Rhiannon Goulding
Rhiannon Goulding is CEO of the charity Activate Your Life, which inspires women to share God’s love in authentic ways. She serves as a community pastor in a small church in Preston, is an independent panel member for a local authority fostering panel, and is part of a blended family with six children. She has a strong commitment to community, belonging and inclusion.
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- activateyourlife.org.uk
Opinion“We just trusted the organisers”: What really happened at the Big Church Festival tragedy
When tragedy struck the Big Church Festival, killing Pastor Robert Guanco and injuring several others, thousands of Christians were left frightened and searching for answers. But festival-goer, Rhiannon Goulding reflects on what happened beyond the tragedy itself – and the extraordinary calm, kindness and trust she witnessed as thousands of people faced a terrifying situation.
ArticleWho is God putting on your doorstep? How ordinary encounters can change your life
Rhiannon Goulding reflects on the unexpected friendships that can grow out of the ordinary encounters of everyday life – from the school gate to the doorstep. Could the people we pass each day be the very people God has placed in our path for a reason?
ArticleThe midnight knock that changed everything: The hidden crisis affecting thousands of Christian families
Rhiannon Goulding shines a light on the hidden world of kinship care, a reality most people have never heard of until it becomes their own. Through powerful storytelling and a biblical challenge, she asks how the Church can better support the grandparents, relatives and family friends who quietly step in to keep vulnerable children safe.
ArticleThe unexpected way social media helped my son beat depression
Rhiannon Goulding reveals how her son found help online through depression, and believes that our children can navigate the online world well if we set good boundaries and show we trust them
ArticleHow to prepare your children for a world that isn’t a fairy tale
Rhiannon Goulding urges us to ensure our children know that not all endings in life are like the ones found in Disney films
ArticleEmpty nest syndrome can lead to a rediscovery of faith and identity
Rhiannon Goulding was doing some spring cleaning when the reality of being an empty nester hit her
OpinionREAL TALK: How do I keep my teenager safe from older men?
In our fortnightly column ‘Real Talk’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything.
ArticleAdoption gives us the deeper meaning of family and faith
Rhiannon Goulding shares how her adopted son came to feel a part of their family – and how this mirrors our own stories of faith
ArticleEvery moment counts with our children
Rhiannon Goulding encourages us to think about how we involve our children in the everyday tasks of life, sharing how drawing her own children in taught them vital life lessons and developed their characters
ArticleBelonging before believing
Rhiannon Goulding encourages us to warmly welcome the ‘outsider’, and patiently show God’s love
ArticleA fresh approach to engaging with scripture
Rhiannon Goulding explains how she had to get creative with sharing God’s word with her children as they got older
ArticleNotes on parenting... celebrate with care this Christmas
Rhiannon Goulding shares her wisdom and experience on how to enjoy Christmas within a blended family
ArticleWill you still love my children?
Rhiannon Goulding shares what happened when some of her children ‘came out’
ArticleLiving grace-filled lives and the power to forgive
Rhiannon Goulding shares moments in her own family’s history where there were moments both to offer and receive forgiveness
Article‘Will I lose them forever?’
Rhiannon Goulding reflects on the various transitions her family has gone through as their children have grown up, and how she has had to adapt
OpinionA Level results are out today - here is a Christian mum’s perspective
Writer Rhiannon Goulding reminds us that exam results are just one chapter in a much bigger story, not the whole book of our lives. Through real voices and personal reflections, she encourages us to celebrate achievement with kindness, keep perspective, and trust that God’s plans go far beyond any grade on a sheet of paper.
OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: My in-laws are toxic!
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, Rhiannon Goulding answers a woman, struggling with her mother-in-law.
ArticleRoom for one more?
Rhiannon Goulding shares her family’s story of expanding via fostering and adoption
OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: Why is my boyfriend always playing video games?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, Rhiannon Goulding answers a woman who is worried about her boyfriend’s gaming habit.
OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: Our son has just told us he is same-sex attracted, and his dad is horrified
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, Rhiannon Goulding answers a mother wanting to know how to support her son.
