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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Robin Mark: Writing 'Days of Elijah' and longing for Revival in Belfast

2 Oct 2020
56:48

Northern Irish worship leader Robin Mark is the writer of much-loved worship songs 'Days of Elijah', 'Revival' and 'Take us to the river'. In this look back on his career with Premier Christianity's Sam Hailes, Robin explains his songwriting process....

Iona Rossely: The former ladies ski champion on her long journey to faith

25 Sep 2020
01:07:51

Iona has represented Great Britain in speed skiing and holds the title of Ladies British Overseas Champion and New Zealand Ladies Champion. She successfully represented Ireland in the World Equestrian Games and the World Championships. But despite me...

Leroy Logan: My life as a black police officer in London

18 Sep 2020
56:47

Leroy Logan is a Christian, a black man and a police officer. And he sees no contradiction between any of these aspects of his identity. The former superintendent played a significant role in the Metropolitan police, which he served in for 30 years.....

Ari Sorko-Ram: The Messianic Jewish leader who believes all Israel will be saved

11 Sep 2020
51:44

Ari Sorko-Ram has had a varied life and career which has included working as a professional Rugby player in France, an actor in Hollywood and a church leader in Israel. In this in depth interview with Premier Christianity’s Sam Hailes, Ari explains ....

Max Lucado: The prolific author on his lockdown struggles // Jo Saxton: The leadership coach with a passion for mentoring women

5 Sep 2020
52:25

In this week's double bill, Rachel Matthew meets the prolific Christian author Max Lucado and Claire Musters interviews well known leadership coach and popular speaker Jo Saxton.   You can also read the interviews with Max Lucado and Jo Saxton on the...

Damian Stayne: The Catholic charismatic on healing, prophecy and deliverance

28 Aug 2020
01:14:27

Damian Stayne is a healing minister in the Catholic Church. He is the founder and the leader of Cor et Lumen Christi, which aims to equip fellow Catholics in supernatural ministry. In this in-depth interview with Premier Christianity's Megan Cornwell...

John Mark Comer: How to ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life

21 Aug 2020
58:18

The American pastor's new and much-praised book The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry is out now. And you can get it FREE when you subscribe to Premier Christianity magazine. To celebrate this great offer, we're replaying our in depth interview with John...

Rev Chris Lee: The viral vicar reaching 1 million people a week

14 Aug 2020
58:46

He has more followers than the Archbishop of Canterbury and tens of thousands watch his 60-second sermons. BBC News has dubbed him “an internet sensation”, but what message is Rev Chris Lee seeking to communicate? In this in depth interview with Prem...

Lisa Fields: Jude 3 Project, Racism in the Church, US politics

7 Aug 2020
46:43

Lisa Fields is head of the Jude 3 Project, an apologetics organisation with a focus on helping African Americans better understand and share their faith.   Lisa speaks to Megan Cornwell about: the types of objections to Christianity raised by people...

Ken Costa: Following Jesus in the world of banking and finance

31 Jul 2020
54:59

Ken Costa is part of the leadership team at Holy Trinity Brompton and has had a career in banking and finance. In this interview first broadcast in 2016 he talks about growing up in apartheid South Africa, his Christian conversion and his recent book...

Pastor Sam Robertson: Supernatural encounters // Shadow Faiths Minister Janet Daby MP: My testimony

24 Jul 2020
55:50

On this week’s show, Premier’s Maria Rodriguez speaks to Sam Robertson from the Glasgow Prophetic Centre about the unusual supernatural encounters he’s experienced during times of prayer ministry. In the second part of the show, Cara Bentley intervi....

Dr Francis Collins: The Christian geneticist on conversion, creation and Covid-19

17 Jul 2020
01:05:07

Dr Francis Collins is a renowned geneticist who directs the National Institutes of Health in the USA, at the forefront of finding a vaccine for Covid-19. He was recently awarded the Templeton Prize. In this interview he speaks to Justin Brierley abou...

Eric Gaudion: Suffering with the most painful condition known to humanity

10 Jul 2020
41:17

Church leader Eric Gaudion endured one of the most painful conditions known to humanity for 22 years. He was admitted to hospital more than 100 times and went through 30 surgeries before a groundbreaking transplant gave him his life back. In this int...

KXC’s Pete Hughes: Discovering God’s plan to make all things new

3 Jul 2020
52:17

In this week’s episode, church planter and author Pete Hughes talks to Sam Hailes about coronavirus, racism, ministering to millennials and Gen Z in London and why and how the church he leads in Kings Cross has grown. The figures - 40 congregants to....

Rich Wilson: Head of student mission movement, Fusion

26 Jun 2020
55:37

Rich Wilson is passionate about raising up the next generation of students who love Jesus, and then unleashing them on the world. In this in-depth interview he shares his own journey to faith and reveals some of the remarkable things God has done alo...