The Profile

When Jeremy Stalnecker fulfilled his childhood dream of joining the Marines he thought he had it made. He had grown up in southern California into a Christian family and his father was a pastor. Despite an early biblical grounding he did not see min...

Andy Peck speaks to the founder of Join the Dots Solutions about her work helping churches and Christian organisations become better informed about trauma With studies suggesting over half of us will experience trauma at some point in our lives, how...

85-year-old Alexander 'Sandy' Millar is best known as co-founder of the worldwide introduction course to Christianity known as 'Alpha'. Though thoughts of being a clergyman were far from his mind when he was child. GHe grew up in Scotland du...

Andy Peck talks to Transform Work’s CEO and the leader of Thrive 25, a conference series in Scotland aimed at inspiring and connecting Christians to live out their faith in the workplace. Why is Ros still committed to serving Christians in the workpl...

Don’t believe the hype. That’s what God told Pat Barrett just before his songs became global sensations. Ahead of his appearance at Big Church Festival, the worship artists tells Sam Hailes why he loves coming to England. The Profile is brought to yo...

Andy Peck talks to UCCF staff worker Fearghal Kelly and graduating student Dan Roberts about the leadership journey of the CU student. How did Fearghal facilitate the process and what has Dan learned? What would help the current newbies as they atten...

When John Bostock gave his life to Jesus, aged 15, he thought God would give him sporting glory, just like his footballing hero, Kaka. A year later, at 16, he became the youngest ever first team player for Crystal Palace FC, then Tottenham Hotspur. H...

Andy Peck speaks to the authors of ‘Mid Faith Crisis’ about the challenges they have faced that nearly knocked them off course. They look at stages in the faith journey and ask whether pain has been sanitised out of the rhetoric of church life. What...

Musician and singer-songwriter Cory Asbury grew up in church and always loved music. But by the time he was a teenager, his lifestyle was spiralling out of control. Out partying on a Saturday night before leading worship on a Sunday morning, his pare...

Andy Peck speaks to Rev Canon Jo McKee Head of Leadership Development and the Director of the Arrow Programme at CPAS. They talk about good practice when it comes to developing and running teams in churches. Can psychometric tests help and what are t...

Surgeon Gary Parker and his wife Susan have spent over 40 years living and working aboard Mercy Ships, bringing life-changing surgery to the world's poorest and most forgotten people. In this remarkable episode, they share jaw-dropping stories of med...

Andy Peck speaks with Dr Angela Walker about her journey from medical healing to supernatural healing. They discuss her latest book: Hearts for Harvest: Discover God’s mission for you in His mission field. How might we better share our faith where Go...

The grandson of Billy Graham told God that the last thing he wanted to do was become a church leader, "they're over-worked and under paid who wants that headache?" Perhaps it's surprising the grandson of one of the most famous evangelists of all...

American evangelist Greg Laurie says he experienced a turbulent childhood. His mother remarried several times and with that came frequent moves. Aged 17 amid the Jesus Movement, he gave his life to Christ and aged just 19 he was in church leadershi...

Andy Peck talks with the founder of The Youth Compass Project, executive coach and mentor about helping young people navigate life. What is mentoring? How do we go about it and why do many claim they don’t have what it takes? The Profile is brought...