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Oasis Church Bath
by Oasis Church Bath
We are an inclusive, welcoming local community church, passionate about transformation in ourselves and the world around us. We are part of Oasis Hub Bath.
Episodes
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Sofa Sunday: Micro Hubs (27/09/2026)
Life wasn’t meant to be lived alone. One of the best life hacks we know is doing life with people who share your values. This Sofa Sunday takes a closer look at our midweek small groups, known as Micro Hubs, chatting with group leaders about how these communities help us navigate the ups and…
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Life Hacks: 'The Golden Rule' - (20/09/2026)
Jesus taught a simple principle known as the golden rule – “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” Jo Dolby will explore why the Golden Rule is more than just a nice idea. It’s a practical way of breaking cycles of conflict, enabling compassion rather than judgement and creating the kind...
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Life Hacks: 'Don't Stress' (13/09/2026)
Life can be challenging. Most of us are juggling responsibilities, navigating relationships, carrying worries, and trying to work out what really matters. Sometimes it feels like we’re making it up as we go along. In our new 'Life Hacks' series at Oasis Church Bath, we’re exploring some of the...
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Back to (Sunday) School: 'Paul and Silas Worship in Prison' (19/07/2026)
The bible book of Acts is full of dramatic stories: supernatural wonders, arrests, healings, executions, natural disasters, and sudden conversions. Amanda looks at a story that has all of them in one! She tells us about the early church leaders Paul and Silas as they get into trouble and are put…
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Back to (Sunday) Schoo: 'The Damascus Road' (12/07/2026)
Jo Dolby is looking at the story of an early Christian leader called Paul and a dramatic, supernatural experience he had on the way to Damascus. Jo will help us consider what it means for us today - how we're able to see what we couldn't see before, what it means to change our mind, and the...
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Sofa Sunday: John Barnaby (28/07/2026)
John Barneby joins us as our Sofa Sunday guest! John is the CEO of Oasis Community Learning, the branch of Oasis UK which directs its 56 academies and provides education to over 32,000 young people. Many people know about Oasis from its schools before they encounter its community hubs and…
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Back to (Sunday) School: 'Mary and Martha' (21/06/2026)
We are revisiting the story of Mary and Martha. On the one hand, busy housework, and on the other hand, patient listening – these sisters, both friends of Jesus, demonstrate a tension that we often live with in our daily lives. Rob Trickey reflects on what this story can tell us about finding…
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Back to (Sunday) School: 'Did Jesus really walk on water?' (14/06/2026)
Did Jesus really walk on water? Amanda Higgin helps us look at this baffling story of when Jesus broke physics, and one of his friends tried to join in. We’ll think about what miraculous stories can mean to us, and what we might learn today from this quick stroll across a lake.
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The Theology of Ecology (17/05/2026)
Our guest speaker is Dr Chris Southgate, poet and Professor of Christian Theodicy at the University of Exeter. Chris will be exploring with us how Christian faith and theology might help or hinder us in responding to the environmental crisis, and how different theological approaches might help us...
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Sofa Sunday: Jonny Baker (31/05/2026)
Jonny Baker joins us on our sofa. Jonny is Mission Director at the Church Mission Society and is also an advocate for pioneers, a lover of all things creative, a photographer, and a writer. He’ll also be talking about his new book ‘Fringe Dweller’, which is a book with 40 stories about Jesus...
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Back to (Sunday) School: 'Through the Roof' (10/05/2026)
At Oasis Church Bath we are going Back to (Sunday) School again, and our curriculum has moved on to stories from the New Testament part of the bible. Jo Dolby will be helping us to reflect on a familiar tale of friendship, determination, and the destruction of property, and what it might mean for...
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Sofa Sunday: Kevin Durrant - (26/04/2026)
Kevin Durrant joins us on the sofa. Kevin experienced a "climate conversion" in 2010, and in 2015 spent 2 weeks alongside other Christians walking 200 miles from London to the climate change summit in Paris. He is now the minister at Keynsham Baptist Church, which has become a Silver award...
