The Profile

The bestselling author of The Island , Victoria Hislop tells Ruth Jackson how she became a born again Christian aged 15 to annoy her atheist parents. Victoria also explains how her faith has changed over time and become more questioning. In part two, Dave Rose meets Terry Storch - the founder of the YouVersion Bible App, which has been downloaded over 280 million times. Terry also opens up about h...

The pastor who has been dubbed ‘the orthodox Rob Bell’ tells Sam Hailes how he’s reaching millennials in Portland - one of America's most secular cities. The 37 year old describes himself as an “introverted, melancholy, bookish reader/writer/teacher” but when it comes to theology he defies categories, admitting his church is “an interesting enigma”. The pastor holds traditional beliefs on the auth...

Glen Scrivener has a track record of producing videos which go viral online. In this in depth interview, he discusses past projects and reveals his upcoming #MeetTheNativity series which is designed to communicate the true message of Christmas this December. Glen, who is often described as an 'evangelist', says he has mixed feelings about the term. He also tells the heartwarming story of how despi...

Luke Barnes is an Australian astrophycist and expert on the 'fine tuning' of the Universe. He talks to Justin Brierley about his faith, life and work. The Profile is sponsored by  Premier Christianity  magazine. If you'd like to request a free sample copy visit  premierchristianity.com/freesample . For more information about Luke Barnes visit physics.usyd.edu.au/~luke/blog/ For more interviews wit...

This week on The Profile, Sam Hailes interviews author and speaker Chick Yuill and Dami Okeke meets the multi award-winning Nigerian Gospel singer Sinach. Chick is a popular speaker at various Christian events including Spring Harvest and the author of recently released novel Rooks at Dusk . In this interview, Chick explains how CS Lewis' Screwtape Letters changed his life and recounts some of the...

Diarmaid MacCulloch is Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford, the author of numerous books including  A History of Christianity  and an award winning broadcaster. He talks to Sam Hailes about his life and career and explains why he believes the Church of England's position on gay marriage is wrong. The historian also unpacks why history should matter for Christians today, and reveals ho...

This week on The Profile, Justin Brierley meets Brian McLaren. The speaker, activist and public theologian is the author of numerous books including  A New Kind of Christian ,  The Secret Message of Jesus  and most recently  The Great Spiritual Migration.  In 2005  Time  magazine listed the former pastor as one of the 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America. In this in-depth interview Brian ex...

Trevin Wax is the Bible and Reference Publisher for LifeWay - one of the largest providers of Christian resources in the world. In this in-depth interview Trevin, who is now based in Nashville, explains how living and working in Romania changed his view of the USA. Introducing his latest book This Is Our Time , Trevin says our smartphones are lying to us, and says Christians must be careful to avo...

Shawn Bolz is a prolific contemporary prophet in the charismatic movement. In this wide ranging interview with Premier's Tony Aris, Shawn explains how he teaches Christians to operate in the prophetic gift. Shawn is the founder of Expression58 church which is situated in the heart of Hollywood and reaching everyone from film stars to the homeless.  The Profile is brought to you in association with...

Christy Wimber is a significant leader in the USA Vineyard church movement. In this edition of the show she tell Katie Stock why she took the decision to close down her church in Yorba Linda, California and why Christians who believe in miracles and healing also need to develop a theology of suffering. The Profile is brought to you in association with Premier Christianity magazine. To request a fr...

On this week's show Sam Hailes meets one of the USA's leading thinkers on Christianity and culture. Greg Garrett shares his story from growing up as a Southern Baptist to now identifying as an Episcopalian. He also talks about working with the late great Brennan Manning, discusses whether Christians should watch  Game of Thrones  and introduces his new book: Living with the Living Dead: The Wisdom...

Popular Christian apologist and former Muslim Nabeel Qureshi died on Saturday 16th September after after a year-long battle with stomach cancer. He was 34. As tributes pour in from around the world, Premier Christian Radio are re-airing Justin Brierley's Profile interview with Nabeel. In this in depth interview, Nabeel shared his remarkable testimony and explained why he no longer believed Islam i...

Alistair Begg is an internationally renowned preacher and host of the popular 'Truth for Life' radio program and podcast. In this in depth interview, Alistair talks about life growing up in Scotland, his subsequent move to America, why he believes the Bible is inerrant and what made him get involved with the forthcoming 'Spurgeon Study Bible'. Although he's known as a 'Reformed' preacher, Alastair...

The Telegraph columnist and historian Tim Stanley explains how he went from evangelical Baptist to atheist, before converting to Anglicanism and finally Roman Catholicism. Tim, who regularly appears as a political commentator on CNN and Sky, also recalls the experience of having a front-row seat for Trump's inauguration and comments on why he still believes Brexit is best for Britain. Following Ja...

'America’s best theologian' Stanley Hauerwas talks to Katie Stock about why he believes the Church in the West has lost its way. You can also read the interview in this month's edition of Premier Christianity magazine. Request a free sample at premierchristianity.com/freesample 

Premier's political editor Martyn Eden talks to one of the UK's top social entrepreneurs. Chris Mould, who is best known for his role as chair of The Trussell Trust (which operates food banks across the UK) has led over 15 start-ups and mergers. In this interview he shares his testimony and explains what he's learned from his years of experience in professional development, skills and employment.

Justin Brierley interviews David Hutchings and Tom McLeish about their new book 'Let there be Science: Why God Loves Science and Science needs God'. David is a physics teacher and Tom McLeish is professor of Physics at Durham university and chairs the Royal Society’s education committee. 

Even before he was born, it was evident that God had a vision for Michael Youssef. Against doctors’ recommendations to terminate the at-risk pregnancy, his parents chose life after God intervened, sending the family pastor to reassure them that this child would be “born to serve the Lord.” His mother gave birth and lived to see him surrender his life to the Lord in 1964 at age 16. Since then, Yous...

The most senior black female cleric in the Church of England tells Katie Stock how she became chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons. To read the print version of this interview request a free copy of the latest issue of Premier Christianity magazine. Just visit premierchristianity.com/freesample

Justin Brierley interviews Christian apologist and Professor of Science and Religion at Oxford University, Alister McGrath. 

Justin Brierley meets George Verwer, the founder of Operation Mobilisation - one of the world's best known mission organisation. 

In part one of this week's show Sam Hailes interviews Mike McHargue about his remarkable testimony from committed Southern Baptist to secret atheist then back to faith again. In the second half of the show Stephanie Rose meets Mike Weaver - the lead singer of Big Daddy Weave. 

American Pastor Jeffrey Brown shares with Premier's Northern Correspondent Ian Britton the lessons he learned working with street and drug gangs in the inner city of Boston, Massachusetts and his larger work across America bringing together conflicting groups to work together for the good of the community.

Sam Hailes meets the musical husband and wife duo Seth & Nirva. The pair talk about their hit song 'Brother', their experience working with TobyMac and Kirk Franklin and their reaction to the shock 'Jesus Freak Cruise' announcement by DC Talk. 

Randall Wright is the director of the upcoming documentary 'Summer in the Forest'. He and Chris Asprey talk to Justin Brierley about 'L'arche' the subject of the film - a community founded by Jean Vanier to support those with learning and mental disabilities. In the second part of the show, Justin Brierley meets Craig Hazen - the founder and director of a Masters program in Christian Apologetics a...