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Nick & Becky Drake

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Nick and Becky Drake are the founders of Worship for Everyone, a movement to unite all ages in worship, creating songs and resources for churches, homes and schools. They have led worship for many years, and are based at Gas Street Church in Birmingham. Nick has a doctorate in theology and regularly teaches on worship, whilst Becky has spent several years as a primary school Chaplain, and is passionate about communicating Jesus in a joyful and accessible way for all. 

They have four children, who joined them throughout lockdown in a weekly live show, ‘Family at 4’, which reached tens of thousands of households. They continue to write and release music both for Worship For Everyone, and Songs For School, and have published books including Worship for Everyone: Unlocking the transforming power of intergenerational worship, and Worship For Everyone: A Journal for all ages.


Martha Goshawk

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Martha has been part of the Gas Street team for six years, in a variety of roles from youth work to running the food bank and missional activities, and is now Lead Kids Pastor. She’s passionate about coming alongside kids to help them love Jesus and love church. 


Sebrina Blackstock-Miller

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Sebrina is a priest with a passion for intergenerational and intercultural church services, as well as school ministry and racial justice. Her varied experience across denominations, size and tradition brings all-age worship ideas that anyone could use! 


Kate Irvine

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Kate Irvine joined the Parenting for Faith team in April 2020 and she supports and encourages churches who are using the amazing resources that Parenting for Faith produces. Before this she was the children’s ministry leader in Chipping Campden where she ran a Parenting For Faith course. Kate has three children and lives in the Cotswolds with her husband Andy, who makes fudge for a living. She enjoys walking and spending time with her family and also enjoys eating cream teas in her spare time.


Jessica Rodewald

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Jess is passionate about all ages being able to worship God together and making space for everyone within church. She is currently training to be a vicar, is a mum and has around 20 years experience of working with children and families.


Rachel Turner

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Rachel Turner is the Discipleship Lead at Hope Church, Harrogate and is the founder of Parenting for Faith. She has worked in churches for over 15 years within churches and consults, speaks at conferences for church leaders, parents and families around the world. Rachel is the author of ten books, and the Parenting for Faith course. 


Becky Sedgwick

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Becky Sedgwick joined the Parenting for Faith team in 2017, where her main role is to write and help produce new resources. Before that, she was a children and families’ worker in Devizes, Wiltshire as well as having all sorts of other interesting jobs! In January 2024, Becky published her first book, Grandparenting for Faith. Pretty much of all her spare time is spent coaching, watching and talking about netball, mainly with her daughter Hannah.


Katharine Hill

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Katharine Hill is the UK Director of Care for the Family, a national charity which aims to strengthen family life and help those who face family difficulties. She is a popular speaker, writer and broadcaster and regularly presents marriage and parenting events across the country. She is the author of a number of books including Left to Their Own Devices?A Mind of Their Own and her most recent, Born Free: A call to be still, know God and flourish in a hectic world. She lives in Bristol with her husband Richard, and they have four children and seven grandchildren.


Taku Mudere

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Taku is the Worship Pastor of Gas Street Church, Birmingham. Taku is a zealous individual who is passionate about children of God connecting with their Father through music. In his free time, you will find Taku songwriting, finding new restaurants & hanging out with his friends.


James Leavy

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James has been part of the Gas Street team for the past 7 years. He was Kids & Youth Pastor for 4 years before starting Ordination training which he finishes this summer. James is now Location Pastor at GS Longbridge which launched earlier this year. Before this James studied Christian Youth Work and worked for a Church in Bromley. James loves seeing all ages and stages meet with God in powerful ways. James is married to Holly, they have three young children, 5, 3 and 1.