Minehead Line up

Luke Aylen is a priest, author, theologian and campervan enthusiast currently ministering from Hilfield Friary in Dorset. His background includes a range of creative work in video and stage, and several years as Spring Harvest's creative coordinator.

James Cary is a BBC sitcom writer (Miranda, Bluestone 42), author (Gospel According to a Sitcom Writer) and a self-styled stand up theologian. Join him for 'God, the Bible and Everything', the ultimate one-hour comedy charge through the whole Bible! 66 books, 12 tribes, 2 testaments and a snake in a pear tree. From Adam to Zadok, it's fast, furious and laugh-out-loud funny. Faith or not, you'll love it!

Count Everyone In offer a warm welcome to everyone at the daily celebrations, especially if you’re an adult with a learning disability. What can you expect? Fun, friendship and a faith filled programme. There will be drama, flags, signing, prayer, Bible teaching and laughter but also awesome God-filled silences as the Holy Spirit moves among us.

At both Minehead and Skegness there will be morning Celebrations and afternoon workshops, including one on Makaton.

Nick and Becky Drake are the founders of Worship For Everyone, an intergenerational ministry which resources churches, schools and homes with music and training. They are also the songwriters and founders of Songs for School, which serves primary schools across the world with songs for collective worship and assemblies. Nick is Associate Vicar at Gas Street Church with a doctorate in theology, and prior to that was a worship pastor, while Becky spent several years as a School Chaplain. They are authors of 'Worship for Everyone: the power of intergenerational diversity' and are passionate about seeing the church unite and encounter God across generations in worship.

Alex leads the ongoing work and development of the UK charity, Faith in Later Life. She is passionate and experienced in inspiring and equipping people for the opportunities and challenges of later life, and in helping them know Jesus more deeply or for the first time. Alex has three grown up sons, and lives in the West Country.

Leon is the Lead pastor of Lifecentral Church, a multi-site church based in Halesowen. He is also part of Elim’s regional team and one of founders of the Further Faster Network, helping churches to grow by reaching people currently not engaged with church.

Leon will be the Bible Teacher in Skegness, and hosting in the Gathering Celebration in Minehead.

Joe is a renowned communicator, including presenting, hosting, writing for children, spoken word poetry, sports announcing, speaking, and compering. Spring Harvest has been part of Joe's life for many many years and he spent the summer of 2024 as programme manager for Spring Harvest Holidays in France which for him was a delight and an honour.

Debra is the national director and founder of Redeeming our Communities (ROC) which aims to bring about community transformation by creating strategic partnerships. She has over twenty years of experience in bringing together organisations towards the goal of social transformation. Debra was recently appointed as Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester.

Debra is a member of the Spring Harvest Planning Group and also on the Essential Christian Board (the parent charity of Spring Harvest).

In Skegness Debra will be hosting in the Gathering Celebration each evening.  In Minehead she will be part of the Event Leadership Team (ELT) overseeing Pastoral and Prayer Ministry.

Bear Grylls is a former SAS soldier, who went on to become one of the youngest ever climbers of Mt Everest, despite breaking his back.  He hosts extreme adventure TV shows including MAN Vs WILD and RUNNING WILD with Bear Grylls, where his guests have included Hollywood stars, President Obama and many others.  Bear is the first ever Chief Ambassador to 60 million young Scouts worldwide and is married to Shara with 3 sons. They live part of the year offgrid on a small remote Welsh island.

Anna is based at St Paul’s Hammersmith in London, where she leads worship and is also the church receptionist! She is part of a worshipping community at St Paul's that seeks to build a house of worship; a place where God is honoured, His Presence rests and lives are touched by His transforming love.

Anna will be leading worship in The Pursuit Celebration each evening.

Sammy is a preacher and musician. Currently studying Biblical Studies at Nazarene Theological College, Sammy loves digging deeper into God’s word and encouraging others to see the beauty of the gospel. She is also a member of the Spring Harvest Planning Group.

Sammy will be hosting in The Gathering celebration in Skegness. And leading the 16-18s youth team, as well as hosting in The Pursuit celebration in Minehead.

Ali is associate pastor at Gas Street Church in Birmingham, where she oversees locations and church planting. She is an ordained member of the clergy and is married to Nick who is a songwriter. They have two grown-up kids: Gracie and Josiah.

