The Stott Legacy Podcast
In 2020-2022, Mark Meynell recorded conversations with a range of people who have been impacted by John Stott’s legacy. Each day in Advent 2024, we're releasing remastered episodes of The Stott Legacy podcast for you to enjoy.
John Stott holds a unique place in 20th-century Church history, both in Britain and across the globe. From 2020 to 2022, Mark Meynell recorded conversations with a range of people who have been impacted by John Stott’s legacy. His thoughts, life and example represent many challenges to our own generation. Join us by listening to these remastered episodes, as we explore inspiration, challenges and insights from the life of Uncle John. One episode per day will be released in Advent 2024.
The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 1 – Gottfried Osei-Mensah
To mark the centenary of John Stott’s birth, Langham launched a podcast called “The Stott Legacy”. In each episode, Mark Meynell meets someone who has been impacted by John Stott’s legacy. His thoughts, life and example represent many challenges to our own generation. Join us by listening to these remastered episodes, as we explore inspiration,…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 2 – Dr Russell Moore
Russell Moore has a unique influence on American public life. At the time of recording, he was President of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention (the largest protestant denomination in the USA) and so is frequently called upon to comment on matters of public policy and political events. What has set him…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 3 – Christopher Catherwood
Mark Meynell speaks to Christopher Catherwood, the grandson of Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones, in Episode 3 of The Stott Legacy podcast. To mark the centenary of John Stott’s birth, Langham launched a podcast in 2021 called “The Stott Legacy”. In each episode, Mark Meynell meets someone who has been impacted by John Stott’s legacy. His thoughts,…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 4 – Kosta Milkov
Mark Meynell speaks to Langham Scholar Kosta Milkov in Episode 4 of The Stott Legacy podcast. Dr Kosta Milkov is a man of many parts. But strikingly, several of the strings to his bow could be said to have resulted from meeting John Stott in the early 90s. Having studied theology at a seminary in…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Special Episode – Frances Whitehead
In this special episode of The Stott Legacy podcast, we revisit an interview Mark Meynell recorded back in 2013. It’s with Frances Whitehead, John Stott’s secretary of over 50 years. Frances Whitehead is the one person that John’s ministry could never have done without. She worked for the BBC next door to All Souls Langham…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 5 – Gail and George Atiencia
Mark Meynell speaks to Gail and Jorge Atiencia in Episode 5 of The Stott Legacy podcast. (Note: the poor sound quality comes from a bad internet connection) Gail and Jorge Atiencia speak to Mark Meynell from Ecuador, Jorge’s home country, in this episode. Gail is originally from Canada, and the couple met while Jorge was…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 6 – Dr Greg Johnson
Mark Meynell speaks to Dr Greg Johnson in Episode 6 of The Stott Legacy podcast. Greg Johnson is Lead Pastor at Memorial Presbyterian (PCA) in St Louis, Missouri, a church he has served in various capacities for nearly 20 years. He is also a church historian, who completed a PhD in Historical Theology through St…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 7 – Ria Pasaribu
Mark Meynell speaks to Ria Pasaribu in Indonesia for Episode 7 of The Stott Legacy podcast. After many years working with university students in Perkantas, the Indonesian member movement of IFES (International Fellowship of Evangelical Students), Ria Pasaribu went on to join the staff of OMF (Overseas Missionary Fellowship). Yet, ever since childhood, she had…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 8 – Ruth Padilla deBorst
In Episode 8 of The Stott Legacy podcast, Mark Meynell speaks to Ruth Padilla deBorst. She is a noted theologian, Langham Graduate and missiologist. Ruth’s father, the late René Padilla, became an important colleague and close friend of John Stott’s. This was in part through their participation in IFES student ministry across Latin America and especially…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 9 – Dr John Dickson
In Episode 9 of The Stott Legacy podcast, Mark Meynell chats to Australian historian and theologian Dr John Dickson. He has a PhD in ancient history and had teaching posts in his native city, Sydney Australia, at Macquarie University and the University of Sydney’s Department of Jewish Studies; more recently he had a visiting role…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 10 – Jeremy Vine
BBC broadcaster Jeremy Vine gave a warm and entertaining account of his memories of John Stott for Episode 10 of The Stott Legacy podcast. Jeremy Vine is a veteran journalist who started out in local radio and newspaper reporting. He was for several years the BBC Africa correspondent based in Johannesburg and has since become…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 11 – Dr Corey Widmer
Mark Meynell chats to Corey Widmer, from Virginia USA, who was John Stott’s study assistant for three years in the late 90s. For many years, John had a study assistant, usually a young university graduate, and often they were from the States. Corey is now the lead pastor of a church and recently completed a…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 12 – Prof Jerram Barrs
