The Little Breakfast Podcast

This extended episode features Clive in conversation with Zack Eswine, followed by a talk from Zack about his new book “Wiser with Jesus”. Recorded live at Kirkliston Community Church on 16 March 2025. The book is published by Focus Christian Publishing Let us know what you think about The Little Breakfast and join the conversation. […] The post Episode 21 | Wiser with Jesus appeared first on Kirkliston Community Church.

Welcome back to the Little Breakfast Podcast. This episode was recorded live at Kirkliston Community Church on 7 September 2024 when Mark Stirling shared with Clive Parnell and the audience on the Myth of Secular Neturality. Everyone has a view of the thinking about and understanding the world. This “worldview” is shaped by our experiences, […] The post Episode 20 | The Myth of Secular Neutrality appeared first on Kirkliston Community Church.

Welcome back to the Little Breakfast Podcast. This episode was recorded live at Kirkliston Community Church on 4 August 2024 and features a conversation between Clive Parnell and Zack Eswine. Zack is lead pastor of Riverside Church in St Louis and an award winning author of books such as “The Imperfect Pastor “ and “The […] The post Episode 19 | The Imperfect Pastor appeared first on Kirkliston Community Church.

As followers of Jesus, we know that the good news is deeply attractive. But we often fear that to those on “the outside”, it comes across as irrelevant or even repellent. Sometimes the Christian worldview feels so out of step with everything else going on that we don’t know how to share our faith. How […] The post Episode 18 | Making Faith Magnetic appeared first on Kirkliston Community Church.

The Little Breakfast returns to explore Autism and the church. In this episode, Clive Parnell chats with Dr Leon Van Ommen – lecturer in Practical Theology at Aberdeen University. Leon is also involved in a unique centre for Autism and Theology on campus. Their conversation covers a range of questions including – what is Autism? Why […] The post Episode 17 | Autism and the church appeared first on Kirkliston Community Church.

In Episode 15, we shared the first part of Clive’s conversation with Jim Paul exploring what on earth Heaven is like. This second part sees the guys continue to talk about Heaven and what we can learn about it from the Bible. Jim Paul is the director of the English L’abri and is the author of […] The post Episode 16 | What on earth is heaven? part two appeared first on Kirkliston Community Church.

What is heaven like? Have you thought about this much? Is Heaven a place we go up to? A place of fluffy clouds and harps? Is Heaven a place on earth? What will we be doing in heaven? How do answers to these questions affect how we live now? Will there be breakfast in heaven? […] The post Episode 15 | What on earth is heaven? part one appeared first on Kirkliston Community Church.

Clive is joined by Tara Devlin, a charity worker living and working in Edinburgh supporting those living with HIV and Hepatitis C. In 2018 after 16 years with Tearfund in Scotland Tara and her husband Adrian went to work in Jamaica in an inner city youth and community project. They returned home earlier than planned last […] The post Episode 14 | Why does justice matter? appeared first on Kirkliston Community Church.

Our second helping of the Little Breakfast in 2021 sees Clive joined by Matt Oliver. They discuss discipleship, why it matters in these days, and of course; breakfast! Matt is a pastor at Hardwick Baptist Church and is a presenter of the “What Now?” Podcast. You can also watch this episode on the Kirkliston Community […] The post Episode 13 | Why does discipleship matter? appeared first on Kirkliston Community Church.

In our first episode of season 2, Clive chats with Dr Dan Strange about how we understand film, music, TV and the Bible. How do christians engage with contemporary culture? Are we tempted to be consumers of culture? Are we able inform culture? How can we exercise imagination? Dan Strange is College Director at […] The post Episode 12 | Why does engaging with culture matter? appeared first on Kirkliston Community Church.

Our eleventh episode features a conversation with Ellis Potter. Ellis visited The Big Breakfast (our in-person events) in 2018, and this is his first time on the podcast. Clive and Ellis explore how we understand what truth is. This discussion leads to an further exploration of how it relates to our identity and how we trust […] The post Episode 11 | What is truth? appeared first on Kirkliston Community Church.

The Little Breakfast Podcast returns as an imperfect pastor meets an imperfect pastor meet to talk about ministry. Clive talk about ministry, why it matters and, of course, breakfast with pastor and lecturer Zack Eswine. “I’ve served in pastoral ministry for over twenty-five years, as a pastor, professor, and global communicator. But I come from a […] The post Episode 10 | Why does ministry matter? appeared first on Kirkliston Community Church.

Thank you for downloading the Little Breakfast Podcast. In this episode, Clive is joined by Michelle Guinness and they talk about the importance of hospitality from her experience as a Jewish convert to Christianity. Michelle is a writer and a regular broadcaster and speaker. Visit Michelle’s website > The post Episode 9 | Why does hospitality matter? appeared first on Kirkliston Community Church.

How do we interpret the Bible? How can the Bible transform us? Clive discusses the Bible and discipleship with Kevin Vanhoozer. And of course, breakfast. Kevin is Research Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Illinois. Find out more at https://www.kevinjvanhoozer.com. The post Episode 8 | Why does the bible matter? appeared first on Kirkliston Community Church.

Find out more as Clive chats with Ally Gordon, about art and the christian faith. They explore why art matters and also what art looks like today. Ally is co-founder of Morphē Arts, which provides support and resources to Christian graduates and emergent artists to work with integrity in their creative practices. Find out more […] The post Episode 7 | Why does art matter? appeared first on Kirkliston Community Church.

Clive is joined by David Robertson and they discuss where society has been over the past 15 years and how understanding the gospel can help our thinking in a consumeristic culture. David Robertson is the director of Third Space, a project of the City Bible Forum in Australia, and was the minister of St Peters Free Church […] The post Episode 6 | Consumerism, individuals and the gospel in a global crisis appeared first on Kirkliston Community Church.

Clive speaks with Lindsay Brown, exploring what mission has looked like over the past 10 years. They also explore where we are at with mission now and where we might be heading. Lindsay has been involved in student ministry with IFES since 1981, serving as General Secretary from 1991-2007. He is now part of the Lausanne Movement and runs the IFES-FEUER network. https://urbana.org/bio/lindsay-brown https://ifesworld.org/en/ https://www.lausanne.org/

Clive speaks with Lindsay Brown, exploring what mission has looked like in the West and the rest of the world over the past 10 years. They also explore where we are at with mission now and where we might be heading. Lindsay has been involved in student ministry with IFES since 1981, serving as General […] The post Episode 5 | What does Mission look like before, during and after a crisis? appeared first on Kirkliston Community Church.

Clive Parnell speaks with Dr Amy Orr-Ewing (vice-president, RZIM) about where society has been over the past 15 years from a philosophical and theological perspective. They also explore where we are now and where we may be heading. There is also some breakfast chat along with a special guest appearance too. Books referenced in this […] The post Episode 4 | Apologetics in a crisis appeared first on Kirkliston Community Church.

Clive Parnell speaks with Dr Amy Orr-Ewing (vice-president, RZIM) about where society has been over the past 15 years from a philosophical & theological perspective. They also explore where we are now and where we may be heading. There is also some breakfast chat along with a special guest appearance too. Books referenced: Why trust the Bible? - Amy Orr-Ewing Hearing & Doing - Kevin Vanhoozer