Nick is a songwriter and worship leader, who is part of the Worship Central team. He and his family moved to be part of the church planting team for Gas Street Church in Birmingham alongside lead pastors Tim & Rachel Hughes. He is passionate about seeing encounter in worship and not just that we sing a few songs together! Nick is also part of the Spring Harvest Planning Group.

Nick will be leading worship each morning in the Morning Reflection and each evening in the Soaking in the Spirit sessions.

Katharine Hill is the UK director of Care for the Family, a national charity that aims to strengthen family life and help those families going through difficulties. Katharine speaks and writes widely on family issues, and has addressed thousands of people across the UK on marriage and parenting issues. She is the author of several books, including Left to their own Devices, A Mind of Their Own and her latest book Born Free. She is married to Richard and they have four grown-up children and seven grandchildren.

Lisa is a Baptist Minister who works as Deeper Church Lead for the National Team of the Baptist Union of Scotland prioritising caring for ministers and encouraging prayer, spiritual formation and discipleship.  She is also part of the Spring Harvest Planning Group and a member of the EA Council.

Sam, who will be leading the 5-11 programme in Minehead, brings extensive experience and passion to the role. As the full time NextGen pastor at Lifecentral Church near Birmingham, he oversees the kids, youth and young adults ministries.  With over a decade of experience in various settings, Sam focuses on children’s ministry. His dedication to creating fun,engaging and spiritually enriching programmes makes him a perfect fit for this role.  He's excited to make the 5-11 programme a fun and transformative experience for everyone involved.

Jake Isaac is worship Leader and singer/songwriter from South London. Jake has written ‘Greater than it all’, ‘Love song For a city’ (with Martin Smith) ‘As in heaven’ (with Graham Kendrick) & Final Say (with Lou Fellingham). He has also previously worked with artists such as Gabrielle, India Arie, Cat Burns, Blue & Duffy. As a singer/songwriter Jake has supported/worked with Tori Kelly, Paloma Faith, Angus & Julia Stone and Elton John. Jake loves Jesus, cheesecake & family.

Jake will be co-leading worship with Elle Limebear each evening in the Gathering Celebration.

Rufaro is part of the leadership team at !Audacious Church in Manchester. Week on week, he brings faith-filled fun to their kid's ministry, but his passion is for big believers and little believers alike. His mission is to connect God's people with his love, and bring them into relationship with his house and his family.

Rufaro means happiness, so he is always ready to bring the fun and joy. Church should be as fun as it is transformative! He is truly privileged to represent, lead and disciple in God's kingdom. Having been a Young Adults pastor for many years, he loves that space and is excited to see what God is unlocking in this generation.

Elle has lived her life between two worlds. As the daughter of Delirious? front man, Martin Smith, Elle has experienced stadiums filled with people. As a worship leader and youth pastor in Brighton, she is immersed in her local community, together with her husband and young children.

Elle will be co-leading worship with Jake Isaac in the Gathering Celebration each evening.

Evie is a worship leader and songwriter from Eastbourne. She has led worship as part of Bright City, the worship collective from St. Peter’s Brighton and now she studies in Cardiff and leads worship at her local church. She is passionate about seeing people truly know the joy and love found in Jesus.

Evie will be leading worship in the Unplugged celebration each evening, as well as in other places during the week.

Cathy is an author, speaker and broadcaster, who speaks extensively across the UK and beyond with charities, churches, conferences and festivals such as Spring Harvest where she is on the Planning Group. She is also on the board of the Kyria Network which supports and equips women in leadership. Cathy is married to Mark, a church leader in Bristol, and they have two wonderful daughters in their twenties.

Izzy is based in London and is a freelance Graphic Designer. She also a part of The Way, a digital youth platform, where she is a content producer and presenter.

Disability Consultant

Kay is co-founder of the Additional Needs Alliance and curator of Pondering Platypus Resources.
She ministers alongside and with disabled people and those with additional needs, as a speaker, consultant, advisor, trainer and writer.

Bethan works with Youth for Christ as the Deputy Senior Lead of Innovation. She is passionate about young people finding hope and joy in God and is a big fan of travelling, reading, Disney, drawing and whales.

