Trust in the Police, Ofsted Evaluations, and The Apprentice // In the News

Can we trust the police? Is there merit in the Ofsted model of evaluation? Can we learn about leadership from The Apprentice? In this episode, Phil Topham (Executive Director), Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries), and John Stevens (National Director) discuss some of the big stories in the news over the past couple of weeks. 00:00 - Introduction00:40 - Can we trust the police?05:32 - The dangers of elitism and hierarchy11:53 - The Ofsted model of evaluating schools17:39 - Evaluating a local church20:28 - Did Boris Johnson mislead Parliament?24:43 - Leading with integrity28:51 - Leadership on The Apprentice You can watch a video of this episode and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website. Resources mentioned in this episode Metropolitan Police is 'institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic' and may have more officers like Couzens and Carrick, review finds (news.sky.com) Ofsted: Head teacher's family blames death on school inspection pressure (bbc.co.uk) Boris Johnson insists Partygate events were necessary at heated hearing (bbc.co.uk) FIEC Local Conferences 2023 (fiec.org.uk) Expressions of Unity in Church Leadership (with Gavin Ortlund) (fiec.org.uk) About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear teaching and resources for church leaders from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests from FIEC churches and partners. You can access video podcasts by subscribing to ⁠⁠the FIEC YouTube channel⁠⁠. About FIEC: We are ⁠⁠a fellowship of Independent churches⁠⁠ with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ. Being part of FIEC links you to a growing number of Independent evangelical churches and there are now more than 50,000 people who are part of churches affiliated to FIEC. Follow FIEC on social media: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter