Quentin Letts is a British Journalist and political sketch writer best known for his satirical portraits of Westminster politics. Over the course of his career he's written for most major national newspapers, including the Daily Mail, The Times, and The Daily Telegraph since Tony Blair became Prime Minister.

Growing up, his parents ran a prep school and his father gave services in the school chapel. Church was always a big part of Sunday and he always enjoyed singing hymns calling himself as "an enthusiastic but imprecise singer."

'Churchgoer' rather than a Christian is what Letts feels most comfortable being described as though he believes Christianity is a force for good and that more Britons would be happier if more went to Church now.

As well as a satirist he's also a published author and his new novel Nunc! is set in 1st century Jerusalem where he creates a backstory for the prophet Simeon whose Nunc Dimittis became one of the great canticles of Christendom.

In this episode of The Profile he talks to Premier Christianity Editor Sam Hailes about his public school upbringing, his take on faith as well as his thoughts on politics, climate change and Brexit.

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Billy Kennedy is the International Leader of the Pioneer Network. He was the Senior Leader at New Community Church in Southampton for 20 years from 2002 to 2022 and in 2014 was appointed one of the six Presidents of Churches Together in England.

Kennedy was instrumental in forging partnerships particularly between the Pioneer Network and other denominations, including the Methodist Church. In his latest book, Generations, Generations, Generation: The Story of a Church and a Movement, he looks back at his ministry at that time.

Kennedy grew up in Scotland and Northern Ireland and his father was a Baptist minister. He admits that traditional forms of Church at the time he was young weren't reaching him.

At community church in Southampton he encountered the Holy Spirit powerfully and moved from a job in retail to working at the Church going onto be influential in the growing House Church and Youth movements that were taking shape at the time.

The House church movement initially took off in the 1980's. Kennedy, along with other figures such as Terry Virgo's Newfrontiers and Ichthus Christian Fellowship with Roger Forster were key in forming larger groups that eventually planted churches.

In this episode of The Profile he talks to Premier Christianity's Editor Sam Hailes about his life in ministry during that period and the bumps in the road he's faced and how God helped him navigate them.

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Andy Peck talks with the author of ‘No Wastelands: How to grow seedbeds of Shalom in your neighbourhood’ about his journey from Melbourne, Australia to Winson Green, Birmingham, via Bangkok Thailand

What is Seedbeds? How might we minister to the urban poor and raise up leaders equipped to do so? How has Ash stayed resilient amidst setbacks? How might we learn more about urban poor ministry?

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43-year-old Preacher Hatun Tash is not backward in coming forward in her approach to sharing The Gospel with Muslims and has been described by some in the British press as 'colourful'.

Tash grew up in Turkey during the 80s and 90s where she says the country was more 'secular' but nevertheless identified as Muslim.

It was only when she came to the UK, began hanging out with some 'friendly Christians' and then completed an Alpha Course, that things began to change - though not immediately.

It took Tash a year to ask some of the serious theological questions, top of which was: Did Jesus really die? Getting to the bottom of that lead her on a journey to explore the veracity of The Koran and what Muslims were taught about who Jesus was and how he related to God.

She began talking, then debating eventually finding herself at Speakers Corner where she challenged Muslims and Imams on their doctrine and her style became bold and uncompromising.

She has been arrested twice by the met police. Once in 2020 and again in 2021 for criminal damage to a copy of The Koran (that she says was hers) and under the Public Order Act for wearing a Charlie Hebdo T-shirt which depicted the Prophet Mohammed. She was subsequently issued £10k in compensation and an apology by the police. She has also been beaten, stabbed and spat at.

Tash is director of Defend Christ Critique Islam (DCCI) missionary group that engages in interfaith debates primarily with Muslims

On this week's edition of The Profile she talks to Deputy Editor of Christianity Magazine about Emma Fowle about her methods of evangelism, how she's not afraid if people hate her and why she lives every day to share The Gospel.

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Andy Peck talks with the CEO of Prison Fellowship International (PFI) which works in 120 countries on six continents. They consider the astonishing work of God through volunteers working in prisons. How does he find his priorities within a vast ministry and stay buoyant as a believer?

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As the daughter of Delirious?'s Martin Smith Elle Limebar grew up with music all around her.

Her father had received a word when she was born that she too would grow up to be a musician but it was not so clear to her. But that's exactly what she did and is now a well known singer songwriter and worship leader in her own right.

Her latest albums is Welcome to the Bloodline she sings about how Christians are all one family, even though we live thousands of miles apart.

In this interview with Premier Christianity Editor Sam Hailes she talks about her life growing up and how music was all around her. She touches on a period of anxiety and how God helped heal her and how she believes living every ordinary moment as if it is an act of worship can transform our lives.

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Andy Peck talks to the award-winning Talent Management and Inclusion Specialist about her work helping others flourish, alongside parenting her daughter. How might you think through possible changes to your leadership? Is ‘work-life balance’ actually a myth?

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Tom Nelson is the president of Made to Flourish, a network dedicated to empowering pastors to integrate faith, work, and economics in their congregations. He has served as the senior pastor of Christ Community Church in Kansas City for over 30 years.

Nelson holds a Doctor of Ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is a council member of The Gospel Coalition. He's the author of several books including The Flourishing Pastor.

Nelson grew up in Kansas as a farm boy 'living close to the land' and lost his father at aged 8. That same year he gave his life to Christ.

In this episode of The Profile he talks to Premier Christianity Editor Sam Hailes about his passion for helping people connect their faith to their work and his book: Why Your Work Matters: How God Uses Our Everyday Vocations to Transform Us.

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Strahan Coleman is an award-winning musician, poet, writer, teacher and spiritual director from Aotearoa in New Zealand. He is the founder of Commoners Communion, which explores deep communion with God through spiritual retreats. He also has a podcast and an online prayer schools.

Coleman has authored three volumes of poetic prayer books offering contemplations, and reflections. His poem Never Alone was performed by Amanda Cook.

His music has been described as "Psalmic" and has featured collaborations with artists like Josh Garrels. His debut album, Posters won New Zealand’s Gospel Album of the Year Award. He is also an author and his book Thirsting: Quenching Our Soul’s Deepest Desire, was released in 2024.

Coleman grew up in suburban New Zealand and describes his mother as initially new age although after listening to a Christian radio station his father prayed for deliverance and became a Christian and the family began attending Baptist Church.

However, it wasn't until a period of chronic illness as a young man, that Coleman says he really discovered who he felt God was.

In this episode of The Profile he speaks to Deputy Editor of Christianity Magazine Emma Fowle to discuss his journey in relationship with God, what chronic illness taught him about faith and what being a contemplative Christian means to him.

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Andy Peck talks to the founder of the charities ‘City Women’ and ‘City Free from Porn’ about her work serving women in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane. How did she get women out of the church reaching women locally, and how might we be doing the same in women’s groups where we are?

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