Dr Andrew Ollerton is a theologian, pastor and popular communicator. He developed 'The Bible Course' with Bible Society and is also author of 'Romans: A Letter that makes sense of life' (Hodder) and 'The Bible: A story that makes sense of life' (Hodder). Andrew is married to Charlotte. They have four chickens, three kids, two fish, a snake and a dog.

Rob Parsons, OBE, is the founder and chairman of Care for the Family, a national charity that aims to strengthen family life and help those families going through difficulties. An international speaker and best-selling author of more than 25 books including The Heart of Success, The Sixty Minute Father and The Heart of Communication. He has spoken across the world to more than a million people in live events. Rob is married to Dianne and they have two children and five grandchildren.

Helen Paynter, PhD, is a Baptist minister who now serves as Tutor in Biblical Studies at the Bristol Baptist College. She is also the founding director of the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence. She lives in Bristol with her husband Stephen, and they have three adult daughters who often pop in!

Wellbeing Advisor

Patrick is a director of Brighter Days a business supporting wellbeing in the workplace, he also works closely with the Centre of Compassionate Leadership. He is also the founder of urban youth work charity XLP and the co-founder of mental health charity Kintsugi Hope. Patrick was awarded a OBE from the her Majesty the Queen, is an honorary fellow of London South Bank University and has written seven books. He is married to Diane and they have 4 children.

Jade Reynolds is a theology graduate, speaker and podcast host. Since being paralysed aged 12, Jade has shared her testimony of God’s faithfulness and taught on suffering in churches, schools, conferences, on podcasts and on the radio. Together with her husband, John, she runs the Christian podcast “Bring to Light” which explores faith and life through humour, stories and thought-provoking teaching. She is passionate about seeing disability normalised in society and the church. She and husband John recently released their first book 'Able to Laugh: Finding Joy though the Struggle is Real.'

John Reynolds is a full time content creator, with over a decade of youth ministry experience, and is passionate about equipping the emerging generations with the tools they need to have a faith that lasts. His passion for story telling and comedy led him to start producing family/comedy social media content where he has almost 1 million followers across all platforms. He and wife Jade recently released their first book 'Able to Laugh: Finding Joy though the Struggle is Real.'

Rev Dr Cris Rogers is a Church of England church planter, artist, and Star Wars fan. In 2010 Cris and his family moved to Tower Hamlets, one of the toughest estates in East London, and took on the leadership of All Hallows Bow. Their desire was to restart the church, which had shrunk to seven people, and see people flourish. Cris has a deep passion for discipleship and runs the weekly podcast Making Disciples and wider ministry of Making Disciples. He is chair of the Spring Harvest Planning Group.

Andy is the Kids and All-age ELT in Skegness and Minehead. He has worked for Scripture Union as a Children’s and Family Evangelist, tutored at Moorlands College, and recently worked as the Children’s and Family Adviser for the Diocese of Winchester. Lighthouse Ministries enables him to support churches and organisations, so combining his extensive experience with the flexibility and creativity needed to develop ministries suited to the local context.

Richmond is the senior pastor of New Life Baptist Church in Kampala, Uganda and the founder and president of Pastors' Discipleship Network, which equips thousands of pastors across Africa. Rising from adversity in one of Uganda’s poorest communities, Richmond’s life was transformed through the international child development charity Compassion. He later earned a master’s degree in spiritual formation and a PhD in leadership. As a trustee for Compassion UK, Richmond champions social justice, inspiring churches worldwide to respond to God’s call to serve vulnerable communities.  

With over four decades of ministry experience, Rick is celebrated for his ground-breaking work as the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in California. With a weekly attendance of 30,000 people, it’s one of America's largest and most influential churches. He is also the author of several best-selling books including The Purpose Driven Life which has sold more than 50 million copies.

Damian is well known to the Spring Harvest family as he has served for many years on the youth and leadership teams. He is the Director of Scripture Union Northern Ireland.

In his spare time you’ll find him fulfilling the important role of 'dad taxi driver', out for walks with the family dog or reading a good book!

Martin Young has been leading and planting churches for over 25 years, with ministry emphases on community engagement, global mission, leadership development, and the arts. Martin also chairs the board of Essential Christian, the parent charity of Spring Harvest.