Around The Fire Podcast is a space for conversations to nurture hearts and build lives following Jesus.
Thinking more deeply about big ideas and how to apply them.
S4 Episode 41 - Greenhouse Conversation with Pastor Sarah Hingley
At ELC, we've Created a mid-week Greenhouse Community for deliberate discipleship themed around Spirit in Mission. As we Gather & Grow, a question we are intentionally asking as community is – What is Holy Spirit inviting us/me into?
By exploring metaphors and symbols of Holy Spirit we are exploring how we are shaped by and follow the leading of God in the life we are living.
Join Sarah and Sarah as they chat through:
Water as a symbol helps us to know Holy Spirit
● Lives within us to bring life
● Refreshes us continually
● Flows through us to others
Got questions? Drop us a line on podcast@birmingham.church (mailto:podcast@birmingham.church) or DM us on socials.
Connection + Hope ➡️ https://linktr.ee/elimlifechurch (https://linktr.ee/elimlifechurch)
RESOURCES
Greenhouse Videos ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1gsFbNeUkTYct5B5Rpx_4bJE5TraUM1o
God, Gift, and Guide - Knowing the Holy Spirit by Gregg Allison
Gift and Giver by Craig S. Keener
The Message of the Holy Spirit by Keith Warrington
Familiar Stranger by Tyler Staton
How do we Gather & Grow?
Gathering - building community. From crowd to community. Our mission is always on. Our whole lives are worship. What is Holy Spirit inviting us into?
Growing - becoming more like Jesus; contributing to community formation, centred on Jesus in contemporary culture.We want more people loving Jesus and part of community.
The map is the mission. We are co-missioned to join what God is doing by His Spirit.
19 Oct 2026
S4 Ep40 - Formation & Leadership - With Katie Bromwich
Whilst Jonny is on sabbatical, Sarah is joined by Katie Bromwich, who is part of the leadership team at ELC, for a conversation about APEST, formation and developing as a leader.
Jonny is Lead Pastor at ELC and Sarah is Head of Prayer & Leadership Development + Elim Prayer Director.
You can listen to Sunday talks that track the Around The Fire Podcasts here:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1gsFbNeUkTaHBAac0_znNk59u_sN-lEM&si=fzmj-JdSvczuLzgv
Got questions? Drop us a line on podcast@birmingham.church or DM us on socials.
Connection + Hope ➡️ https://linktr.ee/elimlifechurch
GATHER + GROW
We believe the Kingdom of God brings hope to the hopeless, freedom to the oppressed, provision to those in need, welcomes the stranger and invites us to share the good news of Jesus. Perhaps these things have felt like a dream and not a reality all of the time?
In 2026, as we follow Jesus, we want to be an inspired community responding to this Holy invitation.
How do we Gather & Grow?
• Gathering - building community. From crowd to community. Our mission is always on. Our whole lives are worship. What is Holy Spirit inviting us into?
• Growing - becoming more like Jesus; contributing to community formation, centred on Jesus in contemporary culture.We want more people loving Jesus and part of community.
The map is the mission. We are co-missioned to join what God is doing by His Spirit.
Where are you on the map? Where do you live or work? Where do you spend your time? Who do you connect with? How are we encouraging one another and choosing Jesus in all of our places and spaces?
Being on mission together is on purpose and with awareness of how we share Jesus. What is Holy Spirit inviting you into Soul, Home, Near and Far?
Resource Recommendations
Surrender to Love - David G. Benner
Metamorph – Rev. Dr. Kate Coleman
CoLab - An ELC Project - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10Vt1OybVbDAOA4ANF9egdJrNLd6kXCsz (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10Vt1OybVbDAOA4ANF9egdJrNLd6kXCsz)
12 Oct 2026
S4 Ep39 - Gather + Grow Resources
S4 Episode 39 - Resources!
How do we choose what to read + reflect on?
How do we gather + grow as a leadership team and in community?
How do we engage with ideas that may stretch us?
Listen in and find out as Sarah and Jonny share what resources are currently enriching, impacting, provoking and informing their formation and leadership.
What’s your favourite resource right now? Let us know - podcast@birmingham.church (mailto:podcast@birmingham.church) or DM us on socials.
Jonny is Lead Pastor at ELC and Sarah is Head of Prayer & Leadership Development + Elim Prayer Director.
You can listen to Sunday talks that track the Around The Fire Podcasts here:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1gsFbNeUkTaHBAac0_znNk59u_sN-lEM&si=fzmj-JdSvczuLzgv (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1gsFbNeUkTaHBAac0_znNk59u_sN-lEM&si=fzmj-JdSvczuLzgv)
Connection + Hope ➡️ https://linktr.ee/elimlifechurch (https://linktr.ee/elimlifechurch)
GATHER + GROW
We believe the Kingdom of God brings hope to the hopeless, freedom to the oppressed, provision to those in need, welcomes the stranger and invites us to share the good news of Jesus. Perhaps these things have felt like a dream and not a reality all of the time?
In 2026, as we follow Jesus, we want to be an inspired community responding to this Holy invitation.
How do we Gather & Grow?
Gathering - building community. From crowd to community. Our mission is always on. Our whole lives are worship. What is Holy Spirit inviting us into?
Growing - becoming more like Jesus; contributing to community formation, centred on Jesus in contemporary culture. We want more people loving Jesus and part of community.
The map is the mission. We are co-missioned to join what God is doing by His Spirit.
Where are you on the map? Where do you live or work? Where do you spend your time? Who do you connect with? How are we encouraging one another and choosing Jesus in all of our places and spaces?
Being on mission together is on purpose and with awareness of how we share Jesus. What is Holy Spirit inviting you into Soul, Home, Near and Far?
Resource Recommendations
Metamorph – Rev. Dr. Kate Coleman
Strengthening the Soul of your Leadership - RHB
Centering Discipleship – EK Strawser
Art + Faith; Theology of Making - Makoto Fujimura
Convergence – Jon Thompson
An Other Kingdom – John L. McKnight, Peter Block, and Walter Brueggemann
Surrender to Love/The Gift of Being Yourself – David G. Benner
Prayer – Strahan Coleman
Ninefold Path of Jesus – Mark Scandrette
Deeply Formed Life – Rich Villodas
This here Flesh – Cole Arthur Riley
Humankind – Ashlee Eiland
Not in God’s Name - Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
The Very Good Gospel- Lisa Sharon Harper
The Life of Moses - James Montgomery Boice
Deep Work - Cal Newport
Slow Productivity - Cal Newport
TheoDisc Podcast
Joshua Luke Smith on Substack
Music
Jon Webster – Unction
SEU Worship,
Kingdom Culture Worship, Common Hymnal,
Citizens,
John Wilds, Saint Music
Praise Songs - Andy Squyres
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