Elim Podcast

Mark Pugh leads Rediscover Church in Exeter. He is convinced the Holy Spirit is restoring a fresh understanding of the fivefold ministries, calling all the saints to be mobilised for works of service.

Moving beyond the headlines of multi-national, multi-generational churches, how do we build and become genuinely loving and united Acts 2 kingdom communities which break down dividing walls and demonstrate the true heart and purpose of God’s mission to “every people, tribe and tongue?” Danielle Strickland From establishing justice departments and church plants, to launching global anti-trafficking...

We all need someone who just gets it! In this session, children’s ministry directors and good friends Naomi and Shiv will tag team to explore the importance of building godly connections with others in ministry. Shiv Rapley Shiv has been heavily involved in both children and youth ministry for over 15 years. She is the Children’s Ministry Director at City Gates Church, Ilford. She also co-ordinate...

Charles will speak about his experiences supporting children and adults with autism. He will discuss leadership and team building as well as giving practical examples of situations he has encountered in his role at SKY Autism and how these were resolved. Charles Zinyama Charles has a degree in theology from Regents Theological College. Charles is the youth leader of Beacon Elim Church and currentl...

This seminar will trace Elim’s progress from near collapse to an established and growing Pentecostal movement. Maldwyn Jones has been a minister in Elim for 53 years and has pastored several Elim churches. He was appointed as Elim’s historian in 2014.

Anna chaplains accompany older people in their spiritual journey and are appointed by local churches, serving in different contexts across the UK. Debbie will share the charity’s vision, hoping to inspire others to engage with this growing ministry. Debbie Ducille Debbie is church lead for the Bible Reading Fellowship’s national Anna Chaplaincy team, heading up strategic work with UK church denomi...

Good leadership is crucial to the health of every local church. This session explores the functions and responsibilities of leadership within the life of local church. Jamie Lavery Jamie has been an Elim Minister for almost 13 years, 7 of which have been in his current role leading Elim Crawley. Jamie is married to Sophie, and they have two children. Martin Gaunt Martin is the manager of adult soc...

Are we really meeting the needs of people in our communities? Do we truly make a difference in their lives? In this interactive workshop, we will help you move toward a purposeful approach to generating social impact. Iona Ledwidge Iona is one of the Executive Directors at Resurgo, a social impact organisation, overseeing the award-winning Spear Programme which coaches young people facing signific...

Stuart Blount Stuart has been a minister in Elim for 35 years and a member of the National Leadership Team since 2006. He was appointed Director of Ministry in 2016. Ishbel Straker Ishbel is CEO and founder of I Straker Consultants and is recognised as an expert in the field of addiction and the treatment of co-existing mental health problems. She is an experienced expert witness, an Honorary Clin...

What does it mean to be a “Looked After Child”? We will discuss potential impacts, things churches should be aware of, and how we can help share Christ’s love given the different experiences and challenges that looked after children face. Louise Humber Louise is a qualified social worker who has worked within a local authority Children’s Services department for 12 years. She has gained a variety o...

How can we be distinct and hopeful amid so many obstacles in our cultural landscape? Gavin Calver is the CEO of the Evangelical Alliance. He has a burning passion to see the church working together to share the Gospel throughout the UK. Formerly the leader of Youth for Christ and chair of Spring Harvest, he’s an ordained evangelist and regular public speaker, and has authored six books. Married to...

Olivia Amartey Olivia is the Executive Director for Elim and also serves as the associate pastor of Crosspoint Church, Birmingham. Her career encompasses several senior management positions in a range of different organisations including the Probation Service, the Church of England and the NHS. Osoba Otaigbe Osoba is a Baptist Minister and works for the Bible Society and Gather Movement. He is the...

Discover how the prophetic realm inspires effective prayer and how together they lead us to encounter God’s presence and power. David and Greta Peters David was an Elim Minister for many years in New Zealand. Currently he and Greta are on the leadership team of Church Unlimited, a large, multicultural church in Auckland and have extensive experience in prophetic/ teaching ministry.

What is theology and why do we need it? There are many ways to ‘do’ theology; we’ll think theologically about our culture. Ollie Ward Ollie works at Regents Theological College teaching youth ministry and has worked with youth groups across the UK. He leads Limitless Academy and a group of young people at his local church.

What is leadership? There are so many definitions out there. How do we raise up a generation of kingdom- minded leaders in today’s society?

In this session, Gavin Calver shares 10 tips to lead well as a young leader in our western context. This will be followed by a Q&A session.

Rediscovering our core confidence in the gospel requires humility, faith, courage and focussed action ...otherwise our message will remain blended and blunted. How can we re-set around a thoroughly Pentecostal gospel in our experience and practice? How can we enable every local church in every context to become fruitful and reproductive evangelising and discipling communities? Mark Greenwood Mark...

Duncan Clark Duncan is the senior pastor of Coventry Elim Church and a member of Elim’s National Leadership Team. He’s married to Helen with four children. Shirene Agbelusi Shirene is associate pastor at Coventry Elim and serves on Aspire, Elim’s national women’s ministry team. Shirene is married to Sope and has two teenagers.

In times of challenge and crisis, the Holy Spirit is awakening the global church to a season of unparalleled opportunity for the advance of the gospel. We are being called back into the harvest field for this generation. Chris was ordained in 1993 and has ministered for over twenty-five years. He began serving on the pastoral team at Kensington Temple in the late 1980s in a variety of ministry rol...

How do we communicate the message of our mission? This session will inspire and equip you to do this. Mark Greenwood has been in full-time evangelism across four decades. He is Elim’s National Evangelist and head of evangelism and is a speaker, writer, podcaster, and broadcaster.

Listen and connect with the Elim Sound Team for an interactive and inspiring session around all things worship related. Elim Sound is a collaboration of Elim’s worship leaders who come together to lead worship, train others, and write songs, impacting the local and global church.

More than conquerors’ is not a slogan. Eric discovered its reality in twenty-two years of appalling pain, and through over forty years serving others walking through grief. Eric Gaudion served as an Elim minister and while leading Cardiff City Temple he became seriously ill. There followed twenty-two years of unremitting pain, over one hundred admissions to the hospital and more than thirty surger...

Mental health has barely been out of the headlines in recent months; but why is it so important? And what does it mean for us and our churches? How has the pandemic changed us? How do we, the Church, step up and make a difference in our communities? Patrick Regan is CEO and co-founder of Kintsugi Hope, which came about following a series of personal trials and ill-health affecting Patrick and his...

A time of ministry with Mike & Beki, and the ELS Young Leaders’ team as they closed out the Young Leaders sessions at ELS 2022. Mike and Beki Nicholls are the lead pastors of LCF, an Elim church in the heart of Luton. They are passionate about the local church and touching this generation with the message of Jesus.

They call us the missing generation. Where are we? Are we really? In this session, Phil Knox talks to us about the mission and the missing generation. Phil Knox is the head of Mission to Young Adults at the Evangelical Alliance.