1st Friday

1st Friday is a monthly vodcast from Tom Ward and Stuart Reynolds where they discuss all aspects of life through the lens of the Bible. Each month they will focus on a specific topic as well as having a Christian book and worship song recommendation. Let us know what you think by emailing [email protected]

Final Episode: Q&A 12/02/2022

Final Episode: Q&A This advent Tom and Stuart discuss preaching, fireworks, mental health, entertainment and people hurt by church. This will be the final episode of 1st Friday - thanks for listening! Find more of our programmes at gnba.net /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/25188417

Women in ministry 11/04/2022

Women in ministry Tom and Stuart kick up the dust from an old and contentious topic. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/24904275

Is the UK church fit for purpose? 10/07/2022

Is the UK church fit for purpose? In light of the Queen's recent death Tom and Stuart talk about the church’s response to various times of national crisis. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/24616896

Creation 09/02/2022

Creation Tom and Stuart discuss whether the recent photos from the James Webb telescope challenge the 6 day creation account in Genesis. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/24225795

20 reasons not to have kids 08/05/2022

20 reasons not to have kids Tom and Stuart discuss an article about why people shouldn’t have children and also the recent court decision in the US around abortion. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/23962080

What songs are churches singing in 2022? 07/01/2022

What songs are churches singing in 2022? Tom and Stuart are joined by special guest Heather Reynolds to discuss the CCLI top 100 worship songs. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/23588660

Why do so few pastors have a Christian world view? 06/03/2022

Why do so few pastors have a Christian world view? Tom and Stuart talk about a recent Barna poll around pastors and their world view. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/23311517

Why do so many pastors want to leave? 05/06/2022

Why do so many pastors want to leave? Some statistics suggest that as many as 50% of pastors want to leave the ministry. Tom and Stuart discuss why this is the case and what can be done about it. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/23002400

How do we deal with theological disagreements? 04/01/2022

How do we deal with theological disagreements? Tom and Stuart discuss three separate questions around theological differences, western Christianity and conspiracy theories. 00.00 Intro 01.00 Theological Differences Western Christian culture Conspiracy theories /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/22647158

Should Alpha be the beginning and end of evangelism? 03/04/2022

Should Alpha be the beginning and end of evangelism? Tom and Stuart discuss whether evangelistic courses are a good idea or not. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/22322687

Integrity - a forgotten virtue? 02/04/2022

Integrity - a forgotten virtue? With ongoing scandals involving the Conservative party and the royal family we ask whether integrity is even important anymore. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/21963815

Christians and technology 01/07/2022

Christians and technology Stuart and Tom discuss whether modern technology like smartphones have become acceptable idols for Christians today. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/21692234

Q&A (Part 2) 12/03/2021

Q&A (Part 2) Questions Tom and Stuart answer listener questions in this episode: /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/21353648

Q&A (Part 1) 11/05/2021

Q&A (Part 1) Tom and Stuart answer some listener questions in this episode. Remarriage, Matthew 18, Brian Houston and whether you can lose your salvation. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/20968046

Parenting God's Way 10/01/2021

Parenting God's Way Parenting is hard but thankfully the bible has plenty to say about it! Join Tom and Stuart for a very important discussion. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/20670722

Marriage God's Way 09/03/2021

Marriage God's Way The Bible has much to say about the foundations of marriage and what Christian marriages should look like. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/20357621

What's so great about Britain? 08/06/2021

What's so great about Britain? Tom and Stuart discuss the recent ‘One Britain One Nation‘ campaign and the state of our country right now. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/20030552

Getting the gospel 07/02/2021

Getting the gospel The word ‘gospel’ is thrown around a lot in Christian circles but do we really know what it means? /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/19687124

Battle for the Bible 06/28/2021

Battle for the Bible In this first episode of 1st Friday Tom and Stuart discuss why our view of the Holy Scriptures is vitally important for life and ministry. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/19631459

EXCITING NEWS 06/24/2021

EXCITING NEWS Tom unveils the new name and new focus for the podcast. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/19592471

That's entertainment? 06/21/2021

That's entertainment? Tom and Stuart talk about what passes for entertainment today and discuss how Christians should approach films and tv. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/19546289

Lowering your (prophetic) standards 06/14/2021

Lowering your (prophetic) standards Tom and Stuart lock horns over whether the recently released prophetic standards statement is any good. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/19464053

Have denominations had their day? 05/19/2021

Have denominations had their day? Figures suggest there are over 30,000 Christian denominations and the number is still growing. But what role do denominations actually play in 2021? Tom and Stuart tackle this important question. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/19169294

Can Christians smoke marijuana? 05/10/2021

Can Christians smoke marijuana? It wouldn’t have even been a question 25 years ago but, with the abundance of weed in society and the legalisation of the drug discussed regularly in politics, the question is starting to be asked by believers. Tom and Stuart wade into the debate with their Bibles open. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/19046042

Cancel Christians 04/27/2021

Cancel Christians We talk about why Christianity magazine recently ‘cancelled’ David Robertson and the implication of this. Why are Christians cancelling Christians? /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/18877340

Can Christians drink alcohol? 04/14/2021

Can Christians drink alcohol? It's an issue that has divided Christians and even whole denominations for hundreds of years… but should it? What does the Bible actually say about alcohol and how should we apply the relevant verses today? /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/18721592

Has Brian 'head' Welch gone too far with his faith? 04/08/2021

Has Brian 'head' Welch gone too far with his faith? Recently a heavy metal musician claimed he went too far in his faith after becoming a Christian and it became a new drug for him. Stuart and Tom discuss this and consider if anyone can actually go too far with Christianity. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/18649016

Conversion Therapy 04/01/2021

Conversion Therapy The practice of trying to change an individual's sexual orientation has already been outlawed in Australia, Canada and the United States. Boris Johnson has said recently that the government will soon ban it in Britain as well. What should Christians make of this? Tom and Stuart discuss. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/18565079

Where did this podcast come from? And should Christians be buried or burned? 03/23/2021

Where did this podcast come from? And should Christians be buried or burned? Stuart and Tom talk about the origins of Too Hot For Radio and also answer an important question about whether Christians should be buried or cremated after they die. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/18440099

Mothers Day Special 03/14/2021

Mothers Day Special To celebrate Mothering Sunday we talk about our own mums and whether Motherhood will soon be a thing of the past. Then we discuss whether God is a mother and whether the Catholics have the right view of Mary. /episode/index/show/toohotforradio/id/18314024

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