The Profile

The Profile

Find out what makes influential Christian leaders tick! Hear the faith stories of a huge range of church leaders, musicians, preachers and more, as they share how God has led and guided them through both valleys and mountain-top experiences. The Profile brings you in-depth interviews to help you learn from the wisdom and experiences of people who have gone all-in for God. Past guests include church leaders such as HTB’s Nicky Gumbel, the world renown DJ Moby, Bible teachers Joyce Meyer and John Mark Comer, missionary Jackie Pullinger, Gospel superstar Fred Hammond and worship leaders Martin Smith and Tim Hughes. New episodes are published every Friday, PLUS check out bonus episodes every Wednesday, where our resident leadership expert Andy Peck interviews a range of pastors, preachers and practitioners on the topic of Christian leadership. The Profile is brought to you by Premier Christianity, the UK’s leading Christian magazine. If you enjoy The Profile you’re sure to love Premier Christianity magazine which will help you understand the changing culture around us and what God is doing through his Church today, read for free now at premierchristianity.com.

Episodes

Pastor Colin Smith speaking on the Bible as a living seed

May 1, 2025 • 53 mins
Pastor Colin Smith is a familiar voice to Premier Christian Radio listeners as he presents Open the Bible which can be heard every weekday evening at 7.30pm. As listeners will know from his accent he's originally from Scotland but for the last two decades has been the senior pastor of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church in Illinois. He grew up in a Christian home and came to faith independently quite early in life announcin...
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Leadership Special Marg Mowczko: ‘Leading and preaching as a woman’

April 30, 2025 • 29 mins
Andy Peck talks with the theologian and blogger about her journey into Bible teaching from a church that didn’t believe women should. What were her key steps in the journey? How does she interpret tricky passages and what does she say to women in churches that take a different approach? The Profile is brought to you by Premier Christianity, the UK’s leading Christian magazine. Check out the latest offers at premierchristianity.co...
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The Daily Mail's Quentin Letts on churchgoing and writing political satire 

April 24, 2025 • 59 mins
Quentin Letts is a British Journalist and political sketch writer best known for his satirical portraits of Westminster politics. Over the course of his career he's written for most major national newspapers, including the Daily Mail, The Times, and The Daily Telegraph since Tony Blair became Prime Minister. Growing up, his parents ran a prep school and his father gave services in the school chapel. Church was always a big par...
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Pioneer's Billy Kennedy on the highs and lows of church leadership

April 17, 2025 • 58 mins
Billy Kennedy is the International Leader of the Pioneer Network. He was the Senior Leader at New Community Church in Southampton for 20 years from 2002 to 2022 and in 2014 was appointed one of the six Presidents of Churches Together in England. Kennedy was instrumental in forging partnerships particularly between the Pioneer Network and other denominations, including the Methodist Church. In his latest book, Generations, Gen...
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Leadership Special Ash Barker: ‘Ministry to the Urban Poor’

April 16, 2025 • 26 mins
Andy Peck talks with the author of ‘No Wastelands: How to grow seedbeds of Shalom in your neighbourhood’ about his journey from Melbourne, Australia to Winson Green, Birmingham, via Bangkok Thailand What is Seedbeds? How might we minister to the urban poor and raise up leaders equipped to do so? How has Ash stayed resilient amidst setbacks? How might we learn more about urban poor ministry? The Profile is brought to you by Prem...
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Hatun Tash - the ex-Muslim arrested and beaten in the UK for preaching to Muslims about Christ

April 10, 2025 • 56 mins
43-year-old Preacher Hatun Tash is not backward in coming forward in her approach to sharing The Gospel with Muslims and has been described by some in the British press as 'colourful'. Tash grew up in Turkey during the 80s and 90s where she says the country was more 'secular' but nevertheless identified as Muslim. It was only when she came to the UK, began hanging out with some 'friendly Christians' and then completed an A...
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Leadership Special Andy Corley: ‘Leading prisoners into freedom’

April 9, 2025 • 25 mins
Andy Peck talks with the CEO of Prison Fellowship International (PFI) which works in 120 countries on six continents. They consider the astonishing work of God through volunteers working in prisons. How does he find his priorities within a vast ministry and stay buoyant as a believer? The Profile is brought to you by Premier Christianity, the UK’s leading Christian magazine. Check out the latest offers at premierchristianity.com
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Elle Limebear on saying 'Goodbye fear'

April 3, 2025 • 50 mins
As the daughter of Delirious?'s Martin Smith Elle Limebar grew up with music all around her. Her father had received a word when she was born that she too would grow up to be a musician but it was not so clear to her. But that's exactly what she did and is now a well known singer songwriter and worship leader in her own right. Her latest albums is Welcome to the Bloodline she sings about how Christians are all one family, e...
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Leadership Special Arit Eminue MBE: ‘Leading into your better future’

April 2, 2025 • 28 mins
Andy Peck talks to the award-winning Talent Management and Inclusion Specialist about her work helping others flourish, alongside parenting her daughter. How might you think through possible changes to your leadership? Is ‘work-life balance’ actually a myth? The Profile is brought to you by Premier Christianity, the UK’s leading Christian magazine. Check out the latest offers at premierchristianity.com
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Tom Nelson on connecting Sunday worship to Monday morning.

