Tiria is the North West Coordinator for Just Love, a charity which inspires Christian students to pursue the biblical call to social justice. While at University in Liverpool, she was involved in setting up a Just Love group, was vice-president for the Christian Union, and graduated with a degree in history in July 2018.…

Ruth Yimika Afolabi is the Founder & CEO of a women’s faith and lifestyle platform and community called MAGNIFY which she started almost 10 years ago at age 19. Her passion to empower women was encouraged from a young age and her desire to make an impact in society at large was harnessed when she went on to study Politics at Durham University. Upon…

Harry has been an advocate for young people in Global advocacy from the age of 15. This started by being selected to be part of the UK delegation to the G8 in Italy in 2009. Since then he has represented Unicef,Plan international and Restless development at the United Nations. In 2014 he Co-founded Youth for Change Global .The success of Youth for …

Galia Ben-Israel is 24 and is an Associate Pastor at KingsGate Community Church, a multisite, intergenerational, multicultural church family where she radically encountered God and became a Christian at the age of 15, having previously been an atheist. Galia studied Theology and Religion at Durham University and now, with the vision of seeing lives…

David takes inspiration from his ancestors, who were bankers, brewers and business owners but also at the same time philanthropists, abolitionist campaigners and people of faith. He has sought to carry on their legacy in a variety of settings and roles - as President of the Oxford University Student Union, Community Organiser on issues of money and…

Alex is passionate about cultural transformation through the opportunities created by large corporates to shape and influence communities and nations. Working in a variety of roles including finance, strategy and operations analysis, Alex seeks to help organisations make great decisions through data and analysis and see those decisions drive meanin…

David Lawrence is a Christian who works in politics. After three years of working in Parliament for different Labour MPs, he has recently started as Senior Political Adviser at the Trade Justice Movement, a pressure group. While at university, David was a founding member of Just Love, a Christian charity that helps students engage with social justi…

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Shantelle works with London City Mission as their Communications Manager, working on all of the Comms activity as well as leading a team of four. She is also involved with the youth and young people ministries nationally with Church of God of Prophecy whilst serving as the worship leader at her local church, Jubilee Wood Green. She has a huge passi…

Life is an adventure, whether you're fighting frozen eyeballs in Canada, getting benighted by 90mph winds on the side of a mountain and loosing your boots or having to drink your own urine due to dried up rivers. But my real adventure is people, leading people and shaping culture to look more like what God says it should look like. That's what's to…

Elizabeth Neep is a Commissioning Editor and Publicist for SPCK and writes commercial fiction in her spare time, currently represented by MMB Creative. She is passionate about making faith accessible to all and breaking down stereotypes surrounding Christianity.Por Leadership Podcast from Simon Barrington

In this wide ranging interview with Lesley Dolphin on BBC Radio Suffolk, Simon Barrington talks about life, travels, business and what caused him to found Forge Leadership Consultancy www.forge-leadership.comPor Leadership Podcast from Simon Barrington

Abi Jarvis is the public leadership coordinator at the Evangelical Alliance, seeking to equip Christians with the skills and confidence to be leaders in the places where God has called them. She has a BA in Ancient History, a MSc in Political Communication and is currently studying for a MA in Kingdom Theology at WTC. Abi was formally Public Affair…

In this episode podcast hosts Jonny Abbott and Simon Barrington speak with Tom Christmas.Tom is the Founder and National Coordinator of Just Love - which is all about raising up a generation of leaders who engage in a lifelong, whole-life pursuit of Jesus and justice. He is passionate about strategic thinking and leadership development. He lives in…

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In this episode podcast Jonny Abbott interviews Rachel Luetchford and Simon Barrington about their research into millennial leaders. Rachel Luetchford is a millennial and graduated in 2017 with a First class degree in International Development. Before University, she lived in Canada whilst on the Soul Edge leadership course. Rachel has been the key…

