Some say, ‘I wish the church could just get on with preaching the gospel’.
But racism is a denial of the gospel of Jesus Christ – from beginning, to middle and through to the end.
WHY WE CAN’T STOP TALKING ABOUT RACE
Author: Anthony Delaney
I speak, I write, I lead.
Jesus is my best friend, because he’s the friend of sinners
We don’t tend to focus on ‘friendship’ as an outcome of Jesus’ life and death, resurrection and friendship because, well, it’s not so much of a big deal is it? Not lined up alongside all those theological words like redemption and atonement. But what if really is the deal. That God wants to be with us, even though we have acted as his enemies, he wants us to be friends forever. What if those things in which we rightly glory are just the way into a room, the corridors, the hallway. But friendship, is the destination. Do we just hang out in the hall, or step into the room and sit at the table?
Where fear sees a crisis, faith sees an opportunity!
However your church is doing, the Big C Church in the UK is smaller, shrinking, and strapped for cash which means…
Why Paul told Timothy he was so FOR women leading, and I want to be too!
Why would Paul name two men getting it wrong then apparently write ‘so the answer is don’t let women teach?’ Writing something which for 2000 years since has been used – by men – to clobber women into submission at worst, or relegate them to help in Sunday school at best?Could it be because we’ve read the rest of scripture through the lens of these two verses, rather than the other way round?
THE 3-WAY STRETCH LAUNCH USES TO GROW YOUR LEADERSHIP AT EVERY LEVEL
people think that getting better means ‘I just need to get a coach’ – but having someone who’s that bit further on, some others you’re working with, and passing on practical lessons to others is the best way to learn and grow.
IF WE STARTED CHURCH FROM SCRATCH…
God is giving you a restart, a reset, don’t waste it! In every area of life – all thinking is now rethinking and we want to help you navigate what, who, how and when – while never losing sight of the WHY.
How To Change The World When You Can’t Go Anywhere
“God’s word is not chained. Therefore I endure everything.” When you realise God’s word is not chained, it sets you free, and helps you endure anything. There’s so much bad news you can choose to be your focus, or you can partner with the unchained, unhindered good news.
Don’t Limit The Church Of The Future By The Way You Measured In The Past
Leaders measure stuff. Previously it was fairly easy to see whether you were doing okay. But what if what we re busy measuring no longer matters?
GOD IS CHANGING THE GAME – SO WE WIN!
. On the news yesterday I heard that the surprise most popular game for Christmas in a time of Covid is likely to be chess, following the success of the Netflix mini-series The Queen’s Gambit. More and more people are learning and playing, especially girls. I was never very good at chess growing up because my older brother was really good at it, so in my head it was the game I always lose, so I didn’t learn or practice enough to get better. Earlier this year in conversation with my friend Alan Hirsch (you can hear more on this in my podcast where I picked him up on it) he said that he’d learned something from the world of chess that might be applicable for the situation the Church has found herself in this year. He said, ‘If you want to get better, remove your Queen.’ I’ve thought about that a lot since. The idea is you take away your strongest piece, the one you rely on most, and that will help you learn what to do with all […]
REFRAME! HOW TO MOVE FROM FEAR TO FAITH FOR THE FUTURE.
I could not be more excited about the future as we head toward LAUNCH 2020:REFRAME on 17th and 18th November. Five years ago we started LAUNCH based on the premise that it’s not the direction of the wind but the set of your sail that determines your direction and destination. That message and mentality matters more this year than ever – which is why joining us for those two days could change everything for you and your team now and for 2021. We live in uncertain times. The uncertainty invites fear – showing up as stress and suffering, and leading to scarcity thinking. Even something as benign as checking the news or scrolling through social media raises the heart beat when we’re constantly assailed by everything that is (or could be) wrong with the world. But God has not given us a Spirit of fear. And you can’t be fruitful and fearful at the same time. That’s why it’s vital, before this year is out – that you REFRAME. When you step back and consider the nature of fear, you’re looking […]