Do churches need a phone jail?
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Should phones be banned in church?
Josh Hinton, Head of Communications at the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity, and psychologist Sarah Taylor joined Esther to share whether phones should be locked away for a Sunday service or if the positives outweigh the negatives of having them out on a Sunday morning!
Released on 13 Nov 2025
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