Episode 18: Ian Collinge - A rhythm of revelation that reshapes preaching, prayer, music, table, and pulpit

What if worship didn’t just include different cultures — but was shaped by them?In this episode of Preaching Well, Bishop Saju sits down with Ian Collinge, an ethnodoxologist —a listener of cultures, rhythms, stories, and songs. Not a curator. A guest. A learner.They talk about the move from multicultural worship (many cultures present) to intercultural worship (many cultures shaping the song together). From adding a token language to sharing real agency. From attendance to ownership.Ian unpacks worship as a journey — God speaks, we respond, God speaks again. A rhythm of revelation and response that reshapes preaching, prayer, music, table, and pulpit. He asks sharp questions with gentle force: Who chooses the songs? Who holds the mic? Who gets heard?This is a conversation about humility and power. About language and listening. About story — not fitting God into our story, but finding ourselves inside God’s story, from creation to new creation.You’ll leave with images you won’t forget: A table with more than one kind of bread. A song with more than one pulse. A pulpit with more than one voice.If you preach. If you plan worship. If you’ve ever felt your services needed more than good intentions —This episode listens deeply, challenges gently, and invites the church to sing again — together.