Nicholas Henshall
Nicholas Henshall has been Dean of Chelmsford since 2014. He served as a parish priest for fourteen years in inner-city Newcastle, followed by six years as Canon Precentor of Derby Cathedral, and five as vicar of Christ Church, Harrogate. He worked for BBC local radio for six years and writes regularly for the Roman Catholic international weekly, The Tablet.
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Holy Ground: Cathedrals in the twenty-first century
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ISBN: 978-1-910519-73-8Cathedrals are one area of the church’s life where increasingly the unchurched and the half-believer encounter God, and where the institutions of our society instinctively engage with the Christian gospel. Holy Ground digs deep into the life of England’s cathedrals, and discusses such diverse topics as finance, growth, heritage, liturgy, development, music and art.
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Dear Nicholas...: A Father's Letter to His Newly Ordained Son
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ISBN: 978-1-78959-064-7A letter from a bishop to his newly-ordained son, revised for today's audience and with an epilogue by the original recipient (who is now Dean of Chelmsford) reflecting on ministry today.
A Church Without Boundaries
The Sheppard-Worlock Statue, Liverpool GUEST BLOG: In this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Nicholas Henshall (Dean of Chelmsford) gives a fascinating and uplifting account of the excellent work done to bring denominations together in Liverpool during his father’s time as Bishop of…
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Where Does Dear Nicholas… Come From?
GUEST BLOG: The book Dear Nicholas… wasn't really intended as a book at all. Nicholas Henshall, the original recipient of the letter and now Dean of Chelmsford, reveals all. The book Dear Nicholas… started life as a letter. My dad, Michael Henshall, was a parish priest in Manc…
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Culture and Society
GUEST BLOG: Nicholas Henshall, Dean of Chelmsford, explains why his father’s letter written 30 years ago remains absolutely relevant for ministers today. Any book about ministry and the church is also a book about culture and society—about what's happening in the world. Everythi…
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A new era of Cathedral governance - a Dean's perspective
GUEST BLOG: Nicholas Henshall, Dean of Chelmsford, gives his insights on the new Cathedrals Working Group report. The report cites his chapter from Holy Ground. The final version of the Cathedral Working Group (CWG) report is out today, properly timetabled in order to be ready for the synodical (…
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