ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Come behind the scenes of Lee Abbey, a Christian Retreat Centre in North Devon England, to hear your favourite guest speakers, all about community life and how to live as a Christian in todays world. Mostly hosted by our warden and chaplain David and Caroline Hammond, but as the nature of this place, you will meet lots of new faces.
Update frequency:
every 12 days
Average audio length:
46 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
16 episodes
since March 29, 2026
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
This week Fiona sits down with Samuel Jackson-Reed to talk about worship in all its forms. Sam dives into what deconstruction looks like (even as a cliche Lord of the Rings, craft coffee lover Christian) while maintaining his love for Christ. We love to highlight what is happening around us in a cr…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
Do you have a passion for youth ministry? This week Simon, our marketing lead sits down with Ben Knowlamn to talk about his journey to being called to youth ministry. Through the twists and turns, the highs and lows, Ben and Simon talk about how God is still working to reach the younger generation …
This week David and Caroline are coming to you with some updates on what is happening at Lee Abbey. Through some unexpected news, we as a community are staying closer than ever and pursuing the Lord in all that we do.
Please keep us in your prayers for more community members, a clear direction of w…
Stuck in the middle? Looking longingly at the finish line while not enjoying what is in the present moment? This week on Encounter, Caroline sits down with Bishop Emma Ineson a current guest speaker at Lee Abbey and past community member, and talked about her book 'Middling What Jesus Said About Pe…
"I shouldn't say this on a podcast...."-Mark Scyner
This week we welcome Mark Scyner a long time Lee Abbey member who has made his mark (no pun intended) in many roles, ways and relationships. As a celebration of his retirement after 16 years of service, David sat down to hear his story. Thank you …
Meet our new Reach Lead! Simon Allaby started off as our house team lead (now recruiting his replacement!) and has now transitioned into a marketing role through a long journey of finding this role. Feeling like a 'round peg in a round hole', as Simon says, we are so excited to welcome him into the…
This week David and Caroline sit down with Leah Bucko, a speaker, author, mother, writer and guest speaker here at Lee Abbey to talk about her week Flourish! The three talk about living between grief and joy, after Leah's experience with the loss of her child, and how to continue finding the joy in…
This week David and Caroline sat down with Paul Friend, the director of South West Youth Ministries (SWYM)! SWYM has had a long standing partnership with Lee Abbey, bringing in multiple times a year, groups of passionate youth workers in training. The three of them talk about what community in a ch…
Time for a deep dive into Revelations! Have you been avoiding Revelations (we can all be guilty of avoiding what feels like a huge daunting, book) well, meet Ian Paul. Drawn to Revelations after a calling from God when asked, "What do you want" and answering “to help people read scripture” well, Go…
Ever wonder what it takes for a couple to run a place like Lee Abbey? Well, now is your chance! David and Caroline sit down together to show a lighthearted side for our listeners, recollecting how they met, David's fast, but ultimately, perfectly timed proposal and what there favourite ways to spen…
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