

Life & Leadership
New Ground Churches
Welcome to the New Ground Life & Leadership podcast bringing you inspiring conversations with Christian leaders and thinkers from around the world, designed to help you thrive as a follower of Jesus wherever you are and in whatever you’re going through.
Episodes
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Mar 23, 2026 • 1h 16min
Bible Life Discipleship - Livy Gibbs
Season 6 | Episode 15
In this episode Jez speaks to Livy Gibbs, church planter, leader and foster mum.

Mar 9, 2026 • 1h 9min
Spiritual Warfare & Mature Churches - Stef Liston
Season 6 | Episode 14
In this episode Jez speaks to Stef Liston about his latest book 'The Hall of Mirrors' which can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Avoiding-Hall-Mirrors-Stef-Liston/dp/1068467711/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3GN5UI9JPMVB&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.x7IE6d3GT4XYvsL71EFm7Nu1raMXBfLjzUHEOEcX8jrdHLFcjp4KxBPdRwK3VvlIuDouSxltF9hwjYLdkRWXIV4cTYw7fUmpkFYy019JhgJT9Wh65QskBj40GrJZmsF0LtepVvFcOiQ38iL4QGrD85YNBbJnnmFbf7x9CRp-NTpoAjnkfa06n6V2jM3fwa-1SksgZqNEWUrmr_RQJsrHDGY8qBNb69htvBz2mwUagag.EAhA85KW_ddWAXeYuLGx0MXGH_CQIhenxpQDPJj8dNA&dib_tag=se&keywords=stef+liston&qid=1772732492&sprefix=stef+liston%2Caps%2C350&sr=8-2

Feb 23, 2026 • 1h 3min
Smartphones, Discipleship and Youth Work - Katherine Brown & John Dutton
Season 6 | Episode 13
In this special edition of the podcast Jez reflects on some of the content at the recent Youth Culture conference presented by Newday. He interviews John Dutton, a youth worker from Bethany Community Church and Katherine Brown from the Evangelical Alliance about their thoughts on the impact of smartphones on boys and girls.
To subscribe to the youth culture mailing list click here or visit: http://newdaygeneration.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=859cd3948b7234551b747267b&id=dd91199469&e=a324a1754f
Find out more about the Bloom card here or here: https://bloom.inc/
Engage with the work of the Smartphone Free Childhood here or here: https://www.smartphonefreechildhood.org/

Feb 9, 2026 • 1h 6min
Israel & the Church - Adrian Birks
Season 6 | Episode 12
In this episode Jez speaks to adrian Birks, pastor of the Community Church Honiton about Israel and the church.
To contact Adrian and request his paper his email is: adrianb@thecommunitychurch.co.uk

Jan 26, 2026 • 1h 11min
Christian Nationalism, Politics and the State - Matt Hosier
Season 6 | Episode 11
In this episode Jez speaks to Matt Hosier from Gateway church Poole about all things to do with Christianity, politics and the state.

Jan 13, 2026 • 1h 8min
The Sweet Spot of Mission - Terry Young
Season 6 | Episode 9
In this episode Jez speaks to Terry Young about his work as an evangelist and some of the lessons he's learnt along the way about mission and ministry.

Jan 12, 2026 • 57min
The Gift of Singleness, Gen-Z Women and the Declining Birth Rate - Danielle Treweek
Season 6 | Episode 10
Jez speaks to author and theologian Danielle Treweek about (among other things) her new book 'Single Ever After'.

Dec 15, 2025 • 1h 9min
Word and Spirit and Sacrament - Tim Suffield
Season 6 | Episode 8
In this conversation Jez speaks to Tim Suffield, elder on staff at Harvest church Alton https://harvestchurch.uk/
They discuss reflections on Andrew Wilson's book 'Spirit & Sacrament' available here.

Dec 1, 2025 • 1h 24min
Islam, Christianity & Culture - Andy Bannister
Season 6 | Episode 7
In this conversation Jez speaks to Andy Bannister, author of several books including 'Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?', about Islam, worldview, Christianity and some of the contemporary issues facing the church.
To find out more about Andy and his books go here: https://www.andybannister.net/

Nov 17, 2025 • 1h 6min
Christian Growth, St Teresa of Avila & Intimacy with God - Tom Ashbrook
Season 6 | Episode 6
In Today’s episode Jez speaks to Tom Ashbrook, founder of Imago Christi ministries and the author of several books including “Mansion of the Heart” a book that forms the foundation for their conversation today.
For more information about Tom’s work or to make contact with him or his team you can visit the website:
https://www.imagochristi.org/
The book Jez mentions at the end 'The Critical Journey' can be found here and the sermon series by Bishop Oscar Muriu from Nairobi Chapel is available here.


