Jubilee Leadership – Blogs and longer reads 

RSS Andy Hickford’s reflections on faith and leadership

  • A Christmas riddle for Church leaders
    I have a question which may come in handy this Christmas, when the cracker riddles are so lame that you urgently need an alternative. The question is this: In which book of the Bible is the Christmas game of charades first played? On the face of it, it sounds like a stupid question. Surely Christmas […]
  • Two types of unity
    The only unity worth having is found the other side of conflict. Everyone knows that relationships in a team are really important. Its blindingly obvious that unless a team is united in a shared sense of purpose, that team is never going to get the traction necessary for progress. Team mates don’t need to be […]
  • A Thanksgiving Lament
    As American’s gather for Thanksgiving today, one can only imagine how Ukrainian families are feeling. The twenty eight points of this week’s so called peace plan, revealed with clarity, how short term profit and advantage dominates US foreign policy under the current administration. It is a capitulation of convenience over equity, violence over justice, tyranny […]
  • Character
    Yesterday, my father in law went for his usual morning walk with the dog. Somewhat unusually, he fell over. The footpath was muddy and as he went into the woods near his house, he slipped. My wife informs me that young people fall over, but old people have a fall. Given that John is 91 […]
  • Gaza – understanding victim blindness.
    As I watch the horror stories emerge from the conflict in Gaza, I am reminded of the writing of Miroslav Volf. ‘The principle cannot be denied , the fiercer the struggle against the injustice you suffer, the blinder you will be to the injustice you inflict. We tend to translate the presumed wrongness of our […]
  • Why do we do what we do?
    Reflections on leadership by Andy Hickford No doubt you are more than familiar with the high rates of burnout for those in ministry and have heard plenty of tragic stories of where ministry ‘went wrong’ for people.  You may even, at this moment, feel pretty close to the edge yourself.  But what if the key to understanding […]
  • A Post-Easter Reflection for Those in Ministry.
    Andy Hickford Should I forget the kindness of your heart, Should I forget how beautiful your grace, O lead me to that old and rugged cross, And let these eyes be opened once again.(1) Now that the Easter services are over, may I invite you to consider how the mystery and wonder of the cross […]