The Project Violet Podcast

S2 Episode 6 - Alex Ellish and Carmel Murphy Elliot

This episode introduces Alex and Carmel who worked together on their research.  Carmel Murphy Elliot has a portfolio ministry which includes being regional coordinator for Urban Expression in the North of England.  Alex Ellish was at the time of the research the minister of a Baptist church in Peckham in southeast London as well as being a regional coordinator for Urban Expression.  Together they researched women ministers’ experience of working in pioneering contexts.

S2 Episode 5 - Beth Powney

This episode introduces Beth Powney who was the Regional Team Leader of the Eastern Baptist Association when she was doing her research.  She has now retired in the South East.  Beth’s research evaluated the impact of a leadership development programme for women ministers called MagnifyYou. 

S2 Episode 4 - Denise Dobie

This episode introduces Denise Dobie who is a newly accredited minister serving at Darkhouse Baptist Church in the Black Country.  Until recently she was also a GP.  Her research, which was also part of her NAMs studies, looked at the experience of women ministering through the menopause and the support they received.

S2 Episode 3 - Helen Dare

This episode introduces Helen Dare who is both the minister at Broad Haven Baptist Church in Pembrokeshire and a tutor at Cardiff Baptist College.  Helen was one of the members of the Theological Reflectors group and she explains how that group contributed to the research.

S2 Episode 2 - Charmaine Mhlanga

This episode introduces Charmaine Mhlanga who is a newly accredited minister serving at Sundon Park Baptist Church in Luton.  Her research, which also formed part of her NAMs studies, looked at the Baptist Together Equality and Diversity training resources for ministers called, ‘I am because you are’.

S2 Episode 1 - Sarah Crane

This episode introduces Sarah Crane who is the Head of Chaplaincy at Milton Keynes University Hospital.  Her research compared the experiences of women ministers working as NHS chaplains with those same women’s experience of working in a local church. 

Episode 5 - From Bystander to Ally

Episode 5 looks at how behaviour that undermines women is often ignored rather than challenged.  It suggests that we all have a responsibility to change from being a bystander to an ally. Hosts Jane Day and Helen Cameron listen in as Tim, Nathan and Steve role play a conversation about choosing the next minister.  It is the last of 5 episodes preparing for the release of the findings of Project Violet on 2 May 2024.  Tune back in on that day for Season 2.  For more information visit www.projectviolet.org.uk
 
A podcast is usually a recording of two or more people having a conversation. So much ofchurch life is sharing conversation with one another, Sometimes we speak to others directly,on other occasions we might listen to a conversation between two people within a meeting.Sometimes a conversation happens and is retold to us afterwards. In all these examples weare invited to listen and to reflect on what is said.
We invite you to listen to these podcast conversations between Jane and Helen and theirguests. And we invite you to reflect together as a group: on what is said and what this mightmean for your church life together. We trust that your reflections will lead you to encounterGod at work in this conversation we share. We offer the following questions to supportyour listening and reflection:What happened in the podcast?How did you feel as you listened to the conversation?What challenged, stimulated, or disturbed you?
What core values emerge as you think about the conversation in the podcast?What values are different from yours?
Where is God present for you in this conversation?Where is God present for others?
Does this conversation remind you of another Scripture passage, a hymn, or other resourcesfrom your own testimony?What ways of being Baptist speak to this conversation?Are you affirmed or challenged in your present actions or beliefs?
What questions still linger?What do you need as a church?What will you do now?
Adapted fromJohnson, Abigail Reflecting with God. Connecting Faith and Daily Life in Small Groups Alban,2004 www.alban.org

Episode 4 - From all women to this woman

Episode 4 looks at how not all women experience sexism in the same way.  It suggests that other identities and experiences contribute and need to be recognised.  Hosts Jane Day and Helen Cameron listen in as Esther, Tim, Nathan and Steve role play a Deacon’s Meeting. It is episode 4 of 5 preparing for the release of the findings of Project Violet on 2 May 2024.  For more information visit www.projectviolet.org.uk
 