Professor Jerram Barrs, of Covenant Theological Seminary in St Louis, speaks to Mark Meynell in Episode 12 of The Stott Legacy podcast. Jerram has been at the Seminary since 1989 and just a few years ago was made the inaugural holder of the Francis Schaeffer Chair of Christian Studies and Contemporary Culture. He was born…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 13 – Bp Robert Aboagye-Mensah
Dr Robert Aboagye, former Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church in Ghana, speaks to Mark Meynell in Episode 13 of The Stott Legacy podcast. Dr Robert Aboagye-Mensah is a theologian and scholar, pastor and leader, a thinker for the church and the public square. His career culminated in his being appointed as the Presiding Bishop…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 14 – Ted Schroder
Ted Schroder was the last of a very select group of people – curates at All Souls Langham Place appointed by John Stott. Ted speaks to Mark Meynell in episode 14 of The Stott Legacy podcast. Ted began as a curate at All Souls in 1967, and it was while he was there, that Michael…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 15 – Dr Laura Yoder
Dr Laura Yoder, Professor of Environmental Studies at Wheaton College in the US, spoke to Mark Meynell for Episode 15 of The Stott Legacy podcast. Dr Laura also holds the John Stott Chair of Human Needs and Global Resources at Wheaton. She did a PhD at Yale in Forestry and Environmental Studies and has years of experience involved…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 16 – José de Segovia
Spanish journalist and pastor José de Segovia spoke to Mark Meynell for Episode 16 of The Stott Legacy podcast. José de Segovia is a Spanish journalist based in Madrid with a particular interest in arts and culture. But that is not the only string to his bow, as he has also pursued theological studies at various…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 17 – Bp Timothy Dudley-Smith (Part 1)
Since Episodes 17 and 18 were recorded, Bp Timothy Dudley-Smith died at the age of 97 in 2024. Bp Timothy Dudley-Smith is known around the world for his hymn-writing, but he’s also the official biographer of John Stott. Listen to Part 1 of Mark Meynell’s conversation with him for The Stott Legacy podcast. Timothy Dudley-Smith…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 18 – Bp Timothy Dudley-Smith (Part 2)
Listen to Part 2 of this fascinating conversation with Bp Timothy Dudley-Smith, world-renowned hymn writer and official biographer for John Stott. Since Episodes 17 and 18 were recorded, Bp Timothy Dudley-Smith died at the age of 97 in 2024. Timothy Dudley-Smith has written hundreds of hymns, with around 400 published, included in over 250 hymnals globally. But his…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 19 – Dr Elaine Storkey
Philosopher and sociologist Dr Elaine Storkey talks to Mark Meynell in Episode 19 of The Stott Legacy podcast. Dr Elaine Storkey has worked for many years at the interface of the Church and the Academy. Her postgraduate studies were on Wittgenstein. After that, she taught in many universities and colleges around the world, particularly in…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 20 – Rico Tice
Evangelist Rico Tice talks to Mark Meynell about John Stott’s impact on his life and ministry in Episode 20 of The Stott Legacy podcast. Rico Tice is a passionate evangelist known on university campuses and in local churches all over, in particular through Christianity Explored (CE) Ministries. He was first ordained in the Church of…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 21 – Prof John Wyatt (Part 1)
John Wyatt is a Professor of Ethics and Perinatology at University College London and also an Emeritus Professor of Neonatal Paediatrics, Ethics & Perinatology at University College London. He spoke to Mark Meynell in Episodes 21 and 22 of The Stott Legacy podcast. As a paediatrician, he specialised and led an intensive care unit for…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 22 – Prof John Wyatt (Part 2)
John Wyatt is a Professor of Ethics and Perinatology at University College London and also an Emeritus Professor of Neonatal Paediatrics, Ethics & Perinatology at University College London. He spoke to Mark Meynell in Episodes 21 and 22 of The Stott Legacy podcast. As a paediatrician, he specialised and led an intensive care unit for…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 23 – Dr Marcelo Vargas
In episode 23 of The Stott Legacy podcast, Dr Marcelo Vargas, from Bolivia, speaks to Mark Meynell about how John Stott’s influence changed the direction of his life and ministry. Dr Marcelo Vargas is the director of the Centro de Capacitación Misionera or the Mission Training Centre. He co-founded this with his wife Silvana, a psychologist…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 24 – Dr Ajith Fernando
Dr Ajith Fernando, former Director of Youth for Christ (YfC) Sri Lanka, speaks to Mark Meynell in Episode 24 of The Stott Legacy podcast. After 35 years as Director of YfC Sri Lanka, Ajith Fernando stepped back to become Teaching Director. This gave him the space to write and teach that he’d struggled to find…
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The Stott Legacy Podcast: Episode 25 – Chris Wright and Tayo Arikawe
In the final episode of The Stott Legacy podcast, Mark Meynell speaks to Chris Wright and Tayo Arikawe about continuing John Stott’s vision through Langham Partnership. Since the episode was recorded, Tayo stepped down as International Director of Langham Partnership in 2023. Chris Wright (PhD, Cambridge) is an Old Testament scholar and missiologist who is a…
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