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In this final Episode of Series 1 of the Forge Leadership podcast, Peter Wooding turns the tables on Simon Barrington, Founder and Director of Forge Leadership and asks him what the vision is behind Forge, why he is passionate about raising up a generation of leaders of outstanding character and what he's planning for Forge Leadership in the future…

Mark Thomas embodies for me a person who lives out their values in leadership. After 25 years building his business, 8% of his revenues go to supporting charitable work around the world and particularly in India. Mark runs MDNFusion www.mfnfusion.com and is the founder of Child's Trust. Simon Barrington met up with him to find out what makes him ti…

Bonnie Yule-Kuehne is the Global Chief Operating Officer of Alpha (www.alpha.org). Millions of people have tried Alpha, all around the world, and it's been translated into 112 different languages.Alpha has helped many people outside of the church who wanted to explore the Christian faith. Alpha now runs in every part of the global church, including…

Dr. C. Rosalee Velloso Ewell is the Principal of Redcliffe College in Gloucester. She is a Brazilian theologian from São Paulo and has a PhD in theological ethics from Duke University. She is the co-author of a book on the global theological history of mission and evangelism, various studies in inter-faith relations and reconciliation, and research…

This is Simon Lewis who works for the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace, as Dean of St Anselm's Community, a community of Christians aged 20-35 from all over the world who give a year of their lives to living in a 'radical Jesus-centered community of prayer, study and serving local communities - all based at Lambeth Palace in London.'…

Andy Hawthorne OBE is Founder and Chief Executive of The Message and an in-demand international evangelist and communicator. He was awarded the OBE in 2011 in recognition of his services to young people.In 2018 Andy won the Sunday Times Non-profit Chief Executive of the Year.Simon Barrington visited Andy in his offices in Manchester and talked abou…

Patrick Regan OBE is the founder Kintsugi Hope - a new charity that exists to create safe and supportive spaces for those experiencing mental and emotional health challenges. Prior to that Patrick was CEO of urban youth work charity XLP. Patrick has travelled to over thirty countries working with and on behalf of the poorest communities and is a re…

As the director of the CPAS development team and Arrow Leadership Programme, James Lawrence lives and breathes what he teaches. More than just the raison d'etre for Arrow and Growing Leaders, James really does exist to help church leaders to be led more by Jesus, lead more like Jesus and lead more to Jesus. In this interview with Simon Barrington J…

Debbie Duncan is a senior nurse lecturer and advanced nurse practitioner. She is also a church leader, a minister’s wife and writer. Married to Malcolm they have four grown up children.She is author of 40 professional journal articles and co author of Lifelines: a christian novel. She is author of, “The art of daily resilience” which is a blend of …

Baroness (Caroline) Cox became a Life Peer in 1982 for her contributions to education and has served as a Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords from 1985 to 2005. Lady Cox now sits in the Lords as a crossbencher and is a frequent contributor to Lords debates on Sudan, India, Nigeria, Uganda, and Burma.Baroness Cox’s humanitarian aid work has taken h…

Mark Heasman loves the outdoors, loves working with young people and children and loves seeing transformation in their lives. Over a 20 year career as a Chief Executive he has led Rock UK - a Christian outdoor pursuits provider, Ormiston Families and now is set to lead the global organisation Christian Camping International.Simon Barrington catches…

Jody Wainwright is a Director of the British Fine Jewellery company Boodles, a family run company where he particularly enjoys finding and acquiring diamonds from around the world.Simon Barrington asks Jody how he applies his Christian faith and values to his work and how relationship is one of the fundamental keys to success in business.…

Nic Harding is the Director of Together for the Harvest (www.tfh.org.uk) - a region wide missional unity movement and Kairos Connexion (www.kairosconnexion.org) a national network of Churches and leaders journeying together in mission and discipleship.Nic talks about raising up young leaders, the need to give them space and to be authentic and what…

