Tech Lead
Helps the church’s technology serve worship, communication and community reliably — keeping the tools useful and the focus on people.
Chrystopher James / Life, faith & serviceBeyond the job title.
Life, faith & service
Beyond the job title.
Still finding ways to help.
Faith, church technology, cooking for people and a life in Cornwall. Different parts of the same story, with people at the centre.
Life beyond the screenConviction, with practical expression
Faith with
its sleeves rolled up.
Following Jesus should change the way people experience us.
For me, faith is both conviction and practice: truth held seriously, grace offered generously and service made tangible. It turns up in planning, patience, cooking, cables and the unnoticed jobs that help a community flourish.
I became part of Connect Church Cornwall after moving to Wadebridge in May 2023. Its focus on connecting with Jesus, each other and the community feels very much like faith with its sleeves rolled up.
Connect Church Cornwall
Useful hands.
A generous welcome.
Men’s Breakfast cook
Serves practical hospitality for a regular point of connection, conversation and encouragement.
Head Alpha Chef
Leads the kitchen side of Alpha, making generous welcome tangible one meal at a time.
Creation Fest & a new home
From large pans
to team leadership.
Hospitality, technology and volunteer teams. Different ways to help people find their place in a live event and a wider community.
Explore Creation Fest- May 2023
A new home in Cornwall
Moved to Cornwall and became part of Connect Church in Wadebridge, finding a new community and fresh places to serve.
- Creation Fest 2024
Volunteer kitchen
Helped cook three meals a day for around 400 volunteers — large-scale hospitality powered by teamwork, early starts and very large pans.
- Creation Fest 2025
IT team
Joined the festival IT team, bringing professional technology experience into a complex live volunteer environment.
- Creation Fest 2026
IT Team Lead & Volunteer Hub Team Lead
IT Team Lead and Volunteer Hub Team Lead for the 25th Annual Event at the Royal Cornwall Events Centre in Wadebridge, from 6th–9th August 2026.
Beyond the roles
Interests have
their own seasons.
Some are active, some appear occasionally and some belong to earlier chapters. They all leave something useful behind.
CurrentChurch technology & AV
Sound, projection, streaming, networks and all the calm preparation behind a live moment.
CurrentCooking for people
From breakfast to festival kitchens: food as practical service, welcome and community.
CurrentWebsites & digital making
Building useful corners of the internet, improving systems and seeing what an idea can become.
CurrentReading & learning
Following questions across technology, business, faith, people and whatever has sparked curiosity this week.
Still part of the mixVideo editing & production
Turning raw material into something coherent, watchable and useful.
Enduring interestFarming & rural life
A practical appreciation shaped by time helping on a cattle and sheep farm — machinery, animals and work with visible results.
OccasionalSkiing
Still an interest, even when there is rather more Cornwall than snow in the diary.
Part of the storyTheatre, lighting & sound
Years of designing and operating theatre sound and lighting, including leadership at Belfrey Theatre.
Less active nowCycling
A long-standing interest, although no longer a regular part of the week.
Past chapterMartial arts
Shotokan karate formed part of an earlier chapter and remains part of the wider story.
Past chapterMotorcycling
No longer riding, but still one of the interests that helped shape earlier years.
PausedYouth mentoring
Not a current role, but previous youth leadership and one-to-one mentoring remain meaningful experience.
12 interests to explore
A conversation is a good beginning
Something on
your mind?
A project, a shared interest or a useful question. Let’s start with that.