
Speakers
See who’s Speaking!
Whether you love studying the Bible, wonder what God has to say about the environment, want to think and talk about parenting in the twenty first century, love listening to interesting life stories or are just curious about what happens when we die, we’ve got talks from some of the best Christian teachers around. Whatever your stage of faith – or if you have none at all – you’re welcome to come listen, talk and explore this thing called faith.
Tim Chaddick is the Pastor for Preaching at Reality Ventura and Founding Pastor of Reality Church London and Reality LA. A native to California, Tim's first ten years of church-planting ministry started as the Lead Pastor of Reality LA in 2006, a thriving church in the heart of Hollywood, before planting Reality London in the UK in 2016. In 2021, Tim returned to California to take up the Pastor for Preaching role at Reality Ventura.
Grace Wheeler is a follower of Jesus and loves sharing her faith with others. Grace is passionate about faith, travel, interior design and spending time with those she loves!! She is married to Nathan and they have a little girl called Bonnie-Rae. They have lived in the Midlands for many years but have recently brought a camper van and are exploring a move to Cornwall.
Dr Andrew Ollerton is a theologian and popular communicator. Working with Bible Society, he’s developed The Bible Course for small groups and recently published a new book The Bible: A Story that Makes Sense of life (Hodder). Andrew is married to Charlotte and they have three kids, two fish, a snake and a dog.
Brian Brodersen is the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, California. Brian also serves as president of Calvary Chapel Bible College. He is the featured speaker on the Back to Basics radio program and the director of Creation Fest (UK). Brian is extensively involved in missions and church planting around the world. He has been married to Cheryl for over 40 years; they have four children and have six grandchildren.
Sarah Yardley is a follower of Jesus who is passionate about faith, travel, reading, coffee, and community. She grew up at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa in California, served at Reality Carpinteria, and currently lives in the United Kingdom. She loves discovering what it means to follow Jesus and inviting others to know and follow Him.
Carl is a UK based evangelist and church planter. He leads Edge Ministries and is president of Christian Vision for Men (CVM). Formerly a financial advisor, youth worker, charity leader and senior pastor of a large multi-congregational church He has planted a number of churches and has a particular focus and passion for reaching areas of deprivation. He leads the Edge church network, and is establishing Edge Communities and Edge Centres to provide a full spectrum of support and help for those who need it most.
Simon Guillebaud, MBE, spent two decades living in war-torn Central Africa, and speaks out of that context with raw urgency and passion for the last, the lost and the least. He’s the Founder of Great Lakes Outreach, host of the popular ‘Inspired’ podcast, author of the award-winning book Choose Life, and travels widely stirring up the Church for radical discipleship. His wife Lizzie and he live in Bath with their three teenage children. (see www.simonguillebaud.com and www.greatlakesoutreach.org)