Can working for the church be bad for your faith?
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Esther Higham is joined by Rev Jamie Sewell, curate at St Michael & St George, and Abbiih Oloyede, pastor at City Chapel and a trauma-informed practitioner, to explore whether working for the church can actually be bad for your faith, and what we can learn from trade union concerns around bullying, poor pay and workplace culture in churches.
Released on 10 Sep 2026
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