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The Profile

Hundreds of in-depth interviews with inspiring Christians. Guests include world renown DJ Moby, Bible teacher Joyce Meyer, missionary Jackie Pullinger, Gospel superstar Fred Hammond and activist Shane Claiborne

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  • The Profile Acting Bishop of London Bishop Emma Ineson and her value of 'the middle' Play in Edifi Player

    Acting Bishop of London Bishop Emma Ineson and her value of 'the middle'

    Bishop of Kensington and acting Bishop of London, the Rt Revd Dr Emma Ineson has spent more than 25 years in ordained ministry and now holdsone of the Church of England's highest-ranking posts. She began with a curacy in the Diocese of Sheffield, moved on to the Lee Abbey community in Devon as a chaplain, and then spent years training the next generation of clergy at Trinity College, Bristol. She became Principal of Trinity College in 2014, and in 2019 she was consecrated Bishop of Penrith in …

  • The Profile Alpha's Chloe Swart - on everyday miracles and ordinary healing that's open to all Christians Play in Edifi Player

    Alpha's Chloe Swart - on everyday miracles and ordinary healing that's open to all Christians

    Theology and National Director of Alpha UK, Chloe Swart was raised as a pastor's child, she had early exposure to stories of faith and the miraculous through her parents, an influence that shaped her later academic and ministry work. Chloe holds a PhD in theology, where she studied healing miracles in Wales. Sending out questionnaires, she gathered testimonies from over 600 people who reported physical healing. Her research found that healings typically came through prayer from an ordinary …

  • The Profile Widowed without warning: How Canon Yvonne Tulloch turned grief into a national bereavement movement Play in Edifi Player

    Widowed without warning: How Canon Yvonne Tulloch turned grief into a national bereavement movement

    Canon Yvonne Tulloch was born into a Christian Brethren household and grew up attending church several times a day. From a young age she had a close relationship with God, married as a teenager, trained as a secretary but with her heart set on missionary work. Following a series of powerful visions she felt God call her to ministry despite the fact that as a woman at that time, she was barred from entering. But she did go on to become an Anglican church minister and by 2008 was serving as a …

  • The Profile Motor entrepreneur and philanthropist Peter Vardy - on church, cars and charity Play in Edifi Player

    Motor entrepreneur and philanthropist Peter Vardy - on church, cars and charity

    British entrepreneur and Christian philanthropist Peter Vardy leads the Vardy Group, the automotive dealership business built by his family over three generations. Now 47, he is the son of Sir Peter Vardy, whose Sunday Times Rich List fortune is estimated at around £140 million. Like his father before him, Vardy has shaped the family business according to his faith. It's one that was delivered to him as a child in a simple and direct way|: God loves you, look what he has done. In his own …

  • The Profile From war-torn Beirut to broadcasting hope: Rita El-Mounayer on leading SAT-7 Play in Edifi Player

    From war-torn Beirut to broadcasting hope: Rita El-Mounayer on leading SAT-7

    As a child, Lebanese-born broadcaster Rita El-Mounayer had first-hand experience of war. Both her parents were Christians, but came from different traditions. After her mother died, her father used to distract his family from the violence outside by hooking up a car battery and turning on a black-and- white TV. It fostered a lifelong interest in broadcasting and how powerful it could be. El-Mounayer began her career studying History and Social Science at the Lebanese University in Beirut later …

  • The Profile Public Theologian and Apologist Amy Orr-Ewing speaks on forgiveness and spiritual abuse Play in Edifi Player

    Public Theologian and Apologist Amy Orr-Ewing speaks on forgiveness and spiritual abuse

    British Theologian and Apologist Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing began her early academic work at Oxford and holds a doctorate there in theology, later serving as President of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. Her faith has shaped a career spent defending Christianity's intellectual credibility to sceptics, students and secular audiences worldwide, from university campuses to the UK Parliament and US Capitol Hill and in 1996 it took her to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, smuggling Bibles and …

  • The Profile WayMaker founder Andy Robinson on his relationship with God whilst living with a terminal diagnosis Play in Edifi Player

    WayMaker founder Andy Robinson on his relationship with God whilst living with a terminal diagnosis

