Author Archives: Tree of Life Church

Just For Pastors 37: Do You Feel Led?

We have to be led by the inner witness. Paul was led by the Spirit to preach in certain places and not in others. If you have ever preaching in a place you weren’t led to, you may understand why! The inner witness is an inner traffic light inside you that God placed inside you.Continue reading “Just For Pastors 37: Do You Feel Led?”

Just For Pastors 36: You Need Some Discernment!

In my last post, I said pastors need power. It’s true, but you also need some wisdom to use that power. I know many people who have operating in the gifts without wisdom and ended up failing. There are satanic counterfeits of the Spirit of God and His gifts. The only way to avoid beingContinue reading “Just For Pastors 36: You Need Some Discernment!”

Just For Pastors 35: You Need Some Power!

Public speaking is undergoing a real resurgeance. People are watching TED Talks, top comedians can pack out the largest venues in the UK faster than Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift! People do enjoy listening to others talk. But with us the kingdom of God is not just a matter of talk, but a matter ofContinue reading “Just For Pastors 35: You Need Some Power!”

Just For Pastors 34: Don’t be a Copycat Clone

Sons of God should be led by the Spirit of God. You need to spend time in the Word and time praying in the Spirit, praying in tongues, so you can learn how to follow the Spirit of God, not something else. I have lost count of how many times people have come to meContinue reading “Just For Pastors 34: Don’t be a Copycat Clone”

Just For Pastors 33: Watch Out for Fake Pastors In Your Church!

I have had several people tell me over the years that they know more than pastoring than I do, but somehow none of them have ever pastored. We had a so-called prophet come to one of our churches and prophesy over me that God had called him to be my pastor and I should payContinue reading “Just For Pastors 33: Watch Out for Fake Pastors In Your Church!”

Just for Pastors 31: Don’t be a Heavy Shepherd

I know I need to lose a few pounds, but that’s not what a heavy shepherd means. The phrase heavy shepherd comes from America, and comes from the seventies, although some church leaders have been involved in this sort of behaviour all over the world, and for much longer than since the seventies. What heavyContinue reading “Just for Pastors 31: Don’t be a Heavy Shepherd”

Just For Pastors 30: Feed the Sheep Spiritual Food!

I’ve spent three years at Bible College, and then I did a Masters in Biblical Languages, and I am currently doing my Th. D. in Apostolic Ministry. But I have never done a course on how to pastor in the spirit! I’ve heard a lot of Bible teaching, a lot of great doctrinal teaching, aContinue reading “Just For Pastors 30: Feed the Sheep Spiritual Food!”

Just For Pastors 29: Choosing an Assistant

One of the most remarkable moments in my life was when Tree of Life Family grew beyond myself and my family. One of the tasks I now have I have never had before is to select and hire staff. Now I genuinely believe that I have the most remarkable pastoral and admin staff in allContinue reading “Just For Pastors 29: Choosing an Assistant”

Just For Pastors 28: Say It Again, Pastor!

We have to take our calling as a pastor seriously – God takes it seriously, so we should. Paul told Timothy to preach the Word. He did not say preach tradition, preach someone’s ideas, preach what you think, preach what you feel. We have to preach the Word. Paul actually said: Preach the word, beContinue reading “Just For Pastors 28: Say It Again, Pastor!”