It’s no secret that music can move us like nothing else. And there’s something especially powerful about Gospel music. The energy, the joy, the sense of unity - it’s on full display as university Gospel choirs from across the UK come together for this year’s University Gospel Choir of the Year final. Ahead of the showdown on the 21st March, Premier’s Mal Pope caught up with six choir representatives to talk about the impact of Gospel music on students today.
Over the past 14 years, churches across Wales have been praying together, working together, and experiencing fresh spiritual momentum through New Wine Cymru. Churches are growing again, people are coming to faith regularly, baptisms are increasing, and Alpha attendance has doubled in a single year. Julian Richards from New Wine Cymru joined Mal Pope to unpack what God is doing in Wales and to explore the practicalities behind this revival.
Stefan Smart delivers Mark’s Gospel, packed with action, in a full‑bodied drama with vivid characters and the raw urgency of the Good News, in a production titled I AM MARK. The show has sold out at the Edinburgh Fringe, travelled through churches and prisons, and continues to open powerful conversations everywhere it goes. Stefan joined Lydia Bennett to share the journey behind the performance and the faith story that transformed his own life.
When you receive some good news, you can't help but share it right? As Christians we have the best news in the world, but so often we can hesitate to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with others! Helping us break through some of these barriers to sharing our faith is Megan Beamish. She’s got a real heart for evangelism and she sat down with Lydia for an 'Evangelism 101' tackling the fears, the myths and the very real obstacles that can stop us from sharing our faith with confidence.
Jesus truly sets captives free, and stories like Shepard Pani’s still stop you in your tracks. Once caught up in drugs and prison, he’s now a leader helping people break limiting beliefs and discover what’s possible. His journey, told in Never Beyond Hope, continues to inspire many. He joined Tash Kusi to share how his life changed when he heard the gospel.
Neil O’Boyle’s new book, Catching the Wave: How Your Church Can Reach a Spiritually Hungry Generation, explores how we can make the most of this wave of revival. Neil, the former National Director of Youth For Christ UK, joined Carlton Baxter to share what he’s seeing and how churches can respond to this moment.
So many of the worship songs we sing in churches today have been shaped by one man - Les Moir. Author, mentor, A&R manager, record producer and bass player, Les has spent decades helping to shape the sound of contemporary Christian music from 10,000 Reasons to Shine Jesus Shine. He sat down with Lydia Bennett to share his journey and to talk about his new book Hallelujah: The History of Contemporary Christian Music in 100 Songs.
God has made us mind, body and spirit, but so often we live entirely in our heads! What might change if we began to include our bodies in our prayer life too? Amy Boucher Pye joined Lydia Bennett to explore this powerful connection that many Christians overlook. She also shared some practical ways to practice embodied prayer, before leading us in an extended time of meditation.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Billy Connolly, The River Clyde, Celtic vs Rangers, Loch Lomond... Glasgow has so much to offer! It's also the home of first city mission - Glasgow City Mission. Charles Maasz, Chief Executive of GCM sat down with Lydia Bennett to share some of his remarkable story and share how God has been moving through GCM's work as the ministry celebrates its 200th birthday.
Artificial Intelligence is developing at lightning speed and for many Christians, it’s raising big questions about the future of technology. But what if AI could actually give us reasons to be hopeful about what’s ahead? Chris Goswami is a Baptist minister, chaplain, founder of the AI Christian Partnership, and a writer at 7minutes.net. He sat down with Lydia Bennett to explore how Christians can respond to the rapidly changing world of technology in a biblical way.
Has God ever spoken to you in a dream? Or given you a vision for your life while you were asleep? For Katharine Grimes, incredible prophetic dreams are part of her remarkable story. It's a story that includes multiple healings, profound personal loss, and discovering God’s goodness even in life’s darkest seasons. She sat down with Premier’s Lydia Bennett to share her testimony, and how it led her to start the Cowrie Shells Podcast.
Dr Pete Odera is a man of many giftings - he's a musician, minister, mentor and broadcaster with over 20 years experience in ministry and 30 years in the music industry. Most recently he's partnered with Christian Aid to write a song for Racial Justice Sunday called 'Your Great Name'. He joined Premier's Mal Pop to share his story.
Anglican priest and spiritual retreat leader, Howard Espie, has spent years helping people follow Jesus in ways that are honest and transformative. He joins Tash Kusi to unpack why sacrifice still matters, what it forms in us, and how choosing the harder path can move us closer to the heart of God.
Simon Lennox’s journey spans Oxford, finance, the fitness world, where he ran his own gym, and finally ministry. Through every season, God was drawing him deeper into faith. Now CEO of The Word One to One, he helps people open the Bible with friends in simple, relational ways. He joined Tash Kusi to share how it all unfolded.
Life with God is exciting, but it isn't always easy or stress-free. Isaiah 43:2 and 3 say that when we pass through deep waters, fierce rivers, or even fire, God is with us. Alastair McIver's life has mirrored this adventure with more twists than most stories you’ll find in print. He joined Lydia Bennett to share part of his remarkable story.
