• Set Thinking image
    Recently I was in a gathering of church leaders in which we were challenged to move from ‘bounded set’ to ‘centred set’ thinking. A bounded set is one in which there is clear demarcation between those who are ‘in’ and those who are ‘out’. By contrast, in a centred set everyone is on... Read more
  • Conducting the Choir image
    Last night Mrs Hosier and I took a fifteen minute stroll from our house across the park to a performance by the wonderful Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at their home concert hall in the Poole Lighthouse. Yes, things really are that civilised in Poole: it’s a tough life – but it was an... Read more
  • Bake Off Britain image
    I heard a comedian observe that if you want a reliable reference point for understanding contemporary Britain, there is probably no better guide than the Great British Bake Off: It is multicultural, loaded with innuendo, and people cry over cake. Over 14 million people tuned in for this weeks final... Read more