March 28, 2025 • 52 mins
Tom Nelson is the president of Made to Flourish, a network dedicated to empowering pastors to integrate faith, work, and economics in their congregations. He has served as the senior pastor of Christ Community Church in Kansas City for over 30 years. Nelson holds a Doctor of Ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is a council member of The Gospel Coalition. He's the author of several books including The Flourishi...
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Strahan Coleman- on contemplative Christianity

March 21, 2025 • 47 mins
Strahan Coleman is an award-winning musician, poet, writer, teacher and spiritual director from Aotearoa in New Zealand. He is the founder of Commoners Communion, which explores deep communion with God through spiritual retreats. He also has a podcast and an online prayer schools. Coleman has authored three volumes of poetic prayer books offering contemplations, and reflections. His poem Never Alone was performed by Amanda Cook...
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Leadership Special Letitia Shelton: ‘Pastoring the city’

March 19, 2025 • 26 mins
Andy Peck talks to the founder of the charities ‘City Women’ and ‘City Free from Porn’ about her work serving women in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane. How did she get women out of the church reaching women locally, and how might we be doing the same in women’s groups where we are? The Profile is brought to you by Premier Christianity, the UK’s leading Christian magazine. Check out the latest offers at premierchristianity.com
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Austin Suggs and Gospel Simplicity

March 14, 2025 • 53 mins
Austin grew up in a Christian home but had a period of doubt in his youth. After wrestling with some of the fundamentals of faith he went on to become a theology graduate from Moody Bible Institute. He created the YouTube channel "Gospel Simplicity," which has now garnered over 40,000 subscribers and three million views. His channel features interviews with Christian authors and explores various theological topics. In...
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Leadership Special Dave Landrum: ‘Leading in an anti-Christian world’

March 12, 2025 • 27 mins
Andy Peck talks to the author of a new book entitled Seismos: Christian Citizenship in a Post-Christian West about his alarming analysis of how secularism ideology has pushed Christianity to the margins of society in the West. How are we to understand it and what might be the response of the church? How could Christian citizenship point people to a way of life and a future with surer foundations? The Profile is brought to you b...
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Dr John Bergsma on the Dead Sea Scrolls

March 7, 2025 • 57 mins
John Bergsma grew up with a military chaplain as a father and his family were Dutch Calvinists. As an adult he went on to become a Protestant pastor but later felt the call to join the Catholic church which he joined in 2001. He's now Professor of Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, in Ohio in his academic life has specialised in the Old Testament and the Dead Sea Scrolls. In his latest book Jesus and the...
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Leadership Special Simon Cross: ‘Navigating AI as a leader’

March 5, 2025 • 31 mins
Andy Peck talks to the author of ‘Artificial Intelligence: a guide for the perplexed’ about his work understanding the ethical implications of AI as part of the Church of England’s Faith and Public Life Team. What do we need to be concerned about? How should we use it ourselves? How do we find material that can inform our thinking? The Profile is brought to you by Premier Christianity, the UK’s leading Christian magazine. Check ou...
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Elizabeth Oldfield on intentional living and 'off limits' topics

February 28, 2025 • 39 mins
As a writer, broadcaster and consultant Elizabeth Oldfield is passionate about helping people and organisations grow to align with their values, particularly in the third sector. She was Director of the religion and society think-tank Theos for ten years and now hosts the Sacred Podcast - a show exploring people's lives and the values that shape them. In her new book Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent times she t...
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Leadership Special Peter Roberts: ‘Leading a new church plant’

February 26, 2025 • 26 mins
Andy Peck talks to the founding pastor of Trinity Church Everton, north Liverpool, about how a small team planted a Gospel minded church in one of the poorest areas of the UK. How did they decide on Everton and what lessons has he learned over the last 12 years? The Profile is brought to you by Premier Christianity, the UK’s leading Christian magazine. Check out the latest offers at premierchristianity.com
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Alister McGrath - Why we believe.

February 21, 2025 • 52 mins
Alister McGrath is many things, an academic, a historian, a writer, a theologian but above all he is an apologist. McGrath was born in Belfast and went to study chemistry at Oxford University describing himself at the time as an 'aggressive atheist'. Whilst there he met Christians who were scientists but who were able to talk to him and debate his questions. In his own words he says he realised that atheism was a belief system ...
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Leadership Special Stewart McCulloch: ‘Stewarding finances as you lead’

February 19, 2025 • 27 mins
Andy Peck talks to the CEO of Christians Against Poverty (CAP) about the need to be aware of finances as we lead. How well do we need to know our way around a balance sheet? What is wise practice with fundraising? How might your church support those in financial need? The Profile is brought to you by Premier Christianity, the UK’s leading Christian magazine. Check out the latest offers at premierchristianity.com
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