We are the I Generation. Sociologists call what is happening in our world, ‘The Rampant Individualisation of Society.’ The focus is me. This posture has crept into our Spirituality and today, on my 50th Birthday, I […]
Tag: Vision
7 Changes Driven By Church Growth
Last monday I posted on 8 Reasons Most Churches Are Below 200. It drew lots of interest and comments from all around the world. One of the main reasons for posting was to raise the […]
7 Ways The Leader Sets The Bar
The leader sets the bar for the organization. If you are a leader of an organization then you have the awesome responsibility of establishing the parameters by which your organization will be successful. Now, as […]
4 Essentials For Staying Relevant
This Sunday a visitor to Church asked me this question. How come this church is so alive and vibrant? I visit so many Churches were there’s no life, there are no young people, why is […]
10 Reasons I Love Having Visiting Speakers
This past Sunday we had Ps Kirk Bowman from The Rock Church in North Carolina with us. After making sure he was settled into his hotel I reflected on why I love having visiting speakers. […]
VISION and MISSION
This last Sunday we had our Vision Sunday across all of our services. The atmosphere was electric as we celebrated all that God has done in Christian Life Church in 2013. As we looked towards […]
The Power of Vision
This graph shows the correlation between the hours of practice that Children were putting in to learn a musical instrument after they had answered the following question. “How long do you see yourself playing your […]
My Greatest Frustration
Someone once said, ‘Frustration and Vision are exactly the same thing.’ They’re right, but it doesn’t feel like it when you’re frustrated! being a church leader is a frustrating thing, partly because at times you […]
What makes a great volunteer
Yesterday ate CLC we had our Involved! Sunday. This is a day when we celebrate volunteers, have a little expo on positions that are available for volunteers and we teach on the culture of serving. […]
Paul Benger 