Finger on the Pulse | S2, E3: John Smyth, Justin Welby, and Responding to Church Abuse

Head of CMF Public Policy Susan Marriott is joined by Trevor Stammers and Julie Maxwell. They explore Julie's new CMF File on Teenagers and sexual identity (linked below). Trevor Stammers previously authored a CMF File on the same topic (linked below). They come together to share their knowledge on the issue. Julie Maxwell worked as a community paediatrician for 25 years. She is now the Deputy Director of Lovewise, a charity that seeks to support parents, churches, and schools to teach on ma...

Ever-accelerating AI capabilities raise the question of what it means to be human.  What exactly are human beings? Are we advanced apes? Are we machines? Are we souls confined to a body? In this plenary session, Sharon Dirckx helped us to consider questions of core human identity from the perspectives of philosophy, theology, and neuroscience. Support the show

In the second talk of CMF National Conference 2026, main speaker Piyush Jani takes us through Philippians 2:1-18 and the patterns of joyful serving. Support the show

In the first talk of CMF National Conference 2026, main speaker Piyush Jani takes us through John 15:1-17. We learn that Jesus is the True Vine, and when we abide in him, we will bear much fruit, and experience the source of joy. Support the show

CMF Head of Public Policy Susan Marriott is joined by guests Michael Trimble and Abbie Englund. Michael Trimble is a clinical academic based in Belfast. Abbie is a third-year medical student based in Edinburgh. The three sat down to discuss the widely taught and used ‘four-principles’ approach to medical ethics. Read Michael's CMF File - Ethics: a matter of principle below: Ethics: a matter of principle Support the show