Wise Lives – Details, episodes & analysis

Jonathan is a regular guy in his middle-years with a talent. He swims competitively at the highest level. Jonathan tells us his story from the perspective of being a Christian: what has training hard, facing set-backs, and ultimately achieving a world record taught his about the journey of discipleship to Jesus in everyday life?

Mentioned in this episode:

City of Sheffield Swim Squad :

https://cosss.uk/

Wise Lives social:

Homepage: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wellsheffield.com/wiselives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wiselivespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/wiselives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwfLRwFQOJKmOIfI0jIq6AGW7kMmm2M56⁠

The Well Sheffield (producers of this podcast):

https://www.wellsheffield.com/

How would a busy, fulfilled Christian respond when it seems that God asks you to lay down everything you are working for, to simply pray and wait upon Him? This was Ann's experience, when as a church minister, national speaker and mum she heard God's prompting and had some tough decisions to make.

Mentioned in this episode:

Ann & Gavin Calver's book: 'Unleased The Acts Church Today' https://amzn.eu/d/bkalg4R

Evangelical Alliance :

https://www.eauk.org/

Wise Lives social:

Homepage: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wellsheffield.com/wiselives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wiselivespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/wiselives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwfLRwFQOJKmOIfI0jIq6AGW7kMmm2M56⁠

The Well Sheffield (producers of this podcast):

⁠https://www.wellsheffield.com/⁠

As 2023 comes to a close, The Well leaders reflect on what God is doing. From the hospital ward, to baptisms in the river, how to pray for the Israel conflict, to young men coming to faith...

Hosts Marjorie (senior leader The Well Sheffield) and Duncan (leader The Well at Woodseats) share what they've experienced personally, and through our church community this year.

Wise Lives social:

Homepage: ⁠⁠⁠⁠wellsheffield.com/wiselives⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@wiselivespod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/wiselives⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwfLRwFQOJKmOIfI0jIq6AGW7kMmm2M56

How can we see work as worship? Work means what we do with the majority of our time - paid or otherwise. Does the bible speak into this? Ben Woollard CEO of Together for Sheffield and business consultant is Nick's guest as they talk about their personal journeys, and talk the theology of work as worship.

Things mentioned in the podcast:

LICC (London Institute for Contemporary Christianity) Resources to live as a disciple in everyday life, including lots on the world of work: https://licc.org.uk/

Wise Lives social:

Homepage: ⁠⁠wellsheffield.com/wiselives⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@wiselivespod⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/wiselives⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwfLRwFQOJKmOIfI0jIq6AGW7kMmm2M56

The Well's Ben and Miriam got together online. They take a dive into the world of Christian online dating: is it OK? Is it an ungodly distraction? What's the best way, what to avoid? With humour and candour, Ben & Miriam tackle the subject head on.

Wise Lives social:

Homepage: ⁠⁠⁠⁠wellsheffield.com/wiselives⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@wiselivespod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/wiselives⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwfLRwFQOJKmOIfI0jIq6AGW7kMmm2M56

What are the simple steps that each of us can take, to raise disciples of Jesus, who go on to raise disciples themselves? Podcast host Nick Allan is joined by Miles Toulmin, who tells his story of coming to faith from scratch. Later he worked with HTB in London and the Alpha course, and now leads a fast-growing church in Kuala Lumpur, experiencing big numbers coming to faith.

Things mentioned in the podcast:

The Alpha Course : https://alpha.org/

HTBB that church that Miles leads in KL: https://www.instagram.com/htbbcampus/

Wise Lives social:

Homepage: ⁠⁠⁠wellsheffield.com/wiselives⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@wiselivespod⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/wiselives⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwfLRwFQOJKmOIfI0jIq6AGW7kMmm2M56

How do we lean into the Holy Spirit to meet and inspire us in prayer? How can we deconstructing faith well, involving Jesus in the process, so that deconstruction doesn't result in the demolition of our faith. Marjorie meets Josh Green, the UK youth director of 24/7 prayer.

Find more about 24-7 Prayer movement: https://www.24-7prayergb.com/

Wise Lives social

Homepage: ⁠wellsheffield.com/wiselives⁠ Instagram: ⁠@wiselivespod⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/wiselives⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwfLRwFQOJKmOIfI0jIq6AGW7kMmm2M56

Friendship is amazing yet it needs to be formed and nurtured, and deep friendships are rare. How do we build them, how do we introduce people to friendship with God? Nick chats to Phil Knox, Evangelical Alliance evangelism specialist, about his book ‘The Best of Friends’.

Phil’s book: https://ivpbooks.com/the-best-of-friends

Wise Lives social

Homepage: wellsheffield.com/wiselives Instagram: @wiselivespod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wiselives YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwfLRwFQOJKmOIfI0jIq6AGW7kMmm2M56

Nick Allan (The Well Sheffield) introduces our new season two of Wise Lives!

Some of our leaders at The Well discuss discerning the prophetic.