Skegness Line up

Joanna is a presenter, actress and author of the children's book 'What's Up: 30 encouragements to fuel your faith'. She is best known for her role as a presenter on CBeebies and is passionate about creativity and her faith in Jesus. Joanna is thrilled to be hosting Big Start again this year!

Dan and Gareth are both dads and local church pastors who love writing songs and resources to help families worship Jesus together. Awesome Cutlery is named after Captain Awesomeness and Cutlery Boy, two wannabe superheroes who appear in sketches on albums, in family devotional booklets and live shows.

Luke Aylen is a priest, author, theologian and campervan enthusiast currently working and ministering in Hereford. His background includes a range of creative work in video and theatre, and several years as Spring Harvest's creative coordinator.

Sola uses creative arts to help people engage in discussions about identity, race/racism and child criminal exploitation. He is also an actor, dancer and movement director and loves to expound the Bible and help people to grow in evangelism. Sola is married to Sophie and they have two children.

Andy works for the Church of England in Wigan as the leader of the next generation team. They help churches and schools reach 0-18 year olds with the gospel and deepen their discipleship. In his spare time, he plays guitar and sings and often leads worship at his local church.

Andy will be leading the 11-16s youth programme in Skegness.

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: unlocking the transforming power of all-age worship' and are passionate about seeing the church unite and encounter God across generations in worship.

Andy is Principal & CEO of Moorlands College, and also a trustee of Urban Promise UK, a youth ministry in London, and the Oswald Chambers Publishing Association. Andy is a former pastor, an adoptive dad, and a life-long youth worker.

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).

Sammy is a creative evangelist and preacher, who recently graduated from Nazarene Theological College with a BA in Biblical Studies. She is part of The Message Trust in soul rap duo SoulBox, which travels around the UK and beyond sharing the gospel with young people. Sammy longs to see people transformed by the gospel and equipped to live life to the fullest. She is also a member of the Spring Harvest Planning Group.

Sammy will be hosting in the Gathering Celebration in Skegness, and leading the 16-18 Youth as well as hosting the Pursuit Celebration in Minehead.

Anna Hawken is the Parenting for Faith Ministry Lead at BRF Ministries. She hosts their podcast and presents their babies and toddlers course. She is the author of 'Being God's Child: A Parent's Guide'. She lives in Milton Keynes with her husband Matt and their four children.

Anna is leading the 0-4 programme in Skegness in 2026.

Ruth is a freelance illustrator and author working for a range of publishers including Alanna -Max, Lion Hudson/SPCK and 10Publishing.
Ruth is passionate about using her creativity to tell people about God’s love and is delighted to be working as part of the Big Start Team at Spring Harvest again this year.

Katharine Hill is a Director of Care for the Family, a national charity which aims to strengthen family life and help those who face family difficulties. As an established speaker and broadcaster, she has addressed thousands of people both across the UK and internationally on marriage and parenting issues. She is the author of several books, including the popular Left to their own Devices, A Mind of Their Own and Born Free. She is married to Richard and they have four married children and nine grandchildren.

Rob & Nat will be leading the 8-11 programme in Skegness. They are presenters, creatives, children’s workers and co-founders of 4Front Theatre - a touring Christian theatre company.

As creators of the YouTube channel ‘Virtual Sunday School’, they are excited to be returning to Spring Harvest to run the 8-11s programme.

Rachel is the senior pastor of Gas Street Church in Birmingham, alongside her husband Tim. She is a passionate preacher and loves communicating the liberating power of God’s truth. Rachel has recently pioneered a national ministry (alongside her sister) called ‘The Orchard’ to encourage and empower women. Rachel has a background in television & media and worked for the BBC before joining the staff at Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) where she led the Creativity & Arts Department.

Rachel will be preaching in the Gathering Celebration on Wednesday night in both Skegness (1st April) and Minehead (8th April).

