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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.

Happy Vaisakhi

14 April 2025


 

"I'd like to wish all our Sikh students and staff a very happy Vaisakhi.

Sikhs across the world will be celebrating the day that the Khalsa, the Sikh rite of initiation, was formalised by Guru Gobind Singh.

It's a day to celebrate the ways that Sikhs show their commitment to maintaining a connection with God through self-surrender and self-control, through being willing to stand out and through protecting the innocent in the midst of global disasters, personal tragedies, and all the lesser griefs and frustrations that we all experience.

It's good to be reminded of where we get strength, whether that's from commitment to a faith community from longer, sunnier days, from family and the company of good friends or anything else that brings us joy.

This spring, may you connect to your best sources of strength and hope. And to all our Sikh staff and students, Vadhaiyan Vaisakhi Diyan. Best wishes for Vaisakhi."

 

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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.