We carry on our discussion about churches and church leadership. Do churches need visible locations? How do we preserve their communal identity without creating barriers that keep others out? And, crucially, when Jesus said 'where two are three are gathered' does that include rabbits? Also, we reflect more on bad behaviour in the church – but in this case on how many clergy are on the receiving end of bullying by church members. Which is why we have declared this Sunday to be the international 'Be Kind to Clergy' day!

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Nick Page at St Andrews Literature Festival 22 June 2024, Great Missenden, Bucks
• Rowan Williams, Being Christian - Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer

In keeping with his theme, Joe has been nature churching. We discuss his experiences so far, what makes something 'church', the importance of your spiritual trellis and whether some churches turn the tricycle of faith into a unicycle.

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Renovaré Podcast: Joe Davis and Nick Page — Disagreeing and Staying Friends
• Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer, A Church Called Tov
• Johnny
• Uffington White Horse and Dragon Hill
• The Church of Tomorrow, John McGinley
• Liquid Church, Pete Ward

We have a think about Pentecost. What was it all about? Was it really the birthday of the church? Is it an eschatological thing? Actually, what even is an eschatological thing? Nick, has a three-point sermon, and naturally, each point begins with the same letter. Also an interview with Lisa-Jayne Lewis, our very own Eurovision correspondent.

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