dr Ferguson discusses the role of exegesis and application in preaching. Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson returned to his native Scotland in 2013 after retiring as Senior Minister of First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Ca...
Preaching: An interview with Dr Sinclair B. Ferguson (part 1)
August 21, 2021 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBWe were blessed at the EMW to have Dr Sinclair B Ferguson to preach at our summer conference this year. Mark Thomas took the opportunity to catch up with Dr Ferguson to ask him a few questions about preaching today. In the first part Dr Ferguson shares how he was called to be a pastor, and shares what he believes are the hallmarks of true preaching. Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson returned to his native Scotland in 2013 after retiring as Senior Minister of First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, S...
Preaching: An interview with Dr Sinclair B. Ferguson (part 1)
August 21, 2021 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBWe were blessed at the EMW to have Dr Sinclair B Ferguson to preach at our summer conference this year. Mark Thomas took the opportunity to catch up with Dr Ferguson to ask him a few questions about preaching today. In the first part Dr Ferguson shares how he was called to be a pastor, and shares what he believes are the hallmarks of true preaching. Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson returned to his native Scotland in 2013 after retiring as Senior Minister of First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, S...
Selfcare in Church Leadership (part 3) – Practical Implications
August 09, 2021 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBIn 1 Timothy 4:16 Paul urges Timothy to ‘watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers’, but what does this mean? It certainly has many facets, and as leaders we are better at some than others. We rightly put great emphasis on watching over ourselves morally and theologically, but what about our own needs, relationships, and health? This is an important question to ask, as we need a balance in our lives as Christian l...
Selfcare in Church Leadership (part 2) – Theological Considerations
July 26, 2021 12:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBIn 1 Timothy 4:16 Paul urges Timothy to ‘watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers’, but what does this mean? It certainly has many facets, and as leaders we are better at some than others. We rightly put great emphasis on watching over ourselves morally and theologically, but what about our own needs, relationships, and health? This is an important question to ask, as we need a balance in our lives as Christian l...
Selfcare in Church Leadership (part 1) – Three Biblical Principles
July 12, 2021 11:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBIn Acts 20 Paul urges the leaders at Ephesus to ‘watch over themselves’, but what does this mean? It certainly has many facets, and as leaders we are better at some than others. We rightly put great emphasis on watching over ourselves morally and theologically, but what about our own needs, relationships, and health? This is the first of a two-part discussion that ask important questions about the balance of our lives as Christian leaders. Through looking at three Bible passages, we will exp...
TeamTalk Epsiode 2: What's love got to do with it? Getting people back to church
June 28, 2021 12:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBWhat's love got to do with it: Getting people back to church and reaching out to disengaged church members In this episode Sammy Davies (Amanford Evangelical Church), Aron Treharne (Penuel Baptist Church, Carmarthen) and Matt Francis (Christchurch Deeside) discuss the whole issue of getting people back to church meetings after lockdown. From the anxious person to the person who is disengaged with church - listen to this honest discussion as we share principles and ideas to care and support...
Bonus Feature for TeamTalk Epsiode 2: What's love got to do with it? Getting people back to church
June 28, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutes - 6.18 MBBonus Feature for TeamTalk Epsiode 2 What's love got to do with it: Getting people back to church and reaching out to disengaged church members In this episode Sammy Davies (Amanford Evangelical Church), Aron Treharne (Penuel Baptist Church, Carmarthen) and Matt Francis (Christchurch Deeside) discuss the whole issue of getting people back to church meetings after lockdown. From the anxious person to the person who is disengaged with church - listen to this honest discussion as we share pr...
TeamTalk Episode 1:Looking back to move forwards
June 14, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MBBringing Pastors and Leaders together for encouragement and support: A place where you are among friends who recognise the unique pressures you have, as a servant of God in the local church. A place to talk tactics and find help. A place to be refreshed and encouraged. In this episode you will hear an introduction to the 'TeamTalk: Supporting Church Leaders in Wales' podcast with Phil Swann and Mark Thomas (two of the men who are behind the podcast and ministry). They will be looking ba...