Mark Russell
In 2006, at the age of 31, Mark Russell was appointed as Chief Executive of Church Army, a leading mission agency of the Anglican Church. In this role he leads a team of over 600 people working...
Mark Yaconelli
Mark Yaconelli is an author, storyteller, community activist and executive director of The Hearth: Real Stories by Regular Folks.
Mike Peters
Frontman of legendary band The Alarm (who first played Greenbelt 30 years ago), Mike is currently on tour with The Stranglers, reprising vintage Alarm songs in a uniquely contemporary style. Twenty...
Nadia Bolz-Weber
Nadia Bolz-Weber is an ordained Lutheran Pastor, founder of House for All Sinners & Saints in Denver, Co, the creator and host of The Confessional Podcast and the author of three NYT bestselling...
NAHKO AND MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE
Oregon-born with Puerto Rican, Native American and Filipino bloodlines, Nahko considers himself a citizen in service to the planet. Armed with stories and a guitar, and inspired by vagabond,...
Hot 8 Brass Band
New Orleans' premier purveyors of roof-raising, jazz-infused, funk- and hip-hop-fuelled marching band music, Hot 8 Brass Band can be found at the heart of a current fever for all things brass. The...
Jan Carson
Jan Carson is a writer and community arts development officer based in Belfast.
Josie Long
Josie Long is a stand up comedian. A three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, she also presents BBC Radio 4's Short Cuts.
Easy Stride Band
Easy Stride Band combine soul and reggae to create upbeat, feelgood music, featuring complex soundscapes of guitar loops, deep bass, vocals and head-nodding beats. Their easygoing yet infectiously...
Echo Town
Instantly recognisable for their multi-instrumental performances and eclectic sound, Cornwall-based Echo Town infuse contemporary freedom songs with the culture of the surf-soaked south-west....
Elizabeth Oldfield
Previously with the BBC and the Church and Media Network, Elizabeth joined influential thinktank Theos in 2011.
Fairytales Gone Bad, A Joseph Coelho production presented by Half Moon Theatre
Half Moon is the UK's leading small-scale young people's venue and touring company; a local organisation with a national remit.
Francis Spufford
Francis Spufford is the author of five highly-praised books of non-fiction, including Unapologetic. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he also teaches writing at Goldsmiths.
Grandad and the Machine presented by Jack Dean
Jack is a writer, poet and theatre-maker who uses spoken word and comedy to investigate modern mythologies and the human condition.
Hope and Social
Hope and Social are a band… but not just any band. As well as all the normal things bands do (shows, festivals, tours, making records, videos & the like), they do the extraordinary, and put...