I once saw a video where someone (I’m pretty sure it was Hillsong’s guitar legend Nigel Hendroff) was talking about what makes a great guitar. I’ve tried to find this video, but to no avail. Thankfully, I’ve got the gist of what was said etched in my memory. Hendroff was...
In this blog series, I’m going to take a look at the book of Acts from a strategic point of view. What was going on in the days of the early church and what can we learn from it today in the 21st Century?
Approximately 2 years after being in Galatia, and about a year after the...
In this blog series, I’m going to take a look at the book of Acts from a strategic point of view. What was going on in the days of the early church and what can we learn from it today in the 21st Century?
Chapter 6 marks the first big structural shift for the church. Up until this...
In the church world, we’ve become conditioned to believe that the right way to “do” church is found in Scripture. And to a certain extent, I agree. We want Scripture to guide us when we look at how we do church. However, when we look at Scripture, there’s no manual for how...
Hiring is one of the most important jobs you can do in your church. Firstly, you’ve got to get the personality right, if you don’t get that right, all of the rest of this is pointless. Although that’s for another blog.
Different types of roles link to different ways in which...
There’s an old saying that 80% of the work is done by 20% of the people. And it’s usually true, especially in church life. How often are we struggling to find people to fill roles? I don’t know a single church that isn’t crying out for leaders in some area. Now, some of...
