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The Dean Speaks

 

We're proud to be a multi-fath community at King's. On this page, you can find the most recent statement that the Dean has shared with the King's community, and links to a range of previous statements over the academic year as well as a selection of past sermons, lectures, conversations and a blog post.

Shana Tova

22 September 2025


 

"As our new academic year begins, so does the new year in the Jewish calendar with the celebration of Rosh Hashanah. I want to wish all our Jewish students and staff Shana Tova, a sweet and good year.

Rosh Hashanah begins the Jewish High Holidays that continue with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and Sukkot, celebrating God's sheltering presence. It's a time, as all new years can be, for celebration and for reflection, for repentance and new beginnings, for celebrating the ties that connect us to our community and for remembering our shared humanity with all people.

May this new academic year bring blessings for us all - and, Shana Tova to all our Jewish staff and students."

Contact Us

020 7848 2333

Office of the Dean, K2.44, King's Building, Strand Campus, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS

Sermons and Blog

Every Wednesday at lunchtime during term, we hold a service in the College Chapel on the Strand campus. These services are accompanied with music sung by the Choir of King's College London, and a sermon is given by a member of the Dean's Office and Chaplaincy team, or by a guest preacher.

You can read a selection of the Dean's sermons, and a blog article written by the Dean on the topic of 'God (he/she/they, him/her/them)', below.

Open Bible on Pedestal

Lectures

The Dean gave an Associate of King's College (AKC) lecture in January 2021 titled 'Religious Leadership: Learning from the Desert Elders'.

Conversation with AKC Ambassador and PhD student, Emma Lowe

As part of the 'AKC Conversations: Voices in the Wilderness' series, the Dean met in conversation with AKC Ambassador and PhD student, Emma Lowe.

Ellen examines the role of humility and service in good leadership and discusses the ways in which leadership is both a communal and a creative process.

She also reflects on the process of finding one's vocation and the ways in which the vocation of leadership has been altered by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has provided both a challenge and the opportunity for positive disruption to the status quo.

Conversation with The Very Revd Dr Kelly Brown Douglas

As part of the 'AKC Conversations: Voices in the Wilderness' series, the Dean met in conversation with The Very Revd Dr Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union in New York City.

Dean Douglas is a pioneering voice addressing sexual issues in relation to the black religious community, and an advocate for equal rights for LGBTQ persons.

This conversation covers issues of gender and race equality, the importance of diversity and empowerment in leadership, the Black Lives Matter movement and a vision of hope embodied by the young leaders of tomorrow.

Why King's has a Dean

Why King’s has a Dean

King's is unusual amongst British educational institutions, in that its Dean is an ordained person.

Meet the Dean

Meet the Dean

The Dean is responsible for fostering and promoting spiritual development and welfare at King's.