Leadership

Leadership, and how to avoid burnout

“I was elected to lead, not to read” is pretty much the only line I can remember from The Simpsons movie. That rhyming refusal to take even a moment to consider picking up a report that is, at the very most, 30 pages long before making a drastic decision is the funniest line from the film. ...

September 25th, 2017 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

What Katie Davis Majors Did Next - Daring to Hope

Katie Davis Majors is a mould-breaker. Any negative preconceptions you may hold about millennials, commonly tagged as impatient and entitled, will be thrown out of the window when you hear her story. For those of us who enjoy reading biography as well as those who want to give a life-changing...

September 19th, 2017 - Posted & Written by Stuart Wilson

Leading a Small Group: Everything you need to know

Term time is fast approaching again, the time when leaders will start planning their Small Groups. So, here's everything you need to host your own small group: 1. Mugs Tea and coffee are the lifeblood of a small group. They are what loosen the gears of a good group, and they are the ul...

August 21st, 2017 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

Whole Life Worship - Review

Our review of Whole Life Worship, Sam and Sara Hargreaves' book on empowering worshippers for the front-line.

April 7th, 2017 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

What is Spring Harvest?

The days are longer... The clocks have come forward... There’s lambs in the fields it can only mean one thing; Spring is here! And with it comes the teaching and worship event families look forward to year-round...Spring Harvest.

April 3rd, 2017 - Posted & Written by Laura White

Eden Awards 2017: Full List of Nominees and Winner

Welcome to the Eden Awards 2017. An opportunity to celebrate the best of Christian books, music, film, Bibles, Children’s books and more all of which had an impact in 2016. So without further ado, the awards. Book & Bible Categories Bible of the Year The nominees for Bible of the Y...

February 20th, 2017 - Posted & Written by Laura White

What are the Eden Awards?

After a three year break, the annual Eden Awards are back. The Eden Awards are an annual celebration of some of the best Christian books, music, film, and more. They encompass the bestsellers, thought-provokers, joy-bringers and in some cases, the downright quirky. The decision to host them...

February 7th, 2017 - Posted & Written by Laura White

What do you need to plan an Easter Service?

If you're a Church leader, the chances are that when you hear the words ‘Family Service’, you’ll probably have one of two reactions: 1. Amazing! This will be a fun service with dancing, games, songs, storytelling, and excitement and messages for all ages! Or 2. No! How am I supposed t...

January 23rd, 2017 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

Leadership - It's Not Rocket Science, Is It?

Is leadership really a science that can be studied, learned and applied; and if it isn't, where should we look? There’s no shortage of people who certainly think they know, and no shortage of others prepared to pay good money to learn their methods.

August 27th, 2013 - Posted & Written by Les Ellison

5 Leadership Resources for Your Church

Here at Eden we know leading a church or a ministry is hard work! There are so many things to think about, ministries to run and jobs to be done. So we've pulled out our top 5 resources that'll help you develop all areas of your church ministry from reaching out to the community to making your ch...

July 4th, 2013 - Posted & Written by Anna Hockley

I'm a Preacher... Get Me Out of Here!

So you've said the benediction, given the blessing and stepped down from the pulpit; another Sunday sermon done and the service ended. But you know it’s only seven days before you have to do it all over again.

June 9th, 2013 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

Dressing for Church - with Style!

How did Simon Butler go from wearing the clerical collar to sourcing clerical clothing; and what goes into making Butler & Butler Clerical Shirts? Here’s what Simon had to say for himself.

June 2nd, 2013 - Posted & Written by Les Ellison

It's Time to Get Off Your Donkey

Everybody knows the parable of The Good Samaritan. It's the story about loving your neighbour, about citizenship, about seeing - before colour or creed - a fellow man. So well known is this story, that, like a word repeated over and over again, it's easy for the central message to become lost...

May 26th, 2013 - Posted & Written by The Editor

Who Let the Dads Out: Ministry and Bacon Butties

The Who Let the Dads Out initiative began at Hoole Baptist Church, Chester in March 2003, now 10 years on the ministry is growing from strength to strength reaching dads of all ages, discipling and encouraging parents and of course making great bacon butties! As mentioned in the video there ar...

May 23rd, 2013 - Posted & Written by Anna Hockley

The Holy Grail of Community and Discipleship

The Church needs to create community and mature adult Christian disciples. Yet both aims can feel as elusive as the Holy Grail, says Simon Reed, author of Creating Community.

May 19th, 2013 - Posted & Written by The Editor

Become a Change Maker - Join the Catalyst Movement

Brad Lomenick, one of the many Catalyst leaders, is desperate to encourage, develop and equip the next generation of church leaders to be change makers - not pew sitters who sit back and let things drift; but those willing to stand up and become a catalyst for change. The Catalyst Leader boo...

May 13th, 2013 - Posted & Written by Anna Hockley

Tim Keller Explains What Center Church is About

Designed for church leaders, whether situated in a city or not, the principles of Center Church are based on the following 4 values:Biblically centred ministry - centred on the overarching stories of Creation, Fall, Redemption, Restoration.Urban and Cultural Centres - what often works in cities i...

May 9th, 2013 - Posted & Written by Anna Hockley

Rethink Evangelism with Paul Weston & David Male

With a brand new book - 'The Word's Out' - from the seasoned British evangelists Paul Weston and David Male, we talked about the exciting prospect of re-capturing an early church attitude and re-imagining evangelism for the twenty-first century.

May 5th, 2013 - Posted & Written by James Warwood

What do You Think You Were Put on the Earth to Do?

If there's one question you will ask yourself throughout your life it's going to be: 'What was I put on Earth to do?' Phil Cooke's aim, in One Big Thing, is to help you get closer to finding the answer as you ask yourself questions to discover what your calling is and how to go about achieving it...

May 2nd, 2013 - Posted & Written by Anna Hockley

Cool Britannia: UK Home-Grown Mission

You may have been fooled into thinking that all the exciting missionary work is happening overseas with the UK seriously losing ground. But mission is bursting from the seams of the British Church – and we've found 5 books to prove it!

April 28th, 2013 - Posted & Written by Anna Hockley