In this episode we're joined by Jo Frost, the Director of Communications at the Evangelical Alliance. With a rich background in working with various Christian charities and a master's in public communications, Jo shares her journey into the heart of leadership and discusses the challenges and triumphs of advocating for faith in the modern world.

Jo delves into the complexities of leadership, communication, and the importance of being authentically connected with both the message and the audience. She sheds light on her personal approach to navigating the digital landscape, where every word can be scrutinized, and the balance between being open and maintaining necessary privacy. Through her experiences, we explore the critical role of integrity over mere authenticity and the nuanced decisions that leaders must make in today's fast-paced, information-rich society.

This week we’re chatting with John Kirkby - or Johnny Boy as he prefers to be known. Together with his wife Lizzie, they founded Christians Against Poverty (CAP) in 1996. Over 25 years, God used this incredible organisation to lead 20,000 people a year out of debt and release them from poverty. In Spring 2023, John felt called to start a new ministry - Isaiah 61 Movement - to empower and resource Christians in sharing their faith.

John’s grounded character and passion for the Word of God will leap out as you listen to our conversation with him. With plenty of interesting stories and a wealth of leadership wisdom to share, this episode is a must.

Steve and Angie Campbell are the Senior Pastors of the C3 Church and National Directors of the Global Leadership Network in the UK and Ireland.

With many years of church leadership under their belts, in this episode they talk about how they have sought to stay true to the mission and ministry to which God first called them, alongside launching a series of new initiatives to support their local community.

Sir Gary Streeter, MP for South West Devon, has been a politician for over 30 years. A devoted Christian, he is Chairman of the all-party group of Christians in Parliament and has been especially supportive of new MPs as they arrive at Westminster.

Listen in as Sim introduces his brand new co-host, Ed Perry. In this new series, Ed and Sim will be exploring what healthy leadership looks like, and by asking hard, honest questions, consider how Christian leaders can better protect themselves from burnout and breakdown to thrive in a tough arena.

Looking forwards to a new season of the podcast, Ed and Sim will be exploring what healthy leadership looks like, and by asking hard, honest questions, consider how Christian leaders can better protect themselves from burnout and breakdown to thrive in a tough arena.

Anne Calver is an inspirational speaker and visionary leader who has a real heart for the Church and how it can be released. She leads the Unleashed Church movement, a radical network of church communities calling people into a new kind of family that seeks to be like the Early Church in the book of Acts.

Steve Uppal, along with his wife Esther, have been the senior leaders of the multi-cultural and multi-campus All Nations Church since 2001.

Steve is also recognised as the Apostolic leader of the growing All Nations Movement which gathers churches and leaders together with the vision of turning nations back to God through prayer, church planting, repurposing existing churches and equipping leaders.

Describing himself as a ‘lapsed catholic’, Cormac is passionate about politics and policy and the intersection with faith.

When he's not serving on Gordon Brown's team, helping to develop policy and financial reform, he works in the City.

Joy Blundell oversees Social Justice and Influence at Alive Church, a multi-site church in the East of England, and is Location Pastor of Alive Lincoln North with her husband Paul.

She has a heart for the restoration and transformation of cities through the mobilisation of the local church and seeing people find wholeness and purpose in Jesus.

Carl Beech – Working in the Forgotten places, Permacrisis, Warm WelcomeCarl Beech is a leader who likes to let his actions do the talking! He is President of Christian Vision for Men and as part of that role he founded The Gathering in 2014 in Swindon, which now attracts around 2000 men each year. He has written a number of books, writes regularly for a variety of magazines and hosts several podcasts.

In this Episode Ed and Sim reflect back on the last three interviews from this series with Abby Guiness, Chris Rogers and Lucy Grimble and pick out some of our key learnings from each of them - thinking about how we can put them into practice in our own lives.

Lucy Grimble is a song writer and worship leader with a heart to create space for people to encounter the love of God. She writes songs that carry a message of freedom, hope and identity. Based in London, Lucy’s latest album God’s Heart Explodes was released in 2020.

Cris Rogers is Rector of All Hallows Church Bow in East London and Chair of the planning group of Spring Harvest. He is also an author of several books and runs a podcast called We Are Making Disciples.

Abby Guiness is the director of Spring Harvest and it responsible for putting on this event every year. As well as directing Spring Harvest, she’s a published author, engaging speaker and experienced performer, particularly in theatre and presenting audio books.