Justin Humphreys
Justin is CEO of thirtyone:eight, a leading independent, non-denominational Christian safeguarding charity operating across the United Kingdom and internationally. Established in 1977, the charity now supports in excess of 10,000 churches, charities/NGOs and others to create safer places for all.
He is author of Safeguarding As Mission: Learning from encounters with Jesus (Grove, 2024), and co-author of two previous books Just Leadership: putting integrity and justice at the heart of how you lead (SPCK, 2021) and Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse: Creating Healthy Christian Cultures (SPCK, 2019). He is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Kent (Department of Religious Studies) and Honorary Lecturer at the University of Chester (Department of Health, Medicine & Society).
Justin has been Chair of the Christian Forum for Safeguarding since 2017 and is co-founder and Principal Advisor to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Safeguarding in Faith Communities since 2018.
OpinionHow to restore a fallen leader
As Tony Evans resigns from leading his megachurch following admission of sin, Justin Humphreys considers what a process of repentance, reparation and restoration should look like for fallen leaders
OpinionSad, but not sorry: 5 lessons to learn from the Brian Houston trial
Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston has been acquitted of concealing the sexual abuse his father committed against a young male in the 1970s. While Houston was found ‘not guilty’ of the charge, he nevertheless has made mistakes which today’s church leaders should learn from, says Justin Humphreys
OpinionThe sexual abuse inquiry was right: Churches of all denominations must do more to safeguard children
Baptist, Methodist and independent evangelical churches have all come under scrutiny
