Politics in the Pulpit: Episode 127 - General Election special for Sunday 30th June

In this week’s episode of Politics in the Pulpit, we focus on the upcoming General Election. With Sunday 30th June being the final Sunday before the General Election on the 4th July.
This episode is hosted by Nathan McGuire, who is the Campaigns and Church Engagement Officer for JPIT, and is a Baptist Minister and is driven by a strong passion for community organising and equipping Christian communities to actively pursue justice. Nathan hosts a conversation with church leaders from our three denominations.
Our guests for this episode are:
Revd Fiona Bennett: Fiona is currently serving as minister of Augustine United URC in the centre of Edinburgh and as immediate past moderator of URC General Assembly. She has worked as a minister in Scotland for 27 years during which she has served (as a URC minister) in local churches in the Church of Scotland and the Methodist Church in Scotland. Fiona is a mediator with Place for Hope, has 3 adult children and is currently addicted to reading historical crime fiction.
Revd Rachel Parkinson: Rachel has been in full-time ministry for over 20 years before which she was an inspector for the Health and Safety Executive. She is currently Chair of the Wolverhampton & Shrewsbury District of the Methodist Church. Running and cycling keep Rachel sane, and she’s also passionate about pilgrimage.
Revd Steve Tinning: Steve is the Baptist Union’s Public Issues Enabler, dividing his working week between JPIT and the Baptist Union of Great Britain. At heart, Steve is an activist, with practical theology and community-organising theory working as the foundations of a ministry of justice and compassion.
The lectionary readings for Sunday 30th June, which are:
2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27
2 Corinthians 8:7-15
Mark 5:21-43
Psalm 130
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