Autumn Budget, the World Cup in Qatar, and the Bishop of Oxford

How do we care for churches in a cost of living crisis? How can we support persecuted Christians in Qatar? How do we respond to Anglican bishops supporting same-sex marriage? In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director), Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries), and John Stevens (FIEC National Director), discuss some of the big stories in the news over the past few weeks. 00:00 - Introduction 00:51 - The Autumn Bidget, cost of living, and political honesty 13:31 - Criticism of the World Cup in Qatar 19:21 - Church of England bishops and same-sex marriage 24:26 - How can we pray for Anglicans unhappy with the debate 30:38 - FIEC Leaders' Conference 2022 You can watch a video of this episode and access further resources for church leaders on the FIEC website. Resources mentioned in this episode The Autumn Statement 2022 speech (gov.uk) Wisdom and the 2022 World Cup (fiec.org.uk) World Cup resources - Tackle persecution during the 2022 World Cup (opendoorsuk.org) Bishop of Oxford says church should marry gay couples (bbc.co.uk) Together in Love & Faith? A response to the Bishop of Oxford (latimertrust.org) FIEC Leaders' Conference 2022 - Talks and Seminars (coming soon) (fiec.org.uk) The Hub: Friday 13 - Sunday 15 January, 2023 (fiec.org.uk) A Template Church Complaints Policy (fiec.org.uk) 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