Legacy Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Join Andy Lamberton for a special Father’s Day conversation with Rob Parsons on the Legacy Podcast. Happy Father’s Day!! — Send this episode to your dad!

Packed with inspiring stories that will make your jaw drop, your belly ache from laughing and your soul lift. Rob reflects on being a father, the people who shape us, and how a homeless man arriving at his door with a frozen chicken one Christmas changed his life.

Our thanks to Rob for joining us, and to Care for the Family for all they do to strengthen families across the UK and beyond. We cannot recommend them enough! 

Rob Parsons
In 1988, Rob left his career as a senior partner in a successful law practice to found Care for the Family from a small office behind a hairdresser’s in Cardiff. More than 35 years later, it has grown into one of the UK’s leading family charities, with over 80 staff supporting families across the country and resources used around the world. Rob was awarded an OBE in 2012 for services to family support.

Read his outstanding story A Knock a the Door, and a timeless, uplifting and impactful book for fathers: The Sixty Minute Father.

Andy Lamberton
Andy Lamberton hosts the Legacy Podcast and directs the work of Legacy. He is a speaker and mission worker dedicated to helping families follow Jesus together, and the author of Letters for Exiles: Faithful Living in a Faithless World. He is married to Debbie, and together they are raising their five children along the Donegal shoreline in Ireland.

Manoah was Samson’s dad. And like most good dads, he goes unnoticed in the story. He was a Regular Joe.

He hears he will have a son of immense potential — yet his first response is a humble, straightforward prayer:“Lord, teach me how to raise the boy.”Now that’s a prayer we can all pray.

Samson’s story zig-zags.The whole book of Judges summarises itself in its final verse:“In those days, there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.”And the irony in Samson’s story is that he only does what is right once his eyes are removed.

Our children are growing up in strange times. We can see their potential — and we can see the cascade of distractions coming their way — and we wonder how best to respond.

Join Andy Lamberton LIVE at Regular Joes conference as he asks Anthony Bradley:

• What kind of world are our sons (in particular) growing up in?
• How should we pray for them?
• And how do we help them harness their strength?

We’re launching our Legacy Award 2026:
For fathers ready to invest … for 11-14s ready for adventure.
Request a prospectus to find out more.
Even if you just want a nosey!
www.legacyfathers.org/award

Guest: Anthony Bradley is a Research Fellow at the Acton Institute and Research Professor at Kuyper College. He wants to address the boy-to-man crisis by rebuilding fatherhood, reforming fraternities, and restoring justice through personalism.

Host: Andy Lamberton is the director of Legacy. Speaker, writer and author of Letters for Exiles: Faithful Living in a Faithless World.

Links: 
Legacy Award
Anthony Bradley
Rumble

“His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied: ‘Praise be to the Lord’” Luke 1:67-68a

Welcome to Fathers Who Pray, our 7-Day devotional to celebrate Father's Day, given out in churches across the UK and Ireland. Read by Rob Fraser-Binns, Stephen Mullan and Andy Lamberton. Receive an e-book format by visiting legacyfathers.org/fathersday

Billy Graham said, “A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.” Being a father is a humble, significant calling.

We keep company with seven father figures from the Bible this week, bringing our own families before God, as we too seek to become fathers who pray.
In this series, we will look at:

1. Zechariah – “Praise be to the Lord”
2. Manoah – “Teach us how”
3. Jairus – “Come to my house”
4. Unnamed Father – “Help my unbelief”
5. David – “Give him a whole heart”
6. Jacob – “Bless these boys”
7. Paul – “Lord, be with him”

We hope you enjoy listening,

The Legacy Team
Andy Lamberton, Stephen Mullan and Rob Fraser-Binns

Fathers, you are more important than you think.

Hear about Legacy, Exodus, Stephen’s new project and a whole new podcast series starting on Father's Day! It’s Andy Lamberton, Stephen Mullan, Rob Fraser-Binns and our colleague in Exodus, Ethan Clarke.

