Category: leadership
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Who misses our singing most – us or God?
Our worship is for the audience of one – but is that ‘one’ me or God? My last post entitled ‘losing our song’ found much resonance but also evoked some debate about the rights of the church to express our worship in song. I don’t want to recycle that conversation but instead build on it…
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Losing Our Song
I lost my sight once. I couldn’t see anything. This highly valued sense which had helped guide me through many adventures had temporarily left me. In a similar way churches have recently lost some abilities which we greatly value. The inability to meet together is gradually easing but now we are facing restrictions on singing…
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Fully Charged For The Season Ahead
I have found recent months to be really tiring and I don’t admit this lightly. I don’t really like talking about my own tiredness as a ‘shepherd’ – I want to focus on the needs of the ‘sheep’ and they have all been through so much this year, but I think it’s important to be…
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New Opportunities For Discipleship
How many books have you read about discipleship? If you are a church leader then you have probably read quite a few. I have – I’ve loved them all (well maybe not quite all) – but I’m aware of a frustrating gap between many of their idealogical concepts and practical implementation in our lives. Are…
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Racism And Our Posture
I was deeply moved when I saw the horrific video showing a 46year old black man, face down on the ground detained by four white police officers with one kneeling on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. George Floyd died – he was murdered – and only after protests by thousands of hurting…
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Restoring What We’ve Lost
There is much for us to grieve. We’ve lost so much. There is much that we should have had that has sadly been lost – it’s an absolute tragedy. I’m not talking about the impact of the lockdown. No, I believe we lost so much before the coronavirus became a thing on our news channels.…
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We Wrestle Not
There is a danger that the ministry of the church becomes so practical and formulaic that we forget we are engaged in a cosmic spiritual battle. There is a danger that we live in near denial regarding this full on battle that is raging around us. I know there have been times in certain wings…
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Spiritual Contention Over The UK
A few months ago in one of my prayer times, I had a strong sense of the Lord revealing something of a contention in the spirit realm over the UK. I’ve shared it in numerous places and had numerous people ask for copies so they can use in their churches. Although this was written before…
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5 Steps For Turning A Dream Into Reality
There have been numerous times I have had dreams which I believe God has formed in me – and seeing them become a reality has always provided so much joy. But to be honest, in the early stages of these dreams, I’ve not always been sure whether they are from God or simply the result…
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One Question To Ensure Honest Feedback
You’ve been away to pray and have a journal full of new ideas. You’re excited by each of them and now want to get the honest feedback from your team. You all gather in a room and you begin to enthusiastically share each of the ideas – the more you say them out loud, the…
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