Two More Substitute Gospels; Col. 2:18-23
In Colossians 2 there are 3 plausibile-sounding substitutes for the good news of Jesus. Three alternatives to receiving righteousness in Christ that all sound like they might have some attractive...
View Article100 Leadership Lessons #22 Struggling to Develop a Team Mentality 3
A third list of reasons why a church may struggle to develop a team mentality: 3. Individual's Reasons Not realising they have spiritual gifts Not realising they are meant to actively contribute...
View ArticleRaised With Christ! Col. 3:1-17
It is all very well telling us ways how not to seek spiritual fulness, as Paul does in Colossians 2. But how do we do it? How do you get it? This is where he goes in chapter 3. Here is the main thrust:...
View ArticleChrist is Everything; Col 3:1-17
Jesus Christ is absolutely everything that matters. Full stop. I could just stop there. Everything else - Everything Else - is detail only: how does all of life, in its joys and deep sorrows, connect...
View ArticleChallenges of a Suburban Church #1
I'm thinking a lot at the moment about the particular challenges that go with growing and leading a radical church in comparatively affluent suburbia. A couple (early 40s, 2 children) in our church...
View ArticleMarginal Gains
Periodically I get a desire in church life to throw all the balls up in the air and start again from scratch with a completely blank sheet of paper. To mix my metaphors. I guess most of us do at some...
View Article100 Leadership Lessons #23 Struggling to Develop a Team Mentality 4
A final list of reasons a church may struggle to develop a team mentality: 4. Leader's Reasons Leader wishes to retain strong control over all aspects of church life Developing a team means the...
View ArticleChallenges of a Suburban Church #2
Peter Cornell wrote a few thought-provoking questions on my previous post that are so helpful that I post his whole comment below. The one that makes me think most is what are you looking for in a...
View Article100 Leadership Lessons #24 Building a Team
Here are some of the characteristics that make a team work well: Common life – knowing each other, being committed to each other Common purpose – the glory of God Clear common direction and strategy...
View Article100 Leadership Lessons #25 Evangelical Unity 1
You don't have to move very far beyond the confines of your own local church to discover that questions of how and why evangelicals relate to each other are rife in the UK at the moment. And even...
View ArticleTwo More Substitute Gospels; Col. 2:18-23
In Colossians 2 there are 3 plausibile-sounding substitutes for the good news of Jesus. Three alternatives to receiving righteousness in Christ that all sound like they might have some attractive...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons: Struggling to Develop a Team Mentality 3
A third list of reasons why a church may struggle to develop a team mentality: 3. Individual's Reasons Not realising they have spiritual gifts Not realising they are meant to actively contribute...
View ArticleRaised With Christ! Col. 3:1-17
It is all very well telling us ways how not to seek spiritual fulness, as Paul does in Colossians 2. But how do we do it? How do you get it? This is where he goes in chapter 3. Here is the main thrust:...
View ArticleChrist is Everything; Col 3:1-17
Jesus Christ is absolutely everything that matters. Full stop. I could just stop there. Everything else - Everything Else - is detail only: how does all of life, in its joys and deep sorrows, connect...
View ArticleChallenges of a Suburban Church #1
I'm thinking a lot at the moment about the particular challenges that go with growing and leading a radical church in comparatively affluent suburbia. A couple (early 40s, 2 children) in our church...
View ArticleMarginal Gains
Periodically I get a desire in church life to throw all the balls up in the air and start again from scratch with a completely blank sheet of paper. To mix my metaphors. I guess most of us do at some...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons: Struggling to Develop a Team Mentality 4
A final list of reasons a church may struggle to develop a team mentality: 4. Leader's Reasons Leader wishes to retain strong control over all aspects of church life Developing a team means the...
View ArticleChallenges of a Suburban Church #2
Peter Cornell wrote a few thought-provoking questions on my previous post that are so helpful that I post his whole comment below. The one that makes me think most is what are you looking for in a...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons: Building a Team
Here are some of the characteristics that make a team work well: Common life – knowing each other, being committed to each other Common purpose – the glory of God Clear common direction and strategy...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons: Evangelical Unity 1
You don't have to move very far beyond the confines of your own local church to discover that questions of how and why evangelicals relate to each other are rife in the UK at the moment. And even...
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