In this week’s episode, Linn is joined by Niall Geddis from the finance department at Torch, who is himself visually impaired, to discuss the joys and challenges of being young, visually impaired and Christian.
To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email slfc@torchtrust.org or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.
This week, Linn is joined by Mike Townsend, the chair of Torch trust who has many years experience in preaching locally, nationally, internationally and on BBC Radio4 to talk about how to successfully preach and lead a church as a blind person.
To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email slfc@torchtrust.org or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.
Did you know that Insights is not the only podcast that Torch produces? Grace Dawson joins Linn on this episode of the podcast to tell us about Reflections, our weekly radio programme on RNIB Connect Radio, and Torch Tales, a podcast about the history of Torch.
To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email slfc@torchtrust.org or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.
While we wait for a new co-host to join the Insights team, Linn sits down with her colleague Becky Davies. In addition to being the Sight Loss Friendly Church co-ordinator, Becky is also responsible for planning and delivering Torch’s holiday offering, Torch Together. We find out more about this aspect of Torch’s ministry, how it has gone so far this year and what to look forward to in 2023.
To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email slfc@torchtrust.org or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.
Following Matthew’s conversation at the Methodist Conference, he sits down with Linn to compare both of their experiences of children’s ministry. They share how this aspect of church life could have been made better for them and reflect on what they would have done differently if they knew then what they know now.
To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email slfc@torchtrust.org or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.
On 27 June 2022, Becky Davies, Sight Loss Friendly Church Coordinator, interviewed Matthew Horspool about growing up as a blind person and his Christian faith. The event was held in front of a live audience as a fringe event at the Methodist Conference in Telford, and recorded for this podcast.
In part 2, we hear questions from the audience. Matthew talks about Sunday school, why he doesn’t own a guide dog, and what advice he would give to church leaders encountering a person with sight loss for the first time.
To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email slfc@torchtrust.org or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.
On 27 June 2022, Becky Davies, Sight Loss Friendly Church Coordinator, interviewed Matthew Horspool about growing up as a blind person and his Christian faith. The event was held in front of a live audience as a fringe event at the Methodist Conference in Telford, and recorded for this podcast.
In part 1, Matthew talks about school, early memories of church and the valuable part that music plays in his Christian faith.
To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email slfc@torchtrust.org or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.
The word “blind” has many conotations. The Biblical meaning is not nnecessarily the same as the cultural meaning, and some people may not respond well emotionally to being referred to as “blind”. However, this is not the case for everyone, and in many cases, “blind” is the best description. Join us this week as we reflect on this topic.
To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email slfc@torchtrust.org or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.
