leadership in ministry
Following up on my only two choices post, I thought it would be worth posting the video Jonathan mentioned in his comment: Two choices… inward or outward. Which are you choosing and how is it working out for your church? (HT Johnny Laird and Jonathan Blundell for the video)
My employer, The United Reformed Church, has given its full support of the ‘Robin Hood Tax’ campaign launched on 10 February by a broad coalition of domestic charities, aid agencies, unions, faith organisations and green groups. I don’t like the name but I do support the idea. The campaign is calling on the leaders of Read More …
Churches only ever change because of two things. Both are simple. 1. People stop sharing their faith with others We stop talking to our friends about God. We never invite anyone to join us here in church and when people don’t come for a while we never ask them why not. This leads to is Read More …
Sorry I’ve not posted for a while. If I were being graded I might get a ‘could do better’. But then ‘could do better’ is an odd thing to say because we can always do better. What it really means is ‘I think you’re not trying hard enough’ or ‘you haven’t lived up to my Read More …
Seth Godin is giving stuff away again. He’s gathered together 70 thinkers who share What Matters Now. You can download this inspirational collection of thoughts here for free.
The last three surviving service men of First World War died this year. There is no-one left who can tell us first hand what it was like. Some have suggested that we should stop remembering and move on. I don’t agree. I think we should try even harder to remember and to understand because we Read More …