Board

Manoj was raised a Hindu but became a Christian in 2008 and today serves as the Pastor at Pinner Baptist Church. Previously, Manoj has been a secondary school teacher, TV writer and a successful property entrepreneur.

At the height of his success in 2005, he began to attract interest from the national press and he seemed to have it all – a booming property company, a picture-book family, and the power to shape his destiny.

But then in 2008 his professional and personal worlds were shattered. The financial crisis devastated his business and a sudden illness threatened his son’s life. Manoj’s hollow foundations were exposed and he found himself utterly dependent on the prayers of a Christian couple he had recently met. Following God’s miraculous intervention in his son’s life, Manoj committed his life to Jesus Christ and wholeheartedly serving God’s plans and purposes for the world we live in.

In addition to his role at Pinner Baptist Church, Manoj is an advisor to Instant Apostle Publishing House and the Hope 15:13 initiative.

David is principal of Moorlands College in Dorset. Prior to taking up this role, he was principal of St John’s College Nottingham from 2012-2018, and principal of the North Thames Ministerial Training Course and assistant dean of St Mellitus College from 2006-2012. David was head of theology at the Evangelical Alliance from 1997 to 2006 and an Associate Research Fellow of the London School of Theology between 2000 and 2012. He led three URC congregations before joining the Church of England in 2002, and served for ten years on the CofE’s Faith and Order Commission.

David has written and edited a number of books, including The Nature of Hell; One Body in Christ: The History and Significance of the Evangelical Alliance (with Ian Randall);'Toronto' in Perspective;God and the Generations: Youth, Age and the Church Today (with Matt Bird);Movement for Change: Evangelicals and Social Transformation (all Paternoster) and The Atonement Debate (with Derek Tidball and Justin Thacker - Zondervan). He is a member of the Society for Pentecostal Studies and recently contributed a chapter on Anglican-Pentecostal relations to the Harold D. Hunter & Neil Ormerod-edited volume The Many Faces of Global Pentecostalism (CPT).

His wife, Mia, is a senior hospital chaplain and they have two children. He enjoys cricket, folk rock music and poetry.

Ruth Walker is a mentoring and strategy specialist who has a passion to equip and train people to live every day as disciples in their workplace.

A non-executive director and chair of a number of charities including the Scottish Public Leaders programme, Ruth is also a board member of Bethany Christian Trust and the Evangelical Alliance.

Ruth also serves as LICC’s ambassador for its transforming work programme and as a member of a local Baptist church.

She is married with two adult children.

Tracy spent 13 years working in marketing and advertising in the field of research and strategic planning. In 2003 she completed a theology degree at the London School of Theology. She is currently managing director of the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. She directed the Imagine Project at LICC which aims to help churches with whole-life disciple-making. She joint authored the follow on essay to 'Imagine how we can reach the UK'. She's also edited a collection of essays from 15 experienced leaders and observers of the contemporary church that explore the challenge of whole-life discipleship from their particular areas of expertise. In previous years Tracy worked in computer system design, she has a degree in French and German and has taught English as a foreign language. She is married to John and they have three children.

After five years in NHS management, John joined the staff of UCCF and enjoyed ten years in Student Ministry. In 2004 he and his family moved to Southampton for him to take the role of Minister and Team Leader at Above Bar Church. He is former Chair of Keswick Ministries and has written The Message of Worship in the Bible Speaks Today series. He is married to Alison and has two daughters. He loves playing the piano, running and walking in the New Forest

Arlene is a barrister who specialises in family law. Most of the work she does involves advising and assisting those who are experiencing issues within their family relationships. She is also a qualified mediator.

Arlene is an active member at Emmanuel Christian Centre (ECC) in Walthamstow. She also volunteers at the 180 Project, a drop-in centre for the homeless, which is run by ECC.

Chloe is the Head of Alpha in Wales where she meets with senior leaders across Wales to teach, train and equip Churches on how to run Mission through Alpha. She also works for her local Church Cornerstone in Swansea as a student worker. In her spare time she is doing a PhD in theology studying healing miracles in Wales. Chloe has been the chair of council in Wales for 2 years and now has joined the board of trustees for EA UK.

Chloe is married to Russo, a South African who has moved to Swansea to complete his engineering PhD. They got married on the night of lockdown with 2 witnesses and dad marrying them!

