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The Beckly Lecture 2021

Home » The Beckly Lectures » The Beckly Lecture 2021

Faith and leadership in a global pandemic

Jason Leitch CBE, National Clinical Director Scotland
In this time of great upheaval, what does it mean to wrestle with the challenges of a global pandemic as a Christian in leadership? The 2021 Beckly Lecture was given by Professor Jason Leitch CBE on 28 June. Professor Leitch has worked for the Scottish Government since 2007, and in January 2015 was appointed as the National Clinical Director of Scotland. He is one of the senior team responsible for the NHS in Scotland and a Scottish Government Director, and has been at the forefront of the Coronavirus pandemic response in Scotland. Prof. Leitch spoke from his experience as a public health leader during a global pandemic, and about how his faith informs and supports his work.  

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Beckly Lectures

2025 – Whiteness is the sea not the shark: a postcolonial critique of British Methodism – Professor Anthony Reddie

2024 – What would it take to end poverty in the UK? Building connections, breaking chains, and making food banks history – Emma Revie and Val McKie

2023 – Human Rights in the light of the Jewish Tradition – Responsibility towards Humanity – Rabbi Nava Hefetz

2022 – Britain: Global Power or Good Neighbour? – Rt Hon Lord Paul Boateng

2021 – Faith and Leadership in a Global Pandemic – Prof Jason Leitch CBE

2020 – Peace, Pandemics and Plastic Bottles: Prioritising the Future – Revd Dr Inderjit Bhogal OBE

2019 – Politics and Faith in the US: Pursuing justice in divided times – Revd Dr Susan Henry-Crowe

2018 – Social mobility: a task for all of us – Rt Hon Baroness Gillian Shephard

You can find out more on the history of the lectures on the Methodist Church website.

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