Nicky Gumbel is Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB), a Church of England church in central London which holds 11 Sunday services on five sites. He is the pioneer of Alpha, an introduction to the Christian faith run by all the major Christian denominations in 169 countries. He is married to Pippa, and together they write a commentary on the Bible in One Year.

Nicky read law at Trinity College, Cambridge, Theology at Oxford and practised as a barrister from 1977-1983. He joined HTB as a curate in 1986 and became vicar in 2005. He has written many books including Questions of Life and The Jesus Lifestyle.