Month: October 2023

Jesus tells us two things. One in Matthew 28, we must spread the good news and make disciples of people and secondly he tells Peter, in the Gospel of John, to feed his sheep. In the fields and on the hills that surround my house you will see many sheep. They eat the nutrient rich grass, on which they grow fat. They have their lambs in spring and like all herd animals they bleat. For the most part they have a rather placid, quiet life. The sheep dog on the other hand is a working animal. It has a job to do. At the command of the shepherd, this lean… Read More

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Why is it that when it comes to leadership development, we give training to those leaders who have the most experience, or to the hi flyers and performers  in our congregations and church organisations ? By their very character and performance these people are natural leaders and need this training the least. Many church leaders choose only the best to lead their teams. This is great, but what about the rest? As Church Leaders we make assumptions about people all the time. It is how we evaluate them, nurture and train them. It is part of what we do. Here are some assumptions that we make when developing leaders: 1.… Read More

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