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Secure Leaders: Breaking Through the Limits of Insecurity to Lead with Greater Capacity
10/11/2026 | 56 mins.In this practical episode, Andrés Spyker explores five key differences between insecure and secure leaders, highlighting patterns that shape how we lead. Drawing on themes of intentional healing and spiritual identity, he offers practical steps towards more grounded, confident leadership rooted in a secure foundation.- Impact is only the starting point for genuinely consequential change. This episode explores transformation that starts smaller, unfolds across generations, and requires more imagination and spiritual power. It will help you rethink life and leadership beyond short-term measures of success, embracing models of change that characterise the redemptive mission of God.
- Brittle. Anxious. Non-linear. Incomprehensible. If that describes your workplace, you are not alone. Leading at work is more demanding than ever, testing the faith and character of many Christians. This episode with John Cai, former regional CEO of Prudential, explores how to lead with conviction and resilience in uncertainty, offering a biblical perspective on standing firm in a shifting world.
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Al Gordon and Farida Matthews interview creatives who are leaving a mark and making space for the Creator Spirit in their work: Omoyemi Akerele, founder of Lagos Fashion Week; DC3, the Northampton-raised artist fusing hip-hop, gospel, and jazz with an unashamed faith; and Steve Chao, Emmy-nominated filmmaker and founder of Signal Flare Productions. - Frequently our imagination for cultural change is limited by narrow views of calling and influence. In this episode, Andy Crouch introduces Praxis’s ‘redemptive frame’, helping Christian leaders identify and pursue redemptive opportunities in their spheres. He shares on how to apply a redemptive design to the goods and services we offer, to operations and systems, and to our personal scripts for success.
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