Christoph is married to Bernadette and he is the father of two children. He lives in Vienna and is the National Coordinator for 24-7 Prayer in Austria, and he also works part-time as a missionary with Loretto.
Franz is the coordinator of Prayer Spaces in Schools Austria and is based in Salzburg. He is a Catholic theologian and works as a head teacher in a secondary school. Between 2012 and 2018 he worked for the archdiocese of Salzburg with a focus on children and youth ministry. He helped to found Prayer Spaces in Schools Austria in 2013.
Jason is the new principal of Waverley Abbey College. Prior to this he was a church planter and pastor for twenty-five years, and before that spent ten years working in finance in the city of London. He has a PhD in theology, church and culture, and leads a doctor of leadership program for Portland Seminary.
Elisa has over 15 years' experience as a business consultant. Elisa is the director and co-founder of Loretto UK, a Catholic Charismatic Community spread across Europe. Elisa joined the Board of 24-7 Prayer in 2019. She is also a trustee of Divine Renovation UK and part of the faculty at the Leadership College London.
Alicia leads 24-7 Prayer’s National team in Great Britain. Her first experience of night and day prayer was at eighteen years old, and it has shaped her life ever since. Her greatest joy is equipping people to embrace practices and rhythms of prayer in which individuals and communities encounter God and experience transformation.
Alain is husband to Rachel and Dad to Annie, Erin and Finn. He leads in Emmanuel Church Lurgan and Portadown, the Tobar Family of Churches, and the 24-7 Prayer movement. He is excited about seeing a ‘new thing’ happening in the nation of Ireland in these days.
Helen and Andy, with their two daughters, represent 24-7 Prayer in Cusco, Peru.
God has led them to street ministry and introducing the local church to creative prayer and prayer walking. They have begun to build a 24-7 Prayer mission base on a mountain overlooking the entire city.
Luke is the European Director for Steiger, a mission dedicated to reaching the Global Youth Culture for Jesus, currently developing evangelistic movements in over 30 cities across Europe. Luke is also the author of Global Youth Culture: The Spiritual Hunger of the Largest Unreached Culture Today.
Asha helps lead Naujavan, a movement of young South Asian Christians across the UK and beyond. She has been a part of Unique & United since 2021 and is passionate about social mobility, racial justice and the power of prayer. Asha also works for the University of Southampton.
Natalie is the Prayer Coordinator of Emmaus Rd Church, and on the Unique & United UK team. She loves different expressions of Christian music, creating spaces for people to encounter Jesus, and she is passionate about church unity and racial justice.
Mary is a Registered Nurse who has been living with her family in the Middle East for 15 years. She has responded to crisis with medical and trauma-informed interventions, particularly working with refugees.
Dr. Maximilian Oettingen married Stephanie 26 years ago, and they have three kids. Maxi achieved a doctorate in philosophy in Germany before working in advertising. In 2004 he became the leader of the Loretto Community, the fastest growing Catholic initiative in the German-speaking world.
Pete helps lead Tree of Life, a church running ministries among the marginalised in Manenberg, and he’s on the board of 24-7 Prayer South Africa. Pete and his wife Sarah do life with young men coming out of gangsterism and drug addiction and disciple them into faith, freedom and wholeness.
Christelle leads 24-7 Prayer Lebanon. She develops and adapts 24-7 Prayer resources for her country and the Arabic speaking world. Christelle was born and raised in a small village in the south of Lebanon, and currently lives in Beirut. She has a great appreciation for art, and loves helping others find creative ways to connect with God.
Pete is a best-selling author, pastor and bewildered instigator of the 24-7 Prayer movement. He is also the Senior Pastor of Emmaus Rd, Guildford, England, an Ambassador for the NGO Tearfund, and teaches at St Mellitus Theological College in London. For 7 years Pete served with the senior leadership team at HTB and Alpha International. He loves art galleries, live music and knocking down walls.
Maria leads the work of 24-7 Sweden. She lives in a small village in Sweden with her husband Daniel and two teenage daughters. She’s part of Eklesia house church network, which she and her husband planted back in 2009. Maria is also a worship leader, singer/songwriter and party band singer.
Jill is Director of Houses of Prayer at 24-7 and the Global Convenor of the Order of the Mustard Seed. She is a trained spiritual director and a writer. She loves walks in nature and is passionate about helping others to be awake to the presence and activity of God. Jill is married to Kirk and they have one daughter.
Roger leads as the Director of the 24-7 Communities Network. He is also responsible for 24-7’s leadership pathway. Roger is an entrepreneurial leader and mentor, who is also on the board of Westminster Theological Centre and a leader in Revelation Family Church, Chichester. He’s married to Maggie and they have two adult children.
Carla was born in Ireland but lives in England with her husband and two children. Carla’s life was transformed by God in the very first 24-7 Prayer Room, and now as 24-7 Prayer’s Director of Resources, she helps create resources like Lectio 365 so that others can encounter God like she did.
Josh is Youth Director for 24-7 Prayer and heads up Youth at Wildfires Festival. For 14 years Josh helped lead evangelistic mission bands Twelve 24 & Social Beingz, and has preached the gospel to hundreds of thousands of young people all around the world. Josh has a burning fire in his heart to see young people become an army focused on prayer, mission, and justice.
Lucy is one of the UK’s leading teachers on spiritual formation and Christian doctrine. A prolific author and theologian, she holds an impressive number of degrees and has been Principal at Westminster Theological Centre since 2013. Lucy’s wide-ranging research interests include discipleship, anthropology, and women in the Bible. She is part of Crossnet Anglican Church in Bristol, which is led by her husband, Nick Crawley.
Šárka works with 24-7 Prayer in the Czech Republic. She pioneered and now leads the Prayer Caravan Ministry. Šárka loves to see what God is doing in people's lives through prayer. She dreams big, and is eager to see lives, churches, and nations transformed by God's love, truth, and righteousness.
Aitor and Loida lead Oración 24-7 Spain, and they develop and adapt 24-7 Prayer resources for all the Spanish speaking world. Among these resources are El curso de oración, and the Spanish version of Lectio 365.
They have always been linked with worship and they have their own musical project called Radär.
Aitor, Loida and their little girl Meghan live in Northern Spain, in Santander.
Sarah Breuel serves as the Director of Revive Europe and the Evangelism Training Coordinator for IFES Europe. Included in Christianity Today’s “33 under 33” list of leaders to watch, Sarah served as Chair of the Lausanne Younger Leaders Global Gathering 2016. Originally from Brazil and currently living in Rome, Sarah has worked for IFES in four national movements in the last 17 years (Brazil, Canada, Norway, and Italy) and currently works in the European region. She has a business degree, an MDiv from Regent College, and serves globally in the Lausanne Board of Directors. Sarah is married to René. They have planted a vibrant church in Rome and have two boys: Pietro and Matteo.
Steffi is one of two national coordinators of 24-7 Prayer Germany. She is a trained spiritual director and loves to help people become aware of God’s loving presence in their life. She is a candidate of the Order of the Mustard Seed and she lives with her husband and their three children in the Northern Black Forest.
Sabine is one of two national coordinators of 24-7 Prayer Germany. She is a trained sociologist and has served with the German association of evangelical missions and the German Fresh Expressions Team, where she directs the internship program and outreach to young adults. She lives with her family in the beautiful southern part of Germany near Tübingen.
