God has reconciled us to Himself, starting with Jesus’ incarnation. Samuel talks about the Church as a new community that represents Christ’s presence and testifies to our forgiveness.  Celebrating our differ...

A prophetic message of hope by Ukrainian church planter and leader, Andrey Bondarenko, specifically for those who have been forcibly displaced, taken from Welcome Churches’ 2024 Welcome Conference: The Road to Restoration, where he was keyno...

Back in January, Emily chatted with Lucia Boyd, who worked as Welcome Churches’ Refugee Training Officer. Lucia has amassed a wealth of cross-cultural experience, having lived in Uruguay, Venezuela, North America, Hong Kong, and the UK!<...

“A guest always comes with a very sharp pocket knife”.Dr. Harvey Kwiyani - Director of the Acts 11 Project: Centre for Global Witness and Human Migration at Church Mission Society, Oxford - draws on this ancient southern Malawian pro...

Samuel and Tim Leese, our COO, speak with Bedford-based church planter and leader, Andrey Bondarenko, from Ukraine.Andrey invites us into his reflections on his unexpected journey to the UK; the process of brokenness and deep r...

Here, we take a deep dive into the life story of Samuel Luak - Welcome Churches’ Leader for Refugee Integration and Discipleship, whom we first met in series one, sharing about the blessings of refugee ministry. He tells E...

What does God have to say about the stranger? This episode unpacks how our LORD is the God of the migrant. His Word is brimming with people of faith, who have sought refuge and sanctuary, and have been exiled and persecute...

Without really knowing where it would eventually lead, Adam Martin and his wife, Karina, started out overseas for a couple of years at a church plant in what was first Soviet Estonia, where they were met by an incredible openness to the gosp...

In this episode, Emily is speaking with Samuel Luak, one of the staff team at Welcome Churches. Born and raised in Sudan, Samuel has lived in seven different countries over the past 30 years.Refugee ministry connects God’s chur...

In this episode, Sue is joined by Patrick Johnstone, missionary, international speaker, researcher, author - most notably of Operation World and The Future of the Global Church - and trustee at W...

Get to know your co-hosts, Sue and Emily, as they share their own very different stories of first getting involved with welcoming and journeying with refugees and people seeking asylum. They also trace the charity’s beginnings.

Hello, we’re thrilled to welcome you to Love the stranger, a new podcast hosted by Sue Butler and Emily Shepherd, Joint CEOs of Welcome Churches. Here we outline what you can expect to hear from us in each episode....