How should we respond to the horrible news in Southport? What is there to learn from the Olympic Games and opening ceremony? How transparent should we be in pastoral matters?

In this episode, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director) and Andy Hunter (FIEC Director for Scotland and North of England) discuss stories in the news from the past fortnight.

You can get the show notes and more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.

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00:00 - Introduction

00:43 - Atrocities in Southport

04:18 - Disinformation on social media

10:57 - Offended by the Olympics?

15:33 - The glory of the Olympics

18:30 - Equality and fairness in sport

22:28 - Huw Edwards' guilty plea and trust in the BBC

26:07 - Transparency in church life