Jeremy Peckham

Jeremy Peckham began his career as a government scientist at the UK Royal Aircraft Establishment and later moved to Logica, an international software and systems integration company. He founded his own speech recognition company in 1993 and launched a successful public offering on the London Stock exchange in 1996. Jeremy is now a technology entrepreneur having helped to establish several high tech companies over the last 15 years where he has served as interim CEO, Chairman or non executive director. He set up and is Chairman of a private Charitable Trust, one of it’s projects, Africa Rural Trainers (www.africaruraltrainers.org) trains rural pastors in Kenya in bible understanding and practical skills in a sustainable way through business engagement. Jeremy has served in lay leadership as a deacon and also as an elder for many years at Eden Baptist Church, Cambridge, UK. Jeremy is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts and 1st class honours graduate in Applied Science.

2012 Forum Sessions

Luncheon Workshops

Leadership in a Fallen World: Vices and Virtues of Leadership

Western culture has shifted from viewing work as vocation and for survival to a vehicle for self fulfilment.  Christians, albeit perhaps inadvertently, have allowed themselves to be “squeezed into the mould of the world” This can result in us failing to face up to the reality of our own fallen nature and the struggle against the vices and temptations particularly prevalent in leadership. We have at times let ambition, pride and self-seeking override the decision making process and influence our dealings with colleagues, staff and church members. One manifestation of this in the church is the rise of the CEO style pastor.

How should we deal with the impact of fallen human nature in our colleagues and cultural values that clash with Christian values?  What are the temptations in leadership? When a colleague’s behaviour threatens us or the organisation, how should we respond?  What are we called to do and be as leaders?  What constitutes success in an organisation?  What are the costs of following Christ as a leader? How do we stay on track?

The session will take a hard look at the realities for Christian leaders operating in both the church and Christian organisations and will set a challenge for us to recognise the vices of leadership within ourselves and others and to counter with the virtues that flow from following Christ.

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