Andy is the vicar of Christ Church Dore and a relative newcomer to Sheffield having recently moved from Harrogate. He originally hails from the North East but hides his accent pretty well. He's married to Claire and has two young children. He loves to see people worship God wholeheartedly, whatever the style or tradition.
Ben lives with his family in Sheffield and is a part of Grace Church in Handsworth. He runs his own business supporting churches with their technical needs.
Ben loves music and plays guitar and drums but most often will be found at the back of the meeting hiding behind a sound desk.
Danny is an itinerant Worship Leader, Singer, Song Writer and Teacher who travels nationally and internationally. Danny has been in ministry for 20 years and now, has a mandate to father the next generation of worship ministries and to go to the hurting, bringing healing by encountering God together through Worship.
Dave Bell is a singer, songwritter and worship leader based in Lincoln. He has many years experience leading worship all over the world. He has a heart for worship and to see people come to know God and be healed and set free through powerful worship ecounters.
Katrina is worship pastor at Antioch Community Church Sheffield and serves the church alongside her husband Ian.
Paul says,
"I am originally from Manchester (Bredbury in Stockport) and moved over to Dronfield in 2012, we now worship at Dronfield Baptist Church and have done so for about 5 years. I currently lead worship at our youth services and run a couple of men's groups. I work for a National Training Provider where I am a Employability Skills Director looking after a department that supports unemployed people into work from the age of 16 to 68. I have been with the company for over 13 years, previous to this my background was in the hospitality sector."
Philippa grew up around award-winning and internationally acclaimed musicians. Brother Stuart Zender was a founding member of Platinum selling Acid-Jazz/Pop act Jamiroquai, whilst first cousins Danny & Richard Macnamara enjoyed huge success as half of UK rock band Embrace. Country music was a huge influence on Philippa thanks to Irish entertainer father Pat Hanna, and Country star cousin Sandy Kelly, whose recording credits include the late Johnny Cash.
At concerts, Philippa openly shares her teenage battle with anxiety and depression which eventually forced her out of full-time education. ‘That was the darkest time imaginable.’ Says Philippa, ‘I thought I’d never live a normal life.’ Thanks to a cathartic spiritual encounter at a Godfrey Birtill concert in 2004, Philippa found what she describes as her ‘life-changing faith’ and set about sharing her journey in both literary and music form. Philippa is now an internationally published author with over 1500 live shows, two books and five studio albums to her credit.
For those who see Philippa and husband Joel in concert, a ‘down-to-earth’ fusion of candid storytelling and catchy songs makes for an unforgettable evening. Having toured with the likes of Lionel Richie, Leona Lewis, Wet Wet Wet, Little Mix and many more, Philippa also has an established presence in the Christian music world, racking up collaborations with Kevin Max of D.C Talk fame, Graham Kendrick, and Christian hit writer Chris Eaton. Churchgoers often realise mid-concert how well they already know the music, thanks to Philippa’s regular features on TBNUKs ‘Praise The Lord’ and BBC ‘Songs of Praise’. Her songs are played daily on Christian radio with popular hits like Raggedy Doll, The Daffodil Song, Arrow and Off The Wagon getting regular spins. Her Country influences have also earned her plays on BBC Radio 2’s Country show with Bob Harris and Good Morning Sunday.
Stella is a worship leader from Sheffield
