Pete, along with his wife Bee, planted KXC, an Anglican church in the heart of central London. Pete is highly regarded in the UK church and has written a book on joining God’s story of recreation, called All Things New.
Carla is 24-7 Prayer’s International Strategy Director and a writer and host for the daily devotional app Lectio 365. God hijacked her life in the first 24-7 Prayer Room and since then she’s spent over 25 years helping other people encounter God. Born in Ireland, Carla now lives in England with her husband and two children.
Ralf is husband to Katharina, father to two daughters and is part of a 24-7 community called Polylux, which he helped start 18 years ago in Neubrandenburg, Northeast Germany. Ralf is also a teacher, a life coach and has been part of the 24-7 family for quite some time!
A songwriter, community builder, podcaster and author – Joshua is a poet for the people. He’s the founder of Orphan No More: a record label and creative community. And founded The Psalmists, a charity helping the lives of offenders through creative expression. He tours and speaks at conferences about spiritual formation and creativity around the world.
Dr. Johannes Hartl is a German philosopher, theologian, speaker and founder.
Online, his lectures on the subjects of meaning, relationship and belief reach
hundreds of thousands. He connects people across denominations and makes
topics of faith relevant and understandable in today‘s world. The author of
numerous books fills conference rooms with over 10,000 listeners internationally.
He is considered one of the most influential mediators between Christian
spirituality, philosophy and psychology in the German-speaking area.
Hannah, alongside her husband Adam, is Senior Pastor of House Church in Newtownards, Northern Ireland. Hannah has Master of theology degrees from St Andrews and Oxford University and loves teaching the Bible. She and Adam are proud parents, beach-dwellers and advocates of the healing properties of a single origin coffee and a good book.
Christine is the author and developer of Reframing The Prophetic, and recent release About the Voice of God.
Aisha Sharifa was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. She loves music, movies, cinnamon rolls and just plain old good times with plenty of laughter. Aisha is the co-founder of The Toronto House of Prayer and National Coordinator for 24-7 Prayer Canada.
Brian is the International Prayer Director for 24-7 Prayer helping to establish 24-7 Prayer teams and offices in nations around the world. Brian and his wife Tracy pioneered the work of 24-7 Prayer in Ibiza, Spain, where they developed rhythms of prayer and mission. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Brian now lives in England.
Juan Pablo Daza is a filmmaker and photographer based in Bogotá, Colombia. He got involved with the 24-7 Prayer movement when studying a master's degree in Scotland and is now developing a new role as Latin American Coordinator.
Lisa Koons has been a church planter, pastor, and activist. Now she champions prayer, mission, and justice as the Mission and Justice Director for 24-7 Prayer USA. A wife and mother, she is also a spiritual director to church leaders around the globe. Her greatest passion is to equip people to know God's heart, bear His likeness, and carry out His life's work in their corner of the world.
Uwe Heimowski is a German theologian and author. He was a pastor in Gera, human rights advisor and political representative of the Evangelical Alliance. He has been the CEO of Tearfund Germany since 2023. He is married and has five children.
Jeshurun Lin, a follower of Jesus Christ in China, seeking to love and serve Him in all kinds of creative ways in a time of uncertainty.
Kasper is the National Coordinator of 24-7 Prayer Denmark, Nordic Coordinator and lead pastor at Aalborg Menigheds Center. He is married to Tone, and father to Cecilia, Levi and Philip. Once finding prayer dull duty, he’s discovered its power as a lifegiving encounter. He dreams of a church that stands together as one.
Christelle leads 24-7 Prayer Lebanon and develops 24-7 Prayer resources for her country and the Arabic speaking world. Christelle and her husband Jimmy serve the youth at their local church. She loves to help people find creative and enjoyable ways to connect with God.
Gemma and her husband Timo have been based in Guildford, UK since 2022. Gemma works with 24-7 Prayer and Timo serves as Worship Pastor at Emmaus Rd. Together, they are passionate about worship in all its diversity – through music, creativity and community – and love helping others connect with God in meaningful ways.
Timo and his wife Gemma have been based in Guildford, UK since 2022, where Timo is Worship Pastor at Emmaus Rd, and Gemma works with 24-7 Prayer. Together, they are passionate about worship in all its diversity – through music, creativity and community – and love helping others connect with God in meaningful ways.
Aitor and Loida lead Oración 24-7 Spain and adapt 24-7 Prayer resources for Spanish speakers. They’ve always been linked with worship, and have their own musical project called Radär.
