At B&A Church we raised £11,500 for Love Christmas this year. This money will go to local communties, to families, asylum seekers as well as our own Little Church groups supporting the marginalised and lonely. That’s over 1000 gift bags packed and ready to deliver by B&A.

James in conversation with Ed Shaw, Pastor of Emmanuel City Centre Church, Bristol, about the recent voting by the Church of England to welcome the blessing of same sex marriages in dedicated church services.

The amendment to the motion scraped through by one vote; the amended motion passed by 227 votes to 203.

This week James is joined by Matt Southcombe from St Nick's, Bristol, to talk about how we live well as disciples in a world of non-stop media.

On Monday night, thousands of football fans stayed behind to cheer their team after a 4-1 defeat. Why?

This week Wendy and James talk about 'vision and values' and how they can make for flourishing or perishing.

The one where we talk about Chandler

Following Matthew Perry’s death, James and Wendy talk about light and darkness, addiction and hope in Jesus. What affects who we are becoming as we journey through life and how to alter that trajectory.

This episode was recorded on Halloween, if you’re confused about how to respond to Halloween as a Christian, you may want to read this quick reflection from J John  https://canonjjohn.com/2023/10/28/why-i-dont-agree-with-halloween/

What happens when you lose confidence and trust in others? Can you get it back? How can you begin to rebuild it?

Reverend Wayne Massey reflects on Paul's letter, written while under house arrest in Rome.

Sunday 15th October Talk

Following the shocking news from Israel and Gaza, James and Wayne talk about the conflict, the history of tension in the region and what it tells us about the human heart and our need for a home.

Paul Sankey talks about the biblical meaning of "temple", how Jesus described himself as a temple and that there are places where heaven overlaps with earth. God is dispersing throughout Bristol, throughout the world, in us. We, are the place of God's presence on earth.

Sunday 1st October Talk - James Stevenson

Ephesians 2:1-10 Dead, Alive and Grace

There's around 220 words in this passage. About 70 of them have theological meaning. James picks out 3 of those words to help us understand this passage today, whilst telling three stories from the same day in 2017.

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Blacksmiths at work! - at B&A Church

Click to see Fred and Marina Brodnax of Fred Brodnax Blacksmiths at work in our worship space.

What Do You Have to Hide?

James and Wayne discuss football, referee controversies and what sort of cultures create fear, shame and the need to hide failures.

James Stevenson is one half of B&A Church’s vicar team. Here he reflects on how B&A Church has given back to the city of Bristol and how it plans to keep on giving into 2024 and beyond. To steer this venture, B&A Church has appointed a new Social Transformation Lead, Reverend Ron Cross who will lead B&A in its mission to evangelise, support and give love to its city.

CK and Yukki’s Sharing -My Baptism Testimony

Sunday 24th September was another big Sunday for us at B&A. In the morning we celebrated the baptisms of CK and Yukki, from our Hong Kong Welcome Little Church. They are the first people to baptised at B&A in the baptistery (it was a thing of real beauty!).

Yukki's Sharing - My Baptism Testimony

How to build a better world

It seems shots are being fired in the next general election. All political parties are trying out new policies and ideas in order to win your vote next year. But is this how we should build a better world? How does our culture do it? How should Christians do it?

How To Live a Christian Life

What do you need in order to live a Christian life? In the second half of Ephesians Chapter 1 Paul prays that his readers would receive all they need from God. In this talk we unpack the elements of Paul's prayer and how they matter for us today.

In their new series of More Tea, Vicar, B&A Church’s Wayne Massey and James Stevenson welcome listeners back following their summer break. 

This week the news has been filled with human suffering on a mass scale; the death toll from floods in Derna stands at nearly 4000 and Morocco’s earthquake has so far claimed 3000 lives. How can we understand who God is and what He is like in a world where things go wrong?

Suffering is topical but it is a personal issue too because it can be a barrier to understanding who God is. What can we make of disasters like those in Libya and Morocco and how do we reconcile this with God.

New series for Autumn 2023

Sunday 17th September - Wayne Massey

Paul begins his letter to the Ephesians by reminding them of who they have become in Jesus. What does that mean for them and us?

In September we are moving the Sunday Gathering from B&A St Andrew's Park to our new home at 279 Gloucester Road. Like any move there's lots to do. But there is one key thing we want to invite everyone to get involved in. And that is ensuring this next exciting step is covered in prayer and worship. 

James and Wayne talk about a recent cricket controversy and why this is really about our hearts and not just what happened on a cricket pitch.