My guest for this episode emigrated to the UK from Zimbabwe, an amazing country with a troubled recent history. He has learnt some tough lessons about trusting God, both in terms of the plans he wanted to make for his life, and then literally whether he was going to live or die. He is a church leader, a teacher, a writer, and a musician with a story to tell about God’s provision.
His name is Matt Mcchlery and this is his story.
What happens to those who want to go to church but are outside the mainstream: the misfits, the creative types, the outsiders, the right brained and the left behind? The people who want to follow Jesus but somehow don’t fit? Well my guest today knows and loves those kinds of people. His name is Mike Sares, and for many years Mike held down decent respectable jobs in decent respectable churches, that is until God called him to do something very different, God called him to go and pastor the people who weren’t quite so respectable, who didn’t fit, God called Mike to love them, to make church accessible for them, and to make Jesus known to them. ...
My guest today grew up in what she calls a 'double clergy family' that is, both her mother and father were priests in the church of England. As a result of this she lived in clergy houses, and the family moved with the requirements of the jobs her parents had. Things were not always easy as she grew up, and she would often get angry with God, sometimes believing that He had stopped caring about her, that He had other more important matters to attend to. But she eventually discovered that God still cared for her and that, in her words, He always repays. My guest today is Alianore Smith, theologian, advocate for justice and, like you listening to this, very much a loved and cared for child of God. ...
Welcome to the Testimony Podcast: people of faith telling the stories that matter from their lives. I'm your host Andrew J Chamberlain and in each episode you'll hear one of my guests telling you how Jesus has been their companion, guide, and saviour through the good times, and the tough times. My hope is that you will be encouraged by the testimony of each of my guests, and in this first episode I will be telling you a little of my story, and what you can expect when you listen to the show. ...
