David Smyth
David Smyth is head of Northern Ireland and coordinates the Public Leader: Northern Ireland course. He is a former solicitor and represents the Evangelical Alliance on a range of government, civic and charitable forums. He serves in the space where faith, law, politics and culture intersect.
Public leadership: Seeking God’s kingdom first
2 September 2019Being part of God’s kingdom shapes how we see public leadership, says David Smyth
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Enemies no more
29 August 2019It’s not impossible – God can enable us to love our ‘enemies’, says David Smyth
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Ashers bakery case is going to European Court of Human Rights
21 August 2019The cake case rises from the ashes in challenge to the Supreme Court
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A diplomatic incident
11 July 2019What can we learn about being God's ambassadors from this week's resignation of Sir Kim Darroch?
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A right royal birth
9 May 2019Can we see the parallels between baby Archie’s birth and our rebirth? asks David Smyth
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Fyre Festival: The boundaries of the impossible
31 January 2019What can the Fyre Festival debacle teach us about settling for nothing less than the best?
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Christmas: Presence, power, purpose and public policy
19 December 2018Emmanuel means that three transformational realities change how we engage with politics and policy
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Be reconciled
20 November 2018Is reconciliation in Northern Ireland naïve optimism? asks David Smyth
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Ashers Bakery – when the icing sugar has settled
25 October 2018An analysis of the landmark Supreme Court judgment
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Ford and Kavanaugh hearing: a Supreme Court injustice?
28 September 2018Highly publicised court case raises some serious concerns around justice and compassion
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Brexit and 'the Irish question'
20 September 2018What do we want to happen to the Irish border after Brexit? There isn't consensus among Christians
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