AoG GB

Today I’m joined on the island by Tom Geatches. Tom is the Chief Operating Officer for the One Church Network, which has locations 4 locations in the UK and 5 locations in Zimbabwe. Tom also oversees One Church Gloucester’s community and missions activities, and is part of the AoG Kids team, pioneering Young Lions Juniors. Tom is married to Laura and they have three daughters, Keziah, Elise &...

Today I’m joined on the island by Lisa Daniels. Lisa is the location pastor at One Church Podsmead along with her husband Liam, where they have been pastoring since 2014. Together they have two children, Mayah and Mercy. Lisa & Liam also happen to be some of my best friends! www.aoggb.com

My name is Chris Bright and I’ll be your host today. And today I’m joined on the island by Eliana Whyte. Eliana is the Principal of the International Bible Training Institute, a Pentecostal Bible college based in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. Originally from Italy, Eliana has spent 20 years in Italy, 20 years in Spain and almost 20 years in the UK. Eliana is married to her husband John.  www.aoggb.co...

Today I’m joined on the island by Pastor Glyn Barrett. In September 2007, Glyn & Sophia pioneered !Audacious Church, an AoG Church in central Manchester. It has grown from 50 people in a back street warehouse into a multi-site, multi-generational church of 7 locations - 3 locations in and around Manchester plus Chester, Cardiff, Sheffield and Geneva. Their central location has an active congre...

Today I’m joined on the island by Nick Hughes. Nick is the Senior Pastor at Emmanuel Gateway church in Lewisham in London, having previously worked as the Associate Pastor at Bethel – London’s Riverside Church from 1999 to 2012. Nick is also AoG GB’s area lead for the southeast. Nick is married to Debbie who is in ministry with Nick. Nick has 3 children and 3 grandchildren.  www.aoggb.com

In this episode, Chris reflects on 5 learnings he's gained from Interviewing guests over the previous 19 episodes. Chris even has found out which dessert has been the most popular too! www.aoggb.com/cpd  www.aoggb.com

Today on the island I’m joined by… myself! That’s right I’ve had a break in recording Podcasts over Christmas so I’ve got 2 weeks free in the schedule before I’ve got new guests on so I thought why not talk to you about my favourite dessert and 3 favourite resources in the first episode, and then I’m going to give some of the learnings that I’ve gleaned from interviewing great leaders in the secon...

Today I’m joined on the island by Mike Williams. Mike is the Location Pastor at One Church in Bristol and is the author of the book Dying to Get there: A vision of heaven to transform our lives on earth. Mike is also the head coach of AoG’s Ministers In Training cohort that graduates in 2026. Mike is married to Dani and they have one son, Jackson.  www.aoggb.com/cpd www.aoggb.com

Today I’m joined on the island by Pastor Mark Holdcroft. Mark is the senior pastor of Life Stream in Biddulph since October 2016.  Before this, Mark and his wife Liz spent 10 years serving as missionaries in Slovakia planting churches and starting a bible school. Mark also serves on the AoG 3D Missions Team. Mark and Liz have two children, Jessica and Noah, and love spending time together as a fam...

Today I’m joined on the island by Misheck Manhanha.  Misheck is the AoG GB Church Planting Lead for the UK, after being the Senior Pastor of Riverside Family Church in Southampton. With a strong passion for seeing believers become disciples, and disciples become witnesses, Misheck has been able to serve within various levels of church leadership and corporate leadership over the last 18 years. Mis...

Today I’m joined on the Island by Sujith Alex. Sujith leads Beacon Church in Bury St Edmunds. ​He is married to Reshmy and they have a son, Judah and a daughter Anna Grace. A graduate of the University of Wales in Bangor, with a Masters in Practical Theology, Sujith serves as an AoG Area Leader for churches across six counties in the East Anglia and London region. He enjoys watching sport and spen...

Mark Ritchie is an international speaker, podcaster and evangelist. He's been performing his one man shows for the past 20 years, whether it's crowds at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, or sold out venues across the world. Mark has audiences laughing, crying and provokes him to think. Mark lives in Nottingham with his wife, Tamsin and their two kids Jordan and Keziah.  www.aoggb.com

Today I’m joined on the island by Danny Murphy. Danny, along with his wife Naomi and their three sons, moved to lead Life Church in Bedworth in January 2019. By God's grace they have seen the church become a thriving, diverse and multi-generational church with a vast array of ministries reaching many in the surrounding areas. Having previously ministered in Bolton and Fraserburgh and having s...

