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It has long been recognised that volunteering has many benefits, not just for the church, but also for young people themselves. However, there are things to consider when it comes to safeguarding the young people while they serve.  Gavin chats with Anna Wood from Cornerstone Collective to discuss this topic and provide some helpful points for your consideration.  

God is the ultimate communicator who sent his only son down from Heaven to minister to us in ways we could understand. As church communicators we need to ensure our communications are up to scratch.  I love the fact that our day to day social media posts might be the start of someones salvation story. 

This week Gavin got the opportunity to talk with the Operations Director from the Cornerstone Collective, a group of churches based in Liverpool. Anna plays a significant role in serving these churches behind the scenes. Cornerstone Collective are passionate about reaching people with the gospel in Merseyside area and have adopted a different church planting model to what we have seen before. Really Interesting Stuff!

What's more encouraging than hearing other's stories? This week, Gavin talked to Tony Graham about the challenges he faced and the lessons he learned whilst helping plant a church in Merthyr Tydfil.

Creativity and excellence are two key ingredients in delivering quality church administration. Gavin takes the opportunity to explore the topic of excellence with Gareth and Lois Hillier.

A wonderful opportunity to hear and learn from John Truscott who has served churches behind the scenes for over 40 years. John seeks to resource and encourage Christian leaders, managers, trustees, planners, communicators and administrators. He is passionate about helping the Church to become effective for Christ in all it seeks to be and do.

Questions about safeguarding and security in churches? Then give this episode a listen as Gavin talks to Tola Munro, safeguarding lead at our church and the church administrator before Gavin!

The torch has been lit and preparations for the Tokyo Olympics are ramping up so what better time to sit down with Jennifer Reed, a Project Manager who helped organise the 2012 London Olympics!

He's back! By popular demand we invited Gaz back to our podcast to talk with Gavin about things they wish they knew before they started and examples of when things didn't exactly go to plan!

Employment Policies and Procedures can get complicated, fast. Join Gavin as he sits down on Zoom with James Moss, Managing Partner of Slate Legal, to ask him about the essentials we need to have in place in our churches. (N.B. The law covered in this video relates to Great Britain only. The information in this video is for general information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other professional advice. You should seek specific legal advice in relation to any particular matter.)