Equipping the saints – Maggie Fergusson meets HTB's Nicky Gumbel

Gumbel has overseen an explosion in Alpha, which now runs in 140 countries and in 70 languages.

Alpha central - Holy Trinity Brompton, where it all began.
Graham Prentice/Alamy

The presiding genius of Alpha retired as Vicar of HTB this week. He has a surprising response to Catholic concerns that his hugely successful beginners’ course in Christianity is very weak in several areas: he agrees with them.

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