Paul – The Responsible Parent

Episode Date: Sunday, 19 October 2025
🎧 Runtime: ~16 mins
📍 From: King’s Christian Centre, Old Town – Swindon, UK

🎧 Episode Description

In this episode of The Deep Dive, we explore the powerful message of spiritual leadership from Pastor Malcolm Macqueen’s sermon, “Paul – The Responsible Parent”, preached at King’s Christian Centre, Swindon. Anchored in 1 Thessalonians 2:7–8, this conversation unpacks the Apostle Paul’s extraordinary model of spiritual parenting.

Paul, though unmarried and without physical children, embraced a deep sense of spiritual responsibility, guiding, nurturing, and encouraging the churches he helped birth through the Gospel. Pastor Malcolm highlights four key areas where Paul exemplified spiritual parenthood:

1. Spiritual Birth – Leading others to Christ and embracing them as spiritual children.

2. Spiritual Growth – Nurturing maturity through the Word, care, and accountability.

3. Spiritual Activity – Encouraging joyful, prayerful, and thankful Christian living.

4. Spiritual Hope – Grounding believers in the eternal hope of Christ’s return.

We discuss the implications of each point and what it means for believers today, especially those discipling or mentoring others in the faith. Whether you're a pastor, parent, youth leader, or simply someone who influences others spiritually, this episode is a heartfelt call to embrace that responsibility like Paul did.

🔔 Don’t forget: The full sermon is available on the KCC YouTube channel – just search for
@KCCOldTownSwindonUK.

📌 Key Themes:

• Discipleship & mentoring

• The Gospel as spiritual foundation

• Emotional, spiritual & mental health in Christian living

• The power of hope in trials

• Paul’s apostolic care and practical application today

🔗 Listen, reflect, and share this with someone who’s walking the journey of spiritual leadership, parenting, or mentorship.