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I was an expert guest on this show, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 A report by a Christian charity, suggesting a surge in churchgoing is withdrawn due to faulty data, but some Christians in the UK still believe in the finding that there is a 'quiet revival'. Others point to recent data showing the steep… Continue reading AntiSocial: Is the UK a Christian country? →

Published by UnHerd The cobbled streets are practically silent as the sun rises over Canterbury. A bin lorry reversing nearby is my only companion as I slip through the 500-year-old Christ Church Gate and onto the cathedral precinct. The building’s main entrance, through which thousands of tourists will later stream, is shut at this early… Continue reading Will the Church of England rise again? →

Will honourable resignations save the BBC—or anyone? Published by Seen & Unseen Sometimes it seems like the BBC is never out of its own headlines. Just as one crisis is finally overcome, another erupts. This year alone we’ve seen outcry over a documentary on Gaza and the Glastonbury fiasco. Now, the broadcaster’s director general Tim Davie… Continue reading The BBC and the Church of England: two giants, one crisis of trust →

Published by The Living Church The death of the Living in Love and Faith project has not settled well with liberals in the Church of England. Last month, the House of Bishops announced the effective end of the gay-blessings saga that has divided England’s national church for almost three long years. After belatedly taking more… Continue reading C of E Liberals Outraged by Same-Sex Blessings Decision →

Conservative Gafcon leaders break from Canterbury and claim the future of global Anglicanism. Published by Christianity Today Not even two weeks after the Church of England unveiled Sarah Mullally as the incoming Archbishop of Canterbury, a network of conservative Anglicans has exploded what fragile harmony or consensus existed. A statement released last week from Archbishop of Rwanda… Continue reading The Anglican Communion Is Coming Apart →

In October 2025 I was a guest on the BBC One show Sunday Morning Live to discuss the announcement that Sarah Mullally would be the first ever female Archbishop of Canterbury. You can watch the segment here, starting at 32:10.

Whoever the next Archbishop of Canterbury will be, they face a legacy of scandal, doctrinal division and dwindling congregations

Colin Bloom believes the scandal-wracked ministry serving persecuted Christians should have a future, starting with corporate repentance Originally published by Christianity Today On Colin Bloom’s first day as head of Barnabas Aid International in April 2024, he gathered his team together and gave them a simple message.  “We as an organization have done wrong,” he… Continue reading New CEO Trying to Save Barnabas Aid →

Originally published by Premier Christianity Two investigations and leaked correspondence have uncovered allegations related to bullying, promiscuity, excessive alcohol consumption, financial irregularity and safeguarding failures at Bangor Cathedral in recent years. The Archbishop of Wales is promising reforms, but there remains little clarity about what actually went wrong and who was at fault  A complicated scandal engulfing St… Continue reading Explained: The Bangor Cathedral scandal →

Originally published by The Tablet. The Church of England is taking its time to find a new leader – and there is every chance the hunt could end in deadlock When Pope Francis died in April leaving the Catholic Church leaderless, it entered a state the Church of England had already been languishing in for… Continue reading The long search in the Church of England to find a new Archbishop of Canterbury →

Now the institution might outsource responsibility for safeguarding

Deceit, fraud and suicide in the Church of England. Martin Sargeant had a taste for the finer things in life. A bulldog-faced man in his fifties, he carried Louis Vuitton luggage, sported a Mont Blanc watch and was a frequenter of the £500-a-night Marriott hotel in Canary Wharf. His more sober-minded colleagues scratched their heads… Continue reading In the Shadow of St Paul’s →