Basingstoke Methodist Circuit

Methodist Church of Great Britain Web Radio

1. D:Sign: Eunice Attwood
   Deacon Eunice Attwood talks to Anna about mission on the margins and the need to articulate hope in today's world.
2. Theatre, Olympics and Young People
   With less than 100 days to go until the London Olympic and Paralympic Games, the final preparations are well under way. Karen Burke speaks to Blossom Jackson who is coordinating the Home Stays for Athletes’ Families. She also interviews the actor and Methodist preacher, Tony Jasper, who has been on tour with his Easter play, “It Happened One Friday” while Anna Drew finds out about the work of the charity Action For Children in conversation with campaign assistant, Lizzie Shoda.
3. D:Sign: Sam McBratney
   In the latest D:Sign podcast, Revd Dr Sam McBratney speaks to Anna about the importance of shared values and the dangers of power.
4. D:Sign: Anthony Clowes
   In the latest D:Sign podcast Anthony Clowes, minister at St Luke's Methodist Church Hoylake, talks to Anna about the challenges of becoming a Methodist minister and the call to make new disciples.
5. Haiti, Retreats and the Arts
   In this edition Karen Burke speaks to Haiti earthquake survivor Revd James Gulley who came over from the States in January to talk about the reconstruction of Haiti two years following the disaster. She also talks to Susanne Scott, Chair of the Art Centre Group, about Christians in the arts while Anna Drew finds out about the benefit of spiritual retreats from Methodist preacher Judith Lampard.
6. The D:Sign Podcast: Sam Taylor
   Methodist Youth President Sam Taylor talks to Anna about inclusive faith and the fresh perspectives that young people bring to church life and discipleship.
7. Olympics and Social Justice
   This is the year the Olympics will come to the UK. As well as all the fantastic cultural opportunities, The Games also raise issues of social justice. Media Officer Karen Burke attended a debate organised by the Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility on how the Olympics will bring the exploitation of vulnerable workers into focus. She spoke to Catherine Stephens, a GMB union member and activist, and Sasha Rakoff, CEO of Object UK, who both had different views about what the Games will mean for sex workers. Karen also interviewed Olympic and Paralympic Coordinator, Ish Lennox, about the Methodist Church’s involvement in the 2012 Games.
8. The D:Sign Podcast: Ric Stott
   Ric tells Anna Drew what it means to be a pioneer minister and about the Church's aim of creating Christ-centred communities.
9. The D:Sign Podcast: Katei Kirby
   Katei, Blonging Together Partnership Officer, talks to Anna about the Church's vision of inclusion and what it means to be the 'whole people of God'.
10. Christmas Message from the Methodist President
    The Revd Leo Osborn, President of the Methodist Conference, challenges people to push past their assumptions about the nativity story this Christmas