Disrupting Worship

Nov 20 2023 23 ep. 42 mins 7

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Disrupting Worship is a set of conversations about the future of gathered worship. Season Three is all about The Rest Is Worship: interviews and chats around what is means to respond to Jesus' invitation to rest. Hosts Sara & Sam Hargreaves (Season 3) and Rev Grace Sentamu Baverstock (Seasons 1 & 2) are joined by guests from varied backgrounds and experiences of gathered worship - pastors, worship leaders, theologians, songwriters and more.

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3.11 Season 3 Wrapup

Sam wraps up season three. He shares about how you can delve further into The Rest Is Worship with books, songs and service plans. Plus more news about training events and new resources, and an invitation to feed back to us about this series. engageworship.org/disrupting-worship engageworship.org/rest

3.10 Ali Birkett, Steve Aisthorpe - Rest, Church and Nature

In this episode we speak to farmer Ali Birkett and author Steve Aisthorpe. They are both involved in consulting churches for mission and development, and they are both passionate about nature. They explore a range of views around metaphors we can draw from the natural world, such as seasons, leaving the ground fallow, and re-wilding, and how these images speak to our experiences of

3.9 Linda Fintling - Restored in Nature

Linda Fintling from Sweden shares her story of burnout, and how God has restored her through nature and gardening. She and Sara tall about growing up as high-achieving activists in a church culture with little room for rest. They also touch on Linda's rediscovery of things like silence, solitude and Lectio Divina as ways of knowing God's presence with her. New episodes of Season 3

3.8 Hannah Hodges, Keiko Ying, Matt Weeks, Elise Massa - Songs for Rest

Hannah Hodges, Keiko Ying, Matt Weeks and Elise Massa talk about writing worship songs on themes of rest. They unpack the inspiration behind their songs, and deep insights emerge which will help whether or not you've ever written a song yourself. Themes include sabbath, simplicity, laying down our work and finding rest in joy and abundance. New episodes of Season 3 exploring "The

3.7 Ruth Rice - Renewing Wellbeing

Ruth Rice runs Renew Wellbeing, a network of quiet shared spaces where it's okay not to be okay. She tells her story of how these grew from her own burnout and learning new, gentler, deeper ways of doing discipleship and worship. She also gives very practical tips for simple, contemplative practices that can deepen your relationship with God and improve your wellbeing. New episode

3.6 Grace Sentamu Baverstock - Leading Church in Rhythms of Rest

Grace Sentamu Baverstock is back! The former host of this podcast talks about her own journey of rest, and what it has looked like to lead a church in Jesus' rhythms of grace. We discuss chronic fatigue, restful Sunday worship, sabbatical (AKA "the great unravelling") and much, much more! New episodes of Season 3 exploring "The Rest Is Worship" will drop every Monday in the autum

3.5 Timo Scharnowski, Andy Clark, Rebecca Beese, Peter Assad - Burnout, Sabbatical and Restoration

Oct 09 2023 55 mins

Sara and Sam chat to four worship leaders who have experienced levels of exhaustion and have come to the point of needing to take some time out of ministry. Timo Scharnowski, Andy Clark and Rebecca Beese speak from their experiences in the UK, and then we're joined by US worship leader and pastor Peter Assad. We pray their honest sharing around burnout, sabbatical and restoration w

3.4 Kate Middleton: Rest and Mental Health

Oct 02 2023 50 mins

We welcome back Rev Dr Kate Middleton: psychologist, author, curate and director of the Mind and Soul Foundation. She unpacks rest from a mental health perspective, and encourages us to let go of shame and guilt around rest. The conversation combines biblical insights, expert advice and usable ideas for exploring a more restful, healthy lifestyle. New episodes of Season 3 explori

3.3 Felicia Wu Song: Restless Devices

Sep 25 2023 46 mins

Sara & Sam chat with Felicia Song, author of the excellent "Restless Devices". She is a cultural sociologist who studies the place of digital technologies in contemporary life and teaches at Westmont College, California. We wrestle with the impact of the digital world on our rest and our spiritual formation. She outlines her Freedom Project and how we can experiment with changes to

3.2 Saundra Dalton-Smith MD: Sacred Rest

Sep 17 2023 52 mins

Sara & Sam interview Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith, author of Sacred Rest. She unpacks her seven types of rest, and how we can address rest deficits in our lives. She also shares how this can make a difference for pastors, worship leaders and churches, and how God's invitation to rest is connecting with those who don't yet call themselves Christians. New episodes of Season 3 will drop e