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We are delighted to have Kathy Keller as our first guest in this new series. 

Kathy formerly served as assistant Communications Director for Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City. She is the author of Jesus, Justice, and Gender Roles: A Case for Gender Roles in Ministry and co-author with her late husband, Tim Keller, of The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God.

• Navigating Grief and Mourning
• Facing the Reality of Death
• The Role of Memory and Reminiscing
• The Dynamics of Ministry Partnership
• The Journey of Faith and Calling
• Reflections of Tim Keller's Legacy

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We are delighted to welcome Canon J. John to the Health Gospel Church podcast this week.

 

J.John is an Evangelist, minister, speaker, broadcaster and writer. He has been in ministry for four decades. He has spoken in towns, cities and universities in 69 countries.

J.John lives near London in England. He is married to Killy and is a father and grandfather.

 

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This week's guest is Thomas Davis.   Thomas Davis is a minister in the Free Church of Scotland who has served as an assistant at St Columba’s Free Church in Edinburgh and is now minister of Carloway Free Church on the Isle of Lewis.   He is also a visiting lecturer in Systematic Theology and Church History at Edinburgh Theological Seminary. He is married to Una, and they have three children: Tom, John and Annie.   This week's theme is "Training and Equipping"   Topics include:  How important is training in the church?  Is an apprenticeship model appropriate?   Can ministry really be taught?   Are ministers professionals?  Learning from other professional models  

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This week's guest is Melissa Kruger.   Melissa serves as vice president of discipleship programming at The Gospel Coalition. She is the author of The Envy of Eve: Finding Contentment in a Covetous World, Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood, In All Things: A Nine-Week Devotional Bible Study on Unshakeable Joy, Growing Together: Taking Mentoring Beyond Small Talk and Prayer Requests, Wherever You Go, I Want You to Know, and His Grace Is Enough. Her husband, Mike, is the president of Reformed Theological Seminary, and they have three children.   She writes at Wits End, hosted by The Gospel Coalition.   You can follow her on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.   This week's theme is "Mentoring"   Topics include:  Coaching vs Mentoring  Mentoring and the local church  Mentoring generations and genders  Becoming a mentor  Developing a church prayer culture  

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Join us on this week's episode as we welcome Rev. Callum Macleod.     Callum is the minister of Shawbost Free Church in the Isle of Lewis and the Principal Clerk of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland.   This week's theme is "Ministry Life"   Topics include:  Entering ministry later in life  Confirming the call to ministry  Community ministry  Maintaining our identity in Christ  Can revival give a false sense of spiritual energy?   Commitment to the Confessions  

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Join us on this week's episode as we welcome Lewis and Sarah Allen.   Lewis pastored Gunnersbury Baptist Church in London for over twelve years, and in 2010 was called to plant what is now Hope Church Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, where he is now Senior Pastor.   Sarah read English at Cambridge and now works part-time as an English Teacher as well as being involved in ministry at Hope Church. She has written a children's book about Hannah More and contributes to EN and Solas, as well as speaking at women's conferences.   This week's theme is "Couples in Ministry"   Topics include: Discerning ministry as a couple Complementarianism and Egalitarianism Women in Ministry Ministry pressures on a minister and his wife Pastoral care Managing expectations as a husband and wife  

Hope Church, Huddersfield

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Ivor has been minister of Hope Church since July 2012. He trained for the ministry at Aberdeen University and Westminster Theological Seminary and served congregations in Lewis and Skye before coming to Coatbridge.

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Steve graduated in History and Politics from the University of Liverpool, where he met his wife Rachel. After this, he completed a Religious Studies & Philosophy PGCE and embarked on a short-lived career as a secondary school teacher. Steve then completed an MA in Theology before becoming a self-employed researcher serving the recruitment sector. He was called to be Pastor at Oldham Bethel Church in 2014.

Steve and Rachel have two children, and outside of church, he enjoys discussing philosophy, politics and current affairs over “proper” freshly ground coffee.

Steve regularly blogs on issues related to church, theology, politics, society and Oldham at Building Jerusalem.

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Robert Cunningham joins us today from Christ for Kentucky to discuss what he saw and experienced at Asbury University's extended worship service. Is it a revival? An awakening? Or something else? 

Robert is the founder and director of Christ for Kentucky. Robert is the former Senior Pastor of Tates Creek Presbyterian Church, where he served for seventeen years.

He is a graduate of Covenant Theological Seminary and a current Ph.D. candidate at the University of Leicester, researching the role of religion in America's founding era.

He has been a regular contributor for the Lexington Herald-Leader and the religion and culture commentator for Kentucky Sports Radio.

His writings and work have been featured in Christianity Today, WORLD Magazine, and the New York Times. Robert and his wife Abby have four sons—Holt, Charlie, Owen, and Henry. He is a native Kentuckian, and Christ for Kentucky was born out of an undying love for his home.

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Dr. Michael J. Kruger serves as the President and Samuel C. Patterson Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the Charlotte campus of Reformed Theological Seminary.

Dr. Kruger regularly speaks, lectures, and teaches throughout the United States and the world—including conferences such as The Gospel Coalition, Together for the Gospel, the Ligonier Conference, and the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology. In addition to his academic publications, his popular-level articles have appeared in places like Desiring God, Reformation 21, Modern Reformation, Tabletalk Magazine, and The Gospel Coalition. He also blogs regularly on his own website, Canon Fodder (www.michaeljkruger.com).

He is married to Melissa Kruger, Director of Women’s Initiatives for The Gospel Coalition and author of numerous books, including most recently, Growing Together: Taking Mentoring Beyond Small Talk and Prayer Requests(Crossway, 2020). They have three children, Emma, John, and Kate.