Category: Books
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I have to be honest with you. I don’t have the gift of hospitality. I know that’s a strange confession for a pastor to make. But it’s true. If you knock on my door unannounced, I will welcome you. I’ll make you a cup of tea. I’ll be warm, I’ll be kind, I’ll be genuinely…
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From the series: Empowered — Discovering and Developing Your Spiritual Gifts Let me name the elephant in the room. When most Christians hear the phrase “spiritual gifts,” they’re broadly fine — until the conversation gets to the gifts that involve healing, miracles, prophecy and tongues. That’s when the room shifts. Eyes drop. People who were…
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From the series: Empowered — Discovering and Developing Your Spiritual Gifts There’s a particular kind of frustration that settles into a church over time. It’s not the frustration of conflict or crisis. It’s quieter than that. It’s the frustration of watching the same small group of people carry everything — Sunday after Sunday, meeting after…
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There’s a quiet assumption running through much of the Western church that goes something like this: spiritual gifts are for a certain kind of Christian. The upfront ones. The confident ones. The ones who seem to have a direct line to heaven. The rest of us? We just serve on the welcome team, give our…
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Good article by Joel Miller with 9 tips to read more this year. My favourite suggestions are 7,8 & 9 https://open.substack.com/pub/millersbookreview/p/9-tips-to-read-more-books?r=nhgzf&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
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Introduction In many circles, leadership is often associated with positions of power such as CEOs, presidents, and managers. However, in Jewish tradition, this is not the case. The Torah actually emphasizes the potential for everyone to be a leader, promoting the concept of shared leadership based on Jewish values. It’s a pretty cool idea, don’t…
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I remember reading this quote from Seth Godin’s excellent book called Tribes What people are afraid of isn’t failure. It’s blame. Criticism. To be a leader in any sphere of life and work you will create a tribe, a group of followers and to lead well you are going to need to overcome your fear…
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What were they thinking? I’m sure you’ve had the occasion to use the phrase “What were they thinking” or how about, “You only had one job.” Have you ever said that? We say such things as we experience something so seemingly ridiculous that we are unable to conceive how anyone could ever create what we…
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Here’s a list of great books I read in 2015: The Permanent Revolution: Alan Hirsch and Tim Catchim. Best book I have ever read on Apostolic Ministry and the Ephesians 4:11 gifts The Kingdom Conspiracy: Scot McKnight. Pretty much anything by New Testament Scholar, Scott McKnight is excellent. I particularly loved his linking of Kingdom…