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Back to (Sunday) School: 'Queen Esther' (19/04/2026)
Brave, beautiful, and the subject of many inspirational devotionals on biblical womanhood, Queen Esther was much more badass than she is sometimes given credit for. Amanda Higgin shares how she was far more than a beauty queen; she risked everything to avert a genocide and bring clever justice to...
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Back to (Sunday) School: 'Samson and His Long Hair' (12/04/2026)
We return to our Back to Sunday School series this week. Rob Trickey will help to reflect on the dramatic life of the biblical character of 'Samson'. For years, Tate & Lyle golden syrup has commemorated the story of this long haired strongman – unfortunately a rebrand means that we are no longer...
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Sofa Sunday: Steve Chalke (29/03/2026)
Oasis Church Bath hosts Steve Chalke, the founder of Oasis! Steve founded Oasis in 1985, and has been instrumental ever since in growing it from a community project in London to a thriving multinational organisation that runs academies, community hubs, housing projects, a secure school and of...
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Back to (Sunday) School: 'Reflections and Lenses: Ways to Read Stories' (22/03/2026)
In the Back to (Sunday) School series, we've been re-reading Sunday School stories together, and through this, we've built up a range of tools to help us see things from new perspectives in our adult faith. Amanda Higgin will help us identify what these tools are and where we can use them, so we...
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Back to (Sunday) School: 'Daniel in the Lion's Den' (15/03/2026)
Stephen Natt will reflect on the story of Daniel, who is both a challenging example of what it means to have integrity in times of empire and a strong contender for the patron saint of zookeepers! We will wonder about how to look beyond simple answers, and what we might learn from Daniel about...
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Back to (Sunday) School: 'Jonah and the Whale' (08/03/2026)
Our Community Director Jo Dolby revisits the story of Jonah (the one with the whale even though the story doesn't actually mention a whale). It’s a classic tale with a simple moral: if you run away, you’ll be eaten by a fish. We think there might be more to it than that though!
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Sofa Sunday: Paul Revill (22/02/2026)
Paul Revill is a pilgrimage guide for Pilgrim Pathways, who lead groups between sacred sites in the South West of England. He will share with us what pilgrimage means for him, and his reflections on the spirituality of being in touch with the earth.
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Back to (Sunday) School: 'David and Goliath' (15/02/2026)
In this talk we'll be revisiting the classic story of David and Goliath. Jo Dolby will be reflecting on what we can learn from this ancient military match-up, what it might have meant to us when we were younger in faith, and what it might mean for us now with attention to its original context…
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Back to (Sunday) School: 'Joseph and His Multicoloured Coat' (08/02/2026)
In this podcast we'll be revisiting the story of Joseph and his multicoloured coat! Join us to dive into this epic tale of dreams, tricks, slavery, and political intrigue, meeting a range of weird and wonderful characters across the whole range of human nature. Our Associate Minister, Amanda...
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Sofa Sunday: LUX Youth Project (25/01/2026)
On Sofa Sunday, we were joined on the sofa by LUX Youth Project! Lux works with young people in and around Bath, and partners with us in delivering Oasis Pantry at Roundhill. They provide groups and services, including Mentoring, Youth Work, and Faith Exploration, which aim to journey with young...
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Back to (Sunday) School: 'Noah's Ark' (18/01/2026)
The story of Noah’s Ark is a staple of Sunday School toy sets and colouring sheets, but when we look again at the narrative it can be difficult to understand. Amanda Higgin will help us reflect on this story in its ancient context, and how we might integrate it into our adult faith in all its...
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Back to (Sunday) School: 'Zacchaeus Climbs a Tree' (11/01/2026)
We headed back to Sunday School together as Amanda Higgin shared the story of Zacchaeus, who climbed a tree to see Jesus and his life transformed as a result.
