Why Church? A Weekly Podcast From Holy Trinity Church Rathmines Dublin

In this week's fascinating Why Church? podcast from Holy Trinity Church, Rathmines, Dublin, Rob Jones chats with Brian Blennerhassett,  a self- made business man  who runs his own successful book marketing agency in Dublin city. Brian talks about  growing up in County Kerry, his education, and his  career. He talks about the importance of his faith and how it impacts on his daily working life as well as why Church and in particularly the Sunday gathering is so important to him. Welcome to Episode 11 of Why Church?

This week we talk about why the church is important to the younger generations and how they have struggled during COVID-19 as we hear from Bev Maxwell who was studying a PhD in child psychology.

In this week's episode Rob Jones has a fascinating conversation with botanist and Trinity College Dublin fellow Dr. Daniel Kelly and his wife Lori Ann. Daniel and Lori Ann are both members of the Holy Trinity Church community, and although "officially" retirees from their professions, botany and nursing, you will hear that this is far from the case as Dan, with the support of  Lori continues his lfe of exploration and discovery. They talk about their lives, careers, faith and on the importance of church and the Sunday  gathering. Welcome to Why Church?

In this week's podcast  Rob Jones speaks with Davis Kayemba, a  member of Holy Trinity Church Rathmines, Dublin.  Davis was born in Uganda, studied in the USA and began his professional career there. Davis works in the challenging area of compliance  with a major global bank. His work took him to London in the UK , and then to Dublin where he resides today.  Hear Davis talk about his work, the challenges facing a Christian in the financial services industry and how his faith helps him to face the daily challenges in his workplace.  What changes does Davis see in the Church in post-pandemic Ireland, and  how important is Church to him on Sundays and the other six days of the week?  To find out, listen to this week's Why Church?

The Role of Youth leadership in Today’s Church is  vital if the Church is to not just to survive, but to thrive and meet the challenges facing the Body of Christ in our modern society . Teaching young people in the church to grow in their relationship with the Lord prepares them to serve Christ in all they do. As a result, this nurtures the congregation and allows the church to flourish.  In this week's episode of Why Church? Rob Jones chat's with Holy Trinity Church Rathmines youth leader Peter Campbell  and hears at first hand the issues facing young people in a Church community coming to terms with life in  these COVID 19 times. Peter talks of how his faith helps him in his daily life,  how  Church prepares him to face the week, and how important the Sunday gathering still is to him. Welcome to Why Church?