The Way is not a religion: Christianity is the end of religion. 'Religion' means here the division between sacred and secular concerns, other-worldliness, man's reaching toward God in a way which projects his own thoughts.

Kirk was also a staffer for Prime Minister Jim Bolger and worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Early years
Kirk was born in Wellington and grew up in Palmerston North. He was awarded an MBE in the 1998 New Year Honours for services to rugby.

He is best known for having been the captain of the All Blacks when they won the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987. He was awarded an MBE in the 1998 New Year Honours for services to rugby. David Edward Kirk MBE (born 5 October 1960) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.