Debra is on the pastoral staff team of Ivy Manchester, a church in South Manchester. She is married to Frank and they have 4 children.

She is the Director of City Links, a Charity founded in 2003, to foster, forge and further unity between churches and cities towards the goal of community transformation.

She is a pioneer of prayer and prophetic ministries, and has travelled widely in the UK and abroad, teaching about prayer and outreach for cities. She provides consultancy on city-wide prayer and networking strategies which help to transform communities and make mission more effective. She is a regular speaker at Christian conferences. Frank and Debra have published a book called "City-changing prayer", which tells the story of how united prayer gatherings have led to transformation in their city. Debra has recently (March 2008) published a second book "Redeeming Our Communities- 21st Century Miracles of Social Transformation".