Episodes
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"At every opportunity, the door opened. It wasn’t a case of planning out what we wanted to do, but being open to where God was calling us."
Dan and Julia Fall – Centenary Project Area Coordinator and Resource Centre Administrator – are on the Words of Grace podcast today.
They talk about:
✝️ How they first met at a Christian youth event as teenagers
✝️ Serving in youth ministry growing up
✝️ How the Centenary Project called them to South Yorkshire
✝️ Expanding the resource centre at Church House
✝️ Featuring on a BBC show and how it helped their spiritual life
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"I really feel God has been so good to me; I’m so thankful the Lord is here and has brought me to Wentworth"
Revd Marie Raffay, Priest-in-Charge at Holy Trinity Wentworth, joins Ben and Paul on the Words of Grace podcast.
Marie talks about:
✝️ Her own decision to follow Jesus as a student
✝️ Reader ministry
✝️ Her calling to ordination in Liverpool
✝️ Her belief that the church is called to make a difference in the world
✝️ Life in Wentworth and how it felt returning home
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Heather Waller, Church Army Evangelist in Sheffield, is on the Words of Grace podcast today.
Heather discusses:
✝️ What drew her to Church Army
✝️ When she set up Messy Church in her own home
✝️ Faith and Fun sessions at Porter Croft School
✝️ Inclusivity with faith and fellowship
✝️ Her recent Admitting and Commissioning Ceremony at Sheffield Cathedral
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Revd Gina Kalsi, Pioneer Priest at the Attercliffe and Darnall Centre for Mission, joins Ben and Paul on the Words of Grace podcast today.
Gina talks about:
✝️ Her calling to ordination
✝️ Moving to a new area just before lockdown
✝️ Attercliffe and Darnall as a Christian community
✝️ The afterschool activity for all ages: ‘Church Create’
✝️ Working across denominations
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Captain Kinder Kalsi, Lead Evangelist at the Attercliffe & Darnall Centre of Mission, is today’s guest on Words of Grace.
Kinder talks about:
✝️ Growing up in a Sikh family
✝️ When he came to know Jesus after asking searching questions
✝️ His calling to Sheffield and evangelising in the city centre
✝️ Developing a rhythm of prayer
✝️ The Attercliffe and Darnall Centre for Mission
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Revd Canon Ian Smith, Rector of St Peter Warmsworth and Oversight Minister for Wadworth with Loversall and Balby, is on the podcast today in one of his last engagements in the Diocese of Sheffield before he moves onto his new role.
Ian discusses:
✝️ Being a fervent atheist and how that changed at university
✝️ When he considered joining a monastic order
✝️ Teaching history in Zimbabwe
✝️ Reflecting on serving 22 years in the Diocese of Sheffield
✝️ His upcoming role as Team Rector in the Harwich Peninsula
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Revd Phil Batchford, Vicar of Rotherham Minster and St Paul’s Masbrough, and Christine Batchford, Manager of Rotherham Minster’s Social Supermarket, join Ben and Paul on the podcast today.
They talk about:
✝️ When they first met whilst working in Hong Kong – and how it wasn’t love at first sight!
✝️ Phil’s work in alcohol rehab and Christine’s work in speech and language therapy
✝️ How social justice has informed what they do
✝️ Being influenced by the work of Jackie Pullinger
✝️ Rotherham Minster and St Paul's as a focal point for the local community
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"It’s important to know that you’re called and that Jesus is with you. It’s wonderfully joyful to serve in this role".
The Rt Revd Stephen Race, Bishop of Beverley, is on the Words of Grace podcast today with Ben and guest co-host Fr Andrew Howard, Vicar of St Wilfrid’s Cantley.
Speaking on location ahead of St Wilfrid’s recent Patronal Festival, Bishop Stephen talks about:
✝️ Growing up in Zimbabwe during the country’s struggle for independence
✝️ Living in apartheid regimes and how it formed his sense of racial justice in ministry
✝️ Being called to serve in different places across the world
✝️ Spending his entire ordained ministry in the north of England
✝️ Having an eclectic taste in music
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"Faith has given me experiences that I will remember for the rest of my life"
Hannah Robinson, Centenary Project Hubs Oversight Worker, joins Ben and Paul on the Words of Grace podcast today.
Hannah discusses:
Being bullied as a child for being the daughter of a Vicar
South Yorkshire being the first place she’s called home
Centenary Project helping people during tough times
Serving on the PCC from the age of 16
Giving young people a voice and growing the church younger
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"Everything changed in my life; I realised at that moment I had had an encounter with God."
Revd Dr Hannah Patton, Priest-in-Charge of St John’s Goole, is on the Words of Grace podcast today.
