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Vince & Clio lead River Church at Weycroft Hall near Axminster in Devon which is a new church plant in an ancient Lollard Hall. It is a place of spiritual, emotional & physical healing and a centre for revival.  They’d previously pastored inner city churches in London for over 20 years. Vince has a passion for clear thinking, radical theology and boats. Clio spare times as an Aqua Fit instructor and has a passion for the creative arts, dance and Anglo-Saxon history.

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.

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.

Dez is the founder and CEO of Spark2Life, an award-winning 'faith based not faith biased' charity, working with medium to high-risk young people/adults.  He has been through the criminal justice system - at 17 he was imprisoned for manslaughter culminating in him finding faith and becoming an Ordained Minister. Dez has written an autobiography ‘Convicted or Condemned’; is a qualified Therapist; trains professionals on trauma awareness; served as a Prison Therapist and a sessional Prison Chaplain. 

Dez will be speaking on Thursday 2nd April in Skegness.

Luke works for Compassion UK as Director of Church Partnerships. Luke spent many years leading local church before moving into working with a global charity, he has a passion for great coffee, especially when it is paired with an inspiring conversation with leaders and friends.

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 Minehead there will be morning Celebrations and afternoon workshops, and in Skegness there will be morning Celebrations, with an afternoon workshop on Makaton. Led by Janneke Klos.

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 released their first book 'Able to Laugh: Finding Joy though the Struggle is Real' in 2025.

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.'

Marie Aitken is an author and speaker, and Director of FORMA Ministry School and Network for Hillsong.  Passionate about developing others, Marie also sits on the board for Kyria, and GenZeal.  

Andy is the co-founder and CEO of the global bereavement charity, The Mariposa Trust, and business leader. He is passionate about guiding people through their grief journey, and helping churches and leaders to compassionately care for their staff and congregations. Andy has been a speaker for over 30 years.

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