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Everyday theology for everyday lives, MTV is our podcast about culture, theology and life.
Every week, James & Wayne sit down and discuss a live issue and how we, as followers of Jesus, can respond.
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MTV? Why Beauty Matters
The King took Sir Keir Starmer to see his beautiful new town in Cornwall this week. Afterwards Sir Keir said he wants to build another 120 towns like it.
Why do we long for beauty in our communities, what does good design reveal about humanity and the Creator and does excellence matter in things we do?
MTV? Ordering Our Love
James and Wayne discuss the disagreement between JD Vance and Rory Stewart about who and how Christians should love others.
MTV? Alpha Questions
A member of the church family sent a load of questions that his friends had asked him about Christianity and faith so James and Wayne have go at answering them.
MTV? When inclusion becomes exclusive
This week James and Wayne talk about the Premier League footballer, Marc Guehi, who wrote 'Jesus loves you' on his pride armband and what this tells us about inclusion, difference and good conversation.
MTV? Boris, Aristotle and Jesus walk into a bar...
Boris Johnson said some thing this week and he blamed he Church of England for them. We talk about why he might have done that, what he missed out on and how we think about the why behind issues in a post Christian culture.
MTV? Watch the Small Things
James and Wayne look into a story about 132 hamsters getting loose on a plane got the guys thinking about small things and why they really matter in life and in faith.
MTV? We need a new...
James and Wayne discuss what the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the fact that Gary Lineker is ending his time as the presenter of Match of the Day tell us about our culture? What do we look for in certain public positions and why? How does this link to the good news of Jesus for us and for our culture?
MTV? Truth to Power
After watching the first episode of Mr Bates vs. the Post Office, James and Wayne talk about how to be a prophet when you find yourself in the middle of an organisation or a culture where there is injustice and dysfunction. They do also define what they mean by prophet!
MTV? Israel & Gaza
This week Wayne has a chat with a member of B&A, Esther, about the ongoing conflict in Gaza and how as followers of Jesus we can think, talk and pray about the situation. We're also joined by Esther's daughter Sehna!
MTV? How to think about the US Election
Who is president of the United States is a big deal, not just for Americans but for everyone. James and Wayne talk about how we should think about the election from a UK perspective, what difference Christian faith makes and how then we should pray for the new president.
MTV? Life as a gift
Wayne and James discuss recent decisions around the availability of life-extending drugs and how our reactions to those decisions expose what we think about life.
MTV? Death - what does a Christian think?
In light of horrendous ways that death has visited our city recently, with fatal stabbings of teenage boys and the killing of three young children, James and Wayne discuss Christian beliefs about death and how to have difficult conversations.
MTV? Bristol - How well do you know your city?
In the light of the horrific fatal stabbings of two teenagers in Bristol, Wayne and James examine the city where we live and question how well we might know the place we live.
MTV? - What Bringing Bristol to Jesus means for the Church Family
James and Wayne take you through what Bringing Bristol to Jesus, the new vision for 2024, means for the B&A church family.
MTV? - Bringing Bristol to Jesus - 2024 Vision and Values
As B&A kicks off a series on its new vision for 2024, this week James and Wayne talk about how vision and values work in the church.
MTV? I Believe in Miracles
Following Wayne Massey’s recent Mission to Uganda as part of SOMA UK, James and Wayne discuss what Wayne saw and experienced and reflect on the difference between a post Christian culture and one that is Christian or even pre Christian. How can we apply what we see God doing elsewhere to Bristol and the UK in 2023?
Uganda Mission in numbers; 10 days, average temperature 28 degrees centigrade, approx. 3,000 evangelists from the local church, Uganda, across Africa and Europe. 200 parishes. 80 open air crusades. 370,000 heard the good news of Jesus. 7,800 people gave their lives to Jesus.
 
                         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
