Leadership

Business leaders: How To Develop Your Vision

Sometime around 600 BC the wisest king to rule Israel, King Solomon, wrote, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Not much has changed since then and this timeless principle can be applied to many areas of life including our business life.

October 9th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Angela De Souza

Making your church inclusive & accessible

One in six people in the UK have a disability. Many disabled people claim the church has a poor accessibility record. How can we move things forward?

June 25th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Sam Hailes

UK Church: The problem and the solution

Neil Hudson has spent the last six years re-imagining how Christians might do church in the UK. Working for London Institude of Contemporary Christianity (LICC), which was founded by the late John Stott, Neil believes a major culture shift is needed across all the major denominations. The aim is...

May 8th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Sam Hailes

Follow You Follow Me: A Social Media Ministry

In Follow You, Follow Me, John Voelz explains why social media is now essential to the ministry of local churches.

April 20th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

Creating an all age, fun, and messy church

Creating a church service that caters for people of all ages and backgrounds is not an easy task.

March 28th, 2012 - Posted & Written by

Who are 'The Next Christians'?

‘In the world, but not of the world’ is a phrase that has been bandied around for as long as I can remember. In ‘The Next Christians’ Gabe Lyons examines how this can actually be played out.

March 24th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Peter Harrison

Unlock The Growth: become an inviting church

"It takes a very brave person to walk into a church on their own nowadays", says Michael Harvey in his new liberating book ‘Unlocking the Growth’, "but God is still speaking to them and all they need is a gentle invitation".

March 11th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Les Ellison

Bishop: Who was responsible for Jesus death?

The Right Reverend Stephen Cottrell is bishop of Chelmsford and author of over 20 books. As a self described "all or nothing kind of person", Stephen was ordained at the age of 25, just a few years after becoming a Christian. Down to earth, real and honest, Stephen's books have helped thousa...

March 5th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Sam Hailes

All Age Worship

Engaging with the whole range of ages in a church service is possibly the biggest challenge for any worship leader.

March 4th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Les Ellison

Which Gospels mention palms - why it's important to African Palm Crosses

The distribution of crosses woven from authentic and ethically sourced palm leaves is the engaging involvement and effective witness of Palm Sunday in churches around the world.

March 4th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Les Ellison

St David's Day - the surprising power of preaching

First celebrated in 1120, 1 March is the feast day of ‘Dewy Ddyfrwr – 'David the Drinkwater': founder of Glyn Rhosyn monastery, now St David's Cathedral, and patron saint of Wales.

March 1st, 2012 - Posted & Written by Les Ellison

The Resolution - Courage and encouragement for men

Real life application of the big screen movie 'Courageous', this new worldwide innitative empowers Christian men, husbands and fathers to take back responsibility for their lives, marriage, family, church and community.

March 1st, 2012 - Posted & Written by Les Ellison

How the Church fails Business people - and what can be done about it

Christians struggle to make their Sunday faith relevant to their weekday jobs and find their churches indifferent to their lives in the real world. 'How the Church Fails Business people - and what can be done about it' sheds light on the reasons behind why so many Christians feel let down by ...

February 23rd, 2012 - Posted & Written by Les Ellison

Ash Wednesday - movable feast or meaningful famine

Ash Wednesday: the first day fasting in Lent and 46 days before the feast of Easter Sunday. Always on a Wednesday, but because the date of Easter changes year on year, the actual date of Ash Wednesday can be on any Wednesday between 4 February and 10 March.

February 22nd, 2012 - Posted & Written by Laura White

The Magnificent Seven Big Bible Kisses

In case you’ve forgotten and your entire love life depends on it, here’s a reminder: February 14 is St Valentines Day. The traditional day for anonymous greetings of undying love, flowers, chocolates and… kissing.

February 14th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

How To Road Test Your Marriage... and Pass!

National Marriage Week 2012 invites married couples everywhere to Road Test their marriage with a three point challenge. The simple challenge gives couples three daily tests to check the state of their marriage and pick up early signs that it might not be performing as well it good as could be.

February 10th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Les Ellison