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The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God

S2 E25. Live from Big Church Festival: Lauren Windle, Ben Sixsmith, Martin Shaw, Andy Wolfe & Andrew Ollerton.

The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God

Justin Brierley

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8592 Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 142 minutes

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Summary

The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God was part of this summer's Big Church Festival. In the first of two festival specials, Justin shares 3 live interviews from the 'Podcast Stage'.Author Lauren Windle and agnostic journalist Ben Sixsmith share their stories of addiction recovery and searching for God. Mythologist Martin Shaw tells his miraculous conversion story and continuing quest for 'Wild Christianity'. Andy Wolfe and Andrew Ollerton explore the rise in Bible interest among Gen Z. 'Responding To The Rebirth' Conference: http://rebirthconference.net/ More info, book & newsletter: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/ Support via Patreon for early access to new episodes and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/justinbrierley/membership Support via Tax-deductible (USA) and get the same perks: https://defendersmedia.com/portfolio/justin-brierley/ Give a one-off gift via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/brierleyjustin Buy the book or get a signed copy: https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god/ Got feedback? Share it with us by emailing: feedback@think.faith Ep 25 show notes: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/season-2-episode-25-big-church-1 Also, check out our show ‘Uncommon Ground’ for discussion and debates: ⁠https://justinbrierley.com/uncommon-ground-podcast/⁠ The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God is a production of Think Faith in partnership with Genexis, and support from The Jerusalem Trust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Well, we were not prepared for this. The venue is full. However, the mission is bigger than the room. You can still join us. Due to the incredible uptake, our responding to the Rebirth Conference will now be live streamed. Book your online pass now at rebirthconference.net. You may not be in the room, but you can still be part of the

0:22.5

response from anywhere in the world on Saturday the 22nd of November. On the live stream,

0:28.5

you'll get full access to all keynote sessions, panels and interviews with guests, including

0:33.6

John Lennox, Paul Kingsnorth, Elizabeth Oldfield and Al Gordon.

0:39.3

You can take part in the Q&A.

0:42.1

You'll get to take home recordings of all of the sessions and get a front row seat to what God is doing.

0:45.7

A rebirth is happening.

0:47.6

Let's respond together wherever we are.

0:49.8

Book your live stream pass at rebirthconference.net.

1:05.1

So I, like, turned up at a church and I waited and they did that bit like at the end if everyone

1:11.7

wants prayer come up and I went and said like well can someone pray for me and five days

1:17.2

clean from cocaine addiction. I think for me when I feel closest to understanding of something

1:25.3

of God it's more in the kind of silence. Like when I visit churches, I feel the sense of something else most powerfully when I'm just kind of sitting there.

1:37.3

Did the Lord ever tell you the meaning of the starry arrow?

1:41.3

Not yet. It's in me all the time. The thing for me for a while was should I

1:47.3

talk about it? And what I did feel that God said to me was I gave you 18 months during lockdown.

1:55.3

That was just for you. He says what I gave you was a whisper. You now have to shed on the rooftops.

2:03.6

My son, a few months back, he said,

2:05.6

Dad, do you have a spare copy of the Bible?

2:07.6

He plays football.

2:08.6

And a football team said, one of my mates and the team, it's his birthday.

2:11.6

And I know he really wants a copy of the Bible.

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