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      I don’t normally cry.  But 2 weeks before I went on Sabbatical in spring of 2023, I sat in our Sanctuary and sobbed.  I was done, all in and the tank was well and truly empty.  …

Applying The 5 Foundations With Network Church Leader Leon Evans.

    Every man breathed a huge sigh of relief. The verdict was in and it had gone the way they hoped…the sharp knives went back in the draw and all the men high-fived each other! What on earth am…

      Shifting Discipleship Gears Because radical Jesus followers aren’t made in rows these days…     Crowbars on an airplane? Did you know that they have an emergency call button in toilets on airplanes? I never knew that,…

      Start With The End In Mind. A blog post about casting a vision that inspires. The conversation goes like this… Duncan… I get it. I really do. I get that we are going to have to make…

Defying Gravity Helping you grow your church by reaching unchurched

“Duncan. Let me tell you your new job description…” I have a friend called Tim. He’s is one of the smartest leaders I know. He’s led large staff teams in one of the biggest churches in the world and is…

The last 3 weeks have been pretty intense on my body but incredibly life giving for my soul. I’ve taken 9 flights, over 35,000 air miles, across 7 timezone changes. I’ve visited 5 major cities (Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Auckland &…

Removing the barriers for more people to serve in your church. “What’s the one thing that keeps people serving on your teams?” It was a great question. And I had a tasty answer… A Lead Pastor was visiting our church…

Leadership is complicated and often overwhelming. You want to get it right. So here are three ‘leadership hacks’ that will help make it simpler than it seems… Some leaders have an office wall full diplomas and qualifications in management but…