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Faith, Hope and The Journey is the Podcast from Sheffield Methodist District.

During series one you will hear a collection of stories from South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire and North East Derbyshire as people from our district share their faith journey and talk about how they are using their gifts and talents to do God's work.

Episode Six – The ONE Opportunity Programme

District Children and Youth Coordinator, Vic Loveday and ONE Opportunity Programme Intern Gen talk about their faith journeys and also about the ONE Opportunity Programme.

Gen is one of three young people from the district who are currently Interns and he's using his gifts and talents to create a youth group for older teens in the Barnsley Circuit, find out all about it in this episode. Vic talks about how the scheme was created and how much of a difference it's making to our district.

You can read more about the ONE Opportunity Programme and find out how to apply here.

Episode Five – Eco Church

Dave Fisher is from Hathersage Methodist Church in the Peak Circuit and in this episode he talks about how COP26 kick started the churches Eco Church journey. It is the aim of the Methodist Church to have net zero emissions by 2030 and following the Eco Church programme can help to achieve this.
Eco Church looks all aspects of church life including:

• Worship and teaching
• Management of church buildings
• Management of church land
• Community and global engagement
• Lifestyle

and awards churches bronze, silver and gold awards.
Find out more here https://ecochurch.arocha.org.uk/how-eco-church-works/

Episode Four – Family Fun Church

Ed Siddall is a Lay Pastor and Grace Perkins is a Children and Families worker in the Rotherham and Dearne Valley Circuit. In this episode they share their faith journeys and how as a circuit, Rotherham and Dearne Valley, reach out to families as part of their mission and explain how offering family fun church and a meal across different churches in the month is creating a warm and welcome space for kids to be kids.

Find out more about Family Fun Church and other family groups in the Rotherham and Dearne Valley Circuit on their website
https://www.rotherham-circuit.com/mission/family-fun-church.html

Episode Three – Local Preaching

Debbie Evans is a pastoral lay worker, a worship leader and local preacher in training in the Barnsley Circuit. In this episode you will hear Debbie share her faith journey and how God was there to support her through her nursing career, through Covid and how her life changed when her father was diagnosed with cancer. Being a Local Preacher or working for the Methodist Church didn't appear to be on Debbie's agenda, however one day she decided to walk into her local chapel and everything changed and she felt like she was "Home".

Find out more about worship, leading and preaching here https://www.sheffieldmethodist.org/what-we-do/worship-preaching.html

Episode Two – The Peak Wesley Way

You will hear from Sheila Travis who shares her faith journey and about how The Peak Wesley Way was created as a way to help save local chapels in the Peak District.

The Peak Wesley Way is a contemporary opportunity to engage with the ancient spiritual practice of pilgrimage within the beauty of the Peak Park. For centuries travellers and holiday makers have been drawn in by the arresting magnificence and splendour of the Peak District. However, few people have been privy to the hidden gems of the quaint, unpretentious local Methodist chapels and their treasured histories. Each chapel set in its local village has its own story to tell.

The Latin root of the word Pilgrimage means, 'strangers through the foreign fields'. The Peak Wesley Way offers a life changing experience to small groups of up to six people of all faiths and none who are spiritually curious and intrigued by spending time in the ancient holy places, indoor and outdoor. The pilgrimage is for groups of friends or family with a shared quest for adventure, wanting to connect with a simpler greener lifestyle or needing space to reflect.

Find out more and to book your pilgrimage visit peakwesleyway.com or connect on social media
Facebook @PeakWesleyWay
Instagram @peak_wesley_way
X @PeakWesleyWay

Episode One – The Metal Methodist
You will hear from Revd. James Morley and Kate Ibbotson who share their faith journeys, about their love of heavy metal music and how The Metal Methodist Community was created.

The Metal Methodist seeks to be a safe and inclusive space to explore a love of heavy metal music and the Christian faith, particularly from a Methodist perspective.
Visit metalmethodist.co.uk where you will find music, radio and video resources. You are also welcome to join the Metal Methodist Page. For those seeking to take the Metal Methodist Way of Life deeper there's also a Metal Methodists Group.

Once you've listened to any of the podcasts we'd like to know what you think or to answer any of your questions. Please email comms@sheffieldmethodist.org or mission@sheffieldmethodist.org

In life and faith, we value and appreciate different perspectives, and encourage you to consider what your perspective is too! If anything in this podcast gets you thinking, you'd be more than welcome to get in touch with us for more information or a conversation.

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The podcast is edited by Matt Collins of MC Online Events and the music is Summer Adventures by Sergii Pavkin from Pixabay