The Profile

Find out what makes influential Christian leaders tick! Hear the faith stories of a huge range of church leaders, musicians, preachers and more, as they share how God has led and guided them through both valleys and mountain-top experiences. The Profile brings you in-depth interviews to help you learn from the wisdom and experiences of people who have gone all-in for God. Past guests include church leaders such as HTB’s Nicky Gumbel, the world renown DJ Moby, Bible teachers Joyce Meyer and John Mark Comer, missionary Jackie Pullinger, Gospel superstar Fred Hammond and worship leaders Martin Smith and Tim Hughes. New episodes are published every Friday, PLUS check out bonus episodes every Wednesday, where our resident leadership expert Andy Peck interviews a range of pastors, preachers and practitioners on the topic of Christian leadership. The Profile is brought to you by Premier Christianity, the UK’s leading Christian magazine. If you enjoy The Profile you’re sure to love Premier Christianity magazine which will help you understand the changing culture around us and what God is doing through his Church today, read for free now at premierchristianity.com.

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Baroness Cox: A voice for the voiceless // Paul Woolley: Making ’whole life’ disciples

1 Apr 2022
01:07:25

It's a double bill this week as Jemimah Wright interviews the legendary campaigner and humanitarian Baroness Cox, and Sam Hailes sits down with the head of the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC) to talk about the importance of who....

Genelle Aldred: The communications pro on stillbirth, racism and Jesus the radical

25 Mar 2022
53:58

The journalist and activist Genelle Aldred was just 19 when an unplanned pregnancy ended in the stillbirth of her daughter. It was an experience that still drives her to tackle inequality wherever she sees it. In this interview with Abi Thomas, Aldr....

The Astronaut’s Wife: Stacey Morgan on watching her husband blast into space

18 Mar 2022
53:19

Stacey Morgan kissed her husband goodbye before he donned his space suit on July 20, 2019, and headed to his waiting Soyuz rocket. With an overwhelming mix of pride, excitement, and terror, she and her children held hands and watched the rocket igni....

Jon Tyson: The NYC pastor on surviving the most brutal months of his ministry life

11 Mar 2022
53:33

The straight-talking pastor who isn't afraid to preach on controversial topics speaks to Emma Fowle about embracing God’s heart for the lost and why he’ll always value honesty over self-preservation. The pair also discuss the impact of Covid and soci...

Glenn Packiam: How to be a resilient pastor

4 Mar 2022
52:04

38 per cent of pastors are considering quitting the ministry. A combination of Covid and significant cultural shifts is arguably making it harder than ever to be a church leader. Having researched this worrying trend, the US based theologian, worship...

John Wyatt: The medical ethics expert on matters of life and death

25 Feb 2022
57:44

Having worked as paediatrician specialising in the care of newborn babies at a leading neonatal intensive care unit for more than 25 years, Dr John Wyatt became increasingly aware of the ethical maelstrom caused by advancing technology and contentiou...

Martin Smith: How the former Delirious? frontman sang his way out of trouble

18 Feb 2022
01:07:58

The desire of Delirious? frontman and principal songwriter, Martin Smith, to reach the masses is undiminished. He loves leading worship in church (“I’ve given my life to it. I believe in it”) but doesn’t want to be constrained by it. Performing at Gl...

*Valentines Special​* Rachel Gardner on ’The Sex Thing’

11 Feb 2022
53:23

Despite a career that might suggest otherwise, talking about ‘it’ was never the aim, says youth worker and church planter Rachel Gardner. Her latest book is The Sex Thing: Reimagining Conversations with Young People About Sex but “My big thing is Jes...

Peter Rollins: The philosopher who believes the ’good news’ is that you can’t be satisfied

4 Feb 2022
58:18

The Northern Irish philosopher Peter Rollins chats to Premier Christianity's Sam Hailes about his vision of a "religionless" Christianity. For Peter, the good news that we can’t be satisfied, that life is difficult, and that we don’t know t...

Pastor Mick Flemming: From hardened criminal to Covid lifesaver

28 Jan 2022
44:31

Pastor Mick Fleming shot to prominence in 2020 after the BBC filmed him helping the homeless and addicted in Burnley. Described as a 'Covid lifesaver' the man behind Church on the Street Ministries suddenly found his astonishing testimony was being s...

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson: My faith sustains my career in politics // Richard Mayhew: Celebrating 160 years of the Nazareth Trust

21 Jan 2022
55:48

Northern Ireland's longest serving MP could be months away from being First Minister. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson speaks to Premier's Marcus Jones about how his faith sustains his work, and why he believes socially conservative Christians like him are some...

Greg Boyd: The controversial theologian on open theism, hell and spiritual warfare

14 Jan 2022
44:55

Three years before the pandemic struck, Greg Boyd received an unusual prophetic word, which prompted him to move his church’s material online. We asked him about this seemingly unique warning about Covid-19, and how he feels about being labelled both...

Michael Youseff: ‘If your church isn‘t preaching God‘s word, leave‘

17 Dec 2021
54:48

The Egyptian-American pastor and evangelist speaks to Premier's Charmaine Noble-Mclean about his life, faith and ministry. Youseff believes many churches around the world are failing to preach the Bible in its fullness and says Christians must take a...

Aled Jones: The chorister turned TV presenter counts his blessings

10 Dec 2021
47:54

Aled Jones’ path to stardom was littered with occurrences that many would call God ordained. His first break came, aged twelve, after a congregation member wrote to a record company without his knowledge. Soon afterwards he'd recorded his debut album...

Kate Bowler: Surviving cancer and demolishing terrible Christian cliches

3 Dec 2021
48:21

Five years on from a cancer diagnosis that changed her life forever, the Christian academic Kate Bowler speaks to Premier Christianity's Sam Hailes about her new book 'No Cure for Being Human'. The pair also discuss the pressure often felt in churche...