Leon is the Lead pastor of Lifecentral Church, a multi site church just outside Birmingham, UK. The church is now in 4 locations including a church in Durres, Albania. Leon is also part of Elim’s regional team helping encourage other churches across the area.
He is also one of founders of the Further Faster Network, helping churches to grow by reaching people currently not engaged with church. http://www.furtherfaster.network/

His background is in worship leading and the creative arts having led worship at events like Spring Harvest, New Horizon, and other events in the UK and overseas.
Over the past almost 30 years he has invested in leadership development with a passion for the local church and mission. He first went to the Balkans in 1990 and has been going back every year since especially Bulgaria and Albania where he has helped establish youth events and leadership development programmes.

Leon founded and chairs a youth charity called Phase Trust now one of the biggest providers of Youth work in the region that specialise in working with marginalised young people bringing them hope and support. https://phasetrust.org.uk/

He is married to Allison and they have 2 grown-up sons and a granddaughter!
He enjoys traveling, movies, music, good food and sport.