In conversation with ...
This page offers a selection of interesting brief conversations, or interviews, with a number of people involved with bible studies, the Christian media, etc. It is our intention to add some other interesting videos over the coming few weeks and months; so do come back to this page and see what's new. We hope you enjoy these interviews.
 | Bishop Michael Marshall  How do you teach people to pray?
There is no such thing as private prayer, but rather personal prayer.
When you pray go to your "inner sanctum".
Prayer is our response to the prayer of Jesus, who is always praying for us.
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| Bishop Michael Marshall How does the Church of England look, on a global scale, today and tomorrow? Are there new responsibilities we should identify and adopt?
We should get our eyes off issues that are dividing the church and redirect them to the Lord. It's a time for sewing the seeds of rejuvenation.
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Revd Roger Royle
Roger Royle reflects on his personal journey from young priest to the doyen of religious broadcasters. He tells of his own journey of faith and those who inspired him pinpointing the actress Thora Hird and how humour speaks of God. |
| Gyles Brandreth Gyles Brandreth talks about his childhood, meeting famous poets as a child and his love of the English language. This leads him to his love of the King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer and his mantra, “Words are my music”.
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 | Ruth Gledhill Ruth Gledhill reflects on being the Times Religion correspondent and how since 9/11 those who write about religion have to face ethical and moral questions in a new way. The phone hacking episode in her own media group have brought new challenges. |
 | Gyles Brandreth Gyles Brandreth reflects on the fact that his interview is taking place in the church where Oscar Wilde was married, St James Paddington. He remembers the genius which was Oscar Wilde and the fact that in his marriage and children the family life of Wilde stands paramount against the scandal and the trial. |
 | Ruth Gledhill Ruth Gledhill speaks passionately about her own faith and commitment to the Church of England. Recently heightened by her sons singing in the Chapel Royal choir at Hampton Court. She asks for support in endowing the choir for the future. choir for the future. |
 | Revd Roger Royle Roger royal highlights the key points about worship today and what her has learnt not to do in communicating faith to youngsters. He reflects on a recent visit to the Ecumenical community at Taize in France and how they worship. |
 | Gyles Brandreth Gyles Brandreth muses on the energy which gives him the power to be creative and things he has done in his life being an MP. Now in his television appearances and in writing Victorian murder mysteries he recalls that underneath it all is the power of God found in the gift of each new day. Amongst the personalities he has met he recalls Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his love of the sun seen in each new day.
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| | Bishop Michael Marshall Bishop Michael Marshall speaks about the inspiration for writing his Lent book. From a painting in the Wallace Collection he saw how the image of a man stripping a mask from his face in the face of truth symbolises the Christian discovering Gods will on earth |
 | Revd Roger Royle Roger Royle, priest and broadcaster, reflects on a life of journalism and religious programmes and how working on the famous Songs of Praise television series brought him face to face with people who changed his own life. |
