Peter Crumpler

Is the Church playing 'catch up' on the climate crisis?
Is the Church playing 'catch up' on the climate crisis?

Given that both Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace were founded nearly 50 years ago, is the Church – and many Christians – now playing 'catch up' on an issue that environmentalists have been highlighting for half a century?

Will Christians miss the BBC when it's gone?
Will Christians miss the BBC when it's gone?

Here are four reasons why Christians, and other people of faith, should stand alongside the BBC as it seeks to steer a positive course into the future.

The bishop braving the Brexit divide

It's a brave church leader that ventures into Brexit territory. The debate over the UK leaving the European Union has split political parties, local communities and families.

Spending Christmas with the new Archbishop
Spending Christmas with the new Archbishop

The former communications director of the Church of England, Peter Crumpler, has only good things to say about the new Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, and what he's learned from his Advent reflection, "Do Nothing Christmas is Coming".

Four things 'Inflatable Jesus' taught me
Four things 'Inflatable Jesus' taught me

I found him on sale in my local High Street, strategically placed among other Christmas gifts.

Truth and trust in a climate of fake news and disinformation
Truth and trust in a climate of fake news and disinformation

While claims of fake news and disinformation continue to be made and countered, voters are searching for truth and integrity in a sea of spending promises and party political claims.

The vital questions digital Christians need to be asking themselves
The vital questions digital Christians need to be asking themselves

It's not often the Church of England is ahead of society trends – but 20 years ago it was already warning about fake news on the internet.

Fifty years of struggling to communicate
Fifty years of struggling to communicate

Half a century separates two powerful books on church communications. Yet both have a similar message. So has the church just not been listening to what its communicators have been telling it?

What's the future for journalism – and do churches have a role to play?
What's the future for journalism – and do churches have a role to play?

How will quality journalism be funded when most advertising revenue has gone to the big technology companies.

Can football grounds be sacred places?
Can football grounds be sacred places?

As the controversy over Norwich Cathedral installing a helter-skelter and Rochester Cathedral hosting a crazy golf course rumbles on, I've been wondering whether only religious buildings can be sacred.

Questions and answers: Two Christmas gifts to change your life
Questions and answers: Two Christmas gifts to change your life

Looking for Christmas stocking-fillers that could change your life's direction? Or make your church a place where members eagerly seek their calling from God?

Magazines show a village at war
Magazines show a village at war

Parish magazines published in a Hertfordshire village from 1914 to 1918 reveal poignant insights into life in the rural community during the First World War.

Why we need a Day of Prayer for the Media
Why we need a Day of Prayer for the Media

'At its best, the media gives a voice to the voiceless, holds the powerful to account, and highlights unjust practices while entertaining us and keeping us informed.'