Opposition in Leadership, New Archbishop of Canterbury, and Tennis Coaches
How do you lead well under opposition? What impact will the new Archbishop of Canterbury have? What is the importance of coaching and mentoring?
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In this episode, Phil Topham (Executive Director), John Stevens (National Director), and Adrian Reynolds (Associate National Director) discuss stories in the news from the past few weeks and how they relate to church leadership.
00:00 - Journeys and Rising Lights
09:48 - Suella Braverman, Andy Burnham, and leading under opposition
20:03 - The impact of the new Archbishop of Canterbury
25:42 - Emma Raducanu and mentors in leadership
Show notes
- Rising Lights (risinglights.co.uk)
- Rising Lights Merch Store (risinglights.teemill.com)
- FIEC Events (fiec.org.uk)
- Local Conferences 2026 (fiec.org.uk)
- Braverman's defection met with anger but little surprise (bbc.co.uk)
- Starmer defends blocking Andy Burnham from by-election run after backlash (bbc.co.uk)
- Election of first female Archbishop of Canterbury confirmed at St Paul’s Cathedral (churchtimes.co.uk)
- Emma Raducanu: British No 1 splits from coach Francis Roig after just six months (skysports.com)
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