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Nov 1, 2019
1 min

Speaker Spotlight: Andy Robertson

Tell us an interesting fact about you? I often cry at video-games and find them a spiritual and often prayerful place to spend time. I run 50 miles a week, most weeks. Why are you passionate about digital? Digital is the air we breath, it’s a reality as real as reality. More than this it’s a space where spirituality, imagination and new worlds of possibilities combine. Also, it’s a lot of fun and offers unexpected opportunities for people of all faiths. Name a hero of yours (

Oct 28, 2019
2 min

Speaker Spotlight: Dr Bex Lewis

Dr Bex Lewis is passionate about helping people engage with the digital world in a positive way, where she has more than 20 years’ experience. She is Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing at Manchester Metropolitan University and Visiting Research Fellow at St John’s College, Durham University, and for 2020 ‘Vaughan Park Resident Scholar’, with a particular interest in digital culture, persuasion and attitudinal change, especially how this affects the third sector, including f

Oct 28, 2019
1 min

Speaker Spotlight: Jermaine Dallas

Jermaine Dallas is a writer and broadcaster with a background in print journalism. Currently a Senior Copywriter at Edelman, Jermaine is responsible for written content for some of the largest and most exciting global brands. Jermaine is a trained journalist who worked on business and consumer magazines based in the North of England. He moved to London in 2011 to begin life in public relations where he used his writing expertise in a new arena. He's been enjoying this challen

Oct 25, 2019
2 min

Speaker Spotlight: Andrew Phillips

A highly experienced digital content manager, creating award winning programs with record audience results for a range of Artists, personalities, brands and platforms, which includes over 400 radio stations, 6 television channels, 100s of apps, 60 content management systems, 50 websites, over 200 podcasts. Personally produced over 1200 live major broadcasting events with a range of content for more than 150 personalities and 400 music acts. Helped with defining content moment

Oct 25, 2019
1 min

Speaker Spotlight: Lee Carmichael

Why are you passionate about digital? We cannot hide from our digital culture. We cannot deny the benefits of our digital culture. Equally, we cannot deny the risks of our digital culture. To paraphrase the words of John Piper commenting on Jesus' statement; We are not of this digital world, but we are sent into it. Name a hero of yours and why? Dr. Neil Hudson. Former lecturer, colleague and friend. He is someone who inspires me to connect our faith meaningfully with our soc

Oct 25, 2019
1 min

Speaker Spotlight: Glen Scrivener

Glen Scrivener is a speaker, author and filmmaker who directs the ministry Speak Life. His great passion is to introduce people to Jesus and he lives in Eastbourne with his wife Emma, his daughter Ruby and son JJ. Why are you passionate about digital? What we love we share and as we share - person to person - our message can go viral and impact the world. That's true of the gospel and it's true of digital - really they're a match made in heaven. If we want to share the gospel

Oct 24, 2019
1 min

Speaker Spotlight: Dr Elizabeth McNaught

Dr Elizabeth McNaught is Medical Director of Family Mental Wealth and author of 'Life Hurts: a doctor's personal journey through anorexia'. Why are you passionate about digital? Because, properly managed and accessed, it can provide evidence-based clinically-sound information which can facilitate pro-active self-care for mild to moderate mental health conditions. Name a hero of yours and why? Professor Janet Treasure. She is globally recognised as a leading authority on eatin

Oct 21, 2019
1 min

Speaker Spotlight: Victoria Elliott

Why are you passionate about digital? Digital provides an exciting playground to be creative, innovative and to try new things. This brings endless possibilities as to what we can do with it. But I'm also fascinated by digital's effect on us: our culture, how we relate to one another, and our understanding of ourselves and God. In many ways, I think we're only at the beginning of fully making sense of digital as an entity - the mystery of it all definitely keeps me intrigued!

Oct 21, 2019
2 min

Speaker Spotlight: Redina Kolaneci

Redina is the founder of Christian Fundraising Consultancy – a Christian consulting group based in the UK and serving ministries across the UK, Northern Ireland and Europe. She started her journey as a fundraiser in 1998 when she was awarded a grant from the Whitefield Institute in Oxford to conducted the first nationwide research on giving trends and attitudes of UK Christians. From 1998 – 2003 Redina served as a Stewardship Education consultant for Stewardship Services (now

Oct 21, 2019
1 min

Speaker Spotlight: Nick Myers

Nick is the Principal Consultant and owner at Loveable, a strategic marketing consultancy that transforms the fortunes of brands of all shapes and sizes. Nick is a bit of a ‘swiss-army knife’ marketer, with deep expertise in Customer Engagement and Performance Marketing. He serves as an Assistant Pastor at The Well (Camberwell). He is married to his best friend, Debbie and they have two kids Abi & Zac. Why are you passionate about digital? I wouldn’t say I am. However, I am f

Oct 21, 2019
2 min

Speaker Spotlight: Ali Campbell

Ali is married to Lisa and they have two daughters, Hannah and Ellie. Ali runs “The Resource” as a youth and children’s ministry consultant. He has 30+ years experience in children’s, youth and family ministry. The Resource has a focus on equipping churches and faith-based organisations through training, mentoring, event support, consultancy and ministry tools that will empower those working with children and young people. Ali is particularly passionate about intergenerationa

Oct 15, 2019
1 min

Speaker Spotlight: Claire Durrant

Claire Durrant is experienced Social Media Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in a range of industries; including small businesses, entrepreneurs, charities and religious institutions. She is formerly Head of Social Media for Holy Trinity Brompton and is skilled in social media marketing, content creation and creative strategy. Why are you passionate about digital? For me digital media allows us to communicate our message and get almost immediate feedback, wher

Oct 15, 2019
2 min

Speaker Spotlight: Stephanie Gauld

Stephanie Gauld (Head of Digital) heads up digital strategy and product at Wonderborn. Prior to this, she headed up digital strategy for EMMY award-winning children's property, Bing. Steph previously worked at Egmont as Digital Publisher, developing new IP and stand-alone digital products, including a no 1 app in 28 markets, and at Disney where she set up the EMEA virtual worlds team, including launching the leading virtual world Club Penguin in Europe. Why are you passionate

Oct 15, 2019
2 min

Speaker Spotlight: Darren Parker

Darren Parker is the Online Pastor for Everyday Church Online. An online church launched in 2015 that now welcomes over 12,000 people from around the world to its services each week. Why are you passionate about digital? With digital as the main form of communication and potentially 4.5 billion people just a click away from connecting with you, we can communicate faster, more cost-effectively and to more people than ever before. The digital world is constantly changing, devel

Oct 15, 2019
1 min

Speaker Spotlight: Dr Pete Phillips

Dr Pete Phillips is Research Fellow in Digital Theology at Durham University & Head of Digital Theology at Premier Media in London. Why are you passionate about digital? I’m excited to see how the church can make use of digital technology to share the good news, to promote better ways of living in God’s world and to reach out to the lonely. I think digital is a wonderful opportunity for mission and evangelism both in terms of what we say but also in what how we speak and act

Oct 1, 2019
2 min

Speaker Spotlight: Ben Elliott

Ben Elliott speak about his passion about digital, and reveals a favourite hero. Find out more...

Oct 1, 2019
1 min

Speaker Spotlight: Emma Sijuwade

Why are you passionate about digital? I guess I’m so passionate about digital because I was able to live through the time where it wasn’t really a ‘thing’ and when I compare life than to how it is now, I can see the incredible difference digital has made in all areas of human existence! I just can’t imagine life now without it! Name a hero of yours and why. I wouldn’t really say I have any heroes, but I am definitely inspired by female entrepreneurs and women who are able to

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