If we love in the truth,
And are faithful to one another in the truth
And walk together in the truth
We will work together for the truth.
WALKING IN TRUTH: Hospitality vs Narcissistic leadership (3 John)
Tag: Church
Stephen Matthew: TRUST is the Currency of Leadership
Every time someone mentions a name to me, I put them on a matrix of character and competence. Can you be trusted?
Rev Jack Shepherd – 5 Marks Of The Apostolic Resource Church
Self evaluate – How are you doing in these 5 vital areas uncovered in his Doctoral research?
Three Priorities to Live for God Every Day (and teach others to do the same) – B.I.O.
How can we navigate the challenges of daily life while staying focused on God’s divine purpose? That’s where the B.I.O. concept comes in—a simple yet powerful framework that can guide us on our spiritual journey and help us lead others to do the same.
BECOMING A HIGH IMPACT CHURCH – 1. Measure What Matters Most
What we measure determines what we think success is.
Most churches still tend to measure by the ABCs:
ATTENDANCE, BUILDINGS and CASH (Offerings)
These are useful, but not optimal – or even biblical!
Being BIG, WEALTHY and INFLUENTIAL does not necessarily mean a church is healthy (as we have seen so graphically and too in recent years).
HOW Does God measure success?
New Podcast Episode – Geoff Surratt: Steering and Staying The Course In Ministry
What does ‘success’ in ministry really look like?
How do we keep the main thing the main thing?
What devotional practices can practically help us to stay the course?
What guardrails and what do we need to pay attention to that might prevent us from failing and spoiling a leadership legacy?
REBUILDING BROKEN WALLS.
We find ourselves in times of great turmoil and unrest.How should we respond to such challenges? What can and should the church do?
Are We Really Preaching The Gospel? Ben Bradwell.
It’s not just about me dying and going to heaven. The gospel is God is showing up here and now in broken places, in hard times in lives, in sickness… this is what the kingdom looks like. For everyday people in all sorts of ways!
Jonathan Oloyede – P.U.S.H. (Pray Until Something Happens)
We are not meant to come to church and have the pastor tell us what to do.
We are to come and tell the Pastor what God is doing!
Will we have bottlenecks, or wildfire?!
The leaders are necessary if they are there to provide guidance and support and discernment- but all through the week God should be breaking out through everyone. We need the Holy Spirit most of all!
Only The Apostolic Church Can Fulfil The Great Commission
The commission was directly given to the apostles but indirectly given to the ecclesia in every generation. After the early apostles died, the commission remained – and so does the authority, until it is fulfilled it will remain in force.
So they had a commission and were sent to fulfil it. In their generation the church grew like crazy and changed everything, everywhere. We have the same commission and we are sent to do it. That’s the key, they went, because they were sent. That’s an apostolic church.