Pastor Mick Flemming: From hardened criminal to Covid lifesaver
Playback speed
Pastor Mick Fleming shot to prominence in 2020 after the BBC filmed him helping the homeless and addicted in Burnley. Described as a 'Covid lifesaver' the man behind Church on the Street Ministries suddenly found his astonishing testimony was being shared in mainstream media outlets and hundreds of thousands of pounds was being donated from Christians and non-Christians alike. In this interview with Premier Christianity's Megan Cornwell, he reflects on what God has done through his ministry, the media attention he's received for his Covid outreach, and reveals how he's coped when other Christians have been critical of him.
The Profile is brought to you in association with Premier Christianity. Get John Mark Comer's new book Live No Lies free when you subscribe. See premierchristianity.com/subscribe
Released on 28 Jan 2022
Coming up next
Peter Rollins: The philosopher who believes the ’good news’ is that you can’t be satisfied
The Northern Irish philosopher Peter Rollins chats to Premier Christianity's Sam Hailes about his vision of a "religionless" Christianity. For Peter, the good news that we can’t be satisfied, that life is difficult, and that we don’t know t...
*Valentines Special* Rachel Gardner on ’The Sex Thing’
Despite a career that might suggest otherwise, talking about ‘it’ was never the aim, says youth worker and church planter Rachel Gardner. Her latest book is The Sex Thing: Reimagining Conversations with Young People About Sex but “My big thing is Jes...
Martin Smith: How the former Delirious? frontman sang his way out of trouble
The desire of Delirious? frontman and principal songwriter, Martin Smith, to reach the masses is undiminished. He loves leading worship in church (“I’ve given my life to it. I believe in it”) but doesn’t want to be constrained by it. Performing at Gl...