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…
Should leaders value honesty over harmony? A true story… A few years ago I was backstage at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Seated in the iconic venue that night were around 5,000 expectant people. On top of that, the show was…
They’re watching you. They watch what you say, what you do, what you don’t say and what you don’t do. ‘They’ are families, the elderly, children and professionals. They are your friends, your neighbours, your gym buddies, the waiter, the…
I caught up with the Lead Pastor of Gwinnett Church as he arrived for the recent Defying Gravity Tour in the UK & Ireland The arrivals hall at Heathrow T3 was packed with both people and emotion as I waited…
Three leadership lessons you may have missed from the hit Apple TV show. Bang in the middle of our 2020 lockdown lives, Ted Lasso provided us all with a shot of laughter & kindness just when we needed it most.…
Doctors say three things go as you age. The first is your memory… And I can’t remember the other two. But how do you really know you are getting old? Your back goes out more than you do. You make…
Creating on-demand video content won’t grow your church… but people far from God need you to make it a priority. We’ve all seen the statistics on church decline, and if you’re like most church leaders it breaks your heart. We…
It seems people are less engaged with Church than ever before and yet people are more digitally connected than ever before. So it made sense to me to start a short term, online small group at my church. I was…