Signal Chats, Political Arrests, and Independency // In the News

How can we balance confidentiality and integrity? Is democracy under attack in Turkey? What are the benefits of independency?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 the stories in the news over the past weeks.You can watch a video of this episode and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.Show notesFIEC Leaders' Conference 2025 (fiec.org.uk)Rising Lights (fiec.org.uk)Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal (theatlantic.com)Protests erupt in Turkey after Erdogan rival arrested (bbc.co.uk)Assisted dying in doubt as rollout could be delayed until at least 2029 (news.sky.com)Wigmore Hall quits 'crippling' funding system (bbc.co.uk)About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear conversations on topics for church leaders.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.00:00 - FIEC news04:40 - Signal chats and confidentiality13:25 - Political arrests in Turkey16:24 - Religious or secular societies20:17 - Opposition to the Assisted Dying Bill25:16 - Wigmore Hall and independency