Affinity Talks Gospel Podcast

Affinity podcast hosts Graham Nicholls and Lizzie Harewood sit down with Martin Gliniecki from SASRA (The Soldiers' and Aviators' Scripture Readers Association) to talk about:
his history with the armed forces and how he became a Christian during his time serving with the army;
the different ways human beings can respond to extraordinary evil;
what SASRA does and why, as well as its amazing recent growth;
growing individualism in Britain and its impact on and contrast with the armed forces;
morale in the armed forces and the many spiritual opportunities;
how churches can serve veterans as well as those currently in the military;
how to find out more about and support SASRA (https://sasra.org.uk/)
Read the transcript in full on our website affinity.org.uk/podcast/podcast-seeing-god-at-work-in-our-armed-forces/

Affinity podcast hosts Graham Nicholls and Lizzie Harewood sit down with Collin Hansen from The Gospel Coalition (TGC) to talk about:
Collin's current role with TGC, as well as his previous experience and family background;
his published works, particularly Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation (2023);
his current project (which he'll speak further on at the Affinity Theological Study Conference in March 2027) comparing and contrasting C.S. Lewis and Winston Churchill;
the post-Christian era and its connections to the Second World War and its immediate aftermath;
the concept of people being either 'somewhere' people or 'anywhere' people;
the differences between ministry perspectives at national, regional, local and parish levels;
the role of Christianity in Britons' understanding of their own cultural identity;
the contrasting impacts of established and independent churches.
Tickets for the Affinity Theological Study Conference 2027 are £279 (early bird rates apply until 12 Nov 2026) and £199 for students/concessions. Book on today at https://www.affinity.org.uk/studyconference/
The transcript for this episode is also available at affinity.org.uk/podcast/podcast-understanding-britain-now-with-help-from-britain-then/

In this latest episode of Affinity Talks Gospel Podcast, Graham Nicholls and Lizzie Harewood sit down with CARE's James Mildred to talk about:
why Christians should care about politics;
the significance of passages such as Genesis 9, Mathew 22 and Romans 13 for helping us to understand what governing involves and how we should relate to our government;
the importance of churches being willing to speak about political theology and encourage genuine discussion;
the current state of British politics (as of 13 May 2026) and the historical stepping stones that have helped us get here;
what Christians can be praying about politics and political leaders;
and whether it is appropriate/useful for Christianity to retain the privileged status it's historically had in the UK.
You read the transcript in full on our website at affinity.org.uk/uncategorised/podcast-why-being-a-christian-means-being-political/

In this episode of the Affinity Talks Gospel podcast, hosts Graham Nicholls and Lizzie Harewood sit down with Martin Dickson from Wycliffe Bible Translators. They discuss:
Martin's role at Wycliffe and his pre-Wycliffe story;
the extraordinary number of people who don't yet have the people in their heart language;
Wycliffe's approach to translation;
Wycliffe's current projects and prayer points.
You can also read the transcript in full on our website: affinity.org.uk/podcast/podcast-the-1-5-billion-still-waiting-for-a-bible-with-martin-dickson/

In this episode of Affinity Talks Gospel, host Graham Nicholls sits down with Jim Sayers from Praise Trust and Grace Church Didcot to talk about:
the story of Grace Church Didcot and the blessings of being a smaller church;
Jim's life-long love of Christian music;
the role of Praise Trust and its criteria for including a song in its collection;
current trends in Christian music;
what makes a Christian song timeless;
biblical areas which tend not to feature in Christian music;
helps for congregational singing.