In 2023 Zach Meerkreebs gave a sermon at a small university chapel in Kentucky. What followed was a massive outpouring of the Holy Spirit the like of which would be talked about in Christian circles for years.

The sermon was about God's love and the audience was simply a small group of students. Afterwards Meerkreebs texted his wife to say that he didn't think it had gone well. But what followed was 16-days of spiritual awakening at Asbury University. At its peak 15,000 people were attending per day. Many committed their lives to God and people even flew in from around the world to join in the experience.

Zach Meerkreebs was born and raised in an orthodox Jewish home in Colorado Springs and says he experienced a tumultuous upbringing which included his parents' divorce. At 16, after attending a Bible study and witnessed to by friends, he committed his life to Christ and followed a calling to the ministry.

Since then, Zach has been involved in church planting, missionary work, college ministry, and leadership development. He has served as a college pastor and spiritual leadership director, focusing on mentoring emerging leaders.

Zach's new book is called Lower: Igniting Spiritual Awakening Through Radical Humility. In it he shares his experiences at the Outpouring, the talk of revival and what serious radical humility can achieve.

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Andy Peck talks to the director of Lifeline ahead of its, and Premier’s, 30th anniversary. How has it changed over the years? What have been the leadership and management challenges? How does the future look?

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Andy Peck talks to the Events Team Manager for David’s tent – 72 hours of non-stop worship in Wiltshire. They discuss how the event started, how it is arranged, whether there is conflict over worship styles and what it takes to bring multiple bands, singers and thousands of worshipers together at the end of August.

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The forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead has spent over three decades talking to people who have committed serious criminal offences.

She was born in New Zealand and moved to England at the age of 11. She describes having a Christian upbringing, attending schools where prayer was a daily part of life.

She pursued medicine, later focussing on psychiatry and has years of experience working in secure settings, including Broadmoor Hospital.

She has also contributed significantly to academic literature, authoring over 150 papers and co-authoring books such as The Devil You Know: Encounters in Forensic Psychiatry.

On this edition of The Profile, Dr Adshead talks to Premier Christianity writer Tony Wilson about her early life, faith and work as well as exploring the idea of evil, personal responsibility and talks about why revenge is something we 'afford'.

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Andy Peck talks to the Events Team Manager for David’s tent – 72 hours of non-stop worship in Wiltshire. They discuss how the event started, how it is arranged, whether there is conflict over worship styles and what it takes to bring multiple bands, singers and thousands of worshipers together at the end of August.

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Do you remember who taught you about sex? If you're a parent, have you had 'The Talk' with your children yet? On this episode of the Woman Alive podcast Tola-Doll Fisher and her guests discuss how we approach conversations with children and teenagers about sex.

Kate Orson is a freelance writer who's published for national papers such as the Daily Mail, The Telegraph and the Metro. In an article for Woman Alive Kate argues Little House of the Prairie was a great blueprint on how to teach teens about sex and marriage.

Emma Waring is a psychosexual therapist with two teenage children. Emma is also author of the book Seasons of Sex and Intimacy, a practical guide to sex within marriage.

The Great Sexpectations dilemma this episode is: 'I think I'm asexual'

https://www.womanalive.co.uk/opinion/great-sexpectations-i-think-i-am-asexual/18727.article

The producer of the Woman Alive podcast is Rachel Huston.

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Singer Rebecca St. James came to music very early in life aged just 13. She was raised in Australia, the eldest of seven children in a musically inclined family. Her brothers, Joel and Luke Smallbone, later went on to form the Grammy-winning duo For King & Country. Her father, David was a concert promoter, which exposed her to the music industry from an early age.

She went on to become one of the pioneering voices in contemporary Christian music, particularly during the late 1990s and early 2000s with songs including; Wait for Me, God, Reborn and Yes, I Believe in God.

Now in her forties she's written a book about her life and work titled: Lasting Ever: Faith, Music, Family, and Being Found by True Love". It's co-written with her husband Cubbie Fink and explores their faith, music careers, family life, and relationship.

She also has a movie out - Unsung Hero - which came out last year and focuses on the lives of her parents.

On this week's Profile she talks to Premier's Esther Higham about her life, her marriage and what God did when she lost her voice.

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Grammy nominated Tauren Wells first came to prominence as the singer of Christian pop band Royal Tailor which blended a unique sound of pop, funk and soul.

But it wasn't always a straightforward path to success with many not accepting his particular style. He admits feeling misunderstood at times but in this interview with Premier Gospel's Cassandra Maria he talks about how his pastor Father-in-law helped him feel accepted for who he was.

Wells single Known achieved significant success on Christian music charts and earned Grammy nominations. That was followed up by Citizen of Heaven , featuring collaborations with Kirk Franklin and his third album, Joy in the Morning.

Songs such as Hills and valleys and God’s not done with you struck a chord with listeners who saw themselves in his stories of identity, struggle and faith. Now he has a large online following with over 1 million subscribers on YouTube.

He and his wife Lorna are also ministers at the Church of Whitestone in Austin, Texas, where they both serve as lead pastors.

Wells is also an author and his new book is called Joy Bomb- Unleash Jesus's Explosive Joy for an Extraordinary Life.

In this interview he talks to Cassandra Maria about being authentic, the fact that Jesus wants us to be happy and why young men are looking for role models.

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Andy Peck talks to the author of ‘New Explorations in the Lost World of Genesis: Advances in the Origins Debate’ about his journey of understanding of the first chapters of Genesis and the challenge of sharing his views when others disagree. What is Genesis 1 really about? Was there a real Adam and Eve?

Further reading he recommended: Reconsidering Creation Ex Nihilo in Genesis 1 (Journal of Theological Interpretation Supplements): by Nathan J. Chambers; Reformed Theology and Evolutionary Theory by Gijsbert van den Brink; Old Testament Cosmology and Divine Accommodation: A Relevance Theory Approach by John W. Hilber; Adam and the Genome: Reading Scripture After Genetic Science by Dennis R. Venema and Scot McKnight

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As priest-in-charge at Holy Trinity in Winchester, an Anglo-Catholic

neo-Gothic church built in the mid-19th century, Jamie Franklin is a far cry from the charismatic Christian upbringing he experienced as a child in Essex influenced by the Toronto Blessings.

His parents divorced when he was young and although he admits his childhood made him receptive to The Gospel it wasn't until he reached university and read The Bible that he really began to take it seriously. Later, a profoundly spiritual experience in church drew him to the Anglican Catholic tradition which he has found a home in ever since.

Franklin says he has always felt a drawn towards art and literature believing, one day, he would be a writer. He currently hosts Irreverend and the Holy CofE podcast and is author of the new book The Great Return which explores the need for a return to traditional Christian values in Western society.

In this episode of The Profile he talks to Premier Christianity editor Sam Hailes. about the effect his early charismatic Christian childhood had, his love of music, the unique character of English Anglican Catholicism, assisted dying and how AI helps him in his role as a priest.

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