Anything worth doing is worth doing badly: A chapter from Wisdom in Leadership

  • Craig Hamilton
  • 10 September 2015

Doing things well and developing new leaders are both valuable and necessary objectives. The trouble is that these two agendas often clash. Training someone up means, almost by definition, that in the beginning they won’t be particularly good at whatever it is they’re learning to do. And they almost certainly won’t be as good at it as you are.

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Expository preaching and expository ministry

  • Tony Payne
  • 22 January 2014

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8ONb1qM4BM&feature=youtu.be Video courtesy of Leadership Resources International.

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We need to talk about church scheduling

  • Rory Shiner
  • 29 December 2016

Sometimes, although we mean to help, we cause harm. Have you thought through how the timing of your church's programs affect people?

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On good and bad evangelism

  • Sandy Grant
  • 1 June 2015

‘Proselytism’ is on the nose in our allegedly tolerant world, increasingly proscribed or restricted by law or administrative policy. Mostly the word is left undefined, open to great subjectivity. Some think of it merely as seeking to persuade others of the merits of a religion, with a view to

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How to respond when Matthew 18 comes knocking

  • Hannah Ploegstra
  • 15 December 2015

There’s no question about it: as Christians, we are called to forgive. Forgiveness is in our spiritual DNA; it’s a trait of what we are. And what are we but children of God (1 John 3:1), who himself is characterized by mercy, grace, and forgiveness (Exod 34:6-7a)?

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Leading a (very) small group

  • Richard Sweatman
  • 19 August 2016

If your Bible study group is on the small side, it can be tempting to feel discouraged. But as Richard Sweatman explains, although smaller numbers mean certain challenges, they also present certain opportunities too.

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Please stop attacking extremists

  • Phillip Jensen
  • 27 July 2016

Phillip Jensen explains why we need more extremists, not less.

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Revitalize your quiet times with Psalm 119

  • Cassie Watson
  • 24 October 2018

You won’t walk away with a handy ten tips to improve your Bible reading. Instead, Psalm 119 will help you to see why daily time in Scripture is so important.

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A simple way to fulfil the great commission: One-to-one Bible reading

  • Sean Martin
  • 11 February 2019

Jesus’ command to make disciples doesn’t have to be complicated. There are many seemingly ordinary things Christians can do to make an impact on those around them.

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Let your yes be no

  • Mike Leite
  • 13 November 2015

Now, before you rightly rebuke me for misquoting Jesus and James, let me explain what I mean by “let your yes be no”. I think too often in ministry, be it paid or lay, we automatically say yes to things instead of saying no. While this isn’t always a bad thing, it does become a major problem when we too easily become doers for Christ instead of followers of Christ.

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