Broadcast Church Planting Podcast

Welcome to Episode 5 of Untoxic: Healthy Church & Spiritual Abuse, part of the Broadcast podcast series. Join hosts Tom O'Toole and Lizzie Bassford as they discuss different power dynamics within the church. Continuing their exploration of spiritual abuse, Tom and Lizzie talk over the importance of simple, effective communication, reflecting on power dynamics in our communities. Lizzie shares her insights as a safeguarding lead, emphasising the need for safe, healthy church environments. Tune in for practical advice on encouraging better communication, upholding healthy leadership, and ensuring every church member feels safe and valued.

Welcome to Episode 4 of Untoxic: Healthy Church & Spiritual Abuse, a series on the Broadcast podcast. In this episode, hosts Tom O'Toole & Lizzie Bassford have a conversation about doing leadership in a healthy way. Continuing their discussion on spiritual abuse within the Church, Lizzie and Tom focus on the importance of what good leadership looks like, looking at where our loyalties can lie, Lizzie provides some insight in being a safeguard lead and maintaining a healthy church environment. Join them as they provide valuable guidance on how to build a church community where healthy leadership is upheld and every member feels safe and valued.

Welcome to Episode 3 of Untoxic: Healthy Church & Spiritual Abuse, a series on the Broadcast podcast. In this episode, hosts Tom O'Toole & Lizzie Bassford dive into the crucial topic of Creating Environments Where The Truth Is Prized. Continuing their insightful discussion on spiritual abuse within the Church, Tom and Lizzie focus on the importance of truth in maintaining a healthy church environment. They explore practical ways to cultivate a culture of honesty, transparency, and accountability, drawing from Jesus' teachings and real-world examples. Join them as they provide valuable guidance on how to build a church community where truth is upheld and every member feels safe and valued.

Join Tom O'Toole from The Broadcast Network as he engages in an insightful conversation with Colin Baron, a key figure featured in our latest course, "The Challenges of Missional Leadership." In this course, Colin Baron delves into the complexities and opportunities inherent in Missional Leadership. With a wealth of personal experience in leadership and church planting, Colin explores a variety of topics, including maintaining pace, nurturing faith, building effective leadership teams, and creating a healthy church culture. Colin Baron is an experienced church planter known for his ability to identify and develop emerging leaders. Recently retired as the senior leader of Christ Church Manchester, Colin continues to travel, assisting senior leaders across diverse contexts in crafting and executing growth strategies.

Welcome to Episode 2 of Untoxic: Healthy Church & Spiritual Abuse, a new series on the Broadcast podcast. Join hosts Tom O'Toole & Lizzie Bassford as they explore deeper into the topic of spiritual abuse within the Church, focusing this time on what Jesus teaches about maintaining a healthy church environment. In this episode, Tom and Lizzie continue their conversation, examining Jesus' teachings and how they relate to addressing spiritual abuse and nurturing a supportive community. Tune in as they unpack invaluable insights into building and sustaining a safe, supportive church community in line with Jesus' principles.

We're bringing a new series on the Broadcast podcast on spiritual abuse within the Church. In this series, Tom O'Toole & Lizzie Bassford will look at what it means to be a healthy leader and what Jesus teaches us. To start with, Tom and Lizzie introduce a conversation about a healthy church and spiritual abuse.

Join Tom O'Toole from The Broadcast Network in conversation with Jonny Mellor, leader of Sputnik: Faith + Arts, as they talk about his new course, 'Releasing Artists to Renew Culture', on The Broadcast Network. To find out more about Sputnik, you can head to their website:

Join Tom O'Toole from The Broadcast Network in conversation with Dave Price, author of 'Grit, Grime & Glory', as they talk about his new book. ‘Grit, Grime and Glory’ serves as a beacon of inspiration for those on a journey of faith, offering profound insights to have a deeper connection with Jesus. Let these captivating stories guide you towards some renewal and ignite the flames of belief again. Secure your copy today on Amazon

This is the fourth episode in our Culture series with Tom O'Toole & Tim Simmonds. They will go through the 7 Cultures that their church Christ Church Manchester champion within their congregations. In this episode, Tim & Tom look at Think the Best Culture.

This is the third episode in our Culture series with Tom O'Toole & Tim Simmonds. They will go through the 7 Cultures that their church Christ Church Manchester champion within their congregations. In this episode, Tim & Tom look at Have a Go Culture.

Tom speaks about how the best theology conversations are ones that are faithful, generous and kind. On Broadcast we are launching a new series of courses under the banner of 'Theology Club', and the first will be available from Friday 22nd March at https://thebroadcastnetwork.org/courses/theology-club-men-women-church-leadership

This week we take a break from our Culture series and bring you an interview with Matt Hatch. In this episode, Matt discusses his new book Metamorphosis: Unlocking Your Spiritual Transformation Through Healthy Discipleship.

This is the second episode in our Culture series with Tom O'Toole & Tim Simmonds. They will go through the 7 Cultures that their church Christ Church Manchester champion within their congregations. In this episode, Tim & Tom look at Second Chance Culture.

We're bringing a new series on the Broadcast podcast on Culture! In this series, Tom O'Toole & Tim Simmonds will go through the 7 Cultures that their church Christ Church Manchester champion within their congregations. To start with, Tom and Tim look at why culture matters.

In this episode Tom speaks with Paul Harrison from Jubilee Church in Coventry about his recent study on the theological implications of how we engage with Remembrance Sunday in our churches, and what this might say about our theology of war. Note - The episode was recorded a few weeks ago, and so references to current events reflect the situations at the time of recording.

This is the last episode in our new series on the podcast "So You Want To Go Multisite?". Throughout this series Tom O'Toole and Tim Simmonds have been drawing from their own experiences of multisite church planting in Manchester over the past decade and covering topics such as vision, philosophy, leaders and systems. For this last episode they're looking at Systems for Multisite - Nuts and bolts stuff to think about.

We're bringing you a new series on the podcast "So You Want To Go Multisite?". Throughout this series Tom O'Toole and Tim Simmonds will be drawing from their own experiences of multisite church planting in Manchester over the past decade and covering topics such as vision, philosophy, leaders and systems. For this third episode they're looking at Leaders for Multisite - Who You Need Where.

We're bringing you a new series on the podcast "So You Want To Go Multisite?". Throughout this series Tom O'Toole and Tim Simmonds will be drawing from their own experiences of multisite church planting in Manchester over the past decade and covering topics such as vision, philosophy, leaders and systems. For this second episode they're looking at Philosophy for Multisite - How Sites Relate to the Centre

Over the next few weeks we're bringing you a new series on the podcast "So You Want To Go Multisite?". Throughout this series Tom O'Toole and Tim Simmonds will be drawing from their own experiences of multisite church planting in Manchester over the past decade and covering topics such as vision, philosophy, leaders and systems. For this first episode they're looking at Vision For Multisite: building to keep planting.

This week we dive in to a live session from the most recent Catalyst Hub in Worcester. We were joined by Neil Hudson, Neil is the former director of The London Institute for Contemporary Christianity, a lecturer at Regents College and has been an Elim pastor for 30 years+ in Salford and Guernsey. Within this session he spoke on contentment.