How our past forms us and deforms us

Join your hosts, John and Iain, in conversation with Ciara Menzies as they unpack the role of creativity in our formation. Ciara is a storyteller and photographer captivated by finding beauty in people and places. We explore where to start with creativity and why everyone has something to bring when it comes to expressing our faith creatively. We hope you enjoy this episode as we explore this value through the lens of Ciara's story. You can learn more about Caira's work here: https://www.ciaramenzies.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ciara_menzies/ It would help us massively if you could subscribe and leave a review for Our Pilgrimage Podcast, as doing so gets the word out about Our Pilgrimage. If you haven't done so already, please take a few minutes to leave a review. You know how these things work, the more subscribers and reviews the more the algorithms promote it!

Join your hosts, John and Iain, in conversation with Jill Weber as we talk with her about formation, prayer, mission and community. Jill is Head of House of Prayer at Waverley Abbey and leads the Waverley Abbey Community, she serves on the international team of 24-7 Prayer and is Global Convener of the Order of the Mustard Seed. She is a spiritual director, teacher and author. Jill is from Canada and moved to the UK with her husband in 2018, and they attend Emmaus Road Church where Jill serves as Director of Prayer and Spiritual Formation. It would help us massively if you could subscribe and leave a review for Our Pilgrimage Podcast, as doing so gets the word out about Our Pilgrimage. If you haven't done so already, please take a few minutes to leave a review. You know how these things work, the more subscribers and reviews the more the algorithms promote it! Link to the organisations mentioned in this podcast: Waverley Abbey - https://www.waverleyabbey.org/ OMS - https://www.orderofthemustardseed.com/ 24-7 Prayer - https://www.24-7prayer.com/

Join your hosts, John and Iain, in conversation with Rev. Dr. Scott Burns about weakness and how embracing this counter-cultural kingdom principle is crucial to our spiritual formation in identifying with Christ. Scott leads Arise Church in Hillsboro, Oregon. He is a leader in the 24-7 Prayer Movement; and a member of The Order of the Mustard Seed. It would help us massively if you could subscribe and leave a review for Our Pilgrimage Podcast, as doing so gets the word out about Our Pilgrimage. If you haven't done so already, please take a few minutes to leave a review. You know how these things work, the more subscribers and reviews the more the algorithms promote it! On this month's podcast, we chat with Duncan about the practices he employs to remain centred in Jesus when the demands of ministry and life seem all-consuming. At Our Pilgrimage, we believe the greatest need in the Church of our day is leaders who are committed to the pursuit of Christlikeness above everything else. We believe there is a better way to lead that is more joy-filled than many of us experience in leadership. Our mission is to create an environment where a leader can journey towards a joy-filled life with others for the good of their soul. You can find out more about Pilgrimage and how you can join the journey by visiting ⁠www.ourpilgrimage.uk

Join your hosts, John and Iain, in conversation with Pastor Duncan Clark, Senior Pastor of Coventry Elim Church, member of Elim's National Leadership Team and author. You can find links to Duncan's books below. It would help us massively if you could subscribe and leave a review for Our Pilgrimage Podcast, as doing so gets the word out about Our Pilgrimage. If you haven't done so already, please take a few minutes to leave a review. You know how these things work, the more subscribers and reviews the more the algorithms promote it! On this month's podcast, we chat with Duncan about the practices he employs to remain centred in Jesus when the demands of ministry and life seem all-consuming. At Our Pilgrimage, we believe the greatest need in the Church of our day is leaders who are committed to the pursuit of Christlikeness above everything else. We believe there is a better way to lead that is more joy-filled than many of us experience in leadership. Our mission is to create an environment where a leader can journey towards a joy-filled life with others for the good of their soul. You can find out more about Pilgrimage and how you can join the journey by visiting ⁠www.ourpilgrimage.uk Duncan's resources (also available from other retailers): Wholehearted Live Deeply 100 Day Devotional pastorduncanclark.com

