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	15th July 2010 - Rt Revd Stephen Platten - online wedding planner The Bishop of Wakefield explains how the online planner at www.yourchurchwedding.org can make a big day even more special.
	7th July 2010 - William Fittall - General Synod William Fittall, Secretary General to the General Synod, looked ahead to the July group of sessions in York.
	6th July 2010 - Revd Paul Thomas - Book of Common Prayer online The Revd Paul Thomas, deputy chairman of the Prayer Book Society and a member of the Liturgical Commission, explains how the BCP is the foundation of a tradition of common prayer.
	18th June 2010 - Revd Canon Paul Bayes - Wedding Guests The Revd Canon Paul Bayes, the Church of England's National Mission and Evangelism Adviser, really believes warm wedding welcomes make a difference to how people perceive the Church.
	7th June 2010 - Rt Revd Nick Baines - World Cup Prayers The Bishop of Croydon has written three prayers for the World Cup - and as a result has given a string of interviews to the national media.
	21st May 2010 - Revd Peter Moger - Crafting Common Worship A The Revd Peter Moger, the Church of England's National Worship Development Officer, is co-author of the book Crafting Common Worship - which helps parishes make the most of Common Worship in their services.
	11th May 2010 - Lambeth Palace Library - 400th Anniversary A fascinating exhibition is open to the public at Lambeth Palace from 17th May to 23rd July. Deputy librarian Gabriel Sewell has full details...
	4th May 2010 - Father Rob Wickham - Cherishing Your Churchyard Father Rob Wickham of St John at Hackney loves inviting the local population to what must rank as one of the most cherished churchyards in England.
	30th April 2010 - Church Commissioners' Results 2009 The Church Commissioners' results confirm long-term growth - which means the level of support the Commissioners provide to the Church can be maintained, as CEO Andrew Brown explains.
	14th April 2010 - Sonia Barron of CMEAC Sonia Barron from the Committee for Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns is excited about the opportunity to bring the social and ethnic diversity of contemporary society to General Synod.
	14th April 2010 - Joanna Cox - Vocations Sunday We can all reach a crossroads in life, which is why Ministry Division and Education Division are keen for the Church to focus on Vocations Sunday.
	1st April 2010 - Very Revd John Hall The Dean of Westminster, the Very Revd John Hall, shares his thoughts on what makes Westminster Abbey so popular, especially at Easter Time.
	16th March 2010 - Hilary Fisher The Church of England is encouraging churchgoers to talk openly about dying, death and bereavement, by way of a new podcast featuring Dying Matters director Hilary Fisher.
	8th March 2010 - Revd Canon Gavin Ashenden Canon Gavin Ashenden presents a new weekly BBC podcast called Faith in England - and is a great believer in digital media.
	1st March 2010 - Revd Lynda Barley The Revd Lynda Barley, Head of Research and Statistics, encourages us to discover the latest parish statistics.
	20th February 2010 - Revd Rob Gillion The Revd Rob Gillion perhaps needs no introduction - as he is known to millions as a contributor to Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2.
	12th February 2010 - Revd Rhiannon Jones The Revd Rhiannon Jones is a real advocate of church weddings. As well as promoting the idea of having a wedding in church, she organises services where people give thanks for marriage.
	19th January 2010 - David Williams David Williams, Head of the Archbishops' Council's Central Secretariat and Clerk to the General Synod, talks about the February 2010 General Synod.
	12th January 2010 - Rt Revd John Packer Sarah Smith of Ministry Division gets an update on clergy employment rights from the Rt Revd John Packer, the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds.
	12th December 2009 - Diocese in Europe - Copenhagen A special Copenhagen-themed Church of England podcast - presented by the Revd Paul Needle of the Diocese in Europe.
	5th December 2009 - Back to Church Sunday: Podcast 1 and Podcast 2 Holding a Back to Church Sunday service on 26th September 2010? Listen to these podcasts featuring National Mission and Evangelism Adviser the Revd Canon Paul Bayes, recorded for Back to Church Sunday 2009.
	1st December 2009 - Rt Revd Nick Baines How do you fell about Christmas? Excited? Or jaded by another dose of commercialism? If you’re feeling a twinge of the latter, the Bishop of Croydon, the Rt Revd Nick Baines, has written Why Wish You a Merry Christmas just for you.
	4th November 2009 - Rt Revd Christopher Herbert The former Bishop of St Albans explains why the new book Pocket Prayers for Commuters, available online here, brings worshipping God into the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
	1st November 2009 - Revd Lusa Nsenga-Ngoy Would you like to explore the idea of being ordained in the Church of England? Canterbury Diocese curate the Revd Lusa Nsenga-Ngoy explored ordination following an interesting journey of faith…
	9th October 2009 - Dr Rachel Jordan Young people are communicating God's love through ice-cream, surfing and sock puppets - thanks to the latest round of pump-priming grants from the Youth Evangelism Fund.
	24th September 2009 - Rt Revd Anthony Priddis More churches should be saying yes to couples who want their whole wedding day - ceremony and reception - in church, says the Bishop of Hereford, the Rt Revd Anthony Priddis.
	17th September 2009 - Rt Revd John Pritchard The Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Revd John Pritchard, is right behind the newly launched Climate Justice Fund, which his diocese has already encouraged parishes to support.
	1st September 2009 - Canon Stephen Lake To encourage clergy to make the most of church weddings, Canon Stephen Lake of St Alban's Cathedral put together the book Welcoming Marriage - focusing on how churches can give couples a warm wedding welcome.
	25th August 2009 - Navin Motwani Navin Motwani, the Archbishops' Council's e-comms officer, is looking forward to rolling out this year's Advent project Ready Steady Slow online.
