Bishop Richard's Weekly video Message - Transcript 16.10.2025
This week, Bishop Richard reflects on the challenge and grace of forgiveness.
Bishop of Hereford's Message
Bishop Richard's Weekly video Message - Transcript 09.10.2025
This week, Bishop Richard reflects on William Tyndale, a man who risked and lost his life so that ordinary people could read the Bible in their own language. He explores what it means to speak truth to power, then and now, and how faith still calls us to be courageous witnesses today.
Bishop Richard's Weekly video Message - Transcript 02.10.2025
This week, Bishop Richard challenges us to be people of welcome, compassion, and reconciliation in a divided world.
Bishop Richard's Weekly video Message - Transcript 25.09.2025
This week, Bishop Richard reflects on work, rest, and wellbeing. He reminds us that ministry (and life) flourishes not through overwork, but by living within God’s rhythms of work and rest.
Bishop Richard's Weekly video Message - Transcript 18.09.2025
This week, Bishop Richard shares stories from pilgrimage walks and festivals where spiritual curiosity is alive and growing.
Bishop Richard's Weekly video Message - Transcript 11.09.2025
This week, Bishop Richard reflects on reports of a “quiet revival” among young people after the pandemic. Whether the statistics hold or not, he challenges us to be ready should new seekers turn up at our churches.
Bishop Richard's Weekly video Message - Transcript 04.09.2025
This week, Bishop Richard returns after the summer break with reflections from his prayer pilgrimage around the diocese. He reminds us that prayer isn’t just ritual, but a real partnership with God — specific, heartfelt, and transformative.
Bishop Richard's Weekly video Message - Transcript 24.07.2025
This week, Bishop Richard shares his final video before a summer break, offering encouragement to clergy and lay leaders working faithfully in challenging contexts.
Bishop Richard's Weekly video Message - Transcript 17.07.2025
Bishop Richard's video comes from General Synod this week, where the Hereford motion for fairer Church funding gained real traction. He also shares encouragement and a challenge from the Thy Kingdom Come initiative.
Bishop Richard's Weekly video Message - Transcript 10.07.2025
This week, Bishop Richard shares about a visit from a youth group from Brazil, which was full of energy, questions, and prayers for young people in our diocese. Their passion sparks an important challenge: how can we shape church life to truly welcome the next generation? Are we willing to change?