Come behind the scenes of Lee Abbey, a Christian Retreat Centre in North Devon England, to hear your favourite guest speakers, all about community life and how to live as a Christian in todays world. Mostly hosted by our warden and chaplain David and Caroline Hammond, but as the nature of this place, you will meet lots of new faces.
Encounter
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Come behind the scenes of Lee Abbey, a Christian Retreat Centre in North Devon England, to hear your favourite guest speakers, all about community life and how to live as a Christian in todays world. Mostly hosted by our warden and chaplain David and Caroline Hammond, but as the nature of this place, you will meet lots of new faces.
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July 19, 2026
Middling with Emma Ineson
<p>Stuck in the middle? Looking longingly at the finish line while not enjoying what is in the present moment? This week on Encounter, Caroline sits down with Bishop Emma Ineson a current guest speaker at Lee Abbey and past community member, and talked about her book 'Middling What Jesus Said About Perspective, Being Between Things and Not Yet Knowing stuff'.</p><p>As a society we often look to the large moments in life, usually the beginning and the end, but what about the middle? On top on that, as Christians we are not yet in the kingdom, but here on Earth. So how do we hold onto hope, live in the moment, and look towards this future? In this episode of Encounter, Caroline and Emma go into all the different aspects of being in the middle as Christians. <br> </p>
July 12, 2026
Life is Worth Laughing About with Mark Scyner
<p>"I shouldn't say this on a podcast...."-Mark Scyner</p><p>This week we welcome Mark Scyner a long time Lee Abbey member who has made his mark (no pun intended) in many roles, ways and relationships. As a celebration of his retirement after 16 years of service, David sat down to hear his story. Thank you Mark for all you have done!</p><p>Want a taste of the life that Mark has lived! A great way, as mentioned in the podcast is to join our Associate Community, a temporary role that allows you to join community life as much as you would like for weeks or months of the year. Have a look to be blessed and be a blessing!</p><p>https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/community/associate-community/</p>
July 5, 2026
Making Known the Mystery of the Gospel with Simon Allaby
<p>Meet our new Reach Lead! Simon Allaby started off as our house team lead (now recruiting his replacement!) and has now transitioned into a marketing role through a long journey of finding this role. Feeling like a 'round peg in a round hole', as Simon says, we are so excited to welcome him into the world of telling Lee Abbey's story!</p><p>Listen along while David and Caroline talk about how Simon found this role, his long history of involvement in Lee Abbey and how God has put all the pieces together for us all!</p><p>Find the House Team Lead role here!<br>https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/vacancies/house-team-leader/</p>
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