Christians in Media Conference, Sky Studios, 9 October 2026 Paul Woolley, Chief Executive of the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC), gave one of those talks that initially appears to be about one subject but gradually reveals itself to be about something much more fundamental. He began with the extraordinary changes that have taken place in the media over the past twenty...
Sam Hailes Christians in Media Conference, 9 October 2026 Sam Hailes, editor of Premier Christianity magazine, delivered a thoughtful address on the challenges of maintaining Christian unity in a world increasingly characterised by disagreement, polarisation and competing opinions. Drawing upon his experience of editing a magazine that has served the Christian community since 1965, he explored...
This is an abstract from a talk given at the conference- Ed. More communication, less understanding? We live in an extraordinary age when almost everyone has the opportunity to communicate with almost everyone else. Never before have so many people possessed the means to publish their opinions, challenge established authorities and reach audiences far beyond their immediate surroundings. Yet...
An Unexpected Testimony from Sam Jackson Christians in Media Conference, 9 October 2026 One of the speakers I particularly enjoyed listening to at the Christians in Media conference was Sam Jackson, who has the rather enviable job of overseeing BBC Radio 3, the BBC Proms and the BBC's classical music strategy. He spoke about faith, creativity, truth and integrity, but what I appreciated was...
The morning after an important conference often leaves me slightly disorientated. I was up at 5:45 a.m. yesterday, Friday, to make a round trip to London of 230 miles, which I survived and actually quite enjoyed. I would have expected in my naivety for the M4 to be fairly clear at this time, but no, it was busy, full of lorries and cars who wanted to get to their destination as quickly as...
I had read recently in the Mendip Times that a soup lunch was being held at the Old School House Community Centre in Pensford, and so we thought, why not give it a try? It was advertised as taking place between twelve and two, and it was fortunate that we arrived shortly after twelve, for the room was already almost full. A number of tables and chairs had been arranged for lunch, and we found...
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