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72 hours of non-stop worship? That's the vision behind David’s Tent – a worship festival taking place over the August Bank holiday weekend.
With worship artists from around the world leading sessions 24 hours a day for 3 days. The Event Director John Kyle caught up with Esther Higham to share what drives the vision.
Released on 24 Jul 2024
What is your first memory of church? Early exposure to faith in many ways prepared a lot of us to find Jesus later in life or even strengthen our faith in adulthood. Yet, the investment in nurturing young disciples seems to be lacking. Becky May is the founder of the Resource Cupboard and as school is now out for summer, she discussed with Esther Higham how we can use our young people's downtime to help them invest in their faith.
Prisons are high up on the PM's radar as he appointed James Timson as Prisons minister. The new government also announced last week that from September, thousands of prisoners will be released to release pressure on the prisons. Is that watering down the justice of their sentence? Prison campaigner Sara Hyde and Prison Chaplin Rev Tracy Sickle joined Esther Higham to discuss what principles the new government should apply to our prisons system.
Jon Maltz is the artistic director behind "If Prison Walls Could Speak," a one-man tour de force that portrays the true story of Petr Jasek who was imprisoned for his faith. He joined Esther Higham to chat about the show's immersive 3D audio, whether theatre should embrace artificial intelligence, and what he made of the Olympic opening ceremony.
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