Principal Rev Dr Keith Poole
Rev Dr Keith Poole is Senior Pastor of Christ’s Heart Church and Principal of Christ’s Heart Discipleship College. He is an International Conference Speaker, Facilitator & Global Specialist of the Global Priority Solutions ‘Values Based Leadership’ program and the founder of Transformational Leadership and Equip 4 Success, Also as an Executive Director of Maxwell Leadership since 2017 and a Certified Leadership Coach, Trainer and Speaker, his Apostolic calling combined with his gifting of prophetic discernment enables him to build the Kingdom of God preparing for an outpouring and habitation of the Holy Spirit across the UK.
Dr Keith who has followed Christ for over 38 years, has been married for 31 years and has 3 daughters. He has lived in Australia and South Africa where he studied Community Leadership and then completed his Masters Degree and Phd in Management and Leadership in 2013.
Keith’s influence takes him regularly to Africa – Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya, throughout Europe, where he connects with many cultures to bring transformation to communities to impact people of all ages. His vision enables him to see beyond the boundaries and borders of countries and motivates him to connect with people beyond the various cultures, races and languages that exist.
He is in demand for his passionate teaching. His heart is to see individuals grow, learn and mature in their Christian walk.
Assistant Principal: Pastor Jenny Poole
Pastor Jenny is a church leader, teacher and author who is passionate about communicating practical truth from God’s Word to people of all ages. She has been married to Pastor Keith for over 30 years and together they have three adult daughters. They trained at Rhema Bible Training Centre in South Africa and have worked together to plant churches, lecture in Bible Colleges and minister around the UK, Europe and Africa. Pastor Jenny also has a First Class degree in Primary Education and is currently on the Senior Leadership Team of the Primary school where she works. She has a heart for women, young people and children and teaches with a prophetic edge in a way that impacts practically on people’s lives.
Lecturer: Pastor Michael DaCosta
Pastor Michael is the Senior Pastor at New Nation Destiny Centre, called with a Prophetic voice and an Apostolic grace to build. Pastor Michael’s passion is to see the Kingdom of God established on a local, national and international level. Carrier of a servant’s heart and one who deeply desires to see a unified body especially amongst city leaders, the ministry of NNDC has been established to equip the saints for the work of service. With a powerful testimony of his salvation from the occult, his baptism and infilling of the Holy Spirit, Pastor Michael’s beginnings have shaped his key desire to see the believers lay hold of their faith and the power of intimacy with God.
Pastor Michael and his late wife Marlene are the founders and pioneers of New Nation Destiny Centre and have a desire to see the grace within the ministry expand to other cities. Pastor Michael has launched an Apostolic alliance council for leaders as his passion and call on his life is to resource kingdom leaders and five fold ministers with a safe space to relate, support and build covenant relationships.
Pastor Michael resides in West Midlands with his three children TJ, Destiny and Joshua
Guest Lecturer: Bishop Francis Bob Alonge
Francis Bob Alonge, also known as “the Voice of One”, is reaching nations with a message of hope, empowerment and transformation. He is a multi-disciplinary researcher at the Coventry University’s Institute for Peace & Security, with a background in Architecture, educational leadership, Media and Culture. Bob conveys scriptural insight with practical leadership and relational principles to help shape and reform lives. He sincerely believes that “God wants everybody to be somebody and God does not want anybody to be a ‘nobody’”. Along with his wife, Adeteju, they passionately pursue ways to deliver wisdom, motivation and empowerment.
Bob & Teju Alonge operate a media outreach that reaches many nations and touches lives through satellite TV, publications, and the internet. They are relentlessly pioneering projects in education and community development. They oversee a ministerial association and a chaplaincy institute with members worldwide. They also serve as consultants to corporations and mentors/coaches to “Apostles in the Marketplace”.
Francis Bob Alonge is the Bishop of the Covenant Assembly Mission, a covering body for various ministries and missions. He is the apostolic overseer of the Capital Assembly, a multi-cultural church based in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, and the International Chapel group of Churches in the UK.
Guest Lecturer: Pastor Nadine Henningham
Pastor Nadine Henningham serves as an Assistant Pastor with her husband Ps Howard Henningham at the New Nation Destiny Centre, a house of Refuge under the leadership of Ps Michael DaCosta their Senior Pastor.
She was born and raised in Jamaica, then she immigrated to the UK in her teenage years to live and settled with her Aunty and family. She is the mother of her wonderful Miracle son who is now 10yrs old. She has been a Born-again Daughter of Zion for over 30yrs and she has served as a Worship Leader and now a Pastor amongst other supporting roles on her journey with The Lord.
Pastor Nadine is known to be passionate about Kingdom Advancement, reaching the lost and broken and to see Gods people being delivered, restored, equipped, and trained to maximise their God given potential.
Guest Lecturer: Dr Roberts Liardon
Author | Public Speaker | Spiritual Leader | Church Historian | Humanitarian
Dr. Roberts Liardon is an author, public speaker, spiritual leader, church historian, and humanitarian. He was called into the ministry at a very young age, preaching his first public sermon at the age of thirteen and lecturing on God’s Generals in Christian colleges and universities at age fifteen. From age sixteen, he has utilized every platform to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, bring maturity to the Church, and encourage those in ministry. He has produced radio, television, and Internet programs, and has also authored over eighty books, which have been translated into over sixty languages and to date have sold 16.5 million copies
Guest Lecturer: Pastor Gordon Simmonds
Pastor Gordon formally a professional tennis player grew up in South Africa and served within Rhema Bible Church as the Director of Student Faculty at their prestigious Rhema Bible Training Centre.
He is known for his systematic exposition of the Word of God with such clarity and practicality. He now resides in Aix En Provence, France where he pastors Aix-en-Provence International Church with his wife Lesley.