Dear Church This is the video HERE to watch before listening to this podcast. This is the Q&A session with pastors and elders following episode four of a new six-part YouTube series in which Mairi is reading out our 2024 book, God Closed Church. (All info about the book here). How do church pastors and elders typically think about the all-important church closures of March 2020? Where are the fault lines that result from a lack of wisdom and 'prophetic knowledge'? "Where there...

Dear Church WATCH this podcast here. Gandalf said, "Swords are no more use here!" on the Bridge of Khazad-dûm in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring to emphasize that the creature they were facing, Durin's Bane, was a foe beyond their collective skill and physical weapons. He meant that their swords were useless against this powerful being, a demon of shadow and flame, and that they needed to flee, not fight. Following on from the significant events in London over the last...

Dear Church Following on from the second episode of a new six-part YouTube series in which we are reading out our 2024 book, God Closed Church, this is a follow-up conversation about the importance of recognising the illogical place of 'agree to disagree' that the Church comes to on matters of eternal importance. (All info about the book here). WATCH this podcast here. What of this juncture in world and church history really? Have we not profoundly underestimated the pivotal importance ...

Dear Church This is the first episode of a new six-part YouTube series in which Mairi is reading out our 2024 book, God Closed Church. (All info about the book here). We are only including this episode on the podcast because we are trying to encourage engagement with the videos on YouTube. You can help us by 'liking/commenting/sharing' the videos there. Here is the first video. Yours in Christ, Nick & Mairi Franks PS Our main giving page is here. You ca...

Dear All, A YouTube version of this podcast filled with powerful images is here. What does it mean to repent? What would it mean for you to repent, dear Christian? What would it mean for you to repent, lost unbeliever? And you, beloved Body and Bride of Christ…what would it mean for you to repent? Yours in Christ, Nick & Mairi Franks PS Our main giving page is here. You can read a full chapter and learn what this means in this here. If you would like to help us to ...

Dear Body of Christ, A YouTube version of this podcast is here. As we prayed and read Acts chapter 21 this morning, like Paul in Acts chapter 17 v 16, we were provoked by the immaturity of the behaviour of the men involved. Paul walked bow-legged because of the extreme suffering that he endured (the marks of the Lord Jesus Christ, no less — Galatians 6:17) and yet he was wrongly accused of being false by immature Christians who would essentially have no clue whatsoever as t...

ADMONISHMENT: receiving from those trained by anguishDear All, Disciples of Jesus Christ seem to me to be in one of three possible categories: — Not listening (preaching false gospels of ease) — Ravenously hungry for truth — Somewhere between the two Would you open your Bible with me at 1 Thessalonians 5 and Acts 20 for less than 15 mins? A YouTube version of this podcast is here. Yours in Christ, Nick Franks PS Our main giving page is here. You can read a full chapter and learn w...

Dear All, Thank you for taking the time to listen to Into the Pray. You can find all content, including seminal books to flesh-out what we’re saying, below! A YouTube version of this podcast is here. Our main giving page is here. This week on Into the Pray, I am joined by a former Baptist pastor from England, Mark Lindsell, who kindly shares his radical testimony from the only appropriate position for the Body of Christ to be adopting — one of sitting appalled. You can read a full...

Dear All, Thank you for taking the time to listen to Into the Pray. You can find all content, including seminal books to flesh-out what we’re saying, below! Our main giving page is here. This week on the Into the Pray podcast, I am joined by a fellow disciple of Jesus Christ, Andy Ewan, sharing his recent and radical testimony from the other side of the world. Thoughts? A YouTube version of this podcast is here. Assessing the faithfulness of our churches (open letter/article) her...

Dear All, Thank you for taking the time to listen to Into the Pray. You can find all content, including seminal books to flesh-out what we’re saying, below! Our main giving page is here. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." (Edmund Burke) We often hear from good men and women who are harassed and agitated by the plight of the Body of Christ but who are also fundamentally unwilling to act, to step out, to join forces, to begin a church without...

*Translation in this video is edited down to a minimum while preserving some for a beautiful glimpse into Indian culture* Last night Nick was kindly invited by our Indian friend, Pastor John, to share a word at his regular pastors gathering. You can watch the YouTube video version of this session here. Paul taught Timothy and the Church to, “…preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.” (2 Timothy 4:2) What woul...

