Hosts and Team
A community of faith-filled professionals — business owners, investors, missional leaders and the Relational Mission team — joining together for the evening.
Our Hosts
Maurice Nightingale
Member of the Relational Mission core team, supervising early-stage church planting on the mainland of Europe. Following a short career in the RAF, has spent 30+ years training and coaching pioneer leaders.
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Seasoned product leader and advisor with over two decades of experience across fintech, sustainability, AI, games, and manufacturing. Trusted by investors, founders, and executives to bring clarity in complex situations.
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Chartered accountant, retired business owner, investor and trustee/director to various not-for-profit organisations in the UK and mainland Europe. Mentors young entrepreneurs and business owners.
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Mike Betts
Part of the Relational Mission apostolic team. Enjoys serving the church through church planting, gospel expansion, empowering the poor, and developing corporate prayer. Based between North London and Lowestoft.
Jon Beardon
Member of the Relational Mission core team, overseeing governance, finance and communications. Recently moved to Bath where he is planting River Church Bath as part of the Go West initiative.
James Taylor
Former COO for Relational Mission, now involved in operations and as trustee for Pioneer Mission. Founder of Fruitful Being and Taylorshouse Consulting. Chief of Staff for Generosity Path.
Robert Glover OBE
Founder and Executive Director of Care for Children. Author of As Many As the Stars, telling the story of placing orphaned children with families in China. Trustee for Pioneer Mission.