Nuno Barreto has been following Jesus for over thirty years. Born in Lagos, Portugal, he now lives in Zurich, Switzerland, with his daughter Jasmine. He serves in the community at Kinhouse Church.
At heart, he is a teacher, a servant leader, and a fellow Christian who believes the body of Christ grows best through sound theology, honest self-examination, and genuine authenticity. His mission is to help believers move toward maturity, not by having all the answers, but by asking the right questions and going first into the uncomfortable places.
He teaches, creates courses, leads small groups, and walks alongside leaders in the church. He has helped plant several churches over the years, some that took root, some that did not, and counts the failures as part of the education. His messages come from his own devotional life and the real needs of his community, not from a traditional sermon preparation process. He teaches himself first. Then he invites others to join him.
Outside of church life, Nuno has always worked in technology, with a current focus on the Cloud, data, and AI. He has built and led teams for many years and now works mostly as an advisor, mentoring leaders and helping them grow, which is probably the part of the job he loves most. He brings the same posture to both worlds: serve the people in front of you, welcome challenges, listen before you speak, say "I do not know" when you do not know, and measure success by the growth of others rather than by personal recognition.
He holds his convictions with open hands and his faith with a grateful heart. And he is still asking the question: what about me?
Beyond Work and Church
Nuno has been a bird watcher since his teenage years and can be found often on the trail, walking in the mountains and forests with a pair of binoculars somewhere in the bag. He draws and paints, with a particular love for scientific illustrations of birds. And he loves to cook and host friends around the table, which is probably the least surprising thing about the man who wrote So I Ask Myself.
He is also an avid reader, happiest when a good book and the Bible are open at the same table. The voices he returns to most often are Karl Barth and Dietrich Bonhoeffer for a grace that is costly and unconditional, N.T. Wright and Scot McKnight for the shape of the kingdom, Dallas Willard for a vision of life as apprenticeship with Jesus, Brian Zahnd for the beauty of the cross, A.W. Tozer for reverence, Stanley Hauerwas for a nonviolent kingdom ethic, Tim Chester for the table as the quiet centre of mission, and C.S. Lewis for a bigger imagination of God. They are companions, not authorities. Scripture still has the last word.
The Three Anchors
Three quiet realities have anchored his faith since the earliest years after his conversion. Epiphany: knowing God is His gift, not our achievement. Simplicity: keeping the focus on Jesus by clearing away what is not essential. And John 3:8, the single verse that has never left him. The Spirit blows where He wishes, and the Christian life is responsive to that wind rather than generative of it.
We do not make the wind, he likes to say. We raise the sail.
A Life Made by Hand
A surprising fact, given how he earns a living: Nuno avoids using technology whenever he can, and prefers to do things with his own hands. Building furniture, drawing, painting, sewing, cooking, writing, binding books, small crafts, fixing what is broken. Shaped in part by Brother Lawrence, these quiet practices have become for him a form of prayer: the ongoing practice of God's presence woven through ordinary moments. Not prayer with set words, but showing up and paying attention.
On Instagram, find him at @nunobarreto.simple, where he posts quotes, glimpses of his hobbies, and short reels on theology. To get in touch, use the contact form. If a book has helped you, he would love to hear about it.