How we made our church building more accessible, with Gill Bradley and Jane Sellers (Insights Episode 80)
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Making your church more sight loss friendly doesn’t have to cost much and even little things can make a huge difference. Linn chats to Gill Bradley from St Frideswides Church and Jane Sellers from Spurgeons Baptist church, who share a church building, about the steps they have taken to improve their building’s accessibility. This has benefitted more than the people with sight loss.
Continuing from last week’s episode, we’re focusing on two more aspects of encountering Jesus as Christians, led by Bible studies from Torch CEO Tim Jeffrey, and Rev Chich Hewitt who has sight loss and is a long time friend of Torch. The show will still make sense if you missed last week’s, but you can also catch up below!
Why is Sight Loss Sunday important? With Wendy Coxhill (Insights Episode 79)
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Why is Sight Loss Sunday important? With Wendy Coxhil
15 October sees Torch marking the third Sight Loss Sunday which celebrates and raises awareness of blind and partially sighted people in church. Linn talks to lay preacher Wendy Coxhill who reflects on why Sight Loss Sunday is important to her and suggests a few different ways churches can get involved.
This week’s episode features thoughts by blind friends of Torch which use Biblical stories of people encountering Jesus to reflect on how we today can encounter Christ ourselves in a very real way.
Rescued by my church family With Emma Meade (Insights Episode 78
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First broadcast on Reflections, this is the incredible story of Emma Meade whose life was turned upside down when her flat caught fire. Talking to Marilyn Baker, she recounts the moment she felt something was off while cooking and how her church family came to the rescue in more ways than one until she was back on her feet. You can listen to Reflections on RNIB Connect radio, on our website, or anywhere else you get podcasts.
On this week’s episode we’re celebrating blind and partially sighted Christian athletes Sarah Leiter and Janice Tillet. Sarah will be representing Team GB in goalball at the IBSA World Games between the 20th and 27th August. To follow the games go to: https://www.ibsagames2023.co.uk/
Celebrating Torch groups With David Arthur (Insights episode 77)
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First broadcast on Reflections, this is an interview with David Arthur who leads the Torch Fellowship Group (TFG) in Southwark in London. He talks about how he got involved with the group and how the group is thriving today. It’s also currently the most ethnically diverse TFG out there. You may listen to Reflections on RNIB connect radio, our website, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This week we’re exploring IBSA World Games with a great chat with Alaina McGregor, the CEO of British Blind Sport before the games begin on Friday 18th! To find out more about the games, including how to get tickets and follow the events, visit: https://www.ibsagames2023.co.uk/
Torch Together, one year on. (Insights Episode 76)
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Linn talks to colleague Becky Davies about how the Torch together holidays are going one year after they launched. What has changed, what has stayed the same and how they have had a positive influence on both participants and volunteers.
On this week’s Reflections, Sue Richards shares her and husband John’s beautiful story of love, faith, sight loss, and running a Torch fellowship group in Milton Keynes for an amazing 30 years – and counting!
