I spent a half a day with a group of church leaders and trustees. They had been through some turbulence and were keen to sharpen up their act. They were open about the problems they'd experienced and rather than make excuses they wanted to learn the less… more »

I'm right out of ideas for this weeks blog, so I will confine myself to charity related comment on today's budget. Some time ago the Government, in their anxiety to lay law upon law on us introduced a law to stop wealthy people obtaining advantage from c… more »

I'm in a privileged position; going around the country, looking at teams of different shapes and sizes. For a few hours I join a team and it's soon apparent what sort of team it is: a good one or a struggling one. Some teams it's a pleasure and a joy to… more »

I'd been grappling with a difficult remuneration issue and a colleague suggested the name of the minister of a big London church who might have some helpful advice. I called his office only to be intercepted by his staff who decided I would be just as we… more »