Tim is the senior pastor of Gas Street Church in Birmingham, which he leads alongside his wife, Rachel. He is a worship leader and songwriter known for songs such as “Here I Am to Worship”, “Happy Day”, “The Way”, and “Hope and Glory”. Tim also leads ‘Gas Street Music’, the worship expression of Gas Street Church. He and Rachel have five children.

He will be joining the Gathering Celebration as guest worship leader on Wednesday 1st April in Skegness.

Presenter, actor and writer Ashley Joseph has been involved in many well known TV shows. He writes for and voices the role of Jared in the BBC animated series JoJo & Gran Gran and plays Gary in Justin's House. He has also played the role of Clank in the CBeebies Robin Hood pantomime, plus guest roles in EastEnders and BBC's Doctors. Ashley has written for Dog Squad on CBeebies and won a multitude of awards. An accomplished theatre performer also, he is looking forward to joining the Big Start team this year, bringing together his faith and creative gifts!

Graham has written and recorded hundreds of songs, many of which are well known around the world, including Shine Jesus Shine, Knowing You, The Servant King, Amazing Love and God of the Poor (Beauty for Brokenness).

He first became known as a singer-songwriter, then as a writer of contemporary praise and worship songs. He was one of the founders and the songwriter behind the global phenomenon March for Jesus, which has mobilised millions of Christians to ‘take the walls off the church’ and bring praise, prayer and acts of goodwill and reconciliation on to the streets

He is based in the UK, regularly leads worship in his home church and travels widely, as a worship leader, speaker and performer.

Graham will be our Guest Worship Leader in Skegness on Tuesday 31st March.

The Sport's programme will be delivered by Kick, headed up by Andy Dutton. Kick seek to transform young people’s lives, with God’s love. They do this through values-driven physical education, street dance, mentoring, chaplaincy in schools and community KICK Academies.

Debs Last is a visual artist whose practice draws deeply from the landscape, the figure, and the power of storytelling. Rooted in Oxfordshire, her work reflects a profound connection to the local environment while simultaneously reaching for universal and divine themes.

A long-standing Spring Harvest artist, Debs relishes the creative freedom that comes from interpreting spiritual themes, bringing visual expression to the ways we worship and connect with God. Whether participating in evening celebrations or leading in the Creative Studio, she is passionate about connecting with people of all abilities who wish to explore creativity as a means of spiritual engagement.

Evie is a worship leader, songwriter and artist from Eastbourne. She has led worship as part of Bright City, the worship collective from St. Peter’s Brighton, and at her local church throughout her time at university in Cardiff. Having just graduated, she released her debut EP, Where to Next?, with critical acclaim from BBC Introducing and featured on the latest The Church Will Sing album in the USA.

Evie has been part of leading worship at Spring Harvest since 2022 and will be leading worship with her band in the Gathering celebration in Skegness and with a chilled-out, unplugged vibe in the Soul Space celebration in Minehead.

Praise is an artist, worship leader, A&R and founder of Night of Parables. She is passionate about creativity and worship, and runs Night of Parables as a way to provide opportunities for artists to share their songs and stories. As well as supporting and equipping artists to walk in their calling, she is also passionate about encouraging the next generation, and seeing them step into their God given identity.

Praise will be a Guest Worship Leader in the Gathering Celebration in Skegness on Thursday 2nd April.

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.

Andi and Holly are all about family at heart. They have three daughters and spend their time leading the ministry of Kids UK.

Andi is a passionate Children’s and Family Evangelist with a gift for bringing the gospel truths to life. Holly has spent many years sharing her love of dance with children and young people through dance schools and church groups.

Together, they spend their days visiting primary schools leading assemblies, workshops, and children’s mentoring sessions. Andi regularly speaks at churches leading their Sunday services , family events, and training. They are both members of Children Worldwide as well as actively  involved in overseeing the children and youth work in their home church. 

Andi & Holly will be leading the 5-7s programme in Skegness in 2026.

