An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory: Understanding the lives of those you are working alongside. In this episode Steve’s guest and expert witness is Ben Lindsay OBE, the founder and CEO of Power The Fight.

“Ben and I talked together about Principle 1: An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory. I love this conversation because, for me, Ben embodies exactly that principle. He gets on with the job down in South London, working with young people and bringing them hope.”

– Steve Chalke

About Ben Linsday

Author, CEO, Presenter, and Activist – Ben Lindsay is the founder of Power The Fight, a charity launched in 2019 to train and empower communities to end youth violence. Ben is an experienced presenter, trainer, and facilitator with more than 19 years spent working with high-risk young people in the fields of gangs and serious youth violence. He currently sits on the Mayor of London’s Violence Reduction Unit reference group, and on the cross-party Youth Violence Commission. His first book, the No 1 Bestseller, We Need to Talk About Race – Understanding the Black Experience in White Majority Churches was released in July 2019. Ben was awarded an OBE in King Charles’ first New Year’s Honours List for services to communities in SE London. https://benlindsay.co.uk

About this podcast series

This podcast series, and the accompanying book by Steve Chalke sets out ten tried and tested practical principles for ‘how’ to develop joined up, cost effective, community empowering work, gleaned from the hard-won experience that sit at the heart of the mission of Oasis over the last four decades.

Steve talks to 13 expert witnesses who help him bring his book to life with their own thoughts and lived experiences.

We believe it’s time for a radical reset. It's time for A Manifesto For Hope!

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This book is also available on Audible.

The Manifesto of Hope podcast is brought to you by Oasis. Our producer is Peter Kerwood and the sound and mix engineer is Matteo Magariello.

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