Covid Inquiry, BBC Bias, and Religious Education // In the News
What lessons are there to learn from the Covid-19 inquiry? How can bias in the media help us in church ministry? Is the UK becoming more secular?In this episode, Phil Topham (Executive Director), Adrian Reynolds (Associate National Director), and John Stevens (National Director), discuss stories in the news from the past few weeks.Show notesFIEC Leaders' Conference 2026 (fiec.org.uk)The Street Preacher’s Charter (christian.org.uk)Rising Lights 2026 (fiec.org.uk)Journeys 2026 (fiec.org.uk)COVID-19 report goes a long way to answering inquiry's critics (news.sky.com)What to Know About the Turmoil at the BBC (nytimes.com)Supreme Court rules Christian-focused RE taught in NI schools is unlawful (bbc.co.uk)About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear conversations on topics for church leaders.About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ.00:00 - FIEC Leaders' Conference07:32 - Lessons from the Covid-19 inquiry19:02 - BBC bias, media trust, and corporate responsibility27:56 - Religious education in Northern Ireland34:35 - An Ashes winter
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How to Make the Most of Music at Christmas (with Phil Moore and Keith Getty)
Christmas carols continue to be popular across Western culture. How can we make the most of music at Christmas to build up the church and to reach out to others?In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Associate National Director) is joined by Phil Moore (Cornerstone Church, Nottingham) and Keith Getty (hymn writer and musician) to explore why Christmas carols are so popular, how to prepare to sing at Christmas time, and which carols to choose.About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear conversations on topics for church leaders.About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ.00:00 - Introduction04:46 - Why is music at Christmas so popular?10:16 - How do you choose which carols to sing?15:41 - Go-to Christmas carols18:32 - Preparing the congregation to sing22:32 - Singing carols with children and families28:16 - Christmas music in smaller churches
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Immigration, Praying with the Pope, and Prunella Scales // In the News
How can we pastor people with polarising opinions on immigration? Can we pray with Catholics? How should we care for those in later life?In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director), John Stevens (FIEC National Director), and Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Associate National Director) discuss stories in the news over the past few weeks and what we can learn from them for church leadership.About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear conversations on topics for church leaders.About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ.00:00 - FIEC update06:29 - Immigration and polarising opinions18:53 - King Charles, the Pope, and Protestantism28:44 - Prunella Scales and care in later life
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BONUS: Wycliffe Bible Translators at the Leaders' Conference (with Martin Dixon)
Our fund raising campaign at the 2025 Leaders' Conference will be for a specific Bible translation project in Africa.In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Associate National Director) is joined by Martin Dixon, the Director for Churches at Wycliffe Bible Translators, to talk about the work of Bible translation across the world and a particular project that we will be collecting donations for at this year's Leaders' Conference.Please note: We initially understood the £70k target would allow the project to be completed, but now understand that, while it would enable substantial progress, it would not complete the project. We're sorry for any misrepresentation or confusion.Show notes2025 FIEC Leaders' Conference (booking deadline Friday 31 October) (fiec.org.uk)Wycliffe Bible Translators (wycliffe.org.uk)About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear conversations on topics for church leaders.About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ.00:00 - Introduction00:42 - Wycliffe Bible Translators and the need for translation04:12 - Raising funds for Bible translation at the Leaders' Conference10:00 - How Bible translation leads to church planting and more
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Reaching Muslim People (with Dan Strange and Rob Scott)
There are four million people in the UK who say they are followers of Islam. In our rapidly changing communities, how can we reach out to Muslim people with the gospel?Muslim people make up 6% of the UK population (as of 2021), which increase to 15% within London. Reflecting on their experiences in church ministry, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Associate National Director), Dan Strange (Director of Crosslands Forum), and Rob Scott (pastor, Asha London), discuss the complexities of engaging with Muslim people and how churches can hold out the hope of the gospel to them.Show notesSharing the Gospel with a Muslim Neighbour, Robert Scott (uk.10ofthose.com)For Their Rock is not as Our Rock: An Evangelical Theology Of Religions, Daniel Strange (ivpbooks.com)About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear conversations on topics for church leaders.About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ.00:00 - Introduction04:31 - The growth of the UK Muslim population08:54 - True faith and false faith13:32 - Diversity within Islam18:30 - Making a start in reaching Muslims22:23 - Touchstone issues for Muslims26:25 - Exploring more at the FIEC Leaders' Conference
The official FIEC podcast, where you'll hear discussions and interviews on church leadership, theology, and current affairs from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests.
The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical (FIEC) is a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together to reach Britain for Christ. Being part of FIEC links you to a growing number of Independent evangelical churches and there are now more than 50,000 people who are part of churches affiliated to FIEC.
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