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”
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Just For Pastors 27: Just for Guest Speakers
Today’s blog post is for guest speakers, whether you a travelling evangelist, an associate pastor, or an intern or elder or deacon who is covering the pulpit for a weekend. Whether you are an apostle, prophet, evangellist, teacher – or a pastor but in another church to your own – you should submit yourself toContinue reading “Just For Pastors 27: Just for Guest Speakers”
Just For Pastors 23: Titles and Respect
If you want to survive in ministry, you need people not just to like you but to respect you. They need not just to relate to you, but they need to appreciate your fruitfulness. Now, at the end of the day, people are going to make their own choices, and many are stubborn, selfish andContinue reading “Just For Pastors 23: Titles and Respect”
Just For the Pastors 07: Equip the Saints!
Part of the ministry of the pastor is to “equip the saints to do the works of ministry, till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, that we henceforthContinue reading “Just For the Pastors 07: Equip the Saints!”
Just for the Pastors 02: It’s More than a Job!
Some of the things I have done in my life are just jobs – working in McDonalds, selling mobile phones, being a school teacher, working in recruitment. The job itself was not really the issue, earning money for my family was the issue. But being a pastor is not that. It is a calling. YouContinue reading “Just for the Pastors 02: It’s More than a Job!”
Just for the Pastors 01: You are Remarkable!
In this series of blog posts for leaders, I am writing to pastors for the next few posts. I have been pastoring and called “Pastor Ben” since 1998 when I was a student pastor at an Assemblies of God church. Since 2010, when I started the Tree of Life Church, I have planted twelve churches,Continue reading “Just for the Pastors 01: You are Remarkable!”
Manifest Leadership 03 Proving By Improving part 1 Draw the Lines
So, if you want to lead others, my suggestion is always this: set the bar for yourself as high as it can possibly be. Study, pray, work, labour, learn, think… whatever it takes to raise the bar so it. Constantly consider what else can you better, how can you improve. Remember our credibility as leadersContinue reading “Manifest Leadership 03 Proving By Improving part 1 Draw the Lines”
Manifest Leadership 01 Why Should Anyone Follow You?
We talk a lot about leadership in the church, and we should. It is a vital part of being able to grow. Our lives actually depend on our ability to respond to leadership – from honouring our parents when we are young (and older), to honouring the leaders of the nation, to giving double honourContinue reading “Manifest Leadership 01 Why Should Anyone Follow You?”
Pastor’s Don’t Do This 25 Being Light About the Things of God
Last week, I asked someone who was working for the church in the finance department to give money to two ministries and they refused. They said the money should be given later when other things were done. They were light about the things of God. They were not taking God seriously, and putting His commands to give andContinue reading “Pastor’s Don’t Do This 25 Being Light About the Things of God”
Pastors Don’t Do This 24: Being Super Mature
We should all be mature, there’s something ugly about an immature leader, but some leaders get so mature they start believing their own press, they take themselves far too seriously, and they forget how to have fun. They then lose humility. We have to enter the kingdom like children (Matthew 18.3) – and often pastors are theContinue reading “Pastors Don’t Do This 24: Being Super Mature”
Inspiring and Challenging Dreamers 