In this episode, we talk with pastor, TV presenter and Guinness World Record holder Jay Lusted about his top 3 favourite development resources. www.aoggb.com

Anna Hawken is the leader of Parenting For Faith, which focuses on equipping parents, carers and communities with the skills they need to help their children and teenagers to meet and know God. We specifically focus in on parenting when you're a minister, and how we can support the parents in our congregations better. Portal.aoggb.com www.aoggb.com

In this episode, Rev Dr. Glenn Balfour gives a masterclass on 1 Corinthians 11, where we talk about its impact on women in leadership, church leadership generally, and marriage too. portal.aoggb.com www.aoggb.com

Today, Chris's guest is Mervyn Thomas of CSW. Mervyn founded CSW over 40 years ago and has been engaging parliamentarians, government ministers and church leaders ever since. CSW's team of specialist advocates work in over 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, to ensure that the right to freedom of religion or belief is upheld and protected. CSW’s vision is a world free from religious persecution, where everyone can practise a religion or belief of their ...

In this week's episode, Chris talks to Gavin Smith of the Church Office, where they discuss administration, church management, and how to set up your church to succeed. www.aoggb.com

In this episode, Chris talks with Aike Kennett-Brown, the leader of Messy Church, an organisation which seeks to help engage all ages in worship and discipleship. https://www.messychurch.brf.org.uk/ www.aoggb.com

This week, Chris is joined by Dr Lucy Peppiatt, a British Theologian and the President of Westminster Theological Centre, and the writer of multiple books, including Women and Worship at Corinth: Paul's Rhetorical Arguments in 1 Corinthians. We talk all about the broader picture around women in ministry, including our approach to reading Scripture and the worldview we bring to it. We also discuss Lucy's homemade chocolate mousse! www.aoggb.com

Today, Chris is joined by Hannah Aske of TenFour Ministries to talk all about Kids' Ministry, and how as church leaders we can have a greater heart for the youngest members of our churches. www.aoggb.com

Dr. Wonsuk Ma is a Korean Pentecostal scholar whose first ministry was at an Assemblies of God church at the original place where David Yonggi Cho had opened his first tent church. Dr Ma and his family then lived in the Philippines between 1979 and 2006, where Dr Ma developed a strong sense of “Mission in the Spirit” both practically and theoretically. From 2006 to 2016, Dr Ma served as Executive Director and David Yonggi Cho Research Tutor of Global Christianity at Oxford Centre for M...

Glen Scrivener is the CEO & Evangelism Director of Speak Life, an organisation that exists to re-evangelise church and world through captivating, Christ-centred communication, including the 321 Course. Glen hosts a YouTube account which has almost 70,000 subscribers and is the author of the excellent book, The Air We Breathe: How we all came to believe in Freedom, kindness, progress and equality. @SpeakLifeMedia https://speaklife.org.uk/ www.aoggb.com

Lauren Fox is a Lecturer and Curriculum administrator at Missio Dei College. As part of the teaching team, Lauren lectures on leadership and Pentecostal theology modules, and loves to encourage plenty of student engagement in her classes. She has a particular interest in power dynamics in Christian leadership, ensuring both healthy leadership and followership. Lauren also supports the guest lecturers we welcome into College and works with them to review and develop the teaching curriculum. D...

Amy Anderson is the Managing Director of The Unstuck Group. The Unstuck Group help pastors grow healthy churches by guiding them through experiences to align vision, strategy, team and action. Amy has served on the lead team at The Unstuck Group since 2016, including eight years as the Director of Consulting. During this time she has served over 150 churches, helping them design ministry, staffing & multisite strategies that align and fuel their mission. Prior to joining the Unstuck tea...

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Today, Chris is joined by Andy Worthington from Open Doors. Open Doors originated in 1955, when a young Dutchman started smuggling Bibles to the persecuted church in Communist Europe. He became known as Brother Andrew, and his work led to more than six decades of support for the persecuted church as Open Doors. In the seven decades since Brother Andrew’s first journey, Open Doors has continued to seek out and strengthen the persecuted church. https://www.opendoorsuk.org/ www.aoggb.com

Dr. Craig S. Keener is F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is the author of 37 books with 1.4 million copies in circulation. His books have won 13 national and international awards, including six from Christianity Today. Dr. Keener has authored roughly 100 academic articles, seven booklets, and roughly 200 popular-level articles. His “The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament,” which provides cultural background for each passage of...

Today Chris's guest is Dan Reiland. Dan is a coach, consultant, author, teacher, husband, father and grandfather. He brings decades of local church executive leadership experience to his current ministry endeavours that focus on helping leaders excel. Dan currently serves as a Leadership Coach at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia where he served for 20 years as the Executive Pastor. He previously partnered with John Maxwell for 20 years, first as Executive Pastor at Skyline Wesleyan C...

In this episode, Chris speaks with Maria Pavey and Verity Yeates from the UK Church Administrator Network (UCAN) where they talk about releasing the gift of administration within staff and volunteer teams to serve the mission of churches better. Maria: Maria Pavey is an Operations & Network Manager for the UK Church Administrators Network (UCAN), specialising in development & systems. Maria has 17 years’ experience as a Church Manager, supporting a leadership team. She has spent most ...

In this episode, Chris welcomes back Dr. Mark Button to the show where they talk through Mark's PhD studies on Paul, leadership and power. We also introduce a brand new tradition for a returning guest. www.aoggb.com

In this episode, Chris talks with Grace Bloxham from Through The Roof, and they talk about how churches can affirm, integrate and commission people with disabilities of all types. www.aoggb.com

In this episode, Chris talks with Beth Collingridge all about how the church can be a more welcoming, inclusive and developmental place for single people. Beth shares some fantastic insights from the work she does with the Single Friendly Church Network. www.aoggb.com