From bishops to broadcasters, musicians to missionaries and church leaders to charity CEOs, 2025 has seen a whole host of fascinating interviews with Christians from all walks of life and all corners of the globe. Here are the most read from the past twelve months
1. This church leader thinks empathy can be a sin. We asked him to explain himself
In an interview with Sam Hailes following the publication of his much-discussed new book, The Sin of Empathy, Joe Rigney defended his thesis
2. Bear Grylls: ‘Sharing the story of Jesus is the proudest thing I’ve ever done’
The adventurer opens up about writing the story of Jesus as a thriller, his complicated relationship with church and why faith is like plugging in a toaster
3. New Wine trustee Bishop Jill Duff: ‘I’m sad Mike Pilavachi hasn’t apologised’
An independent review into the links between Mike Pilavachi and New Wine found that senior leaders at the festival failed to ensure Pilavachi was fit for youth ministry. Premier’s Kelly Valencia spoke to Rt Rev Jill Duff, New Wine’s chair of trustees, about the findings
4. Glyn Barrett: The !Audacious Church leader causing traffic jams in Manchester
!Audacious has grown from nothing to become one of the largest churches in the country. But is bigger always better? The church’s senior pastor and national leader of Assemblies of God in the UK sat down with Sam Hailes to discuss
5. Cory Asbury on finding forgiveness after his viral video controversy
It’s not often we interview anyone twice inside two months, but shortly after our profile interview with American singer-songwriter Cory Asbury, he created a parody video of fellow Christian artist, Forrest Frank, that went viral - and caused no small amount of offence. So, obviously, we had to speak to him again
6. Franklin Graham: ‘Trump didn’t intentionally snub the Bible during inauguration oath’
There wasn’t time to get the Bible to President Trump before he was sworn in, said Rev Franklin Graham. And yes, Trump feels God saved him for a purpose. But if America is to be great again, its people must turn back to Jesus
7. Sophie Spital on experiencing gender dysphoria: ‘It’s not loving to affirm me in a lie’
The former video editor of the ‘Triggernometry’ podcast Sophie Spital said being a Christian provided her with clarity and freedom in accepting her God-given identity, despite the challenges of gender dysphoria
8. Hatun Tash: ‘Sometimes I get beaten. I keep going until Muslims hear the gospel’
Ex-Muslim Hatun Tash spoke to Emma Fowle about confronting Islam, suffering for the gospel and why she won’t stop sharing the good news despite the cost to her own safety
9. Harry Clark from The Traitors: ‘When I hit rock bottom God saved me’
Harry Clark opened up about his controversial victory on BBC reality show The Traitors, why his faith has “saved him” and his new book Staying Faithful
10. Exclusive: King’s Army founder defends unusual street evangelism tactics in Soho
Scott Macnamara’s King’s Army hit headlines after marching through Soho shouting ‘Jesus saves’. He told Premier Christianity why he believes the Church needs to recover a biblical understanding of spiritual warfare and responded to claims his group targets the LGBT community.
No comments yet