Chris is a director at Methodist Homes (MHA), an Anglican priest and associate presbyter in the Methodist Church. At MHA, he provides spiritual leadership for the organisation and works with 140 chaplains to develop the work of spiritual and pastoral care. As a director, Chris served as a gold commander at MHA during the COVID-19 pandemic, co-ordinating the charity’s response to the biggest challenge of its 78 year history. Chris was awarded a PhD for a thesis exploring the development and practice of chaplaincy, resulting in Hospital Chaplaincy in the Twenty-first Century (2nd edition, 2014). He served as president of the College of Health Care Chaplain (2004-2007) and wrote the national chaplaincy guidelines for NHS England in 2015. He continues to be an active researcher and author and in 2019 was made a Visiting Professor at Staffordshire University in pastoral, religious and spiritual care.