Article Author: Nigel Rooms

Nigel Rooms (Canon Dr) is an Anglican priest, missiologist, practical theologian, and spiritual director whose ministry spans parish leadership, theological education, intercultural mission, and the formation of spiritual directors. He is based in Leicester, UK, and is deeply rooted in contemplative practice. Over the past decade he has sought silence through apophatic prayer in the Carmelite tradition, and is a Priest Associate of the Sisters of the Love of God at Fairacres, Oxford. He co‑authored Soul Friendship: A Practical Theology of Spiritual Direction with Adrian Chatfield, offering a contemporary theology of spiritual accompaniment grounded in mission.