Pete Greig is the bewildered founder of the 24-7 Prayer movement, an award-winning author of nine books, and a co-host of the much-loved daily devotional Lectio 365. He preaches and teaches around the world, having spoken in venues as diverse as Vienna’s Catholic cathedral and Jakarta’s National Stadium, Windsor Castle and Wheaton College, a Swedish nightclub and the Scottish Parliament.
Pete and his wife Sammy, a professional counsellor, are Founding Pastors of Emmaus Rd church in the south of England. They help host the Wildfires Festival and are members of The Order of the Mustard Seed.
For eight years Pete was the Director of Prayer for Alpha at HTB in London and today he brings leadership to Waverley Abbey, one of the oldest places of Christian prayer in the British Isles.
Pete Greig is an Ambassador for the international relief and development agency Tearfund.
In his spare time, Pete enjoys mooching around art galleries and junk shops, exploring the Great Outdoors, and following the perennial vagaries of Portsmouth FC.