Patrick is the Head of HR at the Overseas Development Institute. Before joining ODI, he spent a total of 23 years at Tearfund as Global Head of HR, and at the Church Mission Society as Personnel and Development Director. Apart from his day job, he is doing a part-time Professional Doctorate researching ‘what happens in Christian workplace communities when corporate managerialism becomes the dominant organising discourse?’ He is hoping to posit a relational alternative for organising and leadership that better reflects the beliefs and values of faith-based organisations.

Like all Gooners, he vacillates from hopefulness to hopelessness on a weekly basis. Thank God that He is the same yesterday, today and forever! Photography and playing the guitar helps take his mind off Arsenal when they lose. He enjoys playing with the worship band at Mill Hill East Church in NW London. Patrick is married to Sylvia and they have three adult children.

Steve was born of Welsh parents, and was ordained at Holy Trinity Norwich before working in Vancouver, St Andrew’s Bebington, Wirral and recently at Holy Trinity Platt, Manchester until retiring in 2019. He is both a speaker and a musician, leading worship at Keswick and Spring Harvest and producing CD’s .

He has been involved in presenting Prom Praise and various BBC services. Platt church is involved in church planting, and the vision is to see the city of Manchester renewed for Christ.

He is married to Rachel and they have three adult children. Steve still retains his passion for Welsh rugby!

Tim is the Senior Minister at Wellspring Church and his main role is to provide visionary leadership to the Senior Leadership Team, and to the church as a whole.

Tim serves in a number of wider leadership roles locally including Chair of Christians Across Watford, Patron of New Hope and close partnerships with local faith and community leaders.

Nationally Tim serves AoG GB as the Head Coach for ‘C.24’ - the cohort of Ministers in Training being ordained in 2024.

Tim is to Helen Roberts and they have three children.

Debbie Laycock began serving the Lord in her twenties with an evangelistic youth project in inner-city London. She later trained in theology, church leadership and church planting with Ichthus Christian Fellowship where she has worked ever since. She helped to plant an Ichthus congregation in East Greenwich, and now leads the congregation in Forest Hill. She serves on the central Ministry and Management Team of Ichthus, and also the training and conferences teams. She loves to see people rising up in their calling, discovering their gifts and using them to bear fruit for Jesus and His kingdom! Debbie is married to Joe and they have two children.

Sarah is a qualified Chartered Accountant and after 13 years at KPMG as an auditor and in their Mergers and Aquisitions Team, Sarah moved to the charity sector and was the Finance and Risk Director at World Vision UK for 5 years. In 2012 she gained a Certificate in Theology at the London School of Theology before returning to the charity sector as the Finance Director of The Fostering Network for 3 years. Sarah and her husband Ian have been foster carers since 2015 and they foster teenagers and sibling groups. Over the years Sarah has been the Chair of the Board of a charity for orphaned and abandoned children in Brazil, the Chair of the Finance Committee at Viva the international children's charity and she is currently the Chair of the Finance Committee at Spurgeons childrens charity.

Sarah and her husband attend a small evangelical church in Hounslow, West London where Sarah was on the leadership team for three years and led the church through the transition between pastors and where she organises her churches participation in the Hounslow Homeless Winter Shelter Project and is the Home for Good Champion.

Alan is a part-time visiting lecturer at several Bible colleges across the British Isles, including at Belfast Bible College and the Irish Bible Institute. Previously he served in pastoral ministry for just over twenty years, most of that time with an international church in French-speaking Switzerland, between Geneva and Lausanne. His doctoral work looked at 'crucible experiences' in the development of Christian leaders and he has recently published his first book, The Crucible of Leadership (Instant Apostle), which reflects on several key lessons for leaders, all framed in the story of Moses. He is also the host of ‘The Leadership Journey Podcast’, a series of conversations with leaders and authors around themes of leadership.

Alan is married to Pauline, a counsellor and retreat facilitator, and they live 20 miles outside Belfast. They have two daughters and four grandchildren.

Andi Russell is a PR, communications crisis and media expert working within the media and international NGO sector for over 25 years.
In 2010 she and her husband co-founded the public relations agency Jersey Road PR, which now has 19 staff in the UK and Australia working with Christian organisations to raise their voice, profile and influence.
Andi has a Masters in Coaching and Mentoring Practice from Oxford Brookes University - and has since launched Alabaster Coaching, which is dedicated to working with Mothers on Probation.
Most recently a trustee of urban youth charity XLP, and also of her local church - New Life Church Milton Keynes; Andi also served, alongside her husband, for 8 years as Senior Pastor of Grand Union Vineyard church.
Married to Gareth for almost 18 years they live with their daughter and energetic labradoodle in Stony Stratford.