Happy New Year! 2025 has been a blessed year for my work through Think Faith: 'The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God' podcast continued to tell the story of the way faith is returning to the West, with almost 2 million downloads since launch. We've had over 1.5 million views of our videos on our […]
Episode 30 - Is The Rebirth Real? Debating the Data, Probing the Politics In this Season 2 finale, I ask: 'What's next for the Surprising Rebirth?' When the podcast series launched in 2023, many were skeptical of a 'Surprising Rebirth'. However, two years later, some say statistical evidence is pointing towards a 'Quiet Revival'. But […]
Episode 29 - Responding To The Rebirth: Highlights from the London Conference 'Responding To The Rebirth' - Glen Scrivener and I were joined by speakers Elizabeth Oldfield, Bishop Mike Royal, Prof John Lennox, Dai Woolridge, Rhiannon McAleer, Al Gordon, Rev Daniel French and Sarah Yardley. I present highlights from the London conference, including, talks, videos, […]
Episode 28 - Keep Christianity Weird: Why the supernatural is back in church Online trends such as 'WitchTok', the psychedelic boom and interest in the occult, are evidence of our continuing fascination with the supernatural. However, encounters with these 'dark enchantments' are also turning many towards a Christian faith that is open to the 'weird'. […]
Episode 27 - John Lennox: Engaging Atheism, Defending Faith John Lennox is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics and Philosophy of Science at the University of Oxford. John joins me to talk about his life and legacy - finding faith during 'The Troubles' in Northern Ireland, his life in academia, speaking in the USSR and debating the […]
Episode 26 - Grief, Hope... and Teddy Bears: Simon Thomas, Julie Tatchell & Amanda Middleditch. Big Church Festival Pt 2 TV sports presenter Simon Thomas joins me on The Big Church Festival podcast stage to share his love of football and faith. He also talks about the death of his wife Gemma and how faith […]
Episode 24: The Charlie Kirk Moment - Nijay Gupta & Bethel McGrew Hundreds of thousands attended Charlie Kirk's memorial service. Are we seeing a Kirk-inspired Christian revival or a rallying cry for Christian nationalism? Theologian Nijay Gupta and Christian writer Bethel McGrew join me to debate their different perspectives on the Charlie Kirk moment and his […]
Episode 23 - Iran's Christian Revolution: David Yeghnazar & guests In 1979 there were around 500 Christian converts in Iran. Today they number over 1 million. Despite intense persecution, Iran has the fastest growing church in the world. So why is Iran experiencing such a rebirth? I speak to David Yeghnazar of ELAM, a ministry […]
Episode 17 - NT Wright: Acts, miracles and the rebirth of today’s church NT Wright is Senior Research fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University, the former Bishop of Durham and a prolific author. I talked to Tom about his most recent book 'The Challenge of Acts'. How does the rise of the early church under […]
Episode 16 - The Rebirth In Music: Why God is back in the charts Chart-topping bands, musicians and rappers are increasingly singing about God. Why? In this documentary episode I revisit the religious awakening of music stars such as Bob Dylan, Alice Cooper, Cliff Richard and U2 as veteran music journalist Steve Turner explains how […]
WILDFIRES FESTIVAL, Wiston Estate, Sussex UK - Fri 25 July Join me and my co-host Belle Tindall for a live recording of the Re-Enchanting podcast on Fri 25 July at 2.30pm in the afternoon. We'll be joined by Bishop Graham Tomlin to talk about signs of renewal in the church and culture. https://wildfiresfestival.com/wildfires/ EMRACE CHURCH, […]
Episode 15 - Does the future have a church? Theos panel live in London In a secular age, many have predicted the death of the church in the West. But with evidence of a 'Quiet Revival' in the UK, where are the new signs of life in the church? I recently joined a panel of […]
