Podcast
In:Dependence
Hosted by FIEC · EN
The official FIEC podcast, where you'll hear discussions and interviews on church leadership, theology, and current affairs from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests.
The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical (FIEC) is a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together to reach Britain for Christ. Being part of FIEC links you to a growing number of Independent evangelical churches and there are now more than 50,000 people who are part of churches affiliated to FIEC.
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Mother-Daughter Church Planting (with Steve Baraniak)
May 1300:33:55Tap to summarizePlanting a church from a larger church can have advantages as well as challenges. The story of Rylands Community Church in Beeston, Nottinghamshire gives examples of both.In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Associate National Director) and Graham Beynon (FIEC Associate National Director) are joined by Steve Baraniak (minister, Rylands Community Church) to discuss mother-daughter church planting: when a core group from a larger church start a new church nearby.Rylands Community Church was planted in 2013 from Beeston Free Church and began as a congregation of Beeston Free, before becoming fully independent itself.This is the second in a series of podcast episodes to explore different ways to plant a church.About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear conversations on topics for church leaders.Podcast music: Drifting by Future Infinite.About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ.00:00 - Series introduction02:40 - Rylands and Beeston in Nottingham06:14 - Why plant a church in the Rylands?15:40 - Starting a new church19:08 - When does the daughter church leave the mother church?25:29 - Challenges of mother-daughter plants30:27 - How to recruit a planting team
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Attenborough at 100, Leadership Failures, and Polarised Politics // In the News
May 800:34:06Tap to summarizeWhat can we learn from David Attenborough's 100 years of life? How should we respond to leaders that fail? How can we help people navigate polarised views?In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Associate National Director) and John Stevens (FIEC National Director) discuss the stories in the news from the past weeks and what lessons we can take for church leadership.About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear conversations on topics for church leaders.Podcast music: Drifting by Future Infinite.About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ.00:00 - Introduction01:11 - The life and ministry of Basil Howlett05:28 - David Attenborough's 100th birthday, and living with integrity10:50 - Education or entertainment?19:31 - Responding to leadership failures22:20 - Sam Allbery's disqualification from ministry28:30 - Local elections and polarised views
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Ways to Plant a Church (with Graham Beynon)
Apr 3000:31:13Tap to summarizeWe need more churches across the UK, so every church leader should be concerned for new churches to be planted.In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Associate National Director) and Graham Beynon (FIEC Associate National Director) discuss why all church leaders should care about church planting, and what different methods there are to start a new church.Graham has been involved in three church plants in the past and now leads the FIEC Church Planting team, offering support and coaching for church plants and planters. This is the first of a series of podcast episodes to explore different ways to plant a church.About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear conversations on topics for church leaders.Podcast music: Drifting by Future Infinite.About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ.00:00 - Church planting is a topic for us all05:38 - Has church planting slowed down?07:32 - What makes a church planter?11:07 - Mother-daughter plants14:57 - Parachute plants18:13 - Re-plants or revitalisations21:54 - Common ingredients for church plants27:00 - Graham's planting stories
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Religious Violence, Trump's AI Imagery, and Leicester City's Decline // In the News
Apr 2300:34:13Tap to summarizeHow do we respond to religious violence? How should leaders post on social media? What can we learn from the decline of former champions?In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director), John Stevens (FIEC National Director), and Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Associate National Director) discuss stories in the news from the past weeks and what we can learn from them for church leadership.Show notesRising Lights highlights (youtu.be)Thrive 2026 (fiec.org.uk)Ministry Wives Retreat 2026 (fiec.org.uk)Two teenagers arrested over arson attack at synagogue in Harrow (independent.co.uk)Trump deletes post depicting him as Jesus-like figure after backlash (bbc.co.uk)How Leicester went from champions to League One in a decade (bbc.co.uk)About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear conversations on topics for church leaders.Podcast music: Drifting by Future Infinite.About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ.00:00 - Rising Lights review04:32 - A new Local Director08:20 - How do we respond to violence inspired by religion?17:50 - Donald Trump's AI Jesus image, and social media use28:01 - The decline of Leicester City and complacency in leadership
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Quiet Revival Issues, AoC Installation, and Social Media Addiction // In the News
Mar 2700:33:54Tap to summarizeShould we now disregard the Quiet Revival findings? What kind of leader will Sarah Mullally be? How can we combat social media addiction?In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director), John Stevens (FIEC National Director), and Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Associate National Director) discuss stories in the news and what we can learn from them for church leadership.Show notesStatement from Paul Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Bible Society (biblesociety.org.uk)Church attendance report pulled after YouGov finds 'fraudulent' responses (bbc.co.uk)Dame Sarah Mullally acknowledges 'victims and survivors' as she's installed as archbishop (bbc.co.uk)Campaigners welcome Meta and YouTube's defeat in landmark social media addiction trial (bbc.co.uk)About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear conversations on topics for church leaders.Podcast music: Drifting by Future Infinite.About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ.00:00 - News in brief03:48 - FIEC update07:40 - Quiet Revival issues and withdrawal13:20 - Archbishop of Canterbury installation22:39 - Taking responsibility in leadership27:43 - Addiction to social media
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The Power of Testimony in Evangelism (with Karl Faase)
Mar 2000:32:03Tap to summarizeHow can telling personal stories help in sharing the gospel?In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Associate National Director) is joined by Karl Faase (Olive Tree Media) to talk about evangelism, the role of stories and testimonies when witnessing, and how the Encounter video series can help churches make the most of the stories in their congregations.Show notesEncounter (olivetreemedia.com.au)Encounter trailer (olivetreemedia.com.au)Encounter Church Pack (olivetreemedia.com.au)About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear conversations on topics for church leaders.Podcast music: Drifting by Future Infinite.About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ.00:00 - Introduction02:11 - Who is Karl Faase?05:22 - Spiritual openness in Australia10:45 - Specific opportunities for evangelism12:26 - The role of stories in sharing the gospel14:37 - Stories in Encounter21:17 - How can churches use Encounter?27:38 - Encountering God through the church
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