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…

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 minist…

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 se…

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. In this episode, Gary talks us through how he knew he’d been called into politics by God, and how he …

Listen in as Sim introduces his brand new co-host, Ed Perry. Having worked for Alpha International and now the founder of a growing communications and digital consultancy, Ed brings a fresh perspective on leadership from the world of Christian business. Ed shares his thoughts on the importance of partnership working and learning from one another so…

Join Sim and Ed as they introduce the brand new second series of the Leadership Podcast. In this episode, our hosts explore the unhealthy and unrealistic expectations on church and Christian leaders, and how it has fueled their desire to create a podcast where vulnerability, brokenness and tough topics can be discussed. As increasing number of lead…

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. In this episode, we hear about her personal…

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, r…

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. He has sat on various boards and committees, including chairing the Hope not Hate campaign for ten years. He ha…

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. Joy …

Carl 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. As a habitual pi…

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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. In this episode we hear from Lucy about her story, how she leads others in worship…

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. In this conversation we explore with Cris his experiences of leading church through COVID, we hear about his passion for leading people in the ways…

This season we are partnering with Spring Harvest, the well-known national Christian event that takes place in the UK every Easter. Sim personally got some of his first leadership opportunities at this event and across this season on the Leadership Podcast, we’ll be talking to some of the inspiring people that lead the event. Abby Guiness is the di…

In this last episode of our series on Leadership and Justice, Sim and Ed take a look back at the interview with Tim Morfin, and discuss: - How do we stay humble and focussed as leaders? - Leadership and vulnerability - How do we do that as leaders and maintain credibility? - How to draw a balance between maintaining vision and the day to day grind …

Tim is the award-winning founder and Chief Executive of TLG who was recognised as the Sunday Times Best Charity Leader in 2019. Under his inspirational leadership, the organisation has grown from a small church project to a national movement of churches across the UK. With his previous experience of organisational development in a large multination…

Have you ever wanted to partner with another organisation but haven’t been sure how to go about it or been worried that your offer to collaborate will be abused or taken advantage of? In this episode Sim and Ed look back at the interview with Debra Green and take a deeper delve into some of what Debra spoke about: - The importance of collaboration …

Debra is the National Director and Founder of Redeeming Our Communities (ROC) which brings organisations together towards the work of social transformation. In this episode Sim and Debra talk about balancing leadership with family life and how she juggles leading a major charity with family life, and how God spoke to her on her wedding day and how …

Surprise! We couldn't do a season on Leadership and Justice without talking to Justin and Simon who have just launched new book called "Just Leadership." Sim talks to them about the book, why they wrote it and we give you an opportunity to get a free copy - follow us on social to find out how! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa…

*Updated Audio* There were some issues in the original audio with Sim and Ed talking over each other, that has now been rectified! In our first Leadership Lessons episode of season 2, Sim and Ed look back at the interview with Mike Royal and take a deeper look at some of the issues raised, including: How as leaders do we have stamina to continue to…

We’re back with our second season on Leadership and Justice. This season we’ll be hearing from 3 new interviewees on how to lead consistently in an inconsistent and unfair world. October is Black History Month so we start this season talking to Mike Royal, the Co-chief Executive of Cinnamon Network and is recognised as one of the top black male Chr…

Have you ever wondered just how other people manage to be so together and sorted? We loved the interview with Patrick Regan, where he explored just that, and how in reality what most people are projecting is not what's really going on. How do we deal with tough times? And, perhaps more importantly, how do we emerge from them better, bouncing forwar…

We talk to Patrick Regan about how to develop resilience, the importance of knowing our own values and priorities, and being grateful for what is good in our lives and our world. Patrick Regan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Kintsugi Hope, which came about following a series of personal trials and ill health which affected Patrick and his family. Prio…

Sim and Ed look back over what Dr Kate Middleton said about finding the right balance in relationships with the people you lead and might also be friends with and look at how you can manage that. We also look at how to maintain a spiritual connection alongside serving in church. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

We talk to Dr Kate Middleton about how to lead in a crisis like the global pandemic we continue to live through, the effect that can have on our mental wellbeing, and how one of the most important things is to look after ourselves through it so that we can support others. Dr Kate Middleton is a psychologist with a particular interest in the way our…

In our first Leadership Lessons episode we re-visit what Dave Smith said regarding our health and the impact not looking after it can have on those around us. Sim and Ed delve deeper into that and take some of your questions including: - How to assess the different aspects of wellbeing - The personal things we do that have an impact on our own well…

We welcome Dave Smith to the podcast who challenges us to be intentional with our Christlikeness, Wellbeing and Health, to make small steps now that so that we can look back in a few years and realise how far we've come. Dave Smith is the Senior Pastor of Kingsgate Church Peterborough, and author of God's Plan for your Wellbeing, a book offering 50…

Sim and Ed discuss why we've started The Leadership Podcast, and what you can expect from the first episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.