Debra Green OBE is the National Director and Founder of Redeeming Our Communities (ROC), founded in 2004; a registered charity and Limited company. She is frequently asked to speak at events and conferences. Debra has 25 years of experience in bringing organisations together towards the goal of social transformation, starting with her home city of Manchester. Since 2004, this work has expanded and she has acted as a consultant to many other towns and cities with significant results. Such work has attracted interest from public services and local authorities who are impressed by the proven track record and results achieved. She received an OBE in 2012 in recognition of services to community cohesion. Debra has had several books published. ‘City-changing prayer’ by Debra and Frank Green in 2005, ‘ROC Your World – changing communities for good’ in 2014. ‘Mountain Moving Prayer’ in March 2019 and Way Maker in 2025. Her books are available to purchase from our shop.

Dr Harvey Kwiyani is a Malawian theologian who serves as the Director of ACTS 11 Project (aka the Centre for Global Witness and Human Migration) at Church Mission Society (CMS) in Oxford. He oversees the work of *Missio Africanus* and leads postgraduate courses in African and Asian Christianity at Church Mission Society. He is also the author of *Sent Forth: African Missionary Work in the West* (2014), *Multicultural Kingdom: Ethnic Diversity, Mission and the Church (2020), Africa Bears Witness (2024), and Decolonising Mission (2025)..

Lee Siu Quek is the Senior Pastor of The Manchester Chinese Christian Church with 7 congregations with 3 main Language (English, Mandarin & Cantonese) Groups Ministries and Services. The main congregations are local Chinese, HK migrants (BNO), mainland Chinese, Southeast Asians, British-born Christians (BBC) and a minority of other nationalities and races. She is married with two lovely teenage daughters.

Caroline Khoo Millar serves on the leadership team at Tower Hamlets Community Church. She is also the Founder of Chalk Lab, a consultancy specialising in developing relational, strategic networks for collaborative working across denominations, churches and organisations. Her passion is to see Christians sharing the gospel in the places that God has put them and discovering hope and beauty at the margins.

Usha is a second generation migrant, first generation British Gujarati Christ follower, wife and mother. Since 1988 she serves in cross cultural mission mostly with refugees and migrants, including 10 years in the Middle East. Usha’s PhD is located in the intersections of cultural anthropology, theology and missiology.   Usha is an international cultural consultant, researcherand speaker with focus on diaspora, migration and gospel engagement. She serves as, regional co-director of Lausanne Europe, a senior faculty member at Christ Theological College, and a director at Centre for Missionaries from the Majority World. Usha has published articles and chapters on diaspora, cross cultural mission and Christian conversion from Hinduism. Usha’srecent published work is Unmuted: Speaking to be heard.(2025).  She is also a co editor of Polyphonic God:  Exploring Intercultural Theology, Churches and Justice (2025)

Jill was born and raised in the UK and has a background in music, performing arts and arts education. Jill is the Arts Programme Leader and Arts Lecturer at All Nations Christian College, a cross-cultural mission college in the UK. She is responsible for the creative curriculum at both the Undergraduate and Postgraduate level. She supervises BA and MA students implementing creative research projects into multicultural churches. Jill holds a Masters in Education (culture, language identity), and has recently completed a Doctorate in Worship Studies with the Robert Webber Institute (USA). Her Doctoral Thesis was ‘Worship Across the Cultures: Training for Liturgical Diversity: Implementing A Course For Students At All Nations Christian College UK.’ She has the joy of serving as Executive Board Member of the ARTS+ network, and has a role as ‘Creative Synergist’ for the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA).

Paul Williams, CEO of Bible Society, worked for over a decade in business in London and then as an academic theologian in Canada. He is the visionary behind ReFrame, an innovative resource for whole-life discipleship, produced by Regent College, Vancouver, where he holds a Research Professorship of Marketplace Theology and Leadership. His book Exiles on Mission: How Christians Can Thrive in a Post-Christian World calls for a radical reimagining of the church’s mission and provides concrete tools to help Christians play their part in God’s purpose to redeem and reconcile all of creation.