	11th August 2009 - Revd Dr Matt Bullimore It is bishop's chaplain Revd Dr Matt Bullimore's job to make sure the Bishop of Wakefield makes all of his engagements and media appointments. Read about other callings to ministry at www.callwaiting.org.uk.
	20th July 2009 - Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin The Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin is a busy parish priest in London - who recently celebrated 10 years of chairing the Archbishops' Council's Committee for Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns (CMEAC) at York Synod.
	10th July 2009 - Revd Dr Malcolm Brown It is 150 years since Charles Darwin wrote On the Origin of Species, a book the Revd Dr Malcolm Brown, the Director of the Archbishops' Council's Mission and Public Affairs Division, recognises as a highly influential work.
	30th June 2009 - Father Edward Lewis Father Edward Lewis is Chief Executive of the Hospital Chaplaincies Council - and is passionate about the ministry of hospital chaplains.
	22nd June 2009 - David Williams When the Church of England held its pre-Synod press briefing for General Synod in York - taking place on 10th to 13th July - David Williams, Clerk to the Synod, was on the panel.
	12th June 2009 - Rt Revd John Inge The Church of England has made a bid to put God into Father's Day with prayers and a sample service. The Bishop of Worcester really wants to celebrate Father's Day in our churches.
	12th June 2009 - Martyn Goss Martyn Goss, Director of the Council for Church and Society at Exeter Diocese, recently spoke at a conference at Lambeth Palace marking the third anniversary of the Church of England's Shrinking the Footprint environmental initiative.
	5th June 2009 - Canon Dr Joanne Grenfell To mark Environment Sunday - on June 7th - Canon Dr Joanne Grenfell of Sheffield Cathedral talked about the Cathedral's Think Green policy.
	31st May 2009 - Paul Lewis Paul Lewis of the Archbishop's Council's Pastoral and Closed Churches Division knows full well that very few Church of England churches close - and he sees how much work is put into finding a suitable alternative use for them.
	12th May 2009 - Dr Rt Revd Steven Croft Previously the Archbishops' Missioner and Team Leader of Fresh Expressions, Bishop Steven has a real vision for the 21st Century Church, and is enthusiastic about his new role as Bishop of Sheffield.
	3rd May 2009 - Dr John Preston Dr John Preston, the Archbishops' Council's Resources and Stewardship Officer, offers hope and advice for households and churches in the current financial situation.
	27th April 2009 - Emma Johnson Eighteen would-be priests attend the Church of England's first specially organised vocations conference in Cambridge. Emma Johnson was one of the ordinands helping out on the day.
	20th April 2009 - Rt Revd Stephen Cottrell The Bishop of Reading, the Rt Revd Stephen Cottrell, has written a book called Hit the Ground Kneeling - to offer a different approach to all types of leadership.
	15th April 2009 - Revd Jean Coates The Church of England has teamed up with Country Life magazine to hunt for unsung rural heroes - like the ones the Revd Jean Coates meets in her work as a Rural Officer for Dorset.
	8th April 2009 - Revd Canon Nigel Hand As a missioner, the Revd Canon Nigel Hand of Birmingham Cathedral is pleased that the Church of England celebrated Easter in innovative ways - despite competition this year from a local football match.
	30th March 2009 - Helen Stawski As the Archbishop of Canterbury's Acting Secretary for International Development, Helen Stawski has visited Zimbabwe a number of times, to see how the Anglican Church is ministering to the needs of the Zimbabwean people at this time.
	25th March 2009 - Anne Sloman The Government and the CofE have published guidelines to help religious groups communicate better with funding providers. Anne Sloman, of the Archbishops' Council, played a key role with the Bishop of London in their development.
	20th March 2009 - Dr Anne Richards On Mothering Sunday, BBC Radio 4's Sunday Worship focused on the sense of 'touch', a theme suggested in Lent resources by Dr Anne Richards, the Archbishops' Council's Mission Theological Adviser, and unpacked in our podcast.
	18th March 2009 - Revd Jules Cave Bergquist Ministry Division is organising the Call Waiting Conference 2009, for young people who would like to explore ordained ministry. The Revd Jules Cave Bergquist explained what it means to be 'called'.
	9th March 2009 - Janet Gough The Church's 16,000 places of worship are wonderful places to visit and should be put to the fullest possible use - said Janet Gough, the Archbishops' Council's Director of Cathedrals and Church Buildings.
	27th February 2009 - Navin Motwani The Church of England is connecting with people through Twitter to mark Lent with acts of thoughtfulness - so try telling e-communications officer Navin Motwani that the Church is not relevant anymore.
	19th February 2009 - Revd Lynda Barley The Church of England has released its latest attendance statistics online. Revd Lynda Barley, Head of Research and Statistics, explained how the statistics are collected, and what they tell us.
	10th February 2009 - Revd Preb Kay Garlick General Synod - the Church's parliament - met from February 9th to 13th. Revd Preb Kay Garlick, chair of the Business Committee, unpacked what General Synod is, and what it does.
	4th February 2009 - David Shreeve Education Sunday proclaimed 'The Earth is the Lord's', and Church of England Environmental Advisor, David Shreeve, spoke of his, and the Church's, concern for the environment.
	30th January 2009 - Revd Ken Ashton Join former cabbie Ken on a walk around Walthamstow, as he explains how his new journey has changed his life. To find out how you become a priest, visit the Call Waiting website.
	23rd January 2009 - Dr Rachel Jordan Mission and Evangelism Associate, Dr Rachel Jordan, talks about the recent 'Dare To...' event and some of the projects supported by the Youth Evangelism Fund.
	16th January 2009 - Revd Peter Moger We interviewed National Worship Development Officer, Revd Peter Moger, about the new prayers for people affected by redundancy.