My desctription of the commissioning service of the Revd Dr Matthias Grebe, in Lambeth Palace Chapel, 26 Feb 2026, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Dame Sarah Mullally, as National Adviser for Ecumenical Relations to the Church of England. 

I consider the six post-war Archbishops of Canterbury, reflect on the archiepiscopate of Justin Welby, offer descriptions of six Church of England bishops who may turn out to be among the candidates to succeed him and outline the process of choosing the next Archbishop. This Ponderings was first published on Covenant, the online journal of The Living Church, in two parts. Part One (sections 1 and 2) on Mon 10 Feb 2025 and Part Two (sections 3 and 4) on Tues 11 Feb 2025.

I left Lusaka, Zambia with fond memories of family celebrations, hospitality, delight in God and the African joy of the gospel.