James Silley is married to Hannah and they are based at New Community Church, SE London where James has led the team for the last 10 years. They are passionate about prioritising the next generation while building intergenerationally, helping people think globally and act locally, grow healthy churches and plant new ones. James is picked up leadership of the New Ground team from July 2025.
Dave Holden led the New Ground team and family of churches since it launched in 2014 until June 2025 when he handed over leadership of the team to James Silley, transitioning into a new season of ministry in which he and Liz will continue serving within and beyond New Ground going forward, inlcuding the wider Newfrontiers family. David is married to Liz and they are part of New Community Church, SE London. They have four grown-up children and an ever increasing number of grandchildren. He is an ardent West Ham supporter, lover of jazz and avid reader of history.
Dale Barlow is married to Jayne and has three beautiful grown up daughters. Dale is an elder at King's Church in Oxted, Surrey, and also serves New Ground in a number of ways including running the Board and Management Team. When not working he enjoys hitting a golf ball badly around the local course or watching Harlequins clock up another victory in the rugby!
Henk Kersten is very happily married to Eunee. They enjoy time with their family, walking and cycling. They live in Maastricht – the only area with hills in the whole of The Netherlands, and are part of Redeemer Maastricht.
Chris Taylor leads the team of elders at Redeemer in The Hague. Originally from Botswana, he has lived in South Africa and the UK before moving to Holland with his family in 2010. Apart from being passionate about Redeemer(!), Chris loves sport, travel, and photography. He is married to Karin and they have three children.
Jim Partridge leads the team at The King's Church Mid-Sussex. He is a sussex boy, born and bred, and enjoys sport (Liverpool FC fan), food (everything needs chilli sauce) and he tries to run. He is married to Dominique and they have four children.