Nicky Gumbel practised as a barrister for 6 years before being ordained into the Church of England.

He joined Holy Trinity Brompton as curate in 1986 and took over the running of their Alpha Course in 1990.

In 1996 the Bishop of London appointed him as an Alpha Chaplain. He speaks regularly at national and international Alpha conferences and is the author of several books including Questions of Life, which has sold over 750,000 copies, has been translated into 48 languages and was voted ‘Christian Book of the Year’ in 1994.