Steve Adams has spent his career helping people, companies, charities and churches become persuasive - because persuasion is the bread and butter of progress. When you communicate, how clear are you on what prompts response in their brain? In 2017 Steve published a book called CentreBrain which identifies how communication prompts, and harnesses th…

This weeks guest is the Rev Dr Hugh Osgood. Hugh is a senior UK church leader, accomplished Bible teacher and preacher, and is known for his thoroughness combined with prophetic and practical insights. Hugh is passionate about equipping fellow leaders and for encouraging churches to engage with their communities. He holds a number of national and i…

In this episode we interview Dr Krish Kandiah. Krish is the Founding Director of Home for Good, a young charity seeking to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children. Together with his wife, Miriam he co-authored a catalytic book “Home for Good” which blends the story of God and addresses challenges of our times. Krish is in demand …

This weeks guest is Tim Morfin. Tim is the Founder and CEO of Transforming Lives for Good ( www.tlg.org.uk ) and innovative Christian charity that is partnering with local Churches to come alongside children at risk of being excluded from education. Tim talks about the growth of the charity over 25 years, how it was founded, how he has changed as l…

Joy's mission is to 'Inspire the Worlds Professionals’ to live a happy and successful life. She is known for her incredible, purpose-filled, healthy perspective to work and everyday pressures. She is the author of ‘Keep Stepping! Essential ways to lead yourself and others through challenge and change’ and has a wealth of experience working with hig…

Our guest on the Forge Leadership Podcast this week is Bev Kauffeldt. Following on from the interview with her husband Kendell last week, Bev describes the horror of living through the Ebola crisis, of facing death head on, and of how that experience brought for her a greater understanding of who she was and great freedom to be herself as a leader.…

In this episode Simon Barrington interviews Kendell Kauffeldt. Kendell is the Country Director for Samaritan's Purse in Liberia. He led his team through the organisations in country response to Ebola during which two of the team members contracted the disease. He talks about leading through a crisis and what kept him going in his darkest moments.…

In this episode, Simon Barrington interviews Dr Dave Landrum, Director of Advocacy for the Evangelical Alliance in the UK. Simon asks Dave about the Alliance's Public Leadership programme and why it is so important for Christans to take a stand in the Public Square.Por Leadership Podcast from Simon Barrington

An interview with the leaders of Care for the Family www.cff.org.uk Rob Parsons OBE and Katharine Hill in which they explore issues facing families today, how leaders can make a difference and how character, integrity and vulnerability have been critical in the success of this incredible charity.Por Leadership Podcast from Simon Barrington

Pete and Nicki Sims, Leaders of Skylark Church in Chlemsford talk to Simon Barrington about how worship and leadership connect and how identity and self awareness are critical for a leader.Por Leadership Podcast from Simon Barrington

Paul and Becky Harcourt speak about their experiences of leading the New Wine Network, writing a book together, encouraging and supporting one another in ministry and marriage and leading a local Church. Becky talks about the biggest issues that leaders need healing fromPor Leadership Podcast from Simon Barrington

Sim Dendy, leader of Freedom Church, Romsey, speaks with Simon Barrington about the power of vulnerability and weakness in a leader and how this gives access to people and builds environments of trust and hope.Por Leadership Podcast from Simon Barrington

Anthony Delaney speaks to Simon Barrington about the difference between addition and multiplication and how the small decisions we make every day add up to significant transformation. Delaney believes that leadership is influence and so much about people and enabling them to be the best they can be. He also believes that the task of the leader is t…

Episode 3 of the Forge Leadership podcast is an interview with Bob Freeman, Associate Professor of Global Leadership at Fuller Seminary in California. Bob talks about the ground breaking Masters in Global Leadership course for established leaders and the role of Spiritual Formation.Por Leadership Podcast from Simon Barrington

This week, Simon Barrington interviews Sky Sports presenter John-Paul Davies on what it takes for a leader to be an effective communicatorPor Leadership Podcast from Simon Barrington

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