Advisory Board

Peter spent 11 years working as a government statistician and was the first Head of the Survey Control Unit. Since then, he has undertaken multiple research projects including church censuses, and has written 10 books outlining the findings and implications of these projects. Peter now runs Brierley Consulting, with the aim of supporting the Church and strengthening Christian leadership.

Nenadi focus includes young people and the welfare state, young people and the informal economy and the challenges of conducting research in a privatised welfare system. She joined the University of Bedfordshire as a research student in 2012, and submitted her thesis on Young People in the Informal Economy in 2016. She is also an Associate Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, and is part of the team delivering the Health and Social Care degree at the London School of Commerce Campus. Nenadi is a trustee of Youthscape.

Kristin has undertaken many projects on students and religion and gender and the church, and previously worked at Ridley Hall Cambridge and the University of Derby. Her books include ‘Reclaiming the F Word: Feminism Today’ and ‘Christianity and the University Experience: Understanding Student Faith’. She aims to use research to bridge the gap between religion and women’s rights.

After practising as a City lawyer, she spent ten years working in church leadership. Now, alongside teaching and research supervision, Chloe continues her own research in leadership and in spiritual theology. Her book, Ecclesial Leadership as Friendship, was published by Routledge in 2019. A commissioned minister in her local Anglican church, Chloe also preaches and teaches regularly in the wider church and mentors emerging leaders.