The Profile

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Femi Oguns - from actor to agent

5 Nov 2024
00:40:59

According to the actor turned agent Femi Oguns it was God who told him to take his talents behind the screen. At 26-years-old Oguns had a great career. He had played the lead alongside Helen Mirren in the 90's hit Prime Suspect and just starred i...

Switchfoot's Jon Foreman on music and inspiration

1 Nov 2024
00:41:05

American rock band Switchfoot had early success in the Christian rock scene in the late nighties and early noughties later gaining mainstream recognition. They released their major album The Beautiful Letdown with hits including 'Meant to Live' and '...

Leadership Special John Hindley: ‘Leading through disappointment’

30 Oct 2024
00:26:24

Andy Peck talks with the pastor of Broad Grace Church in Norfolk, about disappointment, looking at themes from his book: ‘Dealing with Disappointment: How to know joy when life doesn’t feel great’. They look at disappointment with ourselves, with ot...

Chris DeFlorio - a real life Exorcist

25 Oct 2024
00:46:05

It's a unique person that answers the call to deliverance ministry but that's exactly what happened to Chris DeFlorio who writes about his experiences as a demonologist in his book Called into Darkness. The retired New York police officer had ple...

Leadership Special Alan Palmer: ‘Leading through illness’

23 Oct 2024
00:27:35

Andy Peck talks with the recently retired lead chaplain at James Paget University Hospital in Great Yarmouth, who has served in pastoral ministry in Suffolk, Canada, and Brussels, about the time when his wife and then he himself were seriously ill. H...

Preston Sprinkle on Biblical truth, homosexuality and politics

18 Oct 2024
00:49:49

Preston Sprinkle isn't scared of being cancelled. In fact it seems there's no subject he isn't prepared to debate. The Biblical scholar and Theology professor regularly takes on hot-button topics ranging from sexuality, race, patriotism and hell....

Leadership Special Marcus Honeysett: ‘Leaders and imposter syndrome’

16 Oct 2024
00:26:27

Andy Peck talks with the founding director of Living Leadership about the all-too-common phenomenon of ‘imposter syndrome’. Why might we feel like imposters? When does it start and how do we deal with it? They look at the way the Bible describes it...

Frank Cottrell-Boyce on writing and providence

11 Oct 2024
00:47:53

Newly appointed Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce was brought up a Catholic and admits he has none of that 'burning Evangelical thing' and that his faith is just 'part of him.' The 65-year-old grew up near Liverpool and after studying Engl...

Leadership Special Sim Dendy: ‘Simply leading a church’

9 Oct 2024
00:27:19

Andy Peck talks with the senior leader of Freedom Church in Romsey, Hampshire, and author of 'Simply Church: Because it’s not meant to be this complicated'. Why do we end up complicating church leadership? Do scandals surrounding church leaders put...

Jesse Fellingham talking God online and on the street

4 Oct 2024
00:55:18

Evangelist Jesse Fellingham knows Gen Z is hungry for answers about God. Jesse felt God speak to him when he was just eight-years-old. Now at 20 he's made a name for himself on The Way a Christian YouTube Channel which sees the young musicia...

Leadership Special Fearghal Kelly: ‘Student life as a training ground for leaders’

2 Oct 2024
00:27:40

Andy Peck talks with the acting Southeast team leader for UCCF, about his work with Portsmouth University and why ‘students reaching fellow students’ remains the wisest missional model for work on campuses in the UK. How does the challenge of some st...

Finding God in the silver thread of music with Amanda Cook

30 Sep 2024
00:49:58

Canadian singer-songwriter Amanda Cook is best known for penning ‘You make me brave’ which she wrote at Bethel Music in California as worship leader there. The 40-year-old grew up on a grain farm in Manitoba understanding there were things bigger...

Leadership Special Andrew Yelland: ‘Leading a charity with many ministries’

25 Sep 2024
00:27:09

Andy Peck talks with the CEO of Worldshare, serving ministries in Africa, Europe, Asia and Central America These ministries include education, tackling justice, community work, healthcare, evangelism and relief work as well as responding to crises su...

Creationism as God's truth with Ken Ham

20 Sep 2024
00:52:00

Ken Ham grew up in Australia in a Christian household where biblical authority was king and the world was created by God in 6 days. Aged just 24 he preached his first sermon countering the growing evolutionary teaching that theologians were beginni...

Leadership Special Dave Criddle: ‘Helping disciples make disciples’

18 Sep 2024
00:26:47

Andy Peck talks with the minister of Pathway Church, Sheffield and author of The DNA of Healthy Discipleship about his belief that God is looking to ‘re-code’ Christians so they become the kind of people who will naturally live out the Great Commissi...