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Many of us shy away from areas we find challenging. We avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task; or avoid something that we dislike, fear, or do not feel confident about. But when we move towards the challenge, to tackle the unpleasant task, the thing we dislike and fear, as a result our confidence grows through […]
I sometimes find church leader’s and congregational members not only avoiding failure in invitation but also avoiding success. Not succeeding abates the fear of failure. I heard a church leader panic recently when he heard that numbers were up at an event at his church. He was heard to say that we will never be able to improve […]
Benjamin Franklin said that there are three types of people. There are the immoveable people, whatever you say to them they are just not going to get it. Secondly there are moveable people who see the need for change. Finally there are people who move, who make things happen and once you find them that […]
I meet many conflict allergic church leaders, afraid to challenge the prevailing culture. I recognise them, because I recognise the same issues in my own walk with God. Many leaders hesitate to introduce anything that adds to the conflict level of their ministries. Fear and hesitation can result from financial concerns. Financial concerns represents one of the […]
A communication from a church leader encouraged me to film this video blog. How do you invite people to stay? What is the second invitation? The second invitation (2)
Jacob after his encounter with the angel at Jabbock walked with a limp which was a trophy of his wrestling with God. Leaders become leaders in part because they are willing to wrestle with who they are, who they want to become, and how they can overcome some deficit in their own lives. I have struggled with rejection […]
We live at times as if we will live 1000 years. Here is a blog about our propensity to wait rather than take action…. Invitational Waiting VBlog