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Dave Griffiths: Making music and deconstructing my faith

31 Mar 2018
59:26

Sam Hailes travels to the oldest Pentecostal church building in the world to meet the Christian musician, singer-songwriter and rabble-rouser Dave Griffiths. The former pastor has recently been through a process of deconstructing his faith and questi...

Joyce Meyer: Passion, preaching and prosperity

24 Mar 2018
55:23

Thousands listen to her upbeat talks every week. But TV preacher Joyce Meyer has plenty of critics too. Maria Rodrigues met her to find out who she is off-screen. The Profile is brought to you in association with Premier Christianity magazine. For a...

Nigel Cameron: The robots are coming but the church isn't ready

17 Mar 2018
01:03:13

Justin Brierley meets the bio-ethics and future technology expert Nigel Cameron. In this in depth interview the President of the Centre for Policy on Emerging Technologies in Washington DC explains how he became a Christian and why he's written his l...

Kathy Gilbert: From hitch-hiking hippie to Jesus Freak // Joseph Steinberg: How I came to believe Jesus is the Messiah

10 Mar 2018
54:05

On The Profile this week, we meet two Christians with amazing testimonies. Kathy Gilbert was a drifter searching for meaning in the USA's hippie scene through drugs and new age beliefs. She tells Justin Brierley how she met God. In the second part of...

Chip Kendall: Meet the former thebandwithnoname frontman who is revolutionising family worship

3 Mar 2018
51:59

The US-born musician who is now part of !Audacious Manchester’s creative team, Chip Kendall speaks to Ruth Jackson about growing up in Israel, young people’s difficult questions and how music can reach people on the fringes of faith.  The Profile is...

Billy Graham: A life well lived

24 Feb 2018
55:10

Billy Graham passed away on 21 Feb 2018 at the age of 99. Justin Brierley traces the life and legacy of the famed evangelist speaking to friends, relatives and ministry colleagues who knew him personally. You can also request a FREE Billy Graham Trib...

Rt Rev Richard Harries: Finding God in beauty and in horror

17 Feb 2018
55:36

In this interview with Premier's Justin Brierley, the former Bishop of Oxford Rt Rev Richard Harries explains how he became a Christian and was called into ministry. The 81 year old was once described by Rowan Williams as "that rarity, a Christi...

Stuart & Jill Briscoe: The British couple reflect on a lifetime of ministry in the USA

10 Feb 2018
53:57

The Briscoes' Telling The Truth ministry began in 1971 while Stuart served as senior pastor of Elmbrook Church in Wisconsin, which grew into the largest evangelical church in the state. It started as a simple tape duplication ministry in a home basem...

Franklin Graham: The critics won't stop me. I'm coming to the UK to preach the gospel

3 Feb 2018
27:05

The son of the legendary evangelist Billy Graham tells Marcus Jones why he's determined to come to the UK and preach the gospel. Franklin Graham is controversial in some circles for his previous statements about Islam and homosexuality. With a campai...

Kay Warren: Speaking frankly on sex, depression and faithfulness

3 Feb 2018
26:38

The co-founder of one of America's largest churches has a passion for honesty and authenticity. In this in depth interview Kay Warren speaks openly about her past struggle with porn, difficulties in her marriage to Rick Warren and how she is continui...

Doug Williams: Pastoring a diverse congregation in London's East End

27 Jan 2018
53:39

"As I look back over my shoulder it's a bit like a train wreck," Doug Williams says when asked about his upbringing. "My Dad had three wives - in Nigeria, in Sierra Leone and then my Mum in London." The Pastor is open and upfront...

RT Kendall: Bringing the Word and the Spirit together

20 Jan 2018
53:55

RT Kendall doesn’t look like a heretic. He doesn’t sound like one either. But in the mid 80s he almost lost his job leading one of London’s most famous churches when he was accused of antinomianism: the claim that Christians are not obliged to follow...

Aaron Keyes: The worship music industry has to change

13 Jan 2018
58:10

In this brutally honest interview, worship leader Aaron Keyes explains how he's trying to reform the 'worship industry' from the inside. The writer of 'Sovereign Over Us' believes the worship world is "too male and too pale", cares more abo...

Jeremy Vine: The broadcasting legend on how he lost faith and found it again // Cardinal Vincent Nichols: The leader of Catholics in England & Wales on the true meaning of hope

6 Jan 2018
57:33

BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine talks to Justin Brierley about faith, doubt and Strictly Come Dancing. The popular broadcaster opens up about his career, what he's learned from his listeners and why he'd be "the worst evangelical ever". ...

Bruxy Cavey: Creating a church for people who don’t do church // Paul Wilbur: Messianic worship leader on praising the God of Israel

30 Dec 2017
34:44

Bruxy Cavey is teaching pastor of The Meeting House in Toronto, one of Canada’s largest churches. He talk to Justin Brierley about  his unusual journey to being a pastor, his anabaptist theology, how his wife proposed to him in front of their church...

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