Emmanuel is a passionate servant of God in his mid-twenties, serving as a youth leader with A2J Youth at WHCC Manchester. Alongside his role as a property manager, Emmanuel is deeply committed to helping young people encounter Christ and empowering them to make Him known. With a heart for raising change-makers, he encourages young people to shape their communities with courage and faith—rather than be shaped by their circumstances. Emmanuel also featured in the film Magnet, using media and storytelling to inspire hope and transformation.

Ralph Cunnington is Pastor of City Church Manchester and Director of the Northern Gospel Project. He is married to Anna and they have three teenage children. He is author of Perfect Unity (2024) and Preaching with Spiritual Power (2015).

Dr. Angela Okotie-Eboh, affectionately known as Dr. Angela, Pastor Angela, or Mama Angela - is a dynamic leader whose life bridges the boardroom and the pulpit. With over 24 years of executive and clinical leadership, she has built thriving healthcare enterprises while faithfully leading as Pastor of The Ark Fellowship in Cypress, Texas. She is the founder of NP Care Services, one of Texas’s first nurse practitioner-led multi-specialty practices, and Heart & Health, a nonprofit that has brought medical care and missions to tens of thousands across the U.S., Africa, and Asia. As a pastor, she has cultivated an intercultural church community marked by prayer, discipleship, and outreach, all while creating systems and raising up leaders that allow her to flourish in both ministry and marketplace without compromise.

Wonu Adeolaa is a passionate and vibrant leader with a rich background in ministry and community engagement. Born in Nigeria and raised in England from age 11, she currently serves as Network Engagement Coordinator at Global Connections. Her ministry journey includes leading as Senior Pastor of Salem South London, founding Eleuthera Ministry to bring freedom and fulfilment to individuals and communities, and pioneering children, youth, and campus ministries across the UK. A gifted preacher, teacher, and leadership trainer, she equips young leaders, especially from second and third-generation migrant communities and speaks at conferences in the UK and abroad. She also hosts the A Whole Life With Wonu Adefala podcast, sharing transgenerational wisdom. A law graduate with professional experience in local government, she is known for her bright, funny, and uplifting personality, using her influence to inspire and empower others.

Pastor Reji Varghese, of South Asian heritage, began his ministry in Manchester in 2021 with a small house group that soon became a church at Manchester University Chapel. By God’s grace, this grew into a movement—now with nine churches planted across the North West UK. Together with his wife Reena, he trains and ordains leaders, and currently leads Lighthouse Church North Manchester, serving a deeply needy part of the city. Pastor Reji is also active in evangelism, leadership networks, and speaks at Christian conferences—always giving glory to God for the growth and impact of the ministry.

Tania is Co-CEO of Home for Good/Safe Families, a national leader with a FTSE100 background in Global Procurement and Contract Negotiation and church leadership. Tarn (as affectionately known) is focused on community renewal through relationships, reform and innovation, lending her professional acumen and 20 years ministerial experience to a variety of high impact organisations.

Rani Joshi leads the South Asian Forum and serves on the Public Leader team at the Evangelical Alliance. Her role is to resource and equip the church, represent the voice of South Asian Christians, create space to learn about the South Asian culture and build relationships across the UK church. Coming from a Hindu Gujarati background, Rani found faith in 2012 through an encounter with the Holy Spirit. She has been part of the prayer ministry team at her church for several years and served on the Parochial Church Council and Deanery synod in her church. Rani is also involved in a prophetic ministry, mentors with Rise Women’s Network and has a podcast which normalises being brown and Christian.