Join your hosts, John and Iain, in conversation with Duncan Logan, a follower of Jesus, and a Psychotherapist, who treats complex PTSD using CBT and EMDR. On this month's podcast, we chat with Duncan to begin to explore how our thinking patterns shape our formation. For those in Our Pilgrimage cohorts, there is great extra content from Duncan in the members area of our website. At Our Pilgrimage, we believe the greatest need in the Church of our day is leaders who are committed to the pursuit of Christlikeness above everything else. We believe there is a better way to lead that is more joy-filled than many of us experience in leadership. Our mission is to create an environment where a leader can journey towards a joy-filled life with others for the good of their soul. You can find out more about Pilgrimage and how you can join the journey by visiting ⁠www.ourpilgrimage.uk

Join your hosts, John and Iain, in conversation with Sarah Whittleston, who leads Elim Prayer for the Elim Pentecostal Church denomination and is on the team at Elim Life Church, North Birmingham, she is also on the planning team of Spring Harvest. At Pilgrimage, we believe the greatest need in the Church of our day is leaders who are committed to the pursuit of Christlikeness above everything else. We believe there is a better way to lead that is more joy-filled than many of us experience in leadership. Our mission is to create an environment where a leader can journey towards a joy-filled life with others for the good of their soul. You can find out more about Pilgrimage and how you can join the journey by visiting ⁠www.ourpilgrimage.uk

Join your hosts, John and Iain, in conversation with Jonny Harding. Jonny leads the ministry team at Elim Life Church, North Birmingham, and is a deep thinker about what it means to follow Jesus, form authentic communities and release creativity in and through the body of Christ. We believe the greatest need in the Church of our day is leaders who are committed to the pursuit of Christlikeness in their own lives above everything else.We believe there is a better way to lead that is more joy-filled than many of us experience in leadership.Our mission is to create an environment where a leader can journey towards a joy-filled life with others for the good of their soul. You can find out more about Pilgrimage and how you can join the journey by visiting www.ourpilgrimage.uk

Join Our Pilgrimage Podcast hosts, Iain and John, in conversation with Alistair Taylor as they dig into how a season of significant pain unlocked a more expansive understanding of God. In this episode we explore key themes such as loss, knowing God, growth, brokenness, and how God uses our experiences in life to form us. We believe the greatest need in the Church of our day is leaders who are committed to the pursuit of Christlikeness in their own lives above everything else. We believe there is a better way to lead that is more joy-filled than many of us experience in leadership. Our mission is to create an environment where a leader can journey towards a joy-filled life with others for the good of their soul. You can find out more about Pilgrimage at www.ourpilgrimage.uk where you can sign up for our upcoming cohorts of leaders journey together toward a joy-filled life. If you've enjoyed this episode, please like and share it so others can benefit from it, too.

Join your hosts, Iain and John, as Sarah and Alistair turn the tables on them to find out what makes them tick, and why they thought Pilgrimage might be an idea worth pursuing. John has been involved in church leadership in one form or another since his early teens. He co-leads Oasis Community Church with Iain, he is a creative and loves to help others discover who God has made them to be. Iain, co-leads the Oasis Community Church in Stratford upon Avon with John, having previously been the International Missions Director, Elim UK. He is passionate about helping fellow leaders discover a joy-filled life in Jesus. If you've enjoyed the episode, please like, share and comment. If you'd like to know more about how you can get in on the Pilgrimage journey go to www.ourpilgrimage.uk or reach out to us on Instagram or Facebook.

Join your hosts Iain and John as they chat with Alistair Taylor and Sarah Whittleston. Alistair is a mentor and speaker. For the last 17 years, he has worked as a coach/mentor to church leaders, giving particular attention to the health of their souls. He is passionate about cultivating a healthy interior life which produces good fruit for the kingdom of God. Sarah is a prayer leader, coach, and is training to be a Spiritual director. She is currently on the team at Elim Life Church, North Birmingham and also gives leadership to Elim Prayer. Sarah loves to inspire people to live from a life of prayer, to develop leaders and to equip the people of God to live all out for Jesus We're pretty sure you're going to love hearing Alistair and Sarah's stories and will discover some gems of wisdom for your pilgrimage on the way of Jesus. If you've enjoyed the episode, please like, share and comment.