Been here, done that - pt 5: The Confessing Church (Sunday epistle audio version)

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‘Been here, done that’ is a mini-series reflecting on five stories from church history and their wisdom for today. On this final week we look at the German Confessing Church. Taking place during the lead-up to World War II, this story is one of courageous fidelity to Christ and examples of costly discipleship amongst great pressure to compromise. As it's still level 3, we're sending it with love for you to enjoy on Sunday, written and read by Dan Sheed.

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Written and read by Dan Sheed
Music by Donald Goodhall
Produced and mixed by Vivek Gabriel

Been here, done that - pt 4: Brother Lawrence (Sunday epistle audio version)

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‘Been here, done that’ is a mini-series reflecting on five stories from church history and their wisdom for today. On this penultimate week we look at Brother Lawrence and how his life can inspire us to better connect with God deeply in our everyday lives. As it's still level 3, we're sending it with love for you to enjoy on Sunday, written and read by Rob Wiseman.

Audio Epistle credits

Written and read by Rob Wiseman
Music by Donald Goodhall
Produced and mixed by Vivek Gabriel

Been here, done that - pt 3: The Parihaka Community (Sunday epistle audio version)

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‘Been here, done that’ is a mini-series reflecting on five stories from church history and their wisdom for today. This weekend Vivek and Elianna Gabriel are sending the third Sunday Epistle of the series, looking at the story of the Parihaka community. They are taking us to a story of our own land and history, of a community who embodied the way of peace and putting into practice the peacemaking value of the gospel.

Audio Epistle credits

Written and read by Vivek and Elianna Gabriel
Music by Donald Goodhall
Produced and mixed by Vivek Gabriel

Been here, done that - pt 2: The Secret Church of the Second Century (Sunday epistle audio version)

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‘Been here, done that’ is a mini-series reflecting on five stories from church history and their wisdom for today. In this part we head to Rome to look at an underground church who could not hold public church gatherings and ask what we learn from Christians who, despite the pressure, lived out good and beautiful lives and what became one of the most effective evangelistic moments in church history. Seeing as it is still Delta Outbreak Level 3 lockdown, we send it with love, read by author Ella Oh.

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Written and read by Ella Oh
Music by Donald Goodhall
Choir: Melody Cooper, Donald Goodhall, Jiwan Rai, Susana Sotutu and Julie Upton
Produced and mixed by Vivek Gabriel

Been here, done that - pt 1: Julian of Norwich (Sunday epistle audio version)

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‘Been here, done that’ is a mini-series reflecting on five stories from church history and their wisdom for today. In this time of lockdowns and riots, what did a woman in 14th century England do amongst the Black Death bubonic plague and the English Peasants Revolt that led to her writing, as historian A. N. Wilson says is, "the most original and revolutionary reading of Christ's gospel since that of St Paul"? Seeing as it is still Delta Outbreak Level 3 lockdown, we send it with love, read by author Gabrielle Sheed.

Audio Epistle credits

Written and read by Gabrielle Sheed
Music by Donald Goodhall
Choir: Melody Cooper, Donald Goodhall, Alana Harder, Chelsea Ruston, Susana Sotutu and Julie Upton
Produced and mixed by Vivek Gabriel