Preaching Well is where the art of preaching meets the pulse of the world. Hosted by Bishop Saju Muthalaly, Bishop of Loughborough in the Diocese of Leicester, this podcast explores how Christians can speak Scripture with power and precision—across cultures, contexts, and generations. You’ll hear from world-class voices: Rowan Williams, Kelly Brown Douglas, Martyn Snow, Stephen Cottrell, Mark Oakley, Guli Francis-Dehqani, Jared Alcántara and more - bringing wisdom, wit, and wonder. Wherever you preach, this is your space to grow as a preacher who speaks with clarity, compassion, and courage.
Preaching WELL
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Podcast Overview
Preaching Well is where the art of preaching meets the pulse of the world. Hosted by Bishop Saju Muthalaly, Bishop of Loughborough in the Diocese of Leicester, this podcast explores how Christians can speak Scripture with power and precision—across cultures, contexts, and generations. You’ll hear from world-class voices: Rowan Williams, Kelly Brown Douglas, Martyn Snow, Stephen Cottrell, Mark Oakley, Guli Francis-Dehqani, Jared Alcántara and more - bringing wisdom, wit, and wonder. Wherever you preach, this is your space to grow as a preacher who speaks with clarity, compassion, and courage.
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Recent Episodes
July 4, 2026
Episode - 22: Stephen Foster - Speak Jesus, trust the Spirit, love the people in front of you
<p>A barrister turns preacher. Stephen Foster (St Aldates, Oxford) strips preaching back to its core: speak Jesus, trust the Spirit, love the people in front of you.From serving coffee to leading a new generation of preachers, he shares what actually forms a voice that connects—across ages, doubts, and a culture that feels “pre‑Christian” again.Expect sharp honesty, surprising hope, and a simple challenge:<br>don’t impress—serve. Don’t complicate—proclaim. Don’t move on—stay with the gospel.Because you never graduate from it.W</p>
June 25, 2026
Episode - 21: Rev Canon Paula Gooder - Preaching with clarity under pressure
<p>Preaching isn’t performance. It’s clarity under pressure.</p><p>In this lively, wisdom‑packed conversation, Paula Gooderpulls back the curtain on what really makes a sermon land. Do the deep work—but don’t show off your notes. Know your congregation— Choose one thing. Say it simply. Let it travel.</p><p>From cathedral pulpits to small congregations, Paulaexplores how great preaching adapts, listens, and lives in the real world. She shows why story bridges every gap—centuries, cultures, sceptics, and saints—and how imagination can bring scripture off the page and back to life. </p><p>Expect sharp truths and freeing permission:<br>– You can’t say everything—so say one thing well.<br>– Make the complex accessible, not diluted.<br>– Stop teaching sermons; start shaping encounters. </p><p>Along the way, she champions unheard voices, celebrates laypreachers, and calls the Church back to its core: communication that reaches everyone. </p><p>Honest, practical, and unexpectedly funny—this episode willstretch your imagination, sharpen your preaching, and quietly re‑centre everything on Christ.</p>
June 9, 2026
Episode 20: Rev. Nicky Gumbel - Preaching not as performance, but as love in motion
<p>He tried to disprove Christianity — and met Jesus instead.</p><p>In this episode of Preaching Well, we are joined by Nicky Gumbel, the pioneer of Alpha, a storyteller of faith, and a quiet evangelist to millions.</p><p>Nicky talks about the night he opened the New Testament as a sceptic — and found himself addressed. About preaching not as performance, but as love in motion: introducing people to Jesus because nothing else matters more.</p><p>They explore what shapes preaching that connects — law courts and lunch tables, doubt and delight, logic and story. Why the best sermons anticipate objections before they speak. Why stories slip past defences. Why honesty, humility, and joy still cut through a secular age.</p><p>Nicky reflects on suffering and hope. On praying Come, Holy Spirit when you can’t change a life — and trusting God to do what only God can do. On unity across traditions, passing the baton well, and why succession is an act of faith, not loss.</p><p>At the heart of it all: three human longings — love, meaning, belonging — and the stubborn belief that all three are found in Jesus.</p><p>This is preaching shaped by Hyde Park walks and kitchen‑table conversations.<br>Faith without noise. Confidence without ego. Hope without naivety.</p><p>If you preach.<br>If you doubt.<br>If you’re still wondering whether the gospel can speak today</p><p>This episode reminds us why we speak at all.</p>
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