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Back to (Sunday) School: Shepherds and Kings (14/12/2025)
We kick off our new Back to (Sunday) School series with one of the stories we know and love best – the Nativity! Amanda will tell the familiar stories of the different guests who came to the manger, and encourage us to wonder what we might find if we explore these stories with new eyes.
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Trajectories: From Deconstruction to Reimagining (16/11/2025)
As we draw our ‘Trajectories’ speaking series to a close, it’s time to Dream Big together! Can we imagine a brave, proactive, sustainable community, where people feel a sense of ownership and are reimagining their faith? Come and be part of the conversation, and dream with us.
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Trajectories: From Reliance to Sustainability (09/11/2025)
Due to our constantly changing world we need to explore ways of making ourselves more sustainable and secure for the future, ensuring we have the resources and people we need to fulfil our vision and be mature followers of Jesus who can hold reliance and sustainability in tension. At Oasis Church...
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Sofa Sunday: Creativity and Spirituality (26/10/2025)
We’re joined on the sofa by three wonderful creative people from Oasis Church Bath for a panel discussion on creativity and spirituality. Claire Shelswell chats to Julia Trickey (botanical artist), James Otto (composer) and Jo Rich (designer and all round creative genius!) about how their faith...
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Trajectories: From Safe Spaces to Brave Spaces (19/10/25)
Reprising this topic from before the summer, Jo Dolby explores what it looks like for the Oasis community and for each of us as individuals to move from being a safe space, to a brave space.
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Trajectories: From Reactive to Proactive (12/10/25)
We welcome Jill Rowe, the Director of Ethos and Formation for Oasis UK, to discuss the next in our series of Trajectories - 'from reactive to proactive'. While we always have to respond to changing circumstances, constant fire-fighting gets in the way of us progressing towards being the…
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Sofa Sunday: Christ and Community (28/09/2025)
Sometimes it feels like our church and our community work can exist in different worlds, but for Jesus it was just as important to feed the hungry and help the vulnerable as it was to teach people how to live. In this conversation, our Community Work Manager Claire Henwood and our Associate...
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Trajectories (21/09/25)
We start a new speaking series, where we take some time to reflect on the trajectories from our new Hub Plan. What are they, why are they important, and what difference might they make? Expect phrases like ‘the priesthood of all believers’ as Amanda Higgin talks about taking agency and...
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Recommissioning Sunday
For lots of us, August is an interruption to our usual routine – whether that's because of work, school, hobbies, family, or our Oasis Summer Sundays. Amanda Higgin helps us to reflect on our return to the joyful ordinary, thinking and praying about where God is calling us to right now, and...
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Sofa Sunday: Karen O'Donnell (25/05/2025)
An interview with Karen O'Donnell. Karen is a lecturer and ‘trauma theologian’, and has recently released a book called ‘Survival: Radical Spiritual Practices for Trauma Survivors’. We talk to Karen about her helpful concept for trauma survivors of ‘remaking the self’ as opposed to ‘recovery’…
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Sofa Sunday: Chrissie Chevasutt (27/7/2025)
We welcome Chrissie Chevasutt as our Sofa Sunday guest at Oasis Church Bath. Chrissie is employed by the United Reformed Church in Oxford as ‘Outreach and Development Worker with the Transgender, Intersex and Non-binary Community’ as well as being part of the team at Exeter college chapel. She…
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Sofa Sunday: Anna Caldwell (29/06/2025)
At Oasis we’ve been honoured to be a small part of a new and emerging partnership project that provides access to Trauma Informed Yoga to people with experience of trauma, who might otherwise not be able to access it. Trauma informed Yoga teacher Anna Caldwell joins us on the sofa to explain what...
