Today I’m joined on the Island by Sujith Alex. Sujith leads Beacon Church in Bury St Edmunds. ​He is married to Reshmy and they have a son, Judah and a daughter Anna Grace. A graduate of the University of Wales in Bangor, with a Masters in Practical Theology, Sujith serves as an AoG Area Leader for churches across six counties in the East Anglia and London region. He enjoys watching sport and spending time with leaders from all sectors of society. 

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Mark Ritchie is an international speaker, podcaster and evangelist. He's been performing his one man shows for the past 20 years, whether it's crowds at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, or sold out venues across the world. Mark has audiences laughing, crying and provokes him to think. Mark lives in Nottingham with his wife, Tamsin and their two kids Jordan and Keziah. 

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Today I’m joined on the island by Danny Murphy. Danny, along with his wife Naomi and their three sons, moved to lead Life Church in Bedworth in January 2019. By God's grace they have seen the church become a thriving, diverse and multi-generational church with a vast array of ministries reaching many in the surrounding areas.

Having previously ministered in Bolton and Fraserburgh and having served as a Youth Pastor and an Associate Pastor, Danny has experience of leading in various church roles and community contexts. Danny loves the local church passionately and believes in its God-given mandate to bring redemption and restoration to whole communities. He loves to encourage and equip those around him to rise up in faith and wholeheartedly pursue the call of God for their lives and ministries.

Danny is a family man, a loyal Manchester United supporter, a curry connoisseur and an infrequent gym attendee! 

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Today I’m joined on the island by Chris Vaz. Chris and his wife Lyra have been senior pastors at Gateway Church in Abergavenny since 2012 after being Associate Pastor in a thriving church in Wembley. Both were born and raised in India and came to Britain as missionaries in 2006. They have two daughters, Eliza and Daniella, who are very quickly learning the Welsh way of life.

 Chris has a particular gifting in leadership training and teaching God’s word. He serves as area Leader for AOG South Wales, part of the New Wine Wales National Leadership Team as well as offering spiritual support and input to various church leaders and leadership teams.

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Pastor Stuart Keir is the General Manager of AoG GB as well as the chair of !Audacious Foundation. Stuart is married to Julie and is the associate pastor and trustee at !Audacious Church.

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Today I'm joined by Esther Storey. Esther has co-led CLM church in Coventry for just over 11 years, functioning as Co-Senior pastor with her husband, Martin, and they seek to build a strong city centre church that is characterised by passion for the presence of God courageous faith and partnership with others in the city and beyond to bring God's kingdom. Esther is also the chair of HOPE Coventry. And is the National Prayer lead for Assemblies of God GB. Martin and Esther married in 1997, and have three children.

0:00 Introduction
1:20 Prayer at AoG
4:24 Blackberry & Apple Crumble with Custard
7:35 The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast
17:02 Invitation to Silence and Solitude by Ruth Haley Barton
27:31 Empowering Leadership by Michael Fletcher

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Derek Smith is the Senior Pastor of King's Church Bolton, and today he talks about his three favourite resources and his favourite dessert, Bread & Butter Pudding with Bird's Custard. Derek also holds a particular distaste for Chris's dessert choice! 

0:00 - Introduction
1:22 - Bread & Butter Pudding with Bird's Custard
3:25 - Waffle Berry Pie
5:10 - Relational Network
10:49 - Personal Reflection
19:54 - Non-Christian Podcasts
31:02 - Wrap Up

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Today I'm joined by Hannah Williamson. For nearly two decades, Hannah has served in the local church in various roles, including as a youth pastor, and then executive pastor. Hannah has a particular heart for seeing young leaders developed and equipped to live out their influence in both the world around them and the local church. Hannah lives in East London and is the young lions lead for Assemblies of God GB

0:00 Introduction
1:20 Young Lions
2:16 Sticky Rice & Mango
4:26 Protege by Steve Saccone
13:09 Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership by Ruth Haley Barton
22:57 Mentoring

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My guest today is Rev Dr Mark Button Mark been in full-time ministry since 2003, first leading an AoG church in Ruskington, Lincolnshire, before moving to Hull to pioneer a church plant, birthed out of a partnership between the Methodist Church and the Pioneer Network.

Mark studied at Mattersey Hall, completing his BA in Biblical and Applied Theology in 2003, and then studied for his MA in Biblical Studies from which he graduated in 2015. He currently lectures on Pauline Studies and Church Planting.

Mark is married to Deana and they have two children, Micah and Georgia. He loves sport (especially playing golf!) as well as eating out, watching good films and reading.

00:00 - Introduction
1:44 - New York Cheesecake
4:17 - Tiramisu
5:09 - Surprised By Hope by Tom Wright
12:06 - Books by Brent Brown
20:45 - The Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast

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My guest today is Sophia Barrett. Sophia is a pastor and author, a TV presenter and a podcast host. Sophia pastors !Audacious Church, along with her husband Glyn, and they live in Manchester, England, with their two kids. Sophia's vision is to create a church that transforms society one person at a time. Sophia is passionate about people seeing people live full and extraordinary lives.

0:00 Introduction
1:33 Frozen Yoghurt
5:55 The Search For Significance by Robert S. McGee
18:42 The One Thing by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan
32:05 The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander

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