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Russell Watson: The UK's bestselling classical artist finds faith

22 Dec 2023
00:53:00

The world-renowned tenor Russell Watson never planned to be a recording artist, instead dreaming of football stardom as a young boy. “It was daydreams really. I was never any good,” he confesses. His rise to fame saw him move from imitating crooners...

Who do you want to hear on The Profile podcast?

22 Dec 2023
00:04:41

2023...What a year it's been! We've heard from Boyzone's Shane Lynch, Bridgerton's Adjoa Andoh, Newfrontiers founder Terry Virgo and many more on The Profile podcast. But who would you like us to interview in 2024? In this brief message, our pres...

Leadership special: John Wyatt & Chris Goswami ‘What difference will AI make to our leading?’

20 Dec 2023
00:27:24

Andy Peck welcomes John Wyatt (consultant and academic researcher) and Chris Goswami (strategic consultant, chaplain and pastor), men involved in the AI Christian Partnership to discuss what AI is and how it might affect us in the world of work educa...

Leadership special: Richard Gamble ‘The Prayer vision - 20 years in the making’

13 Dec 2023
00:26:58

Andy Peck talks to Richard Gamble, the founder of the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer, about his vision to see a wall with one million answered prayers that will stand as a monument to God’s faithfulness in a land where he is too often forgotten. The...

Fergus Butler-Gallie: Confessions of a young priest

8 Dec 2023
00:51:24

Fergus Butler-Gallie: Confessions of a young priest God calls into ordained ministry those who he cannot save any other way. That's what Fergus Butler-Gallie was once told. It was a tongue-in-cheek remark, nevertheless, Fergus thinks there's somethin...

Leadership special: Steve Cochram - ‘Cracking the Communication Code’

6 Dec 2023
00:27:08

Andy Peck talks to Steve Cockram, the Co-Founder of GiANT Worldwide and a director of GiANT London about a book written with his business partner Jeremie Kubicek, Cracking the Communication Code Unlock Every Relationship, One Conversation at a Time...

Lucy Grimble: Finding her calling and learning to lead thousands in worship

1 Dec 2023
00:45:44

Devon-based Lucy Grimble has led worship at venues as large as Wembley Arena and The Royal Albert Hall and her fourth album, Between the Shadow and the Sun, was released in October. Here she speaks with Woman Alive's deputy editor Jemimah Wright abou...

Leadership special: Keith Foster ‘Chaplaincy for a new generation’

29 Nov 2023
00:24:56

Andy Peck talks to Keith Foster, head of contemporary chaplaincy at Waverley Abbey College about the importance of chaplaincy at a time when many have little or no connection with a local church. They discuss how he became a chaplain at a local runni...

Ross Hendry: Proclaiming God's better story in the messy world of politics

24 Nov 2023
00:52:02

The CEO of the Christian charity, CARE, speaks to Premier Christianity's Sam Hailes about his life and faith. Ross Hendry was born in Wales, has worked for a trade union and held senior positions at a number of Christian charities. Opening up about t...

Leadership special: Dan Blythe 'Is your leadership open to young people?’

22 Nov 2023
00:26:47

Andy Peck talks to Dan Blythe, Global youth director for Alpha International and has been involved in youthwork for 20 years including serving at Hillsong London. Dan Blythe is the co-author of Facing Fear 365 Daily reflections for hope, peace and co...

Kate Coleman: ‘When the Spirit is left to move, women rise up to lead’

17 Nov 2023
00:52:49

Kate Coleman never intended to become a Christian, yet alone blaze a trail for women in ministry. The first Black female minister in the Baptist Union, as well as the denomination’s first Black female president, when she was first asked to be a churc...

Leadership special: Tim Cross 'morally courageous leadership'

15 Nov 2023
00:27:38

Andy Peck chats with Major General Tim Cross (retired) about encouraging godly leadership as a lay Minister. Tim served in the British Army for 36 years, and they discuss his assessment of the Israel-Gaza conflict, the kind of leadership every Chri...

Fr Mike Schmitz: Reading the Bible in a year

10 Nov 2023
00:56:27

This week on The Profile, Tony Wilson catches up with the church leader behind the #1 hit podcast, 'The Bible in a Year'. Fr Mike Schmitz explains how he came to faith, why he prays for church unity every week and gives his perspective on Pope Franci...

Leadership special: James Poch & Iman Spearman 'Putting discipleship at the heart of church life'

8 Nov 2023
00:27:24

Andy Peck chats with James Poch and Iman Spearman, both part of Regeneration Church, London. James is the pastor who founded the church with his wife, Ruth. Iman came to faith at the church and now leads worship there. They talk about James's book:...

Francis Spufford: How the critically-acclaimed author came back to faith

3 Nov 2023
00:48:16

Francis Spufford is a child of his times. He was raised on a university campus by “serious and convinced” churchgoing parents, in an era when Christianity was “taken for granted” as part of most people’s ordinary lives. His teenage years began two de...