Dwellings Podcast

Live from the Dwellings Cohort: Sarah Jackson, who serves as Head of Church Revitalization Trust within the Church of England, is helping steward renewal and church planting in one of the most historic and complex church landscapes in the world. The Church of England carries centuries of tradition, yet it is also navigating profound cultural shifts, spiritual hunger, and new questions about what faithful presence looks like in this moment. Hear how the Spirit is moving both through established institutions and through quiet, grassroots faithfulness. Whether you’re leading within a denomination, planting something new, or simply praying for awakening in your own context, you’ll find Sarah’s perspective steady, wise, and hopeful.

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What happens when centuries of history meet a fresh move of God? Simon Ponsonby joins Kathryn and David to reflect on St. Aldates' rich past, the quiet revival in Oxford, and how the Spirit is stirring hearts today.

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David and Kathryn talk about the concept of the 'Quiet Revival' after their return from London and Oxford, where the term was developed to describe a distinctive of today's awakening in the Church. They talk about the importance of honoring past moves of God while being able to also perceive the new thing that God is doing in our day.

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Season Six
08:26 Impact of Quiet Revival in the UK
13:26 Scripture Reference: Isaiah 43
20:44 Understanding Perceiving the New Thing
26:31 Response to Outpourings

One of the common questions we are asked regarding house churches is, How do you practice leadership? Team member David Legge walks through a Biblical understanding of leadership as it pertains to a house church. You’ll hear Kathryn and David discuss the five-fold leadership outlined in Ephesians 4, and a weave of leadership that doesn’t look as hierarchical, but still has Bibical order. You’ll hear about how elders and house church leaders likely worked in the cities where the earlychurch began, and how we might model ourselves in similar ways. We also talk about women in ministry, looking at examples in Scripture of how Jesus built his church. In a subject that can feel overwhelming or even controversial,  we hope that you might find helpful ways to look at church leadership in your own context through this discussion.

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