The official FIEC podcast, where you'll hear discussions and interviews on church leadership, theology, and current affairs from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests.
The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical (FIEC) is a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together to reach Britain for Christ. Being part of FIEC links you to a growing number of Independent evangelical churches and there are now more than 50,000 people who are part of churches affiliated to FIEC.
Pornography is more accessible than ever, and even in churches it is being consumed on a daily basis. How can church leaders address this issue and pastorally care for those who struggle with it?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Associate National Director) speaks with Ian Henderson (The Naked Truth Project) about the influence and harms of porn, how it distorts God's good gift for sex, and how church leaders can address the issue and pastor those in their churches who struggle with it.
Show notes
The Naked Truth Project (https://nakedtruthproject.com/) (The Naked Truth Project)
Pornhub’s Annual Report (https://fightthenewdrug.org/2019-pornhub-annual-report/) (Fight the New Drug)
25 Porn Addiction Statistics for 2025 (https://www.ecarebehavioralinstitute.com/blog/porn-addiction-statistics/) (Ecare Behavioural Institute)
Over Half of Practising Christians Admit They Use Pornography (https://www.barna.com/trends/over-half-of-practicing-christians-admit-they-use-pornography/) (Barna)
About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear conversations on topics for church leaders.
Podcast music: Drifting by Future Infinite (https://linktr.ee/futureinfinitemusic).
About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ.
00:00 - Introduction
02:03 - Definitions and statistics of pornography
10:45 - The harms of pornography
17:57 - The sin of porn, a distortion of sex
21:39 - Pastoring people through porn issues
30:52 - Professional help for porn strugglers
33:11 - Realism and optimism
2 Oct 2026
Abuse of Women, Blood Transfusions, and 115 Charges // In the News
How should we respond to stories of the abuse of women? What do Jehovah's Witnesses believe about blood? What can we learn from Manchester City FC?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director), John Stevens (FIEC National Director), Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Associate National Director), discuss stories in the news and lessons that church leaders can learn.
Show notes
Leaders' Conference 2026 (https://fiec.org.uk/events/leaders-conference-2026) (FIEC)
Church Planting (https://fiec.org.uk/who-we-are/what-we-do/church-planting) (FIEC)
What we know about Cornell University frat house rape investigation (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmpq0r1ljpqwo) (BBC)
Domestic abuse resources (https://fiec.org.uk/tags/domestic-abuse) (FIEC)
Walking with Domestic Abuse Sufferers, Helen Thorne-Allenson (https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/walking-with-domestic-abuse-sufferers) (The Good Book Company)
The End of an Absolute: Jehovah’s Witnesses Reconsider Blood Product Transfusions (https://bioethicstoday.org/blog/the-end-of-an-absolute-jehovahs-witnesses-reconsider-blood-product-transfusionsblood-products-just-like-that/#) (Bioethics Today)
Sharing the Gospel with a Jehovah's Witness, Tony Brown (https://uk.10ofthose.com/product/9781912373628/sharing-the-gospel-with-a-jehovahs-witness-paperback) (10ofThose)
Manchester City guilty charges explained: Premier League's options, how appeal works, more (https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/50077292/manchester-city-guilty-charges-explained-premier-league-punishments-appeals-legal-process) (ESPN)
About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear conversations on topics for church leaders.
Podcast music: Drifting by Future Infinite (https://linktr.ee/futureinfinitemusic).
About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ.
00:00 - FIEC update
06:38 - Domestic and sexual abuse of women
18:39 - Jehovah's Witnesses and blood transfusions
24:45 - Manchester City's 115 charges
18 Sept 2026
Understanding Evangelicals, AI Development, and Independent Piddington // In the News
How many evangelicals are there in the UK? Should we slow down the development of AI? Can anyone simply become independent?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Associate National Director) and John Stevens (FIEC National Director) discuss stories in the news and lessons we can learn for church leadership.
Show notes
Planters 2027 conference (https://fiec.org.uk/events/planters-2027) (FIEC)
Church Planting support (https://fiec.org.uk/who-we-are/what-we-do/church-planting)(FIEC)
Understanding UK Evangelicals (https://www.eauk.org/resources/our-resources/research/understanding-uk-evangelicals) (EA UK)
Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI development to slow down (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c14dpgm0rg4o) (BBC)
A Christian’s Guide to AI (https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/a-christians-guide-to-ai) (The Good Book Company)
Rising Lights 2027 (https://www.risinglights.co.uk/) (Rising Lights)
Social Issues Bulletin (https://www.affinity.org.uk/bulletin/) (Affinity)
Village votes to leave UK over asylum housing plan (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckz7zyn1lwypo) (BBC)
The Proclaimers - Knock It Down (Official Video) (https://youtu.be/sEUim6T_9D4?si=qcFzZ7x1PisPfW9L) (YouTube)
About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear conversations on topics for church leaders.
Podcast music: Drifting by Future Infinite (https://linktr.ee/futureinfinitemusic).
About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ.
00:00 - FIEC update: affiliations and church plants
09:55 - EA's Understanding UK Evangelicals survey
17:16 - Should AI development slow down?
27:28 - Piddington and independency
30:38 - The Proclaimers and honouring unsung heroes
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