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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.
Toby Scott, Director of Communications and Campaigns, said, “In today’s society our lives are busier, fuller and more distracted than ever before. We hope this app will offer Christians from all backgrounds a little spiritual oasis in the midst of their busy lives. This is only the start for how we’ll use these technologies, but already this is something that people will find useful and inspiring.”  

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.

 

Podcasts

 

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