As well as supporting Tim in parish ministry in Bishop’s Cleeve, the Revd Nat Garrett also edits, produces and publishes a weekly podcast for a digital project pioneered by the Church of England – Seen and Unseen. 

Since 2022, Nat has worked part-time for the Centre for Cultural Witness (CCW) commuting into Lambeth Palace Library in London.

Nat says, “I’ve always had projects outside my parish ministry. Partnering with the Bible Society, I’ve written, produced and performed in Biblically-based plays in London and Oxford; I regularly contributed to BBC Radio Oxford and Radio 2’s Pause for Thought as well as appearing on Songs of Praise. I was a school chaplain for seven years and an Assistant Diocesan Director of Ordinands in London Diocese, all alongside my ministry within parish."

Nat was an actor before she was called to ordination.

Nat says, “I wanted to bring to ordained ministry my creative gifts while keeping one foot firmly in parish ministry. I strongly believe in the importance and value of parish life, but I’ve never felt that being the incumbent of a church was part of my calling. While I was training, I started going out with the curate from the nearby church and we fell in love and got married. Marrying a vicar means I will always have a life based in the parish, which is wonderful.

“I am so grateful to be able bring my creative skills and experience to the CCW, while still being deeply involved in parish life here in Bishop's Cleeve. We have been made to feel very welcome by our new parish.”

Seen & Unseen is a digital magazine published by the Centre for Cultural Witness which aims to bridge the gap between Christians and non-Christians through topical articles and stories. Nat produces the weekly episodes of Seen & Unseen Aloud, which is an audio version of articles written for the Seen & Unseen online magazine.

“The aim of Seen & Unseen is to talk about the things that people are really talking about, gathering what is good about the heritage of the Anglican Communion and the Christian tradition and repackaging it in a way that will reach today’s secular audience.

“I produce Seen & Unseen Aloud so that people can access our content anywhere – on the bus, doing the washing up – but also, importantly, so that our material is accessible to individuals who find reading content on a screen challenging for whatever reason.

Feedback has been really positive. People seem excited that there is a ‘sensible’ Christian voice talking into the public marketplace of ideas – something that is shareable and accessible.”

Seen & Unseen Aloud – is a curation of the top picks of articles published on the Seen & Unseen website.

Listen to it here: www.seenandunseen.com/podcast