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Methodist Podcasts, etc
Methodist
app now available on App Store
The
Methodist Church announced the launch of their first app for iPhone and iPod
touch. The Methodist App enables people to view daily bible studies,
prayers and news from the Church. The
Methodist App features include: - Daily
audio and written Bible studies, featuring a different author each week - Prayer of
the day - The latest
news stories from the Methodist Church in Britain - Topical
podcasts from Methodist Web Radio - The latest
tweets from the Church’s Twitter feeds The Methodist App
is available now for free from the App Store or at http://www.itunes.com/appstore. _________________________________ Poverty of Ambition? Churches and a Politics of Hope Audio
of the keynote speeches from Saturday’s public issues conference is now online
here.
Journalist
and commentator Will Hutton spoke
on what it means to work towards a fair society, and what this may mean for
taxation and media standards. Andrew
Stunell MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary
of State, who addressed the question
of what ‘The Big Society’ means for local communities. Revd Kirsty Thorpe, Co-Moderator
of the United Reformed Church,
drew the conference to a close by reflecting on what it means for Churches to be
committed to a politics of hope. The conference -
entitled Poverty of Ambition? Churches and a Politics of Hope
– examined how churches can engage with contemporary political issues.
A particular focus was how churches can respond to the cuts announced in the
Comprehensive Spending Review and how this relates to the coalition’s concept
of Big Society. There
were a range of workshops aimed at experienced policy professionals, enthusiasts
and people who simply want to know more. Workshop
topics will include: • What do our churches and
politicians believe about poverty? The Conference took
place on 22 January 2011 at Carr's
Lane Church Centre in
Birmingham. _________________________________
Podcasts
May 2011 Churches
gear up for 2012 Olympics
February 2011
November 2010
October 2010 Stories
from Africa This
podcast features stories from Africa as well as news about young people in the
Church. Ashley Peatfield, Editor of Religion and Ethics for BBC Regions, talks
to Anna Drew about his involvement with the Funzi and Bodo Trust and explains
how he was held at gun point after setting up a clinic in Kenya. Methodist Youth
president, Christy-Anna Errington, has been in her new post for a month. Karen
Burke catches up with her to find out how things are changing for young people
in the Church. Karen also interviews Dr Bumni Olayisade on her visit to West
Africa as Connexional partnership coordinator for Africa. You
can listen to the podcast here: http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=opentogod.webradio
May 2010 From
West End to Website When
she is not on stage playing Christine in Phantom of the Opera, West End Star
Tabitha Webb is busy advocating Interserve's 2010 campaign, Love Changes
Everything. Karen Burke discovers how Interserve is endeavouring to free people
trafficked into the sex trade in India while Anna Drew speaks to website
creators, Jules and Matt Hollidge to learn how their site, Kore, cuts above the
same old stuff. You can listen to the podcast on Methodist Web Radio here: http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=opentogod.webradio
March 2010 “Haiti
Recording at Abbey Road Studios” The
Haiti earthquake disaster may be slipping from the media radar but fundraising
for the victims is still going strong. More than 200 professional singers turned
up at The Beatles’ former music hub – Abbey Road studios in north London –
to record the charity single “Somebody Please” out for release on 27 April
2010. Methodist editor writer George Luke spent the day with the artists,
catching interviews with Graham Kendrik, former ex-factor finalist, Beverley
Trotman and Noel Robinson, co-writer of the single. Catch a sound bite from the
track and learn what part the signers’ faith played in the recording by tuning
into this podcast: http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=opentogod.webradio February 2010 “Conflict and Compassion” Methodist President Revd David Gamble and Vice-President Dr Richard Vautrey recently visited Israel and Palestine to gain a deeper insight into the problems facing communities and explore how suffering can be alleviated. Karen Burke talks to Richard to find out how his brief visit to the area furthered his understanding of the conflict, while Anna Drew learns whether the word “love” can produce problems in translation when she interviews Phil Prior from Wycliffe Bible Translators. Karen also chats to Methodist Youth President Pete Brady to discover how he is enabling young people to get their voices heard. You can listen to “Conflict
and Compassion” by visiting the Methodist Web Radio webpage here: http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=opentogod.webradio
Special Edition podcast Methodist Web Radio brings you
a special edition podcast featuring actor Stephen Baldwin who recently took part
in the final edition of Celebrity Big Brother on Channel 4. Methodist editor writer George
Luke talks to the Usual Suspects actor about Big Brother, growing up in the
States, extreme sports and why he sees being a Christian as “radically
dangerous”. To listen to the podcast, visit: http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=opentogod.webradio January 2010 Haitian Earthquake A special
edition of the Methodist Podcast following the earthquake disaster in Haiti on
12 January 2010 is now available to download from Methodist Web Radio. People have
been shocked and horrified by the scenes of devastation in Haiti following the
massive earthquake, which left thousands of people dead and survivors fighting
for their lives. Revd Tom Quenet, Methodist Partnership Coordinator for the
Americas and the Caribbean, was due to be in Haiti when the earthquake struck.
He told Karen Burke how he heard of the tragedy and the work he has been engaged
in since to help with the relief effort. To listen to the podcast,
visit: http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=opentogod.webradio
October 2009 It has been
more than a year since 5,000 Christians lost their homes in a savage attack
planned by extremists in the eastern state of Orissa in India.Karen Burke
travelled to India with a World Council of Churches’ Living Letters team (http://www.overcomingviolence.org/)
to see how people have begun to rebuild their lives following the violence in
August 2008.Karen also met with social activists from high-profile NGOs in Delhi
where she learned about the battles that women in India are fighting today. This
podcast features sound bites from interviews with Premindha Bannerjee from
Christian Aid in India; Rama Hansraj from Catholic Relief Services; Sam Naik,
director of the Happy Valley Children’s Home in Kandhamal and Ajit Nayak, a
Catholic priest living in the town of Berhampur, Orissa. To listen to this and other podcasts, visit: http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=opentogod.webradio
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