The Profile

Bear Grylls is a well-known face on television. He's probably best known for his survivalist shows pitting himself - or a group of celebrities against the elements to see what happens. But despite his own physical feats of endurance the former SAS tr...

Leadership Special Richard Tiplady: ‘Leading churches in rural areas’ Andy Peck talks with the author of a Report on 10 projects in rural diocese in the Church of England. They discuss what leadership lessons may be learned from the projects. Is t...

Andy Peck talks to the CEO of C12, where 12 business leaders come together on a regular basis to learn, and talk together about serving Christ as they run businesses. How can business have a missional edge? What if your co-leaders are not themselves...

Alain Emerson is best know as an Irish pastor of Emmanuel Church. He is also national director of 24‑7 Prayer Ireland. Emerson grew up in Lurgan, the place he now leads at a church and attended services from an early age with very loving parents. Whe...

Sam McKee's grew up poor and his early experiences of church were negative. After his parents got divorced he say he couldn't get to sleep one night and picked up his Bible beginning at the back with the book of Revelation. It was then that he realis...

Andy Peck talks to the CEO of World Vision UK. They talk about her recent trip to Malawi, how World Vision UK approaches transforming communities and whether her leadership differs at all when leading a charity, a church or in a business environment....

Wole Agbaje is a British pastor, creative leader, and church planter known for founding IMPRINT Church which has communities in London and Leicester. Agbaje's church is London is in the heart of the financial district in a place where people regu...

Andy Peck talks to the former pastor of Bethany Church, Sunderland about his work delivering the Mental Health First Aid Kit, which has served local churches and church leadership groupings. Why do Christians in leadership seem to struggle with menta...

In 2023 Zach Meerkreebs gave a sermon at a small university chapel in Kentucky. What followed was a massive outpouring of the Holy Spirit the like of which would be talked about in Christian circles for years. The sermon was about God's love and...

Andy Peck talks to the director of Lifeline ahead of its, and Premier’s, 30th anniversary. How has it changed over the years? What have been the leadership and management challenges? How does the future look? The Profile is brought to you by Premie...

Andy Peck talks to the Events Team Manager for David’s tent – 72 hours of non-stop worship in Wiltshire. They discuss how the event started, how it is arranged, whether there is conflict over worship styles and what it takes to bring multiple bands,...

The forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead has spent over three decades talking to people who have committed serious criminal offences. She was born in New Zealand and moved to England at the age of 11. She describes having a Christian upbringing,...

Do you remember who taught you about sex? If you're a parent, have you had 'The Talk' with your children yet? On this episode of the Woman Alive podcast Tola-Doll Fisher and her guests discuss how we approach conversations with children and teenager...

Singer Rebecca St. James came to music very early in life aged just 13. She was raised in Australia, the eldest of seven children in a musically inclined family. Her brothers, Joel and Luke Smallbone, later went on to form the Grammy-winning duo For...

Grammy nominated Tauren Wells first came to prominence as the singer of Christian pop band Royal Tailor which blended a unique sound of pop, funk and soul. But it wasn't always a straightforward path to success with many not accepting his particu...