Here’s a guest post from my very clever Vivian …. this is her blog submission to her recent MA subject on 1 Corinthians: With the general consensus in our society that churches are lame and limp, sick and dying, we can’t stop but feel that we as Christians are not able to engage with the…
In the New Testament, “elders” (overseers) were a group of leaders responsible for leading and teaching a local church. They are godly people, mature in Christ, who love, serve and protect God’s people (1 Tim 3; 5) as they follow in Jesus’ footsteps (Mark 10:45; John 15:20). Leaders may be paid or unpaid. Leadership is…
Read more How do you define leadership and leadership teams?
As suggested in the question, there has bben a recent movement to direct evangelism and other Christian activities toward the secular marketplace (I understand ‘market place’ as somewhere in the secular domain, outside of ‘walls’ of the church). In Australia, for instance, the number of non-churched is growing and people are no longer willing to step into the…
I recently read Tom Clancy’s, Command and Authority. Maybe it was the nostalgia of reading the last Clancy Jack Ryan novel ever, but I found it a good read. It moved quickly, it hit all the historical bits of Jack Snr’s life and was also quite illuminating in explaining what is currently going on in…
In the spectrum of all the people who call themselves Christian and serve in church, the ones I get most excited to meet and work with are those who naturally think strategically and have an entrepreneurial bent. I don’t know why that is the case but I guess that’s the way I’m wired too. But…
Belief blockers are issues or ideas that stop people from considering the Christian gospel and changing their worldview in acceptance of it – ie become and stay a Christian. As a ministry staff team we have been doing some thinking about this in our most recent professional in-service. Now the most recent study of Belief…
Sometimes it is easy for Christians to roll their eyes and ignore the criticism and general dislike that others have of them. Just reading the opinion letters in the SMH can give you the idea that there is nothing more distasteful or abhorrent than being governed by a government leaders who on the record declare themselves…
Read more dislike of Christians = dislike of Jesus + dislike of Christian hypocrisy
I thought I might write a couple of blogs to help churches get their heads around some of the issues and questions one should ask when choosing a church management solution. I’m no expert but here are my credentials: In my years following university, I worked for two software companies. Both were start-ups. Both made significant…
Read more Should I buy and all-in-one or an integrated church management system?
Taste and See that Jesus is good! 