Is this loneliness campaign showing churches how it's done? A friendship evangelist responds
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For all our talk of community, friendship and loneliness can be surprisingly difficult to navigate in church. That's why an initiative called Empty Chairs is attracting attention, encouraging people to offer an empty seat to someone on their own. But should hospitality feel like a new idea to Christians? Evangelist, missiologist and author of 'The Best of Friends', Phil Knox, joined Esther Higham to share whether Christians should learn from this, or if we've been doing it all along!
Released on 15 Jun 2026
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