Today I’m joined on the island by Chris Vaz. Chris and his wife Lyra have been senior pastors at Gateway Church in Abergavenny since 2012 after being Associate Pastor in a thriving church in Wembley. Both were born and raised in India and came to Britain as missionaries in 2006. They have two daughters, Eliza and Daniella, who are very quickly learning the Welsh way of life.  Chris has a particula...

Pastor Stuart Keir is the General Manager of AoG GB as well as the chair of !Audacious Foundation. Stuart is married to Julie and is the associate pastor and trustee at !Audacious Church. www.aoggb.com/cpd www.aoggb.com

Today I'm joined by Esther Storey. Esther has co-led CLM church in Coventry for just over 11 years, functioning as Co-Senior pastor with her husband, Martin, and they seek to build a strong city centre church that is characterised by passion for the presence of God courageous faith and partnership with others in the city and beyond to bring God's kingdom. Esther is also the chair of HOPE...

Derek Smith is the Senior Pastor of King's Church Bolton, and today he talks about his three favourite resources and his favourite dessert, Bread & Butter Pudding with Bird's Custard. Derek also holds a particular distaste for Chris's dessert choice!  0:00 - Introduction 1:22 - Bread & Butter Pudding with Bird's Custard 3:25 - Waffle Berry Pie 5:10 - Relational Network...

Today I'm joined by Hannah Williamson. For nearly two decades, Hannah has served in the local church in various roles, including as a youth pastor, and then executive pastor. Hannah has a particular heart for seeing young leaders developed and equipped to live out their influence in both the world around them and the local church. Hannah lives in East London and is the young lions lead for As...

My guest today is Rev Dr Mark Button Mark been in full-time ministry since 2003, first leading an AoG church in Ruskington, Lincolnshire, before moving to Hull to pioneer a church plant, birthed out of a partnership between the Methodist Church and the Pioneer Network. Mark studied at Mattersey Hall, completing his BA in Biblical and Applied Theology in 2003, and then studied for his MA in Biblica...

My guest today is Sophia Barrett. Sophia is a pastor and author, a TV presenter and a podcast host. Sophia pastors !Audacious Church, along with her husband Glyn, and they live in Manchester, England, with their two kids. Sophia's vision is to create a church that transforms society one person at a time. Sophia is passionate about people seeing people live full and extraordinary lives. 0:00 I...

Our guest today is Stewart Elman. Stew works for AoG as the new Youth Director, previously the Leadership Development Operations Executive. Stew's resources include The Bible Project and Young Lions, which was formative to him as a delegate and a coach. But before all that, Stew tells us of his favourite dessert, Kinako French Toast. 0:00 - Introduction 2:29 - Kinako French Toast 5:06 - Coffe...

Ps Adam Islip is the Church Planting Lead for Europe for AoG GB and his favourite resources help with looking at church planting, but also in the area of simplifying your life and resilience. What is also resilient is Adam's love for sticky toffee pudding and custard. 00:00 - Introduction 2:40 - Sticky Toffee Pudding with Custard 4:35 - Syrup Sponge Pudding 6:18 - The Honest Guide to Church P...

Andrea Rowan is a passionate follower of Jesus who has been serving God in AoG for over 24 years. A clinical psychologist by first profession, Andrea carries an enormous passion to build healthy leaders, healthy churches and see every leader become all that God has them to be. Andrea is known for being a dynamic and prophetic speaker frequently bringing a now Word of God. She's able to bring...

Lilly Brightwell is the Vice Principal at Mission Dei, AoG's Bible College, and today she talks about her three favourite books, including Leading on Empty by Wayne Cordeiro. Lilly also shares her love for Tiramisu.  00:00 - Introduction 1:57 - Tiramisu 3:06 - Affogato 4:09 - Fasting by Derek Prince 11:42 - Strengthen Yourself In The Lord by Bill Johnson 20:57 - Leading On Empty by Wayne Cord...

In this episode I speak with Rev Dr Glenn Balfour, lecturer at Missio Dei. In this episode, Glenn shares his favourite resources, including reading the Bible in its original languages and What's So Amazing About Grace? By Philip Yancey. He also shares his favourite dessert, and Chris has made an odd homemade semi-healthy concoction of a Snickers Bar.  0:00 - Introduction 1:22 - Créme Brûlée 3...