Context
The question addresses the use of multimedia platforms by the Church of England to communicate its mission and ministry, noting the significant number of housebound individuals in the UK.
Question
Whether the commissioners are taking steps to improve the use of multimedia platforms to communicate the Church's mission and ministry. In a multimedia age, there are 2 million people in the UK who are housebound, and globally many Christians across the persecuted church are unable to gather with others. With good Christian online content such as services and podcasts, and popular series such as “The Chosen” through to the Alpha course, how is the Church equipping people to navigate that content safely and easily, in order to extend its mission with the equipment and skills needed to access it?
Answer from Andrew Selous
I commend the hon. Lady for such an important question, which takes in the housebound in England and people persecuted across the world who cannot attend church safely; she is absolutely right to raise those issues. For those who are not online at all, the Church of England offers DailyHope, which is a free telephone line providing 24/7 worship, prayer and talks. Of course, our digital content can be followed not just around England but across the world, to help make Jesus known.
Not addressed: The specifics of how people are equipped to navigate online Christian content safely and easily were not addressed.
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