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Manifesto: 'God's Library' (22/06/2025)
Reading, understanding and applying the bible is a practice that will always form an important part of who we are at Oasis Church Bath. Rather than zooming in at specific verses and passages like we often do, Amanda Higgin zooms out and reminds us of the big picture view of this fascinating…
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Manifesto: 'Safe spaces to brave spaces' (15/06/2025)
In our recently released Hub Plan, one of our hopes is to move from ‘safe spaces to brave spaces’. We also know that throughout the Christian story, God has asked people to be brave and do difficult things that have brought change and transformation. Jo Dolby will be unpacking a little more of…
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Manifesto Practices: Giving (20/7/25)
How should we understand giving in the light of both a reimagined faith and a cost-of-living crisis? Is the practice of tithing still something we should be doing and if not this, what? Nathan Jones, Senior Minister at Oasis Church Waterloo, offers his perspective on why giving is still such an...
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Manifesto Practices: 'Pass it on' (18/05/2025)
Many of us who have deconstructed an inherited faith or define ourselves as progressive Christians, cringe when we hear words like 'evangelism'. This word often evokes images of angry street preachers, pushy door knockers or emotionally manipulative events or 'gospel tracts'. That said, of course...
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Sofa Sunday: Nik Jovčić-Sas (27/04/2025)
We were pleased to welcome our special guest Nik Jovčić-Sasto to the sofa at Oasis Church Bath. Nik is an Eastern Orthodox Christian, theologian, LGBTQ+ activist, musician, and drag performer. They joined us on the sofa for a conversation about their life and experiences, including a range of...
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Manifesto Practices: 'Faith in the Cross' (13/04/2025)
The first Sunday of Holy Week, when Christians around the world remember the last week of Jesus’ life. At Oasis, Amanda Higgin will be exploring with us how Christian faith has grown and developed around the symbol of the cross, and what it might mean for us to find life-giving faith through the...
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Manifesto Practices: 'Made in the image of God' (23/03/2025)
Human beings are infinitely valuable partly because in each of us is reflected the image of an infinite God. This Sunday at Oasis Church Bath, Andy Salmon reflects on how this motivates how we interact with and care for each other, and inspires our core values concerning justice, inclusion, and...
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Manifesto: 'To do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with our God' (09/03/2025)
Living a Christ-centred life is easier said than done! Gaynor will be reminding us that, throughout the Bible, God often has to remind his followers that justice and love are more important than elaborate feasts and festivals. We'll be reflecting on what God might want to say to us about this...
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Sofa Sunday: Amy Peake (23/02/2025)
We're delighted to be joined by Amy Peake for this months Sofa Sunday. Amy founded the charity project Loving Humanity in 2015 to provide dignity and agency to women and girls in slums and refugee camps by setting up micro-factories to produce sanitary products. Come along to hear her fascinating...
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Manifesto: 'Creator God, Created People' (16/02/2025)
We are surrounded by messages telling us that we are powerful and capable of anything, usually coming from people who are trying to sell us something. It can be hard to remind ourselves that we aren't all-powerful – but we are loved by a Creator who is. Amanda will talk about how we can find joy...
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Manifesto: 'Putting the "Christ" in "Christian"' (09/02/2025)
It can be easy to be distracted by the hustle and bustle of expectations, religion, and debate, who thinks what, who does what, and what we should be seen to be doing. Stephen Natt will be exploring 'What does it mean, in the end, for everything we do to be 'Christ-centred'? Who is Jesus? How do…
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Sofa Sunday: Governance Groups (26/01/2025)
As we think a bit more about our ‘Manifesto,’ what drives and motivates us, what excites us and brings us joy, we’ll be joined by representatives of the governance groups at Oasis Bath to share what it’s like to be part of the team running a church and hub which have grown in number and ambition...
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Manifesto: 'Love the Lord Your God' (12/01/2025)
With our new speaking series, 'Manifesto,' what better way to start defining what we believe in than by paying attention to the priorities that Jesus set when he was asked what the most important commandment was? We'll begin our new series with the first and greatest commandment, 'Love the Lord...
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How to be Ordinary: 'Extraordinary Jesus' (15/12/2024)
As we approach Christmas, Rob Trickey helps us reimagine the doctrine of the incarnation as well as its theological and practical implications. Did God really come to earth in human form as a baby boy? If so why, and what does it mean for us?
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