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John Dickson: The Aussie Bible scholar taking Jesus to doubters

9 Feb 2019
58:35

Dr John Dickson is an Australian Bible scholar, Anglican minister and writer. He is the founder of The Centre for Public Christianity (CPX) in Australia and the author of books such as The Doubters Guide to Jesus. He tells Justin Brierley about how h...

Don Moen: The writer of 'God will make a way' // Dame Caroline Spelman MP: How to find a way forward on Brexit

2 Feb 2019
01:01:41

It's a double bill on The Profile this week. In the first part of the show, Premier's Eno Adeogun sits down with Don Moen - the writer of many classic worship songs including 'God will make a way', 'Give thanks' and 'Our Father'. The pastor, producer...

Phil Loose: The Integrity Europe boss on lessons learned behind the scenes of worship music

26 Jan 2019
59:22

Phil Loose is the managing director of one of the biggest Christian music labels in the world. In this in-depth interview, the managing director of Integrity Europe shares what he's learned from working as a church leader, a session musician and most...

Jackie Pullinger: This formidable and fiery evangelist explains why she isn't 'driven' and does not have a 'ministry'

19 Jan 2019
47:20

Jackie Pullinger’s classic autobiography Chasing the Dragon remains a best-seller among evangelicals, despite being released more than 30 years ago. It tells the story of how this plucky young woman from Croydon boarded a ship with nothing but a £10...

Jack Phillips and the 'gay cake' case // Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III on Church unity

12 Jan 2019
53:20

It's a double bill of The Profile this week. In the first part of today's show, Alex Williams interviews Jack Philips about the much-discussed 'gay cake' case. The Colorado baker cited religious reasons when declining to make a cake for a gay couple....

Michael Brown: Jesus, Israel, LGBT politics, speaking in tongues and Donald Trump

5 Jan 2019
55:51

US Messianic Jew, author and radio host Michael Brown joins Justin Brierley to tell his conversion story in a wide ranging interview covering the hot-button issues Michael engages in. As a Jewish kid into rock music, Michael became addicted to hard d...

Mez Mcconnell: From violent crime to outspoken church planter and critic of 'elitist' evangelicalism

29 Dec 2018
56:17

"I'll punch your face in, mate". That's what Mez Mcconnell said to a fellow student while he was at Bible college. "I guess the guys weren't ready for that kind of discourse," he says, looking back. Mez was involved in violent cri...

Tim Alford: From fronting Christian rock band [dweeb] to pioneering Elim's youth work

22 Dec 2018
52:18

You know you’re famous when you have a Wikipedia page, and Tim Alford's band achieved that (and more!). The four-piece Christian rock band known as [dweeb] was founded by Tim in 2002 and after nine years of success, including multiple EPs, albums and...

Peter Laws: Finding God through horror movies

15 Dec 2018
53:08

Many Christians are wary of engaging with anything remotely spooky, but Baptist minister Rev Peter Laws takes a different approach. Born with "the spooky gene", Peter is fascinated by the macabre. From his early life before coming to faith,...

Martin Smith: The former Delirious? frontman on why he's making music for those outside the Church

8 Dec 2018
01:05:29

Don't assume a generation can only be touched through walking into a Church building. That's Martin Smith's message in this in-depth interview. The former Delirious? frontman is more convinced than ever that God can work miracles through the music th...

Rick Warren: The purpose-driven pastor on his son's battle with depression

1 Dec 2018
54:09

For more than three decades Rick Warren has been an incredibly influential Christian leader in the USA. Saddleback Church, planted from scratch by a 26-year-old Warren and his wife Kay in 1980, quickly grew in size as the fledgling pastor’s down-to-e...

Francine Rivers: Why I wrote Redeeming Love

24 Nov 2018
53:38

The writer of one of the bestselling works of Christian fiction of all time drops by the studio this week for a chat with Claire Musters. Redeeming Love has sold millions of copies and been translated into over 28 languages. Francine Rivers has won c...

Johnnie Moore: The founder of Trump's evangelical advisory board // Andrew Haslam: Church planting and the legacy of Martyn Lloyd-Jones

17 Nov 2018
01:09:33

What would you say if a member of the Trump family asked you to put together an evangelical advisory board for the then presidential candidate? This was position Johnnie Moore found himself in. The long-time religious freedom campaigner decided to fu...

Tim Matthews: The highs and lows of church planting in Bournemouth

10 Nov 2018
01:05:58

Meet the man who turned up three hours late to his first date with his now wife, says he "crashed and burned" at university and had to endure 12 failed attempts at church planting. Tim Matthews is remarkably up front about the moments in hi...

David Stroud: Working for the spiritual, social and cultural renewal of London

3 Nov 2018
54:42

Christians need to rediscover their heritage of creating, not complaining. That's according to David Stroud, the senior leader of Christ Church London. In this interview with Premier Christianity's Sam Hailes, the pastor, who has been leading churche...

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