Your Line up for April 2022

IT’S NOT LONG NOW UNTIL WE GATHER FOR OUR SPECIAL REUNION THIS APRIL. CHECK OUT SOME OF OUR INCREDIBLE LINE-UP THIS YEAR!

DEBRA GREEN OBE

CELEBRATION HOST AND EVENING SPEAKER @ MINEHEAD AND SKEGNESS

As director and founder of Redeeming our Communities (ROC), tell us more about the charity and how it serves in the restoration and transformation of communities?

ROC is a community engagement charity, working together towards safer, kinder communities. We have delivered over 250 community engagement projects in partnership with local churches, public services, and community organisations all over the UK. Reducing crime and promoting safer communities is at the heart of what we do, and we have formed partnerships with Police forces across the UK.

As part of the Spring Harvest Planning Group and Board of Directors, what are you most excited about this year?

I am just so excited for the future. Despite the challenges we’ve faced recently, I am full of hope that we can recover and rebuild. As we come together, I believe that our corporate faith will take us into the realm of opportunity. I love that Spring Harvest provides the space to help us do that!

Our Spring Harvest 2022 theme is Restore, Renew, Rebuild – what does this mean to you and why is it important?

One of my favourite books of the Bible is Nehemiah. It’s so practical and full of inspiration for today. I think we as Church need this message as we seek to rebuild our communities.

What’s one of your favourite Spring Harvest memories? I have so many! But to pick one, it would be when our family was younger, and we were regulars at Spring Harvest. One day our two girls got back to the chalet to tell us that they had been filled with the Holy Spirit at the kid’s venue and they had both had a vision. They couldn’t sleep (neither could we!) as they were so excited. It felt like Pentecost.

NICK HERBERT

CELEBRATION WORSHIP LEADER @ MINEHEAD

When did your passion for music first begin?

When I first became a Christian at 16, my mate at church introduced me to his band who had been doing gigs. This was a new world to me, and I loved it! Not only did it stir a passion for music within me, but it encouraged me to start singing and playing.

What advice do you have for aspiring worship leaders and songwriters?

Make a habit of spending quality time with God. Be honest about where you need to improve, dedicate time to these areas to develop practically and personally. Write the song ‘in-front’ of you – who are you serving, what is their/your story and try to write for that.

What’s the most memorable event you’ve led worship at?

It must be playing to about ten thousand people in Budapest at the wonderful ‘Ez Az A Nap!’ event. It was such a privilege to lead worship at a faith-filled and prayer-fuelled event like that.

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?

Cast your cares upon the Lord for He cares for you!

You recently won ‘Songwriter of the Year’ award. Congratulations! What does this achievement mean to you?

It was unexpected as I was up against some incredible writers. It was also humbling to be recognised in that way but mostly a joyful and honouring event.

Our Spring Harvest 2022 theme is Restore, Renew, Rebuild – what does this mean to you and why is it important?

This theme is something my church back in Birmingham has also been exploring too, a sense of God walking through the ashes and rubble of these last few years and filling the foundations with hope and vision for a glorious future that starts now. I’m expectant and excited for all God has in store as we explore these three words… I hope you are too!

PHILIPPA HANNA

AFTER HOURS @ MINEHEAD AND SKEGNESS

What are you most looking forward to for Spring Harvest this April?

Letting rip with all my new songs! I made an album in lock-down and it hasn’t seen the light of day with any live audiences. Can’t wait.

We know you’ve grown up around musicians. What was that like and did it play a huge influence in pursuing your own musical career?

It’s all I know really! Music is in my blood and totally a part of my culture. It brings people together and restores hope, happiness, and unity. It made me realise, a career in music is possible if you work hard and do your thing, well.

You’re very open about your struggle with anxiety as a teenager and how God played a fundamental part in overcoming it. Would you be able to share more about this?

Fear is a powerful force. In my experience the only things stronger are faith, hope, and love. God has helped me navigate through the darkest times in my life. In Him, I know there’s always new life, no matter how shadowy things get. I still need Him every day, especially with new mum anxieties.

What’s your favourite worship song at the moment?

‘The Goodness of God’ by Bethel. It really carried my Mother-in-law through her last days before we lost her in December. She was a woman of such strong faith and she always talked about how good God is. I love the song now.

Alongside pursuing your musical career, you’ve also shared your heart through literature. Tell us more about that journey?

I’ve always loved to write. I do a lot of speaking on stage and love the opportunity to tell stories. For me, writing books is just that! I’m mostly sharing stories from my life that I hope will be helpful for others. My latest book ‘Known’ is an interactive journey aimed at young women. The intention is to help the reader explore and celebrate their identity in God!

LOU FELLINGHAM

CELEBRATION WORSHIP LEADER @ SKEGNESS

Have you got a favourite Spring Harvest memory?

One year I led alongside Stuart Townend. It was the year he had written ‘In Christ Alone’ and Spring Harvest may have been one of the first times it was heard publicly. It was such a special moment. The impact was incredible as the words and melody resonated with people’s hearts and brought life into the Big Top.

What are you most looking forward to for Spring Harvest 2022?

So much! Seeing people, worshipping with people, seeing where God leads us and longing for the Holy Spirit to pour out on us.

Our Spring Harvest 2022 theme is Restore, Renew, Rebuild – what does this mean to you and why is it important?

Many have experienced brokenness, loss, and disillusionment towards God or the church or what life is about during this season. I hope this week together will facilitate God’s Spirit to restore where things have been lost, bring new depths of revelation and peace, and rebuild where we have felt separated, and pulled apart.

What advice do you have for aspiring worship leaders and songwriters?

Stay close to God, stay in the Word, and take time to worship God privately. Keep your eyes and ears open, God loves to use our senses to speak to us. Song writing is very personal. When you collaborate with others you must work out what you are not willing to let go but also be generous and open handed to sharpen and bring the best out of a song.

You host an online coffee morning, what initially inspired you to start this?

In 2020 I launched my women’s conferences ‘Made For You’, a week later the country went into lockdown! After a few months we realised we had the ingredients to pull something together online. We’ve interviewed different people with various journeys of faith and discovered how God has met with them. It has been wonderful to hear how God has spoken in the moment into so many lives.