Creating Pastoral Culture
Creating pastoral culture in our churches is essential work to see the body of Christ fully equipped to be able to do all that she is called to do. Ea...
Producing Healthy Church Small Groups
Church small groups with purpose are key in a thriving and healthy church. Small groups, if done well, contain all the elements that build a pastoral ...
How To Speak Truth In Love When Leading
How do we speak truth in love? I’ve never been a huge fan of the term ‘feedback’. It summons images in my mind of squawky out of tun...
APEST Assessment: Discover Your Unique Ministry Style
Are you curious about your unique ministry style? An APEST assessment such as my FiveFold Flow Assessment can help you uncover your strengths and area...
Five Aspects of Spiritually Healthy Churches
A spiritually healthy church is one that has internal and external ministry strength, using the yardsticks of the fivefold ministry expressions given ...
Tips For Pastoring A Church
Pastoring a church requires a pastoral heart that creates a shepherding culture. This leads to a mentality that seeks to care for the people of God. W...
Children’s Ministry That Makes A Difference
In a former life, I was a Children’s Pastor. It wasn’t by choice – I was press-ganged by God during a church prayer meeting. The pre...
Protecting Pastors Wives
Church leaders are continually in the front line when it comes to leadership, but there is also another group of people who are impacted by the fallou...
Cultivating APEST Leadership
This post is part of a series looking at Fivefold Ministry. This post focuses on assessing and developing the Fivefold and looks at practical ways to...
Church Trends 2018
My work coaching church leadership teams has brought me into many church contexts. At the end of 2017, I brought together my findings and publicised t...