Father Alex Frost is the vicar of St Matthew’s the Apostle, Burnley. Ordained in 2012 after a mixed career working as a football referee, manager at Argos and a stand-up comic, Fr Alex was recently appointed to the General Synod for Blackburn Diocese. He hosts of The God Cast, a podcast devoted to issues of faith and spirituality, and recently featured in a BBC documentary called ‘The Cost of Covid – One Year On,’ which has been viewed 12 million times. He is married and has three children.