I am going to take a tiny reprieve from our current series on The Reality Gap (parts 1 and 2 can be found here and here respectively, and next week we will discuss part 3 – The Pursuit of Excellence) and talk a little bit today on mentoring. I haven’t really gathered my thoughts,Continue reading “Mentors and Mentoring”
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The Reality Gap (part II: the danger of Idealism)
Ever been to a perfect church? Ever heard a perfect sermon? Ever been in a perfect time of worship? Ever received a perfect offering? Ever had a perfect leader’s meeting? I doubt it. Nothing done on earth is perfect. You might as well admit it as the evidence is totally in your face screamingContinue reading “The Reality Gap (part II: the danger of Idealism)”
How to soften your heart. #7
Originally posted on Moray Grace Fellowship:
Pastor Vic returns to continue with our current series about how the hard hearts of born again believers can be softened. Did you know that, as a born again believer, in your spirit, you are completely righteous. This is not because of anything that you have done, or will…
The Reality Gap (part I: what is the Reality Gap)
HI there, I’m Benjamin Conway, and I am the pastor of Tree of Life Church – we meet currently in three locations across England every Sunday and we are looking to increase that rapidly! This is our blog for leaders and church leaders. Our blog on church life is called http://www.treeoflifeblog.com and you areContinue reading “The Reality Gap (part I: what is the Reality Gap)”
Planning Your Preaching (Benjamin Conway)
Planning Your Preaching! One of the things that I often get asked is “how can I preach better?” or “how can I preach with a better response or better results?” The fact is that preaching the gospel is the power of God – that’s how people get saved, get healed, get transformed. Preaching is one ofContinue reading “Planning Your Preaching (Benjamin Conway)”
Planning Your Preaching!
Planning Your Preaching!.
Overcoming the Mundane (or: Ministry can be boring, get over it!)
One of the things that happens when you become a pastor or leader, especially when you go full time, is that the things of God can become mundane. When you see the sick healed every weekend, the novelty wears off. When you do church every week, and a couple of new people comeContinue reading “Overcoming the Mundane (or: Ministry can be boring, get over it!)”
Assimilation
No – we are not talking about my favourite Star Trek baddie, the Borg. We are talking about the process that must be in place for making new people feel welcome when they visit a Sunday service. In the Tree, we call that process “assimilation” – people moving from coming to a church serviceContinue reading “Assimilation”
You Need People Who Believe in Your Dreams!
Every single human needs someone in their life who dreams big for them and isn’t intimidated or nervous if they succeed in abundance. You need someone who loves you and knows you can make – and tells you face to face. We all need someone with flesh and blood to tell us on the outsideContinue reading “You Need People Who Believe in Your Dreams!”
What Do You Want? (part 1)
I am a grace man. Truly I am. All I want is the world to know about His grace and the complete work. However, when dealing with pastors who want to leave all church growth to God I get wound up. I seriously want to spit bricks. The United Kingdom is in too much ofContinue reading “What Do You Want? (part 1)”
Inspiring and Challenging Dreamers 