Hannah discusses:
Processing grief and building each other up
The gospel opportunities she had from growing up in a Bed and Breakfast
Her experience of a prophetic word when staying with friends in the USA
Being ordained in Chelmsford
The Goole community and the faith stories taking place there
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"What brings me hope is my Christian faith and the love God has for me through Jesus Christ".
Captain Canon Mike Reeder, liturgical chaplain to the Bishop of Doncaster, joins Ben and Paul on the podcast today.
Mike talks about:
His calling to serving others and sharing what brings him hope
His chaplaincy at St Luke’s Hospice
Overcoming an ordination rejection 2006 and his eventual ordination in 2009
Learning from people on a daily basis
What brought him to the Diocese of Sheffield from Norfolk
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"I remember this feeling of truth and understanding of seeing the world through a different set of eyes. It was like a child had discovered his long-lost father waiting for him with open arms".
Graham Sandersfield, Learning Development Manager for the Diocese of Sheffield, is today’s Words of Grace podcast guest.
Graham talks about:
✝️ His upbringing in Sunderland and coming to faith as an adult
✝️ A faith revival at Sheffield YMCA
✝️ His time as Head of Operations at the King’s Foundation
✝️ Sports ministry across the world
✝️ Reaching the summit of Ben Nevis before his team!
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Ben and Hannah Grist are on today’s Words of Grace podcast for a joint episode.
Ben is a Curate at St John’s Goole and Hannah is the Diocese’s Ministry Experience Scheme Coordinator.
Hear more on:
✝️How Ben and Hannah first met
✝️How Hannah recommitted to God following a retreat
✝️Ben’s curacy in Goole and God’s presence in the local community
✝️How the MES project works and Hannah’s passion for it
✝️Getting ordained and married in the space of a few days!
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"Through daily walks with God your faith grows stronger; finding more about him through the circumstances presented to you"
Retired police officer and member of All Saints Ecclesall, Barry Byles, is on today’s Words of Grace episode.
Barry discusses:
✝️ Asking God for help and coming to faith as an adult
✝️ His calling to service with the police
✝️ Being up front about his faith while working in the police
✝️ Serving in the band at All Saints Ecclesall
✝️ Evangelistic encounters in a Sheffield café
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Fr Stephen Edmonds, Associate Archdeacon for Doncaster and West Doncaster, is on the Words of Grace podcast today.
Stephen talks about:
✝️ Experiencing Charismatic and Methodist fellowship before feeling drawn to the Anglo-Catholic tradition
✝️ Working in local government in the North-East
✝️ His call to the priesthood and the upheaval that brought
✝️ His love of singing and its importance in worship
✝️ What drew him to Doncaster
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Revd Chris Tufnell, Priest in Charge of Oughtibridge Parish Church, is on the Words of Grace podcast today, talking about:
✝️ His background in politics, with South Yorkshire Police and as a carer
✝️ Initially battling against a calling to ordained ministry
✝️ His curacy at Christ Church Fulwood and leading a graft to Oughtibridge
✝️ The outreach work that Oughtibridge Parish Church does with the community
✝️ Lifelong faith and how it has shaped his life
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"I get to worship God as part of my job – I love it!"
Rachel Ridler, Youth, Children's and Families Worker at St Lawrence Church, Hatfield, joins Paul and Ben for our 60th episode of Words of Grace.
Rachel talks about:
✝️ Her career in fundraising and working for the Teenage Cancer Trust
✝️ God guiding her through setbacks with redundancy and house moves
✝️ Leading the Hatfield Heroes Youth Group
✝️ The importance of youth work across the Diocese
✝️ Her favourite Centenary Project game to play
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Revd Will Gowers, Curate at Christ Church Pitsmoor, is on the Words of Grace podcast today.
Will shares stories on:
✝️Growing up in a faith-based environment in Ecclesall
✝️His acting background, including the Guildford School of Acting
✝️Periods of struggle with mental health
✝️Initially pushing back against a calling to ministry
✝️Life in Pitsmoor
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"I don’t know how I’m holding onto God, but I know God is holding onto me."
Megan Morris, LGBT+ Advisor to Bishop Pete, joins Paul and Ben on the podcast – talking about:
✝️ How her role developed
✝️ The importance of not putting God in a box
✝️ The need for transparency in churches
✝️ Her faith journey from childhood
✝️ Urging people to listen to one another: words matter
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"No matter how difficult life can be, or how much we feel lost, there’s always God waiting for us to take us back in".
Revd James Gould, Curate at St Francis Bramley and St Leonard’s Thrybergh, joins Paul and Ben on the podcast today.
James discusses:
✝️Dealing with criticism and hurt on his ordination journey
✝️How moving to Sheffield changed his life
✝️The moment he felt encouraged to be ordained
✝️His role as a Curate and what responsibilities it entails
✝️Settling into his new role in Rotherham with a young family
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