The Profile

Every Saturday from 8pm

George Verwer: The founder of Operation Mobilisation shares his testimony

22 Jul 2017
52:18

Justin Brierley meets George Verwer, the founder of Operation Mobilisation - one of the world's best known mission organisation. 

Mike McHargue (aka 'Science Mike') /// Big Daddy Weave's Mike Weaver

15 Jul 2017
53:51

In part one of this week's show Sam Hailes interviews Mike McHargue about his remarkable testimony from committed Southern Baptist to secret atheist then back to faith again. In the second half of the show Stephanie Rose meets Mike Weaver - the lead...

Jeffrey Brown: Working with drug gangs in Boston

8 Jul 2017
50:59

American Pastor Jeffrey Brown shares with Premier's Northern Correspondent Ian Britton the lessons he learned working with street and drug gangs in the inner city of Boston, Massachusetts and his larger work across America bringing together conflicti...

Seth & Nirva: Husband and wife duo on making music with TobyMac & Kirk Franklin

24 Jun 2017
51:48

Sam Hailes meets the musical husband and wife duo Seth & Nirva. The pair talk about their hit song 'Brother', their experience working with TobyMac and Kirk Franklin and their reaction to the shock 'Jesus Freak Cruise' announcement by DC Talk. 

Randall Wright & Chris Asprey: Making a film on L'arche /// Craig Hazen on the need for apologetics

17 Jun 2017
52:50

Randall Wright is the director of the upcoming documentary 'Summer in the Forest'. He and Chris Asprey talk to Justin Brierley about 'L'arche' the subject of the film - a community founded by Jean Vanier to support those with learning and mental disa...

Carlos Annacondia: The evangelist at the forefront of revival

10 Jun 2017
52:18

The evangelical charismatic Church is growing exponentially in Latin Aermica. Justin Brierley speaks to one of the most influential figures behind the movement. 

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks: Jewishness, Jesus & Richard Dawkins

3 Jun 2017
52:36

The former chief rabbi and winner of last year’s Templeton Prize talks to Justin Brierley about Jewishness, Jesus and Richard Dawkins.

Jeremiah J Johnston: Why I founded the Christian Thinkers Society

27 May 2017
54:02

Justin Brierley interviews Jeremiah J Johnston, president of the Christian thinkers Society and author of Unanswered: Lasting truth for trending questions.

Guitarist to the stars Mike Brown: How I found faith

20 May 2017
45:52

Musician Mike Brown talks to Charmaine Noble-Mclean about his life and faith

Theologian Theo Hobson: Why God created humanism

13 May 2017
52:56

Theo Hobson talks to Justin Brierley about his life, faith and new book God Created Humanism

Broadcaster Robert Beckford: Jesus wasn't white /// Author Nick Spencer: Mixing politics and religion

6 May 2017
52:00

On this week's show, broadcaster and theology professor Robert Beckford tells Justin Brierley why he's on a mission to show that Christianity isn't about a white, Western Jesus. In part two, Sam Hailes talks to Nick Spencer, the research director of...

Les Moir: The inside story of how the modern worship movement was born

29 Apr 2017
50:40

Discover how the modern worship movement was born as Premier's Sam Hailes talks to the producer of the UK's biggest worship albums - Les Moir. In this week's show, Les shares the stories behind some of the Church's most-loved songs. 

Peter Stanford: 500 years on from the Reformation, Martin Luther still matters today

22 Apr 2017
53:26

As the Church marks 500 years since the Protestant reformation, Catholic broadcaster and author Peter Stanford tells Sam Hailes why Martin Luther matters today. Peter also explains why he's a Catholic, how he got into journalism and what happened whe...

Ex-Mafia boss Michael Franzese: How I became a born again Christian

15 Apr 2017
52:00

Michael Franzese is a former New York mafia boss. He tells his amazing story of transformation in Christ to Justin Brierley.

Moby: The Christian DJ who conquered dance music /// Fyaz Mohammed: From Islam to Christ

8 Apr 2017
51:02

Sam Hailes meets Moby - the skinny, teetotal, vegan DJ with a Christian faith who conquered dance music. And in the second part of this week's show, Sam interviews former Muslim Fyaz Mohammed about his life and testimony.