Revd. Dr. Julian Gotobed is Director of Practical Theology and Mission, Westcott House, Cambridge, UK. In addition to his work in Congregational Studies, he has written extensively on Baptist theology.

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‘To be or not to be’: Congregational Studies in the UK

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‘To be or not to be.’  In 2020, as Covid-19 spread to disrupt the communal and embodied life of congregations, two enthusiasts for Congregational Studies in the UK, Helen Cameron and I, were pondering whether there was a future, or not, for Congregational Studies.   Were we remnants of a dying species or were others like…