The Cathedral Podcast

How shall we navigate our differences and disagreements? When is it diversity, and how can we seek reconciliation? We speak with Dr Gordon Smith on these subjects he's written about.

From youth pastor to missions leader, Joseph helps us see how mission involves three strands, and the challenges ahead as we pass the baton.

Pastor Edmund and mortician Daniel discuss the Christian view of death and practical thoughts on the journey of dying, suicide and bereavement.

Anthony and Lin Ho demystify Spiritual Direction and helps us see its place in a Christians' journey of maturation.

How do we plan responsibly and with faith? Cheryl Chung, who helps organisations plan, discusses this seeming condundrum.

The news feels old and overwhelming. How do we read, make sense and respond? Revd Daniel Wee joins us to explore this.

Denominations sometimes appear to suggest disunity. We ask church historian Dr Violet James to help us understand how it all came about, and where it may be headed.

Why research when we have faith? Adrian Chan shares his training and experience from leadership development and church eldership.

Jennifer Heng shares both the pain and the plain-speak about a topic we rarely discuss.

Nathanael Goh discusses why working for the greater good of society is a unique Christian calling.

Banker Timothy Wong discusses how his faith informs and inspires his work in the financial industry.

Pastor Ian Toh helps us see how affirming life is a powerful lens to understand the Gospel and church.

The work of missions has changed. Christy and Lawrence's robust repartee helps us stretch our thinking.

Bishop Gordon Wong discusses the unique nature and the vision of spiritual leadership and its outworkings.

Bishop Rennis Ponniah shares how the church can mature through the storms and be ready for a whole new future.

Are there important things all parents cannot fail in or neglect? Dr Eliza Lian-Ding helps us answer this critical question.

Friends Jonathan and Leonard draw from their adventures and personal growth as fresh grads to discuss poetry, meaning, and outreach.

Catch the contagious delight of Biblical lecturer Wen Pin as he helps us understand how to enjoy the Bible.

Marilyn McEntyre shares how the erosion of language impacts faith and life, and we consider ways we can respond and reclaim this unique human capacity.

Wen Pin and Shereena help us understand disability and how to respond in a mature way with their personal stories and advocacy work.

Dr Roland Chia helps us understand the doctrine of God's constancy and its importance for our faith and life.

Far from a dusty archaic first half, Dr Peter Ho helps us appreciate how crucial knowing the Old Testament is to proper faith formation.

Pastoral consultant Philip Huan helps us understand what church health is and why it is so crucial to us organically and organisationally.

Jenni shares her personal and pastoral journey of the life-transforming value of cultivating silence as a spiritual discipline.

Advocate and mom Dawn Fung shares her heart for the need to have a strong view of education and the urgent need to reclaim it.

Theologian Dr Edmund and his brother, Pastor Raymond Fong share why it is important how we see the end and some difficulties we must grapple with.

A loving banter with Quek Shiwei and Joanne Kwok on labels, definitions, biblical vision and the part brothers can play to help the gals out.

Carol Loi discusses the urgency of helping our children navigate a new world online, and how to go about it.

We discuss both the opportunity, dangers and safeguards needed about being online with youth pastor and social influencer Isaac Ong.

With increasing incidence, we talk to psychiatrist Dr Raja Velloo about the factors related to mental wellness and explore how the church can help.

More than a popular theological idea, Rev Timothy Khoo shares how raw and real grace really is through his story of personal redemption.

A discussion with Aaron Lee on whether technology is a threat to humans and how we can respond.

How should we think about technology and use it wisely? Aaron Lee dissects this subject for us.

Bryan Shen shares insights from personal and professional experience about the complexities of gender identity struggles.

How can we understand this phenomenon, resist its allure and mitigate its effects? Raphael Zhang helps us with these questions and more.

Honest and insightful sharing from Wendy Wong on how illness led her on an unconventional path and towards a wholeness and depth she was surprised by.

The Faith-Life Team shares their observations about the pandemic and their hopes for what fruit it may yield.

We feel the loss through Covid-19. Soo Inn and Bernice of Graceworks helps us understand why friendship is so essential.

We are creatures of feeling, and often find ourselves surprised by our emotions. Jenni shares her personal and pastoral insights on managing and maturing our emotions.

Scientist Benjamin and Ps Kuo Yong help us to see why caring for creation is a part of a Christian's calling.

In this time of post-truth, how can we look to the Bible as an authority? One time lawyer and policy adviser Max Jeganathan discusses legitimacy and our real struggles in submitting to the Bible.

Lawyer Ronald JJ Wong helps us understand what social justice is and why it is so critical to our faith and how we can work towards it.

Staying at Home in Holy Week - A Conversation with Two Vicars, Revd Daniel Wee and Canon Terry Wong, recorded just before PM's speech on 3rd April

This convo with Edric Sng, editor of thir.st and Salt and Light about the online world is even more pertinent in view of Covid-19, though here we focus on the next gen who are digital natives.

Work has a bad rep. Should we see it differently? Marketplace advocate Timothy Liu discusses the value and significance of work from a faith perspective.

Surely God does not want us to be sick? Rev Wong Tak Meng guides us pastorally and Scripturally to learn how to view and go through sickness, individually and as a church.

Can observing Lent transform your life? Pastor Ian Chew and theological student Gabriel Tan help us with the origins, purpose, and power of the forty-day season that culminates with the Resurrection.

What is family? With three boys of their own, Joseph and Li Ping Gan share how they were led to foster two more. Hear their journey of conviction, preparation and how the church helped.

Just how many, how diverse, and how united is the Singapore church? We talk with Ng Zhiwen, a local mission-enabler who has spent nearly a decade finding out just that.

Faith starts off as a seed. Prof Lawrence Chia shares insights from his eventful life to show us how faith grows, deepens and creatively responds to life's realities.

Potters Kenneth and Huiwen, founders of Asobi Studio share the contours of their journey to step away from the mainstream to pursue life-giving joy and a simpler life built around core values.