Ursulai Lai works for Bible Society and is involve with strategic ministry development work for international Christian ministries, with special focus on Chinese community

Joe is an experienced Minister with a demonstrated history of working in the religious institutions industry. Former Principal of All Nations Theological College and Retried Baptist Minister

Pete leads Christian Aid’s community and church-based engagement and fundraising - including the iconic Christian Aid Week - inspiring, equipping and encouraging churches across England, Scotland and Wales to give, act and pray to tackle global poverty and injustice. He has significant experience of NGO campaigning in the UK, chairing the Sheila McKechnie Foundation and as a trustee of The Climate Coalition – and previously led campaigns at the consumer association, Which?; at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations; and at BT. He is passionate about the power that people have to shape and lead campaigns for social change. He has been a member of an intercultural Anglican church in Gipsy Hill for the past 20 years, involved in leading, preaching, worship, youth and children’s ministries.

David King is a Director of Kingdom Voice Limited based in Salford and a consultant to the Gather Movement in the UK. He is passionate about prayer and City/Place Transformation including the role in this of the United Church in the city. Having seen church unity and transformation in his city he is now passionate to see the church engage even more in City/Place Transformation nationwide and globally.

Osai Ojigho is a human rights expert, lawyer, and gender equality advocate with over 18 years of experience in international development with civil society organisations, grassroots movements, feminist networks, youth groups, governments, donors, and inter-governmental agencies. She is the Director of Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns at Christian Aid, leading Christian Aid’s advocacy and public campaigning and its research, policy, and learning in the UK and internationally. Osai has worked with various organisations, including Amnesty International, Oxfam, the African Union Mission in Mali and the Sahel. She sits on the board of Alliances for Africa, the British and Irish Churches Trust, Baobab for Women Human Rights and the National Union of Students (NUS-UK). She has successfully led initiatives on good governance, youth mobilisation, gender equality, policy and legislative change, law reform, and human rights protection. She is well-travelled and widely published. She received the University of Wolverhampton Alumni Global Impact Award in 2023. She was named one of Nigeria’s 100 Most Influential Civil Society Leaders in 2021. She was featured in the film Voices Uprising, which encapsulates her role in demanding justice for the voiceless. She was named one of 25 women in law who inspire in 2025 by the Institute for African Women in Law.

Michelle aims to promote positive change, justice and equity through her art and bespoke art workshops. She’s passionate about bringing creativity and inspiration to diverse groups through engaging workshops. With a background in community arts since 2008, co-founder of Creative Hands Foundation 2008-2016 and Director of HerArt CIC, 2016-2022, she believes in the transformative power of art as a tool for connection, expression, and empowerment. Michelle’s work is a process of getting to know ‘self’. She’s on a journey of self-discovery exploring her indigenous roots and connections to Africa through textiles. She creates hand sewn textile portraits of people that she feels a connection with in some way. She finds sewing by hand meditative and she loves working with vibrant colours and patterns. She believes her portrait of ‘Tarana Burke’ speaks for itself. Michelle’s attitude to life was totally transformed when she heard ‘Nina Simones’ interview with a journalist in 1971 who asked ‘What is freedom to you?’. Nina replied, ‘…..Freedom to me is if I could live my life over again, I’d live it with ‘No Fear’. That’s what freedom is to me’. Throughout Michelle’s career, she has designed and delivered a variety of workshops tailored to meet the unique needs of different communities. From painting and textiles to mixed media and digital arts, her workshops encourage participants to explore their creativity in a supportive and inclusive environment. Michelle is committed to fostering a sense of belonging and collaboration among participants, helping them to build confidence in their artistic abilities while connecting with others. She has worked with many organisations across Greater Manchester including The Whitworth, CAN Survive, Manchester Mind, Caribbean and African Health Network, GMMH and Delamere Special School to name a few. Her workshops have been praised for their ability to inspire creativity and promote community engagement.

Bishop of Salford. John Arnold studied Law at Trinity College, University of Oxford, and was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1976. After theological studies in Rome and completing his doctorate in Canon Law, he was ordained a priest in 1983. He served various roles in Westminster, including Chaplain at Westminster Cathedral, Sub-Administrator of the Cathedral, and Parish Priest in Enfield. He was appointed Chancellor and Vicar General of Westminster in 2001 and became Auxiliary Bishop in 2006. In September 2014, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Salford, and he was installed on 8th December 2014.

