Nov 5, 2012

Gearing up for the future

Last Thursday I had a very encouraging cup of coffee with a longstanding friend of Agape in the city. As we walked away together, he said to me “I admire you people who have to live by vision and passion and persuasion, encouraging others to come along with you.”

Oct 30, 2012

Businessman or missionary?

35 years ago, I had a dream. To help shape tomorrow’s world by helping students live Jesus-centred lives today.

Apr 28, 2020

Covid-19: Critical or Wicked for Boris?

Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them. A year ago, the job of British Prime Minister seemed like a poisoned chalice. But by that stage Brexit could be construed by any spin-doctor worth his salt as a crisis, and a crisis was just what Boris Johnson needed. In "Wicked Problems and Clumsy Solutions", [...]

Feb 2, 2022

Leadership Matters: Can Ethical Leadership be developed?

"It seems entirely natural to compartmentalise our lives. It helps us avoid internal interrogation, repress what is uncomfortable and promote the more pleasing parts of ourselves. So called “celebrity leaders” often rely on image management, hashtag stories and the pretence or fiction that they are in control."