Good Leader Podcast

Rev Ali Herbert is an Anglican Priest in Birmingham, previously a musician and working in several senior operational roles. Ali is a pastor with a real heart to see more women explore their vocation in ordained ministry. She talks openly to Will about some of the challenges and opportunities.  

Carey Nieuwhof is a bestselling author, speaker, Christian leader, and he hosts one of today’s most influential leadership podcasts, accessed over 1.5 million times each month. He chats with Will about honest, kind leadership and how we can keep leaders accountable.

Jon is the leader of St Mary’s Southampton a large planting church on the south coast. Jon and Will explore the tension between human and goldy ambition, how to check yourself when things go well and when things go badly.

Dr Rob Waller is a Consultant Psychiatrist; he explores the complexity of boundaries but their absolute necessity for creating psychologically healthy environments where people can grow and worship safely together.

Andy is an ex-Met police office and lead safeguarding officer. He describes the difference between the actions of safeguarding and creating a culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. 

Mental health is not defined by the absence of negative experiences, but by the existence of positive traits. The WHO describes these in four ways including; productivity, potential, community and stress management. Dr Chi Chi looks at ways in which these can be generated in our everyday lives.

Many leaders use the term burnout frequently, but what does it really mean and how can we avoid it?  Harley Street psychiatrist Dr Chi Chi Obuaya explores the topic with Will and provides both a framework to understand and avoid burnout in the future. 

Over 70% of leaders polled in our recent survey described their work as lonely and isolating. Christian leadership doesn't have to be a lonely experience as senior leader Rev Rachel Bedford explains, with lots of practical tips and ideas. 

Many leaders are undone by neglecting the very practical and necessary responsibilities that they carry as employers and business operators. Mistakes in this field have an adverse impact spiritually as well as materially. Operations expert Penny gives us her top tips on how to make this area work really well. 

Many leaders struggle to keep their leadership energy alive over the long haul. Retaining your spiritual vitality, hope and joy in ministry is essential and yet hard to do. Sarah shares the keys to her well known and almost unquenchable passion for Jesus.

The Good Leader podcast is a podcast aimed at resourcing clergy in the Revitalise Trust Network, and beyond. Our ambition is to try and address challenging issues that face Christian leaders today in a bite sized and accessible way. We do this, in part by sharing insights from strategic and experienced thinkers in each field, with a view to building sustainable, effective leadership that retains i...