The Changes Ahead Podcast

About The Changes Ahead Podcast

It is no secret that the church in the West is in decline and there seems to have been unending talk about the church needing to change. Despite this, the number of sustainable alternatives or even smaller changes to what most would be familiar with as church is tragically low. This podcast is capturing thoughts of people who can see the Changes Ahead of us. Together we’ll be challenged, provoked even, by the views of people who are thinking about how the church might thrive going forward. So we invite you to join co-hosts Cathy Marston and Steven Goulstone as we imagine the Changes Ahead.

Publisher

Cathy Marston & Steven Goulstone

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 May 2022

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

55 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Why should Christians be at the forefront of responding to the climate crisis? With Sarah Woodfield

   Why aren’t more Christians concerned about the climate crisis? In this episode, Sarah invites us into a values driven approach to doing what we can and why it is so important for the church to be engaging in the response to what is happening to God’s world.

2. 

   30 Jul 2026

   Belonging - being able to fully breathe, with Nathan Rām

   For people who find belonging in faith communities easy, how much do we pause to understand the experience of those who don’t. In this episode, we have the chance to hear from someone who is finding, after being in church spaces for most of his life, that experiencing true belonging was like being able to breathe for the first time.

3. 

   7 Jul 2026

   Hope, lament, and the uncomfortable call to the marginalised, with Josh Diack

   After joining us for a sound bit at the 2025 Baptist Hui, Josh returns to share more of his reflections, laments and hopes. Shaped by the call to the margins of society, Josh challenges the church to take justice more seriously, at home and overseas.

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Spotify

4.5 / 5

20 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100

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Quality

64

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

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