Mike Royal is the Apostolic Pastoral Congress's diocesan bishop for the Inner Birmingham Diocese and bishop for Social Engagement Strategies. He has been in ordained ministry since 1993. Before joining CTE, Mike was the Co-Chief Executive of the Cinnamon Network. He is a founding Trustee and former National Director of award-winning charity Transforming Lives for Good (TLG) which works with children and young people at risk of exclusion from school. He is a part time Forensic Mental Health Chaplain with Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust. Mike has a BA in Urban Planning from the University of Westminster and an MA in Black Theology from the University of Birmingham. Mike has a wealth of ecumenical experience at local, regional and national level. He led the Street Pastors’ team in Birmingham, the second to be launched in the UK, and worked with Telford Christians’ Together to launch their Cinnamon Faith Action Audit, one of 60 such local initiatives, which have been praised by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby as showing ‘the breadth of commitment across the country, the depth of commitment, and above all the strength of experience and good practice.’ Mike lives in Birmingham and has been married to Viviene who is an Alternative Provision School Headteacher for 30 years. He enjoys walking, swimming and listening to soul music.

Bishop Mark Davies has been serving as the Bishop of Middleton since 2008. Growing up in Stoke, Bishop Mark was raised in a Christian household and first found his call to ministry at a young age. He recalls being in church at around ten or eleven years old, looking at the priest and the altar and knowing that this was who he was meant to be. It is this moment and this calling which has stayed with him throughout the years. He credits his vicar, headteacher and two teachers for opening doors for him to pursue his vocation and eventually be ordained; something which has shaped his passion and commitment to both parochial ministry, and education and schools ministry. Bishop Mark worked with parishes in Yorkshire before becoming Archdeacon of Rochdale in 2006. He then got a call to be Bishop of Middleton and was consecrated in York Minster in April 2008. One area of his ministry in Manchester is as chair of Greater Manchester Churches Together, and he is also the chair of the Diocesan Board of Education which covers 192 Church of England schools. Bishop Mark stresses the importance of young people, stating “Our children and young people are amongst my best teachers.” He is regularly found visiting schools to support and encourage staff, both teaching and non-teaching, and to thank them for the ways in which they open doors for children. From his years of working with other Christians, those of other faith communities, and those of no faith, Bishop Mark believes that when we stand together we are so much stronger.

Dr Yinxuan Huang is Senior Data Insight Lead at Bible Society. A veteran sociologist of religion, he is dedicated to conducting life-enriching research that impacts individuals and communities.

Sarah Holmes is senior lecturer in the School of Education, Liverpool Hope University and Director of Research at CYM. She researches faith and spirituality in children and families, with particular interest in facilitating intergenerational connections and including marginal voices.

Nathaniel Jennings is the Intercultural Ministries Director for OMF (UK) Nathaniel’s father is American and his mother Anglo-Caribbean, but he was born and raised in Bangladesh. He has lived in Northern Ireland with his wife Donna since 2011. Nathaniel was a cross-cultural Christian worker in Bangladesh for seven years before moving to Northern Ireland.

Paul Hobbs makes painting and sculpture that deals with social and spiritual issues from a Christian perspective. Through a mixture of materials, layering, surprise and play, Paul’s work stimulates discussion about human values and dignity, and responsibility and service to others. It seeks to show the relevance of Jesus to contemporary concerns, asking, ‘If we believe this from the Bible, how does it relate to what we read in the newspaper? If we see this in the news, has God’s word got anything to say?’ and to draw the outsider to begin to take Jesus Christ seriously. Themes include famine, inequality, fatherhood, old age, sexuality, our capacity for violence, suffering, the Beatitudes and the Trinity. There is also a collection of shoes and stories from believers all around the world, and a series on contemporary martyrdom. Paul exhibits in a wide range of venues—frequently in schools and churches—leading discussions and engaging people with the gospel through his artwork. The materials include paint, collage, wood, steel, and assembled objects. For details please see my website, www.arthobbs.com.

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