The Profile
Kanalinformation
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 yo...
Seneste episoder
675 episoder
KXC's Pete Hughes on why the 'heavy rain' of revival is on the way
Pete Hughes is the founding and senior pastor of King's Cross Church (KXC), an Anglican church he planted in central London in 2010. Back then, the zo...
Fusion's Luke Smith: students are the "biggest mission opportunity since the Billy Graham rallies in the 1950s"
Luke Smith the national leader of the Fusion Movement, a Christian student mission, has spent his life calling students to follow Jesus. His own journ...
From Britain's Got Talent to Holy Island: Ashley Banjo's walk with God
Ashley Banjo, is best known as the dance troupe leader of the hugely successful group Diversity who first captured the nation's hearts on the talent s...
Leadership Special James Poole: ‘Leading a charity people want to work for’
Andy Peck chats with the executive director of Wycliffe Bible Translators which featured in the Sunday Times best places to work survey last year.
Content creators Jay Painter and Lewis Rebaudo: Atheist to Christian in just 12 weeks?
Jay Painter and Lewis are digital creators who have captured global online attention by documenting a unique, real-time journey through faith. It's a...
Leadership Special Pete Carter: ‘Leading a cultural mindset shift’
Andy Peck chats with the co-founder of Eastgate Church, Gravesend about setting a biblically based cultural shift in a church in the UK and the Nether...
Christian author and publisher Lauren Windle on why books need to give answers
British journalist Lauren Windle has had quite a faith journey. After years of cocaine and alcohol addiction, she got sober 12 years ago and went on...
Leadership Special Dave Bookless: ‘Leading people to care for creation’
Andy Peck talks with the co-founder of A Rocha UK and now Head of Theology, A Rocha International.
What led him to be concerned for the enviro...
Less Waste Laura - her call to Christians to reject consumerism and put the planet first
Laura Anderson, known to hundreds of thousands of followers as Less Waste Laura is one of Scotland's most passionate voices in the fight against plast...
Leadership Special Iona Ledwidge: ‘Leading young people back into employment’
Andy Peck chats with the chief executive of Spear about her work helping young people back into employment. They look at the challenging stats suggest...
Professor John Lennox: The world's foremost Christian apologist on his remarkable life story
In this week's edition of the Profile we celebrate Professor John Lennox, one of the most compelling voices at the intersection of Christian faith and...
Leadership Special Rev Jo Trickey: ‘Leading in home, church and charity’
Andy Peck chats with the Learning and Partnership Development lead for the
Gregory Centre for Church multiplication about her call to serve in...
Andrew Ollerton - A theologian making sense of The Bible.
The theologian Andrew Ollerton is probably best known for presenting Christian theology in an accessible and engaging way and his work as a pastor and...
Leadership Special Jonas Kurlberg: ‘Leading in a digital world’
Andy Peck chats with one of the editors of The Oxford Handbook of Digital Theology about how we lead differently when we are conscious of the changes...
Leadership Special Chloe Lynch: ‘Leading people through friendship'’
Andy Peck chats with the author of ‘The Glorious Risk: Freeing the Church from managerialism and the martyr complex’.
The lecturer in practic...
Theologian Joel Muddamalle on identifying spiritual warfare
How do you know whether you are being whispered to by the evil one?
Spiritual warfare and the unseen battle for our soul has always fa...
Makoto and Haejiin Fujimura the artist and lawyer on the relationship between beauty and justice
Husband and wife Makoto and Haejiin Fujimura are a couple who have blended their two passions and found a deep connection between them. Makoto is a Ch...
Leadership Special Martin Saunders: ‘Starting a Summer Youth Event’
Andy Peck talks with founder of the Satellites Youth Event, and deputy director of Youthscape about the extraordinary events surrounding the call to r...
Remembering the former Bishop of Oxford Lord Richard Harries
In this week's edition of the Profile we remember the late Lord Richard Harries, who was one of the most beloved and influential voices in British Chr...
Leadership Special Marcus Culverwell : ‘Influencing the Next Generation’
Andy Peck talks with a retired head teacher about what he’s learned from several decades leading Reigate St Mary’s Preparatory and Choir School.
...
Mark Batterson — The Pastor Who Turned Washington D.C. Into His Church
Best known for leading the multi-site National Community Church (NCC) in Washington, D.C., Pastor Mark Batterson has also authored nearly 30 books, mo...
