Will the real Barnabas Aid please stand up?

Untangling the chaotic and confused story behind one of the world's biggest persecuted church charities as it tries to emerge from fraud and scandal

Hello! Our first story today is about Barnabas Aid, one of the best known Christian charities supporting persecuted believers around the world. But since last year it’s been enmeshed in a bitter and messy power struggle between its founder Patrick Sookhdeo and a new regime, determined to clean up the organisation. There’s also been a Charity Commission inquiry, and now even the police are making arrests. It’s a real tale.

Then we look at the ten clergy who the Church of England has announced it will launch disciplinary proceedings against for their failure to report John Smyth’s abuse. Why these ten, and what did they actually do?

A new report has been published into the summer conference New Wine’s involvement in the Mike Pilavachi-Soul Survivor scandal, two years after New Wine tried to distance itself from the man they helped launch into ministry 30 years ago.

And finally, the Pope remains critically ill in hospital, but does the Catholic Church have a plan for if he doesn’t die bu…