Chapters
00:00 - What does Legacy offer churches?
05:00 - Who is Exodus, and what do they do?
10:00 - What has Stephen been doing?
13:30 - A whole new podcast series starting Father’s Day
https://www.legacyfathers.org/

Legacy
Exodus
Boys v School

The snare of pornography, the journey out, and a father coming to Christ. Andy is joined by two friends on the Legacy Podcast, Warren and Jasper, LIVE at Magherafelt Baptist Church. 

“The Devil knows your name but calls you by your sin. God knows your sin but calls you by your name.” “I could stop myself from falling on my knees, but I couldn’t stop the tears.”“It’s not that we have to clean ourselves up to come to God, but when we come to God, He cleans us up.”“You never walk alone.”

Feel free to reach out - hello@legacyfathers.org 

Huge thanks to Magherafelt for hosting such an amazing evening.

GUESTS
Warren Smyth
Jasper Rutherford
Andy Lamberton

Links:

• Legacy
• Conquer Series
• CIY

When God the Son became flesh, it started not in Bethlehem but nine months before, in pregnancy. Joseph, as husband to Mary and an earthly father to Jesus, is a fascinating example. Providing, protecting, leading and loving his family through difficulties, cultural shame and death threats. 

Our friends at Evangelical Alliance join us on the Legacy Podcast LIVE at Elmwood Presbyterian. From our changing society to the desire for wholesomeness amongst young people, from a fetus to the saviour of the world. We cover a lot of ground in this conversation on faith and fatherhood. 

Evangelical Alliance and Both Lives have a new resource called God Unborn, which looks at the impact of Joseph on the story of the incarnation. Download a seven-day devotional - God Unborn - here. Also available for churches is a video resource you can play on a Sunday morning in March - 9 months before Christmas at the same link.   

The Evangelical Alliance is a membership organisation of which we are a member - and you can be too! As a church, an organisation or an individual. Find out more on their website.  

Both Lives is an initiative of Evangelical Alliance: a pro-women and pro-life movement – imagining a people and place that values the life and health of women and unborn children, and pursues the wellbeing of both. Find out more here.

And Legacy… that’s us! A ministry for fathers. We provide programmes for churches to help faith and fatherhood thrive. Find out more on our website. www.legacyfathers.org


Today’s guests

DAVID SMYTH
David is head of the Evangelical Alliance in Northern Ireland and coordinates their Public Leader course. A former solicitor who represents the Evangelical Alliance on a range of government, civic, and charitable forums. He serves in the space where faith, law, politics, and culture intersect. He is also an elder in Legacurry Presbyterian Church. 

DAWN MCAVOY
Through her own story of pregnancy crisis, Dawn is now convinced that both lives matter during pregnancy. She lives and worships on the Ards peninsula in Northern Ireland with her husband Peter and their growing family.

ANDY LAMBERTON
Andy directs the work of Legacy and has been hosting the Legacy podcast since it started, with conversations on faith and fatherhood. Author of Letters for Exiles (a book on Daniel), married to Debbie, they have four children raising them along the Donegal shoreline. 


LINKS:

• A previous episode Fathers and the Unexpected with David and Dawn
• Download a seven-day devotional - God Unbo
• Evangelical Alliance
• Both Lives
• Legacy

We are hosting another Legacy Podcast LIVE event in February 2025. 

• Magherafelt Baptist, Mid-Ulster – Friday 28th February 2025, 7:30pm.

BOOK YOUR SEATS HERE

A Derry man, a Yorkshire man, and a Donegal man walk into a church… Today, a Derry man bravely shares his story from brokenness to finding his identity in Christ–Tim’s story pulses with the restoring heart of our Heavenly Father. Also, you’ll get to hear Rob’s story as he shares about the heart of Legacy, his journey of faith, fostering and having young kids. Fasten your seatbelt!

TIM SHIELS
A former drug addict who experienced radical grace-driven transformation when he made the decision to follow Jesus. Tim and his wife, Jennie, now lead a growing church in Omagh. Tim is a father and UCB radio host.

ROB FRASER-BINNS
A Yorkshire man comes to Ireland. After over a decade of connection with a local church, Rob decided to follow Jesus. Having been a youth pastor in Scotland, he has just relocated to Northern Ireland to take up Legacy's Head of Programmes position. Rob, along with his wife Lisa, fostered children before they had their own.

