Trump's Tariffs, Masculine Church, and the Professor of Dishonesty
How can Donald Trump help us to be aware of overstepping? What is the place of masculinity in church? How does integrity affect our ministry?
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In this episode, Phil Topham (Executive Director), Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries), and John Stevens (National Director) discuss stories in the news from the past few weeks and how they relate to church leadership.
00:00 - FIEC news
04:07 - Council of Nicea and the Nicene Creed
10:44 - Donald Trump's tariffs, and overstepping
20:59 - The Russian Orthodox Church and hyper-masculinity
28:48 - Francesca Gino, 'professor of honesty'
Show notes
- European Leadership Forum 2025: Blessed Are The Gospel Leaders, Zefjan Nikolla (youtube.com)
- European Leadership Forum 2025: Why Should I Care About The Counsel of Nicaea?, Leonardo De Chirico (youtube.com)
- FIEC Leaders' Conference 2025 (fiec.org.uk)
- Trump tariffs can stay in place for now, appeals court rules (bbc.co.uk)
- FIEC Advice Line (with Becky Thomas) (fiec.org.uk)
- Young US men are joining Russian churches promising 'absurd levels of manliness' (bbc.co.uk)
- Is Empathy a Sin? (with Tim Muehlhoff) on first, second, third wave feminism (from 37 mins) (biola.edu)
- Harvard Revokes Tenure of Star Professor Accused of Research Misconduct (wsj.com)
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