Matt Chandler, The Frankfurt Declaration, and Religious Freedom

Where are the edges of religious freedom? Should you sign the Frankfurt Declaration? What can we learn from Matt Chandler's leave of absence? In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (Executive Director), Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries), and John Stevens (National Director) discuss some of the big stories in the news over the past weeks. 00:00 - Introduction 00:47 - The death of Mikhail Gorbachev and religious freedom 08:00 - The edges of religious freedom 12:07 - Keith Waters' employment tribunal 13:54 - The Frankfurt Declaration 23:37 - Matt Chandler's leave of absence Resources mentioned in this episode The Rest is History podcast (goalhangerpodcasts.com) Navy officer opposed to nuclear weapons sues MoD (bbc.co.uk) Pride tweet pastor wins discrimination claim (elystandard.co.uk) The Frankfurt Declaration (frankfurtdeclaration.com) Matt Chandler Announcement - Inappropriate Relationship - Aug. 28, 2022 (youtu.be) Acts 29’s Response to Matt Chandler’s Leave at The Village Church (acts29.com) You can watch a video of this podcast and access further resources for church leaders on the FIEC website. 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