Leadership Special Ann-Marie Wilson: ‘When a cause forces you to lead’
Andy Peck talks with the founder of ‘28 Too Many’ about her work helping raise awareness of the downsides of FGM (female genital mutilation) in Africa...
Rich Johnson - Leading New Wine England and the challenges of keeping things fresh
Rich Johnson wears two hats quite comfortably. On the one hand he's an archetypal parish vicar working out of a parish in Worcestershire, and, on the...
Christian singer songwriter Philippa Hanna: "The music industry objectifies what is sacred"
Philippa Hanna, the British Christian singer-songwriter, is best known for her heartfelt vocals that bridge worship and mainstream music and which hav...
Leadership Special Kathryn Segal: ‘Leading through vulnerability’
In a repeat of a classic episode Andy Peck chats with Kathryn Segal about how God led her to share her challenges with depression on social media, and...
Leadership Special Kathryn Segal: ‘Leading through vulnerability’
In a repeat of a classic episode Andy Peck chats with Kathryn Segal about how God led her to share her challenges with depression on social media, and...
BBC Radio 1XTRA's Swarzy Macaly on finding faith while shoplifting
Broadcaster Swarzy Macaly is known for her infectious energy and can be heard on both BBC Radio 1 and the BBC Radio 1XTRA's Weekend Breakfast Show.
Leadership Special Catherine McNiel & Jason Hague: ‘Leading people through a faith crisis
In a repeat of a classic episode, Andy Peck talks to the co-authors of Mid-Faith Crisis: Finding a path through doubt disillusionment and dead ends, a...
Mythographer Dr. Martin Shaw on his Eastern Orthodox faith and being re-enchanted by God in the wilderness
Dr Martin Shaw the storyteller and mythographer - someone who studies myths - was well exposed to the ancient tales from an early age. He grew up in...
Leadership Special Pete Carter: ‘Leading with a heavenly mindset’
Andy Peck chats with one of the directors of Eastgate Church in Gravesend and author of ‘Unwrapping Lazarus: Free to live as God intended’ and ‘Faith...
Church leader Al Gordon on sparking human creativity in the face of AI
As the world waits to see how humanity might be reshaped by artificial intelligence, Al Gordon believes now is the time to protect human creativity. A...
Leadership Special Chris Sinkinson: ‘Why the Resurrection?’
Andy Peck talks with the Associate Minister, Lansdowne Church and Director of the School for Discipleship about how the importance and assurance of t...
Jews for Jesus' Aaron Abramson on a lifetime of taking Christ to the Jewish world
With a Catholic mother and a Jewish father perhaps Aaron Abrahamson was always set to spend his life bridging two different traditions.
...
Leadership Special Dawn Stallwood: ‘Beautiful Leadership’
Andy Peck chats with the author of ‘Beautiful Leadership: your personal framework for authentic impact’ about how the book came about and two themes e...
Michael Wakelin: The ex-head of Religious Broadcasting at the BBC talks about representing faith on air
As the former head of Religious Broadcasting, Michael Wakelin knows a thing or two about producing programmes about God, often to audiences who have l...
Leadership Special Lauren Crook: ‘Hearing God’s voice’
Andy Peck chats with the founder of Kingdom Living Ministries about hearing God’s voice. How does she respond to the evidence that some church leaders...
Grace Jin Dexel: The Chinese Christian campaigning for her father's release
Grace Jin Drexel was thrust into the spotlight because of her father Pastor Ezra Jin. On October 10th 2025 he was arrested and imprisoned by Chinese...
Leadership Special Keith Foster: ‘When leading requires transition’
Andy Peck chats with the Head of Training and Principal of Westbrook Academy, at Urban Saints about how training youth leaders is to be a major part o...
Kings Kaleidoscope frontman Chad Gardner: The cost of emotional honesty in worship music
Chadwick “Chad” Gardner is pretty transparent about wanting a hit song. One that could take care of the kids college fund, "could I just get one, tha...
Leadership Special Keas Keasler: ‘The leadership thought of Dallas Willard’
Andy Peck chats with the author of ‘Kingdom apprenticeship: Dallas Willard’s Formational Theology and Missional Vision’, about Willard’s approach to l...