Jesus’ parable of the banquet challenges us to reflect God’s inclusive kingdom. Christian leadership means breaking echo chambers, practising unconditional hospitality, prioritising people over productivity, actively pursuing marginalised voices, and persevering through rejection. The central question is not table size, but whom we invite.

When Jesus delivered his sermon on the mount, he wasn’t living in a cultural vacuum. His audience lived in a dynamic period of history… It was a complex world to navigate.