This is the first in a new series of monthly podcasts exploring some of the key discipleship questions that get asked in our Little Churches and the theology behind them. In this episode we’re looking at 4 key theological concepts: The Kingdom of God, the Church, the World, and Culture.

After an extended summer break MTV is back! In the aftermath of last week's state funeral James and Wayne reflect on why the Queen's character was so attractive and the values and beliefs that inspired her life of service. What does it mean to live in a culture which thinks it can hold to Christian values without sharing those beliefs? And what are the core values in our own lives that stem from our deepest held convictions?

We're in a new series, Home, helping us understand where we are in an uncertain world. This week, James explains some of the history of the exile from the Old Testament and explores why embracing God's holiness can help others see Jesus.

Who is the Lord of your history? In the second of our series of talks on Home, seeking to understand where we are in an uncertain world, we're looking again at Jeremiah's letter to the Israelites who have been carried into exile in Babylon.

How do we follow Jesus well in uncertain times? This week at The Gathering we began our new series, Home, learning from the exile.

Highlights from our long weekend at Focus!

Most of us will be taking a break over the summer but there are some things that we shouldn't stop doing - and following Jesus together is one of them! That's why on Sunday at The Gathering we launched the B&A Summer Challenge.

Being the Best You.

Wayne talks about how we can live a life of prayer and become more like Jesus from James 5.

This week James sat down with Matti to catch up about the Sunday gathering, recapping on our 'God stories' and how we can use them to Go and share the good news of the gospel with our family, friends, colleagues and class mates. Part 2 we deep dived a little more into what it looks like to go in our weakness rather than our strength.

Stories are important, good stories have a beginning, middle and an end. Great stories often have God in the middle of them! - We looked together at how important our God stories are for GO'ing and sharing the good news with others. Wendy and James caught up what happened, including a crash course in praying for the sick in THIRST in the second part of our service. If you weren't able to be with us this is a good way to catch up.

This week James is away on retreat and Wayne invited special guest Wendy Massey to join him on MTV to talk about the news of the recent Supreme Court ruling on abortion in the US. They discuss US politics, divided worldviews, the biblical texts which shape Christian views on life and freedom, and how we can love one another and have helpful discussions (even when we disagree!) on ethics in a world East of Eden.

On Sunday at The Gathering Wayne spoke from 2 Timothy chapter 2 on how to be strong in grace and give our lives away.

Sparked by a BBC news article we read this week about Ukrainians who no longer want to speak Russian, in this episode we discuss language and culture: Why do words have so much power? How has language been used throughout history to expand empires? And what does the Bible have to say about language and ethnicity?

We had an amazing time celebrating Father's Day and God our Heavenly Father on Sunday…..

What do we do when our lives are falling apart or something has happened in the life of someone we love? How can we follow Jesus and love one another? James & Wayne discuss on this week's MTV.

At The Gathering this week we continued in our series on Live, Love, Give Go, talking about giving our lives away. James spoke from Matthew chapter 6 about how we can seek first the kingdom and live generous lives.

James & Wayne reflect on the Platinum Jubilee celebrations this weekend, the joyful outpouring of thanks and honour to the Queen for her life of service that we all witnessed, why it's so unique and how it points us to Jesus.

This week we talk tiredness: why no one is talking about it, why we’re all feeling it and how we can live life under the yolk of Jesus. Should tired be a banned word? Did Jesus ever get tired? And why do some of us get bored watching Lawrence of Arabia? It’s all up for discussion on this week’s More Tea, Vicar?

On Sunday at The Gathering we welcomed Keld Dahlmann from Aarhus in Denmark. Keld is a pastor and the senior leader of The Order of Mission, a global network of Missional Leaders and Church Planters.

How do you make decisions? This week we’re talking about the nuclear family, church and what place the counsel of the saints has in our lives as followers of Jesus.