The Profile

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Fr Mike Schmitz: Reading the Bible in a year

10 Nov 2023
00:56:27

This week on The Profile, Tony Wilson catches up with the church leader behind the #1 hit podcast, 'The Bible in a Year'. Fr Mike Schmitz explains how he came to faith, why he prays for church unity every week and gives his perspective on Pope Franci...

Leadership special: James Poch & Iman Spearman 'Putting discipleship at the heart of church life'

8 Nov 2023
00:27:24

Andy Peck chats with James Poch and Iman Spearman, both part of Regeneration Church, London. James is the pastor who founded the church with his wife, Ruth. Iman came to faith at the church and now leads worship there. They talk about James's book:...

Francis Spufford: How the critically-acclaimed author came back to faith

3 Nov 2023
00:48:16

Francis Spufford is a child of his times. He was raised on a university campus by “serious and convinced” churchgoing parents, in an era when Christianity was “taken for granted” as part of most people’s ordinary lives. His teenage years began two de...

Leadership special: Terry English: ‘The five areas of exemplary leadership’

1 Nov 2023
00:27:03

Andy Peck chats with Terry English, director of learning and development for Josiah Venture, ‘a movement of God among the youth of Central and Eastern Europe that finds its home in the local church and transforms society’. They look at the world’...

The BBC's Edward Stourton: A life in broadcasting

27 Oct 2023
00:49:33

Edward Stourton has been the main presenter of the BBC's Sunday programme for over a decade, and has worked in broadcasting for more than forty years, during which time he has been a foreign correspondent for the BBC, ITN, and Channel 4. In this in-d...

Leadership special: Shauna Pilgreen 'Is your faith being understood?'

25 Oct 2023
00:25:47

Andy Peck chats with Shauna Pilgreen who has planted a church with her husband in San Francisco, known as Epic Church and is the author of 'Translating Jesus: How to share your faith in language today’s culture can understand' She shares stories...

The Christian Institute's Dr Sharon James: Challenging critical race theory

20 Oct 2023
00:50:53

Cancel culture and woke activism are being driven by a dangerous anti-Christian ideology sweeping across the West. That’s according to the Christian Institute’s social policy analyst, Dr Sharon James, whose new book on critical theory promises to hel...

Leadership special: Steve Robinson 'From policing to pastoring a church'

18 Oct 2023
00:24:52

Andy Peck chats with Steve Robinson, pastor of Cornerstone Church, Liverpool about his book, 'Serve'. They discuss how he 'replanted' a struggling church' of 15 members and what to do if you lose your energy for the work God called you to do. The...

Boyzone's Shane Lynch: Demons, deliverance and working his way back to the light

13 Oct 2023
00:53:29

Shane Lynch has coined a word for his bad boy years: “Shaneanigans”. The Boyzone singer spent much of his 20s – between concerts and autograph signings – drinking, swearing and getting into scraps. Around that time, he also became fascinated by the o...

Leadership special: Colin Edwards 'Models of multi-cultural church'

11 Oct 2023
00:27:33

Andy Peck chats with Colin Edwards, a former lecturer from Redcliffe College who has served in South Asia and in a number of cross-cultural settings. They acknowledge the challenge of creating a church that is truly multi-cultural and discuss various...

Leadership special: Todd Hunter 'Getting back to what Jesus intended for church'

7 Oct 2023
00:26:25

Andy Peck talks to Todd Hunter about his book, 'What Jesus Intended: Finding true faith in the rubble of Bad Religion'. They discuss why Christianity is losing followers on both sides of the Atlantic and how a return to Jesus' actual approach can hel...

Roy Crowne: A lifetime of evangelism and mission

6 Oct 2023
00:53:22

The former director of Youth for Christ, now founder of Gospel Entrepreneurs sits down with Premier Christianity's Sam Hailes to talk about his life and ministry. In this in-depth interview, Roy Crowne shares his testimony and reminisces about a uniq...

Bethel's Jenn Johnson: Glory clouds and gold dust

30 Sep 2023
00:53:50

It's one of the best-known megachurches in America, producing worship songs that are sung by congregations around the world, but, according to Jenn Johnson, when it comes to the body of Christ, Bethel is probably akin to an armpit. She says this...

Leadership Special: Alan Cutting Where should we direct our charitable giving?

29 Sep 2023
00:28:12

Andy Peck talks to Alan Cutting who has served as a pastor and planter of churches in the UK and Belgium and also with Samaritans Purse, Tearfund, Grassroots Trust and others as a church and community transformation consultant. They talk about...

Bishop Mike Royal: The Churches Together leader on unity, community and praying for the King

23 Sep 2023
00:51:57

God is shaking things up! That's according to the general secretary of Churches Together in England. Bishop Mike Royal was selected to pray for King Charles at the coronation and has been dubbed a “Christian man of influence”, but he's far more conce...