Philip North

Philip North is Bishop of Burnley in the Diocese of Blackburn. He began ministry in the Diocese of Durham, serving outer estates Parishes in Sunderland and Hartlepool, and then spent six years ministering to pilgrims to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham as Priest Administrator. He returned to parochial ministry as Team Rector of the Parish of Old St Pancras, serving a large area of North-west London around Camden Town, and was consecrated Bishop and moved to Lancashire in February 2015. He has a strong interest in issues around poverty and social justice and in the vitality of the urban church and is Chair of the Church of England’s Renewal and Reform Estates Evangelism group. He is a member of the Company of Mission Priests, a dispersed community who live to a rule in order to focus their lives on the mission of the church, especially amongst the poor.

Martin Charlesworth

Martin is married to Jane and has three adult daughters and a growing number of grandchildren. Martin led Barnabas Community Church in Shrewsbury for twenty years where he developed its focus on social action. He founded Jubilee+ in 2011 and led the team until 2021. He is co-author, with Natalie Williams, of ‘The Myth of the Undeserving Poor, ‘A Church for the Poor’ and ‘A Call to Act’. Martin is also involved in leadership training. His pastimes include travel, various sports and his wider family. He still actively supports the work of Jubilee+ as a board member.

Raj Saha

Raj Saha was raised in a Hindu, immigrant family of Indian descent in one of the most deprived parts of the UK. In the midst of tragedy, depression, and bereavement Raj found a family again in the Church at Jubilee Church Teesside which he now leads and describes as a ‘Multicoloured Church’. Raj is a local GP who has worked with deprived and hard to reach populations. He is married to Charlotte with 3 mixed-race beautiful kids.

Over the years Jubilee Church Teesside has become multi-ethnic with 30-40% of its worshipers coming from other nations and languages. With diversity very much at its heart, the church aims to be a home from which its family members are sent out ‘Bringing the Joy and Good News of Jesus to Everyone Everywhere!’ It is also affiliated with large social engagement projects aiming to bring Kingdom transformation to communities of need as well as breaking down social, religious, economic and cultural barriers (hope-foundation.org.uk and opendoornortheast.com).

Chris Frost

Chris has been based at Gateway church, Leeds for 20 years, which God is growing into a large, ‘all-sorts’ family, that impacts their community and the nations. Following work in television and marketing, Chris went full time for the church in 2008 and now leads the team. Chris serves other churches with teaching and training in a wider context as a part of the ChristCentral churches apostolic team and the Ekklesia conference team. Married to Jo with two kids, he has an MA in Mission and is currently undertaking an MSc at the University of Leeds in Senior Leadership.

Paul Brown

Paul is married to Denise, they have five adult children and at the last count 14 grandchildren. He has served on the staff team of City Hope Church in Bermondsey, London for twenty-seven years having previously worked as a bricklayer. His claim to fame is playing a vicar in a movie starring Ray Winstone! He has a passion to connect with his community and make Jesus known to all, whatever their background. Paul has an interest in art; enjoys watching boxing and football and having a pint with his mates.

Chris Page & Michelle Safo

Chris has been following Jesus for 30 years and God has given him a heart for helping the poor through business. He is a start-up entrepreneur, has trained as a business coach and is passionate about helping believers start up their own businesses and discovering with them what business with God looks like.

Chris met his wife Rosie during the covid pandemic and got married in June this year. He loves walking his dog each day and playing underwater hockey.

Michelle Safo is the founder of a business aimed at helping micro businesses, particularly young women, to scale up their business. Dedicated to raising the aspirations of young people, Michelle also leads a church youth project focused on transforming the lives of young people and is a Prince’s Trust mentor. 

Chris and Michelle are part of Relational Mission’s Business Link team.

Steve Whittington

Steve Whittington formally led Jubilee Church Hull but is on the move to Birmingham. An amazing but spiritually needy city, with less than 4% regularly attending any church, and less than 1.5% attending an Evangelical Bible teaching church. He has a vision to see many churches planted across the City, particularly in areas where there is little church presence and are in areas of deprivation. Steve and his wife Jo have previously helped plant three churches and have a passion to come alongside the most vulnerable.