Hello everyone, Would you help us establish a new radical home church? (More info on this podcast to follow). You can support our work here. In addition to our podcasts this year, we have published approximately 60 videos over on YouTube and, perhaps especially if you're new here, you will be helped by a summary of our 12 key moments of the year. If you prefer, you can watch this podcast on YouTube here. Beginning in the first quarter of 2025 we hope to feature a more dedicated podcast ...

Martyn Lloyd-Jones is our ‘go-to’ minister though he passed away in 1981. The quality of his preaching/teaching is very difficult to find today such is the rising tide of ecumenical seeker-sensitivity. Lloyd-Jones departed from all such nonsense and, rather, preached about such awesome realities as, ‘…the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men…’ (Romans 1:18). Mairi and I pray that these rough audio recordings (captured in a Skoda Fabia pulled...

Martyn Lloyd-Jones is our ‘go-to’ minister though he passed away in 1981. The quality of his preaching/teaching is very difficult to find today such is the rising tide of ecumenical seeker-sensitivity. Lloyd-Jones departed from all such nonsense and, rather, preached about such awesome realities as, ‘…the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men…’ (Romans 1:18). Mairi and I pray that these rough audio recordings (captured in a Skoda Fabia pulled...

Martyn Lloyd-Jones is our ‘go-to’ minister though he passed away in 1981. The quality of his preaching/teaching is very difficult to find today such is the rising tide of ecumenical seeker-sensitivity. Lloyd-Jones departed from all such nonsense and, rather, preached about such awesome realities as, ‘…the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men…’ (Romans 1:18). Mairi and I pray that these rough audio recordings (captured in a Skoda Fabia pulled...

Martyn Lloyd-Jones is our ‘go-to’ minister though he passed away in 1981. The quality of his preaching/teaching is very difficult to find today such is the rising tide of ecumenical seeker-sensitivity. Lloyd-Jones departed from all such nonsense and, rather, preached about such awesome realities as, ‘…the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men…’ (Romans 1:18). Mairi and I pray that these rough audio recordings (captured in a Skoda Fabia pulled...

Martyn Lloyd-Jones is our ‘go-to’ minister though he passed away in 1981. The quality of his preaching/teaching is very difficult to find today such is the rising tide of ecumenical seeker-sensitivity. Lloyd-Jones departed from all such nonsense and, rather, preached about such awesome realities as, ‘…the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men…’ (Romans 1:18). Mairi and I pray that these rough audio recordings (captured in a Skoda Fabia pulled...

This advent I will be reading Martyn Lloyd-Jones’, “The Plight of Man and the Power of God” as an audiobook for your advent devotions. I trust that this will be of encouragement as we reflect on the deep mystery of the incarnation and the Word become flesh. You can also see a little glimpse of the closed 800-year-old cathedral that we filmed in yesterday here. Book orders for Christmas delivery (UK) here. "ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 4TH, 2020, BEFORE ANY SIGN OF COVID-19 OR ANY REMOTE POSSIBILITY...

What will it be like to have a new body? What on Earth will it be like for Jesus Christ to rule and reign for 1000 years? If you'd prefer, you can watch this PodVlog here. "ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 4TH, 2020, BEFORE ANY SIGN OF COVID-19 OR ANY REMOTE POSSIBILITY OF A GLOBAL LOCKDOWN, THE HOLY SPIRIT LED ME TO PUBLICLY CALL THE CHURCHES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM TO CLOSE..." Now five years later, with the threat of world wars looming and with Israel's vulnerability on show in the geo-political worl...

"ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 4TH, 2020, BEFORE ANY SIGN OF COVID-19 OR ANY REMOTE POSSIBILITY OF A GLOBAL LOCKDOWN, THE HOLY SPIRIT LED ME TO PUBLICLY CALL THE CHURCHES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM TO CLOSE..." Now five years later, with the threat of world wars looming and with Israel's vulnerability on show in the geo-political world, the Body of Christ remain comatose amidst the ramping chaos. It is at this juncture in world and Church history that Nick Franks answers the question, "Is there really a ...