Do Ministry, Don’t volunteer!

August 23, 2012

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Do you ever get moments when you read something, it grabs your attention but you forget who said it? Well, on Facebook a few months ago I read something which unfortunately I didn’t note down properly or notice who said it. The general thought was along the lines of ‘there is no such thing as volunteers in […]

10 things I’ve learned in the first 10 years

May 3, 2012

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I say 10 things, I have actually learnt far more in 10 years of ministry but thought one thing for every year was enough. They are in no particular order and the comment on each of the 10 is by no means exhaustive of my thoughts on the matters, but I hope that you find […]

Freedom Project

April 17, 2012

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I don’t know about you but almost at every conference someone or some organisation are trying to drum up support for their project. Often the presentations are moving but it is one thing being moved by a presentation at a conference and and another to actually do something about it when you get home. At […]

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What if discipleship looked like this?

October 17, 2011

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Strengths based leadership

October 5, 2011

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Last week I read “Strengths Based Leadership” from Gallup (learn more about them here). Now over the years I have discovered what I think I do well and what I think my strengths are as a leader. I now try to work to my strengths and gather people round me who are strong in the […]

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leadership & vision: some thoughts

September 30, 2011

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Over that last week or so I have been mulling over the role of the leader with regards to ‘vision-casting’, shaping culture and all thing related to leading a church community. I firmly believe that leaders are a gift to the church, we are to lead church communities into fresh and exciting places in God […]

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7 rules for self-discovery

July 5, 2011

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As part of my devotional reading i’m reading A.W. Tozer, ‘the Pursuit of God’. In this book Tozer seeks to give some advice on how those who are hungry for God can begin to pursue him. I found this interesting on day six ‘the way of renunciation’ and it begins with this quote from William […]

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