ANDY LAMBERTON
Andy directs the work of Legacy and has been hosting the Legacy podcast since it started, with conversations on faith and fatherhood. Author of Letters for Exiles, married to Debbie, they have four children raising them along the Donegal shoreline. 

We are hosting two Legacy Podcast LIVE events in January and February 2025. 

• Elmwood Presbyterian, Lisburn – Thursday 23rd January 2025, 7:30pm.
• Magherafelt Baptist, Mid-Ulster – Friday 28th February 2025, 7:30pm.

BOOK YOUR SEATS HERE

Today’s guests hold significant roles in society and church. Join us for this uplifting conversation as Andy speaks with Shane and Fanta about their story of faith, the theme of fatherhood across Scripture, and what it means to be a grandfather and a father today.


SHANE LOGAN
Former head of Ulster Rugby, Shane Logan, is the new chief executive of the Bryson Group, one of Northern Ireland's biggest and oldest social enterprises. During his time at Ulster Rugby, Shane oversaw the £15m redevelopment of Ravenhill, now the Kingspan Stadium, as well as a period of strong success on the field, which culminated in the side reaching the 2012 Heineken Cup Final. 


BISHOP KEN CLARKE
Ken (aka Fanta) became a minister in 1972 and has served in a number of roles across the evangelical church, including time spent in Chile as a missionary, local church leadership on both sides of the Irish border, became Bishop of Kilmore, Elhpin and Ardagh in 2001 before directing SAMS UK and Ireland (South American Mission Society). Now Re-Fired, he is married to Helen, they have four daughters, and grandchildren.


ANDY LAMBERTON
Andy directs the work of Legacy and has been hosting the Legacy podcast since it started, with conversations on faith and fatherhood. Author of Letters for Exiles, married to Debbie, they have four children and usually have icepops for deserts. 

Faith in the public square, a weekend for fathers and their 11y/o moving into year 8, and the small question of what it means to be human…Welcome to the first of our LIVE Podcasts.

Kicking things off with Peter Lynas at the Regular Joes men's conference run by our friends at RUMbLE. Peter trained and worked as a barrister. Married to Rose with two daughters. He has sat on various boards over the years, including the board of Regent College, where he and his wife studied for a season. He also sits on our board at Exodus. His passion for faith in the public square compels him as a regular commentator in the media. He now directs the work of Evangelical Alliance across the UK and is co-lead of Being Human.

Subscribe to our mailing list and receive a copy of The Heart of the Father - Seven Readings for Fathers.

Guest: Peter Lynas is the director of Evangelical Alliance in the UK and co-lead of Being Human. 

Host: Andy Lamberton is director of Legacy and author of Letters for Exiles. 

Links:
Being Human
Evangelical Alliancehttps://www.eauk.org/

The Christian life is no anti-climax. Jesus invites us to life in all its fullness.When Jesus calls Peter to ‘come follow me’ he doesn’t leave Peter in the dark. He says come follow me, and I will make you into a fisher of men. Jesus had a journey of transformation in mind for Peter. Discipleship.

If you’re feeling stuck, your faith stagnant – listen to this episode. Sometimes we need a nudge to awaken us again. To grow in the freedom of putting Christ first. To live a generous and grateful life with God and our family. 

Chapters
0:00 - 5:32 Introductions
5:33 - 10:48 The main things that help Christian men grow
10:49 - 12:08 You’re from Scotland but your accent's American?
12:09 - 21:22 PRESS and Men Behaving Dadly
21:23 - 39:59 More things that help spiritual growth for men

Guest: Joe Barnard
Joe Barnard is the pastor of Holyrood Evangelical Church in Edinburgh and the executive director of Cross Training Ministries, a discipleship ministry focused on training men in spiritual fitness. He is also the author of ‘The Way Forward: a Road Map of Spiritual Growth for Men in the 21st Century’. Married to Anna, they have four children.

Host: Andy Lamberton
Andy Lamberton is the director of Legacy. He goes to the same church his parents, grandparents, great and great great-grandparents went to. Married to Debbie, they are raising their four children in Donegal with ice-pops for dessert most days. Author of Letters for Exiles: Faithful Living in a Faithless World.

Links: 

• Legacy
• Cross Training Ministries