So you want to be a leader

I had such a romantic view of church leadership where you preached great sermons, people applauded your efforts and you built a church of hundreds overnight. Do you know how many times people have complained to me or choose to not listen to pastoral advice? I had one...

Lists

In our house when there is something important happening we make lists. The lists include times, what jobs to do and when. Sometimes the lists are added to with further lists. David must have had lists (only joking). On the top of the paper written “what needs to be...

Lament

As I write this, some friends of ours from our previous church are attending the funeral of their mum. Just a few weeks ago was the funeral of their dad. Only limited numbers were allowed to attend the funeral and there was no celebration of the lives lost, all...

Psalm 27

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Being bigger than the rest

David had lived with the promise that he would be king for many years. He was learning painfully and slowly that the best way to receive a promise is to let God do it in his way and in his time. So when Saul died David did not rush to become Israel’s king. We have...