John Clark

Downing Street has today announced that the Queen has accepted the nomination of the Venerable Dr Joanne Woolway Grenfell as the next Bishop of Stepney Church of England website. 7 May 2019 John Clark

If God whispered in your ear about a pastoral call on Ascension Island — on which about 800 people live in the middle of the South Atlantic, 1,000 miles from Africa and 1,400 miles from Brazil — how would you respond? Matthew Townsend. The Living Church 28 February 2019 John Clark

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has dismissed a petition by Islamists to overturn the acquittal of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman previously convicted of blasphemy, freeing her to leave the country and join her daughters in Canada. Naila Inayat. RNS. 29 January 2019 John Clark

TV writer Adam Price moves from state to church for new drama series, Ride Upon the Storm Andrw Brown. Guardian. 19 January 2019   John Clark

The Church of England’s Oxford diocese is facing an uncertain future after a large group of its serving clergy publicly rejected their bishops’ views on sexuality. David Baker. Christian Today. 9 January 2019 John Clark

Churches across the country have displayed illuminated stars at the culmination of a campaign by the Church of England aimed at encouraging people to attend services this Christmas. Churchof England website 20 December 2018 John Clark

‘The advert we’ve produced isn’t about buying costly presents, but instead celebrating the ultimate gift – the birth of Jesus Christ’ Emma Snaith. Independent. 16 December 2018 John Clark

This is the script of  Thought for the Day on December 5 on BBC Radio 4 Today programme: Bishop Nick Baines blog. 5 December 2018 John Clark

It has all the intrigue of an episode of Inspector Morse, but The Mail on Sunday can reveal a real-life drama involving feuding dons and an attempted ‘coup’ at Oxford University. Michael Powell for the Mail on Sunday 4 November 2018 John Clark

Fulcrum was born in a noisy bar at the Blackpool Winter Gardens while NEAC was meeting. It officially launched at Holy Trinity, Clapham the church of William Wilberforce.Fifteen years later, we gathered at Lambeth Palace in London to reflect and to look forward. Good News: Global, Local, National was our theme for the day’s symposium — all … Continue Reading