Christian Safeguarding Services' Paul Harrison joins Gavin to talk through 5 common challenges with safeguarding in churches:

1. Poor governance

2. Low standards

3. Conflicts of interest

4. Not raising low level concerns

5. Lack of professional curiosity

We absolutely loved learning from Paul and are so grateful for his time and expertise. This is definitely an hour well spent!

If you'd like to learn more about Christian Safeguarding Services, head to: https://thecss.co.uk/

Meet Emma! Emma is the Operations Manager at The Globe Church in London and she recently sat down with Gavin to talk about her role, how she creates sustainable rhythms of church life and the variety of tasks that come across her desk in any one week.

Listen in for ideas and to see how the role of a Church Administrator fits into the life of a church!

Listen in to the latest episode of The Church Office podcast with special guest, Manny Kemp! Manny is part of the team at ACAT (the Association of Church Accountants And Treasurers), a charity that exists to support the work of those in church finance.

He recently sat down with Gavin to discuss the challenges and joys of serving a church in an accountancy/treasury role and shares some insights from his own experiences.

To find out more about the work of ACAT, head over to: https://www.acat.uk.com/