Grace in the Community

Will you still be here in 6 months?  A year?  2 years?  5 years?  10 years?  That is a question churches need to ask leaders and congregatio...

Hebrews 13:17 is a fascinating verse.  "Obey your leader and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your soul, as those who wi...

I've been thinking about a number of things for a while but this week whilst reading Paul Tripp's brilliant 'Dangerous Calling...

Joshua 1 is one of those passages that people often preach or talk about when focusing on leadership, the call to be strong and very courage...

I was re-reading a book recently which contained this statistic: 44%of those in pastoral ministry for more than 15 years suffer from burn-ou...

One of the big bottlenecks in the growth of anything is leadership.  The church needs leaders but where do we get them from, how do we grow ...

In looking at Hebrews 13 on Sunday we were looking at how you make leadership a joy for those leading you. However sometimes seeing the neg...

What would happen to your church if your pastor was diagnosed with an incurable illness tomorrow and could not preach for the foreseeable fu...

Tim Challies posted this news story he came across, it is a sober reminder of the danger of neglecting the responsibility of a shepherd. IST...

In one of those God determined happenings I started reading Joshua 1 the other morning and then discovered in the evening in our Bible readi...

Having spent last week studying Malachi it raised a useful list of things to pray for leaders of the church and those who preach and teach: ...

Studying Malachi 2:1-9 this week it is striking the marks it gives as those of a good priest: "My covenant was with him, a covenant of ...

Leadership is a big task, it is one we should aspire to but as we have studied Malachi we have been reminded that it is one we should not ta...

Was looking at 1 Timothy yesterday and the discussion turned to the first verse of ch3, "Here is a trustworthy saying: whoever aspires ...

There are 4 stages before someone becomes a leader: a. Identify – They should have a compassion for people and want others to know God’s gr...

Leadership is always an issue in churches be it looking for people to lead the youth work, Sunday school teachers, deacons, elders or whatev...

Leadership in the church is both an immense privilege and a great responsibility, as the pastoral letters and James makes very clear. So ca...

What does a good leader look like? Is a good business leader a good church leader? Does success in whatever sphere an individual works in ...

Which do you look for most in a leader? Character or competence? I know we'd ideally like both, but which most important? Which can you...

According to a study undertaken in Britain and published in the last 12 months 65% of free church pastors/ministers are 55 years old or over...