Category: Leadership
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We’ve all seen the breaking news headlines. It’s yet another leader who’s crashed and burned with a financial scandal, an affair, or a struggle with addiction. The leader’s family is wrecked. The organization blows up. Millions of dollars are lost in the brand’s tarnished reputation. Everything falls to pieces. And these scandals happen so frequently…
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At the start of the story is the tantalising phrase in Genesis 1, “God created man in his own image: In the image of God he created him.” Of course, it does not occur in a vacuum. It is the climax of the entire creation narrative. The Earth, which was formless and empty (verse 1),…
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Here at Christian Life Church (soon to be IKON CHURCH) our Vision Statement is simple. HUMAN FLOURISHING: people doing well in every area of life. We believe that if we are successful in our work this will be the result. In his latest book, Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True…
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Nine out of Ten 20 somethings say that Christians are Judgemental What did Jesus mean when he said, “Judge not, and you will not be judged.” It’s one of the most commonly quoted verses from the bible (Luke 6:37). Many of us, and not merely politicians, invoke the verse as a first defense when accused…
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You don’t get better if you are only trying to prove how good you already are. Part of me doesn’t like feedback, be honest, neither does part of you. “Feedback is the breakfast of champions,” sounds great until someone gives you feedback, critical feedback. Even that word, ‘critical’, send shivers doesn’t it. The word however,…
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10 Facts About First-Time Visitors to Your Church Charismatic Movement Thrives as Church of England Splutters 6 Habits Of Growing Churches Working With Volunteers – Observe the John Cusack Rule A Front Row Culture and Why it Matters
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There’s plenty of books, websites, and leadership resources that talk about the importance of encouragement. As Goethe said in 1768, “Instruction does much, but encouragement everything.” The following example comes from Phil Cooke who is a media producer, speaker and writer. Some time ago, our team was called into a major, national media ministry because…
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Is a person whose memory is often presented in a kind of secularised version. It would be no exaggeration to say that Dr. King is presented as one of the heroic crusaders for “truth, justice, and the American way,” with the civil rights movement in view as the specific focus. This version…
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I think in our churches today it is imperative that we have a culture of raising and releasing our own and not rejecting our own.
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In recent years much has been said about not needing the title “leader” to be a leader. You don’t have to be the “Director” or “Manager” or whatever that title is at your organisation to lead. Just because you aren’t a “leader” on the org chart doesn’t mean you can’t lead in your role, that’s…