They love walking on the beach and the mountain and enjoy good food with their community. They live with their little girl Meghan in Santander, Northern Spain.
Steffi is one of two national co-ordinators of 24-7 Prayer Germany. She is a trained spiritual director and loves to connect with people and help them to 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 next to Lake Konstanz. She loves poetry, reading, hiking and scones with clotted cream and jam.
Taffie is the Academy Lead for the 24-7 Academy. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, where her spiritual journey was shaped, she’s worked as a social worker in the UK and served with YWAM in Australia and Papua New Guinea. She is committed to walking alongside the marginalised, empowering young people and helping others discover their identity in Christ.
Alain Emerson is Director of 24-7 Prayer Communities Network, lead pastor of Emmanuel Church Portadown, and author of Luminous Dark, The God Story and The Cruciform Leader.
Phil and Emma Sokell-Miles live in the North-East of England with their extended family (daughters, foster mum/baby, lodger, dogs). Phil is the International Director of Prayer Spaces in Schools and a regular host on the Lectio for Families resource. Phil runs a lot and he still plays Pokemon Go.
Jelena has a BA in Theology (Freiburg) and an M.Th. in Missiology (UNISA). She has been Head of Communications at the Christian NGO Tearfund Germany in Berlin since 2020. Jelena lives in her favourite city Bochum, Germany.
Jana lives in Marburg with her husband, Johnny, and their two children. After visiting the UK in 2010, she launched Prayer Spaces in Schulen, Germany, which is now a standalone charity and a national network. Jana and Johnny also co-founded Central Church in Richtsberg and are part of the leadership team of the Yovel Network.
Naomi is the Coordinator for Prayer Spaces in Schools GB Co-Lead and the Coordinator for 24-7 Prayer GB South East & London. With over fifteen years’ experience working with children and young people, she is passionate about helping them explore prayer and encounter God in creative, accessible ways.
Dot is the National Director for 24-7 Prayer GB, and is passionate about the intersection between prayer, mission and justice. She’s based in Cardiff, Wales.
Charlie Kang is a multi-disciplinary artist. His work focuses on creating environments that foster a deeper connection with God through prayer and service.
Gemma is part of the 24-7 Ibiza Community. Originally from Northern Ireland, Gemma moved to Ibiza in 2023 and leads the work in San Antonio. Gemma's background is youth ministry, and she has always had a heart for people, prayer, community, and discipleship. You will always find her holding a coffee, up for a laugh or reading a good book.
At Emmaus Rd Church in Surrey & Hampshire, England, Natalie serves as the Regional Prayer Co-Ordinator. There she helps create spaces for people to encounter God through encouraging ongoing rhythms of prayer in prayer rooms, regular prayer gatherings, and through personal devotion to God. She loves supporting her team and wider communities in making prayer a natural, life-giving part of daily life. Natalie’s heart beats for seeing people live life to the full through Jesus.
Ciara Menzies is an artist and part of the OMS leadership team, based in Scotland. She loves nothing better than stomping around a remote wild island, camera in hand.
Lou Moore is the Communities Operations Director for 24-7 Prayer. Part of Revelation Family Church in Chichester, she’s passionate about connecting communities and facilitating networks of prayer.
Becca is a singer, author and communicator, and she is part of the Spanish Lectio 365 team and 24-7 Prayer Spain. She has released several musical projects, as well as novels, devotionals, and children's stories. She is passionate about connecting people with Jesus through the three things she loves most: music, art, and prayer.
Lydie is part of the 24-7 community in Ibiza, she and her family have lived in the island for 12 years. They moved to pray for the Roma community, but increasingly find themselves there to walk alongside, and be present to, people in vulnerable situations. More recently that is through End of Life chaplaincy. Lydie loves community, good coffee, and often finds God speaks to her through the lens of her camera.
Scott(y) Burns is the lead pastor of Arise Church in Oregon, the OMS Regional Convenor for Canada & The US, and serves on the Western States leadership team for 24-7 Prayer USA. He loves to catalyze deeper spirituality, mentor leaders, and cultivate communities of prayer!
Mike is a leader and founder of Urban Abbey – a 24-7 Prayer new-monastic community in the heart of Nottingham. He and Alison have 3 children and 4 grandchildren. Mike worked in the Finance industry for 30+ years, leaving in 2018 to experiment with living in community around rhythms of prayer, hospitality and mission. He’s also a prison chaplain.
