Interviews

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Eugene Peterson   
Eugene Peterson
Perhaps best known for The Message, his contemporary rendering of the Bible, Eugene Peterson has also written a series of important and provocative books on ministry.
We caught up with him at the Christian Booksellers Convention, where he was promoting Eat This Book, the second volume in what promises to be a remarkable 5 volume work on spiritual theology.
 
Ian Stackhouse   
   Steve Austin-Sparks
Two Pastors in Conversation: Ian Stackhouse and Steve Austin-Sparks
Ian Stackhouse is Senior Pastor at Guildford Baptist Church and author of The Gospel-Driven Church. Steve Austin-Sparks is the Pastor of Kendal Road Baptist Church and chaplain to Gloucester Rugby Football Club. They met up at a recent conference to discuss Church leadership, fads and the gospel. Join us as we eavesdrop on their conversation…
 
Martin Leckebusch   
Martin Leckebusch

Martin is a father of four who lives and works in Gloucester. In his spare time he writes hymns and has a passion for giving the Church a vocabulary for its worship. In this interview we discuss his take on worship in the Church and his latest book, The Psalms a collection of hymns based on all 150 psalms.
 
Rob Bell   
Rob Bell
Chances are you haven’t heard of Rob Bell. You will. In 1999, he, his wife Kristen, and a group of friends started Mars Hill Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan because they wanted to create a community where God could be experienced in a non-traditional way. They didn’t know how to do it or what would happen. They just knew that they wanted to be part of a community where people loved coming, questions were welcomed and love abounded. The church grew from zero to 10,000 in less than two years and Rob Bell has become a phenomenon.
 
Detox Your Spiritual Life   
Peter Graystone

Canterbury Press author Peter Graystone works for Christian Aid. In this interview, which appears courtesy of SCM Canterbury Press, Peter Graystone discusses his latest book Detox Your Spiritual Life.
 
Linda Marshall   
Linda Marshall

Linda Marshall works for uccf:thecumovement (Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship) and is regional Team Leader in the Midlands. In this interview she tells us what her new recent book Pure: Sex and Relationships God's Way is all about, why she wrote it and how it can be used by the Church.
 
   
Jo Bleakley

Jo Bleakley is a busy mum who helps run an exciting ministry in her local Church: a weekly service for 0 to 4 year olds. In this interview Jo tells us how it works and gives advice for anyone interested in starting their own.
 
Dave Healey   
Dave Healey

Dave is the author of the Lifebuilder Bible study on Prayer. We asked him about the book and about prayer in general. Be encouraged by this candid interview.
 
Brian Underwood   
Brian Underwood

Brian is the author of Faith and New Frontiers: A Story of Planting Churches 1823-2003. He is a retired C of E vicar with a wealth of experience of ministry abroad and in the UK. In this interview Brian tells us about his new book and<