1st Friday Podcast

1st Friday

Tom Ward
1st Friday is a monthly vodcast from Tom Ward and Stuart Reynolds where they discuss all aspects of life through the lens of the Bible. Each month they will focus on a specific topic as well as having a Christian book and worship song recommendation. Let us know what you think by emailing [email protected]
Women in ministry
Tom and Stuart kick up the dust from an old and contentious topic.
Nov 4, 2022
59 min
Is the UK church fit for purpose?
In light of the Queen's recent death Tom and Stuart talk about the church’s response to various times of national crisis.
Oct 7, 2022
40 min
Creation
Tom and Stuart discuss whether the recent photos from the James Webb telescope challenge the 6 day creation account in Genesis.  
Sep 2, 2022
49 min
20 reasons not to have kids
Tom and Stuart discuss an article about why people shouldn’t have children and also the recent court decision in the US around abortion.  
Aug 5, 2022
1 hr
What songs are churches singing in 2022?
Tom and Stuart are joined by special guest Heather Reynolds to discuss the CCLI top 100 worship songs. https://songselect.ccli.com/search/results?List=top100 https://www.sermonaudio.com/saplayer/playpopup.asp?SID=6201713982
Jul 1, 2022
1 hr 1 min
Why do so few pastors have a Christian world view?
Tom and Stuart talk about a recent Barna poll around pastors and their world view.   https://opentheword.org/2022/05/16/poll-how-many-pastors-have-a-biblical-worldview/
Jun 3, 2022
42 min
Why do so many pastors want to leave?
Some statistics suggest that as many as 50% of pastors want to leave the ministry. Tom and Stuart discuss why this is the case and what can be done about it.
May 6, 2022
46 min
How do we deal with theological disagreements?
Tom and Stuart discuss three separate questions around theological differences, western Christianity and conspiracy theories. 00.00 Intro 01.00 Theological Differences 40:20 Western Christian culture 58:20 Conspiracy theories
Apr 1, 2022
54 min
Should Alpha be the beginning and end of evangelism?
Tom and Stuart discuss whether evangelistic courses are a good idea or not.
Mar 4, 2022
41 min
Integrity - a forgotten virtue?
With ongoing scandals involving the Conservative party and the royal family we ask whether integrity is even important anymore.
Feb 4, 2022
37 min
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