The Quiet Revival Podcast: what's the story?

Over The Quiet Revival Podcast: what's the story?

We discuss how churches are strengthening discipleship and helping people grow in confidence in the Bible in a changing culture. The Quiet Revival Podcast: what's the story? explores the stories behind a renewed interest in Christianity in England and Wales. Whether you’re a church leader, small group leader, Bible communicator or simply curious about the Church in the UK, this podcast will inform, encourage, and equip you to discover your place in this unfolding movement. The Quiet Revival sparked a national conversation about faith, church and what God might be doing in England and Wales today. Since its publication and the recording of these podcast episodes, we've had to retract the report after the underlying data was found to be flawed – but the conversation it started hasn't ended. The Quiet Revival was always more than a single survey. Across England and Wales we're seeing signs of renewed interest in Christianity, especially among younger people: rising Bible sales, more conversions and adult baptisms, growing attendance at evangelism courses. Many of you have shared stories that point to a changing spiritual landscape. The questions this moment raises are more important than ever. How is your church responding to this missional moment? And how can you invite today’s spiritually open Gen Z to experience Scripture?

Raising the bar of biblical discipleship

Join us as we explore ways of raising Bible confidence, hear stories of effective Bible mission and spiritual change. In this episode, Siân Rees is at Saint Paul’s Church in Hammersmith talking to the senior pastor, Pete Wynter, and Emmanuel, Miacah, Luke and Arthur who are on the team there about high-bar Bible engagement and deep discipleship. Pete and Arthur present the Awaken 50 programme, a 50-day journey of spiritual formation and discipleship. They discuss the transformative power of encountering God: spending 50 minutes a day in his presence and 50 days in an accountability group practising spiritual disciplines and reading the Bible. Andrew Ollerton reflects on how in Luke 5 Jesus switched between modes of communication depending on his audience, and how this might inform our preaching and outreach methods in a new spiritual landscape. Timestamps: * (00:00) - Intro * (01:03) - Paul Williams explains the retraction of The Quiet Revival report * (03:00) - Introducing this new series of The Quiet Revival Podcast * (04:30) - What has changed at Saint Paul's, Hammersmith? * (05:30) - How does the Church handle growth? * (06:35) - How can we do discipleship and mission differently? * (09:15) - Increased confidence in mission * (10:45) - Bible confidence through the head, heart and hands * (11:40) - Encountering God and awakening the city * (13:00) - Awaken 50: high-bar spiritual formation * (17:30) - Encouragement for church leaders for this spiritual moment * (21:12) - Evangelism on the streets of Hammersmith * (22:27) - How do we help people engage with the Bible? * (23:57) - The impact of Awaken 50 * (26:17) - Encountering God in all things * (28:07) - The impact of encountering God * (29:27) - Using our unique gifting in discipleship * (32:22) - Reflections on the interview from Saint Paul's, Hammersmith * (33:02) - Andrew Ollerton reflection on Luke 5 Read more about Awaken 50 [https://www.sph.org/awaken50] Everyday Faith Bible [https://www.biblesociety.org.uk/products/9780564015924/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=the-quiet-revival-podcast&utm_content=s2e1&utm_term=audio] Let Scripture transform every part of your life with the Everyday Faith Bible. Created in partnership with the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC), the Everyday Faith Bible will help you to: * Understand Scripture’s real-world context * Relate to experiences and emotions in the passage * Respond to what you read with practical action Key features: * Up to 1,000 margin annotations throughout the Bible, to encourage ‘head, heart and hands’ confidence in applying Scripture to everyday life * Real-life stories and quotes from Christian expert practitioners across the UK * Whole-page introductions to each genre of biblical writing * Whole-page features on important biblical themes Bible Society: The Quiet Revival Podcast is brought to you by Bible Society, a charity that translates, publishes, and distributes the Bible. We communicate its relevance and invite people to experience the transforming power of Scripture today. Visit our website to find out more [https://www.biblesociety.org.uk/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=the-quiet-revival-podcast&utm_content=s2e1]. Bible Society socials: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/biblesociety?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=the-quiet-revival-podcast&utm_content=s2e1] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bible_society/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=the-quiet-revival-podcast&utm_content=s2e1] X (formerly Twitter) [https://twitter.com/biblesociety?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=the-quiet-revival-podcast&utm_content=s2e1] Disclaimer: This is a Bible Society podcast, but it’s also a conversation between people exploring the Bible and culture together. We won’t get everything right – and we won’t always agree. Please be patient with us and join us on the journey. Bible Society is very proud of its generous orthodoxy.

13 mei 2026 - 40 min