Having taught on the Portsmouth Pathway for a couple of years before becoming Director in May 2020, Richard joined the academic staff team based at Cuddesdon in July 2024 as Director of Formation and Tutor. He teaches on a range of courses and areas of ministry, though his main interest is with biblical studies, hermeneutics, and especially the New Testament. He trained for ordained ministry at Cranmer Hall, and then paused ordination to study for a PhD in Durham, looking at Christian hope as a framework for thinking about what is happening when we read scripture. He was ordained in 2013, served his title in and around Sherborne in Dorset, and was chaplain to the Bishop of Portsmouth from late 2017-2020. 

Richard will draw on the expertise he gained as Director of the Portsmouth Pathway to support the successful opening of the Cuddesdon Chelmsford Centre in September 2026, serving as the Centre’s Interim Director during its establishment phase.

Richard enjoys finding ways to make scripture and theology as accessible as possible to all, and believes that everyone has a voice in the enterprise. He enjoys walking and painting, and is approximately one half of post-hardcore talk music duo, 'Rails, Witnesses'.