Dr Andrew Ollerton is a theologian, author and pastor who makes complex ideas simple and relevant. Andrew works with Bible Society, where he developed The Bible Course for small groups and recently published God’s Book: An honest look at the Bible’s 7 toughest topics. Andrew also works closely with the explorer Bear Grylls and remains involved in academic teaching and research. Andrew is married to Charlotte and they have three kids, two fish, a snake and a dog.

Andrew will be the Bible Teacher in Minehead and will bring 'God's Book on Tour' to Skegness.

Rob Parsons, OBE, is the founder and chairman of Care for the Family, a national charity which aims to strengthen family life and help those who face family difficulties. An international speaker and best-selling author of more than 25 books including The Heart of Success, The Sixty Minute Father and his bestseller, A Knock at the Door. 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.

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.

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.

Cris will be hosting in the Gathering Celebration in Skegness and the Pursuit Celebration in Minehead.

Zo is a worship leader and songwriter based at Gas Street Church in Birmingham. She’s passionate about creating open, authentic spaces in worship and writing songs that help people connect with God. Zo loves encouraging young people and in her free time you’ll find her in a good coffee shop with a friend!

Zo will be leading worship in the Pursuit celebration and the 16-18s morning programme.

Andy 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.

Andy is part of the Event Leadership Team representing the Kid's and All-age programmes.

Rev Dr Hannah Steele is the director of St Mellitus College London, where she also lectures in Missiology. She is the author of several books, including Living His Story: revealing the extraordinary love of God in ordinary ways which was the Archbishop’s 2021 Lent book and a Sunday Times Bestseller. She has a passion to see churches grow together to become more missional. She is married with three sons and loves watching football, baking and travelling.

Amy Summerfield is CEO of Kyria, a leadership network to champion, empower and release women and head of development at Skylark International. From 2015-2020 Amy was senior pastor of Connect Church, Paisley, Scotland. Recently married, Amy moved to live in Hitchin with her husband Matt who leads Zeo Church, for which Amy is on the leadership team. Amy is also the co-founder of Pulse Children’s and Youth Ministries. She is a regular conference speaker for women's and leadership conferences.

Matt is senior leader of Zeo Church and founder of RebootYourLeadership.com, a training and retreat programme for Christian leaders in business, charity, and church. Matt brings nearly 40 years of leadership experience across commercial, charitable, and faith sectors. He began his career as an IT manager, then spent 18 years as chief executive of Urban Saints. For the past 12+ years he has led Zeo, recently championing a new vision to grow as a micro-church movement.

A farmer’s daughter, a Chaplain, a guitarist, and a lover of Dartmoor, Kathryn is most at home in God’s creation. Her artwork is inspired by transformation; much of her practice draws from the Greek word 'Katartizo,' carrying a meaning beyond restoration. She breathes new life into discarded scrap metal, crafting large-scale and functional sculptures that evoke light and memory. Kathryn is currently carrying out study research for her MA which explores the importance of creativity and objects of significance in journeying with grief and remembrance.

Mark is Centre Director for Cambridge and District Youth for Christ and sits on the Planning Group for Spring Harvest. He has over 16 years experience in youth ministry and is passionate about seeing young people encounter God and be equipped to be life-long disciples. He loves coffee, board games, musicals and a good theology book.

Mark is part of the Event Leadership Team representing the youth programmes in both Skegness and Minehead, and will also host the Pursuit celebration in Skegness.

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!

Peter is passionate about people being empowered to worship God with their whole lives, particularly with their physical bodies and abilities. He works as a Physiotherapist and encourages sport and fitness through his local church.

He and his team are looking forward to sharing their love of sport and of Jesus with you with a great programme of competition, keep fit and fun for all ages and abilities.

Nicky is a curate in London and is one of the few British Born Chinese clergy in the Church of England. He has a call to see lives lived to the full in Jesus' name. Nicky has a background in business technology and is passionate about anime, gaming and comics.

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.