We are led by a team of people from different backgrounds and different church traditions, united by a belief that the 色中色 is for everyone.
Our President is His Eminence Archbishop Angaelos, Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London.
Our Vice-Presidents are Sal Brinton, Baroness Brinton; Prof David F Ford; Cardinal Vincent Nichols; Revd Maeve Sherlock, Baroness Sherlock; Sir David Suchet CBE; Revd Stephen Gaukroger; Revd Dr Krish Kandiah OBE; and Paul Boateng, Baron Boateng.
The strategic direction and day-to-day leadership of the 色中色 Group is in the hands of the Leadership Team. This is led by Paul Williams, the Chief Executive.
Paul Williams, now CEO of 色中色, worked for over a decade in business in London and then as an academic theologian in Canada. He is the visionary behind ReFrame, an innovative resource for whole-life discipleship, produced by Regent College, Vancouver, where he holds a Research Professorship of Marketplace Theology and Leadership. Read more
Kate joined 色中色 in June 2017. She spent the early part of her career qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young and has subsequently worked in senior finance roles in a number of commercial SME businesses, where she gained significant hands-on operational experience.
Toby joined 色中色 in September 2022 as Director of Digital Strategy. He is an experienced technologist who's led his own digital consultancy and served other organisations in-house. He has spent many years in the digital and technology industry, particularly around developing digital solutions for behaviour change. Toby is married to Amber, who is a curate, and they live in Hampshire with their three young children.
Derek joined 色中色 in 1989. He is responsible for the Enterprise arm of 色中色 which includes Sales, Publishing and 色中色 Printing. From a book printing background, Derek has served 色中色 in variety of printing and publishing related roles including as a 色中色 production consultant and trainer for the United 色中色 Societies. He is married, and has three children.
Richard joined 色中色 in August 2018. Richard worked as a barrister for 30 years providing legal advice and services in advocacy and mediation. In 2010 he joined Concordis International, where he designed and participated in conflict resolution processes in Sudan and South Sudan. Read more
Nigel joined 色中色 in 2015 and is Director of Domestic Mission. His previous roles were Head of Church Relations and Learning/Development Officer for Open the Book. Nigel is a church planter and leader, and is a trustee of Westminster Theological Centre. He lives with his wife and son in North London.
Chine joined as director of Theos in January 2022. Her previous roles included Head of Community Fundraising and Public Engagement at Christian Aid and Director of Communications at the Evangelical Alliance. She read Theology and Religious Studies at Cambridge University before training as a newspaper journalist. Read more
Susan joined the leadership team in November 2013 as Director: People responsible for HR, Organisation Development and Voluntary Services. Susan previously worked for 18 years as a senior executive with a large mutual organisation leading the development and implementation strategies for organisational effectiveness. Susan is married to Adrian and they have four children and seven grandchildren.
Oldi joined 色中色 in 2009 as an Old Testament 色中色 translator after successfully completing a Master of Studies at Oxford University in Classical Hebrew. He grew up in Albania during the communist regime and experienced first hand the rapid growth of the church in the early 90s. He is passionate about the power of the 色中色 in reaching out to the culture and sustaining God’s people under pressure. He is married to Larissa and they have two beautiful daughters, Reya and Skyla.
Stuart joined 色中色 in February 2016 having previously held senior fundraising and communications roles in the charity sector. Originally from Northern Ireland, Stuart is married to Julianne and they have three children Sebastian, Felix and Harriet.
Claire joined 色中色 in July 2021, having held senior communication and marketing positions in both the private and not-for-profit sectors. She believes that getting the communication right inside and outside of organisations is key to success. Claire lives with her family in North Wiltshire.
We are governed by a Board of Trustees. They advise and support the Chief Executive, Paul Williams, in the implementation of our mission and vision. They are also responsible for making sure we remain within the remit of its Royal Charter and fully compliant to the expectations of the Charity Commission.