    WayMaker founder Andy Robinson grew up in a Christian household in Leigh-on- Sea in Essex, describing Jesus as just 'always there'. As a younger teenager he took the opportunity to forge his own unique relationship with God and consciously became a Christian, deciding to dedicate his life to Christ. He went on to have a family and a successful career in software, and, at the same time volunteered as a youth leader at Lifespring Church, later linked to Brighton Road Baptist Church in Horsham and …

  • The Profile Urban Church planter Cris Rogers on the powerful 'social credit' of housing estates Play in Edifi Player

    Urban Church planter Cris Rogers on the powerful 'social credit' of housing estates

    Cris Rogers is an 'urban theologian' best known for reviving church life on one of East London's toughest estates. He was born and grew up in a working- class environment in West Yorkshire and studied art before moving onto theology at Trinity College, Bristol, and later King's College London. He became a priest in 2008 and was among the first clergy commissioned specifically to the Church of England's newly created "pioneer minister" track for planting churches in non-traditional settings. In …

  • The Profile Theologian Dr. Joel Muddamalle on how to identify spiritual warfare Play in Edifi Player

    Theologian Dr. Joel Muddamalle on how to identify spiritual warfare

    How do you know whether you are being whispered to by the evil one? Spiritual warfare and the unseen battle for our soul has always fascinated theologian Joel Muddamalle. He was brought up in a strong Christian household in India. His grandparents were arguably the he strongest influences on his life. As missionaries, he saw first hand how hard you had to work to reach people in marginalised rural communities and the joy when you did. "There", he says, "there was a passion for the ministry." …

  • The Profile The most successful female Gospel artist of all time CeCe Winans on making counter-cultural choices Play in Edifi Player

    The most successful female Gospel artist of all time CeCe Winans on making counter-cultural choices

    With 18 Grammy Awards and decades of ministry behind her, CeCe Winans remains a living example of a life surrendered to God through the gifts He gives us. Winans grew up as one of ten children in Detroit, straight into a household saturated with gospel music. Her parents raised their family in the Pentecostal tradition, and church was the foundation of everything, including the music that would define her life. Winans first found fame singing alongside her brother BeBe as the duo BeBe & CeCe …

  • The Profile Tribute to Andy Peck, presenter of the Leadership Show Play in Edifi Player

    Tribute to Andy Peck, presenter of the Leadership Show

    Long-time presenter of The Leadership Show Andy Peck has died aged 64 following a short battle with cancer. Andy spent over three decades encouraging and equipping Christian leaders through presenting Leadership special editions of this podcast, as well as wider broadcasting for Premier Christian Radio and writing for Premier Christianity magazine. In this special episode, we air a previous interview with Andy about his own faith journey, and hear tributes from his colleagues.

  • The Profile From Britain's Got Talent to Holy Island: Ashley Banjo's walk with God Play in Edifi Player

    From Britain's Got Talent to Holy Island: Ashley Banjo's walk with God

    Ashley Banjo, is best known as the dance troupe leader of the hugely successful group Diversity who first captured the nation's hearts on the talent show Britain's Got Talent in 2009. They famously beat off favourite Susan Boyle for the crown and all when he was just 21. Banjo was raised in Essex, the son of a former heavyweight boxer and a dance teacher and began dancing at age five. It was a passion that was nurtured by his parents. He was raised with some exposure to Christianity and he has …

  • The Profile Professor John Lennox: The world's foremost Christian apologist on his remarkable life story Play in Edifi Player

    Professor John Lennox: The world's foremost Christian apologist on his remarkable life story

    In this week's edition of the Profile we celebrate Professor John Lennox, one of the most compelling voices at the intersection of Christian faith and modern science. Born in Northern Ireland in 1943, he was raised in a family of deep faith and went on to earn doctorates from both Cambridge and Oxford universities, specialising in mathematics and the philosophy of science. He served for many years as Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, where he remains Emeritus Fellow in …

  • The Profile Leadership Special Jonas Kurlberg: ‘Leading in a digital world’ Play in Edifi Player

    Leadership Special Jonas Kurlberg: ‘Leading in a digital world’

    Andy Peck chats with one of the editors of The Oxford Handbook of Digital Theology about how we lead differently when we are conscious of the changes in technology that are transforming our world. What does this mean for our discipleship? Is AI an enemy to be aware of or a tool to embrace? How might we engage with The Global Network for Digital Theology conference coming up soon? The Profile is brought to you by Premier Christianity, the UK’s leading Christian magazine. Check out the latest …