A podcast is usually a recording of two or more people having a conversation. So much ofchurch life is sharing conversation with one another, Sometimes we speak to others directly,on other occasions we might listen to a conversation between two people within a meeting.Sometimes a conversation happens and is retold to us afterwards. In all these examples weare invited to listen and to reflect on what is said.
We invite you to listen to these podcast conversations between Jane and Helen and theirguests. And we invite you to reflect together as a group: on what is said and what this mightmean for your church life together. We trust that your reflections will lead you to encounterGod at work in this conversation we share. We offer the following questions to supportyour listening and reflection:What happened in the podcast?How did you feel as you listened to the conversation?What challenged, stimulated, or disturbed you?
What core values emerge as you think about the conversation in the podcast?What values are different from yours?
Where is God present for you in this conversation?Where is God present for others?
Does this conversation remind you of another Scripture passage, a hymn, or other resourcesfrom your own testimony?What ways of being Baptist speak to this conversation?Are you affirmed or challenged in your present actions or beliefs?
What questions still linger?What do you need as a church?What will you do now?
Adapted fromJohnson, Abigail Reflecting with God. Connecting Faith and Daily Life in Small Groups Alban,2004 www.alban.org

Episode 3 - From Criticism to Feedback

Episode 3 looks at how criticism can be experienced as sexist.  It suggests ways of giving constructive feedback.  Hosts Jane Day and Helen Cameron listen in as Esther, Tim, Nathan and Steve role play a conversation after the Church Meeting.  It is episode 3 of 5 preparing for the release of the findings of Project Violet on 2 May 2024. For more information visit www.projectviolet.org.uk
 
A podcast is usually a recording of two or more people having a conversation. So much ofchurch life is sharing conversation with one another, Sometimes we speak to others directly,on other occasions we might listen to a conversation between two people within a meeting.Sometimes a conversation happens and is retold to us afterwards. In all these examples weare invited to listen and to reflect on what is said.
We invite you to listen to these podcast conversations between Jane and Helen and theirguests. And we invite you to reflect together as a group: on what is said and what this mightmean for your church life together. We trust that your reflections will lead you to encounterGod at work in this conversation we share. We offer the following questions to supportyour listening and reflection:What happened in the podcast?How did you feel as you listened to the conversation?What challenged, stimulated, or disturbed you?
What core values emerge as you think about the conversation in the podcast?What values are different from yours?
Where is God present for you in this conversation?Where is God present for others?
Does this conversation remind you of another Scripture passage, a hymn, or other resourcesfrom your own testimony?What ways of being Baptist speak to this conversation?Are you affirmed or challenged in your present actions or beliefs?
What questions still linger?What do you need as a church?What will you do now?
Adapted fromJohnson, Abigail Reflecting with God. Connecting Faith and Daily Life in Small Groups Alban,2004 www.alban.org

Episode 2 - From Compliment to Affirmation

A podcast is usually a recording of two or more people having a conversation. So much ofchurch life is sharing conversation with one another, Sometimes we speak to others directly,on other occasions we might listen to a conversation between two people within a meeting.Sometimes a conversation happens and is retold to us afterwards. In all these examples weare invited to listen and to reflect on what is said.
We invite you to listen to these podcast conversations between Jane and Helen and theirguests. And we invite you to reflect together as a group: on what is said and what this mightmean for your church life together. We trust that your reflections will lead you to encounterGod at work in this conversation we share. We offer the following questions to supportyour listening and reflection:What happened in the podcast?How did you feel as you listened to the conversation?What challenged, stimulated, or disturbed you?
What core values emerge as you think about the conversation in the podcast?What values are different from yours?
Where is God present for you in this conversation?Where is God present for others?
Does this conversation remind you of another Scripture passage, a hymn, or other resourcesfrom your own testimony?What ways of being Baptist speak to this conversation?Are you affirmed or challenged in your present actions or beliefs?
What questions still linger?What do you need as a church?What will you do now?
Adapted fromJohnson, Abigail Reflecting with God. Connecting Faith and Daily Life in Small Groups Alban,2004 www.alban.org