Asbury, Wales, and Revivals (with Jonathan Thomas)

What are we to make of the stories of revival in places like Asbury and Wales? Should we seek revival in church life? In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) is joined by Jonathan Thomas, pastor at Cornerstone Church in Abergavenny, South Wales, to talk about revivals: global, national, in the local church, and individual. This episode was recorded on location at Word Alive 2023. 00:00 - Introduction02:05 - The Asbury Revival05:13 - Revivals in Wales09:14 - Is there such a thing as 'a revival'?19:17 - Should we pray for revival?23:44 - Joint prayer meetings: a concert of prayer25:53 - Personal revival28:38 - Revival for church leaders You can watch a video of this episode on the FIEC website. Related links from this episode 2023 Asbury revival (en.wikipedia.org) 1904–1905 Welsh revival (en.wikipedia.org) About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear teaching and resources for church leaders from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests from FIEC churches and partners. You can access video podcasts by subscribing to ⁠⁠⁠the FIEC YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠. 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. 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. Follow FIEC on social media: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter