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  • Mark Oakley: Preaching Love in Pitiless Times

    October 23, 2026 · 46 min

    The Very Revd Dr Mark Oakley is the Dean of Southwark, whose book The Splash of Words: Believing in poetry won the 2019 Michael Ramsey Prize. On the podcast this week, we bring you his Plenary Lecture from the Festival of Preaching in…

  • Where was God at Aberfan? John Humphrys in conversation with Libby Purves

    October 16, 2026 · 35 min

    John Humphrys was the first reporter on the scene of the Aberfan disaster. Wednesday (21 October) marks the 60th anniversary of the disaster, in which 116 children and 28 adults died when slurry from a hillside coal-heap slid on to the…

  • Steve Chalke on choosing welcome over isolation and division

    October 9, 2026 · 25 min

    The Revd Steve Chalke is a Baptist minister and the founder of the Oasis Charitable Trust. He recently co-founded the We Are United campaign, which aims “to create at least 1,000 Festive Tables of Welcome across the country in the…

  • Archbishop of Canterbury on how dyslexia has shaped her life and ministry

    October 2, 2026 · 16 min

    “I think it’s really important to recognise that we’re all made differently,” the Archbishop of Canterbury says. Since being diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 15, it has shaped her educational and professional experiences, including…

  • Colin Heber-Percy: Is writing a sermon like caging a bird?

    September 25, 2026 · 45 min

    Last week, the Festival of Preaching welcomed around 300 clergy and lay preachers. The event brought together inspiring talks and workshop from well-known preachers from around the world. In today’s episode, we’re bringing you one of the…

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News, interviews, book reviews, and discussion each week from the Church Times - the world's leading newspaper on faith and the Church.