The Bath and Wells Podcast, Pioneering Plus is a series of different podcasts exploring the places where God already is, and the church may not yet be! There is conversation about what it means to be pioneering, and how God is leading us all in new and exciting directions.
Andrew Alden presents the series, Talking Pioneering. In this series Andrew, who is a Pioneer Minister in Bath and Wells and describes himself as an experienced church minister, but a less experienced pioneer, hears from other pioneers about their experiences. He discusses with his guests the difficulties and the joys of pioneering in different places and different contexts.
In this episode Andrew talks to Caroline Deakin who is based at St Peter's Church in Milton, Weston super Mare. They discuss being a revitalising church plant and Caroline's hopes for St Peter's and she shares with Andrew some of the things that have already begun to take shape.
In the episode below Andrew talks to Gill Sakakini, a Pioneer Priest in the Arts in Shepton Mallet. She is a painter, works in community engagement, leads retreats and workshops and speaks and writes on topics relating to Christianity and the Arts. She is co-author of Imaging the Story: Rediscovering the Visual and Poetic Contours of Salvation.
Andrew talks to Gavin Parry from Weston super Mare. Gavin heads up a movement called Believers in Recovery, something which seeks to bridge the gap between followers of the Lord Jesus and those in recovery from addiction. Gavin talks about his own journey and struggles, and shares with Andrew how Believers in Recovery came about and how it has grown.