Mermaids Criticism, the State of Theology, and Conspiracy Theories

Is criticism of transgender ideology growing?  What can we learn from the beliefs of US evangelicals? How should we respond to conspiracy theories? 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 two weeks. 00:00 - Introduction 00:20 - Responding to government uncertainty 05:55 - The ideology and practice of Mermaids under criticism 13:03 - Lessons from the State of Theology in the US 19:36 - Alex Jones and the Sandy Hook conspiracy theory 23:02 - UK Evangelism Conferences with Randy Newman 24:28 - Midlands Gospel Partnership with Ed Stetzer 26:24 - Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef and R T Kendall 30:18 - FIEC 2022 Leaders' Conference Resources mentioned in this episode The State of Theology (thestateoftheology.com FIEC Doctrinal Basis and Ethos Statements (fiec.org.uk) Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook families nearly $1 billion for hoax claims, jury says (reuters.com) Mere Evangelism, Randy Newman (thegoodbook.co.uk) Leading the Way Live in London (uk.ltw.org) John Stevens and Ed Stetzer's hug (twitter.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