Who leads IFB?

Intercessors For Britain has always been led by a Director, who reports to the board of trustees. In April 2021, Ashley Thompson and Josh MacDonald were appointed to be Co-Directors of IFB, taking over from Dave Borlase.

Ashley lives on the Wirral near Liverpool, where he also leads a church (Moreton Christian Assembly). He is married to Josie, and they have 6 children.

Josh is married to Laura with 3 children, and lives in York. He is also the CEO of Cornerstone, the UK's only Christian evangelical fostering agency, and has served in church ministry.

Josh and Ashley share a particular desire to see more families and younger people getting involved in prayer for the nation, and to make full use of social media and other tools to engage more people in this.

Past Leadership

Intercessors For Britain was founded by Denis Clark in 1969 (see our About Us page for more information on this), and it was led by him for its first decade. Alex Buchanan took over the leadership for a time, followed by Ray Borlase, who led IFB for 20 years, and published two books (Trumpet Call to Prayer, and Ready For His Return). Stewart Dool then led IFB briefly, before Ray's son Dave Borlase took up the mantle.