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”

5 Reasons Some People Never Enter Ministry

  1.  They aren’t prepared to take a chance and a risk. 2. They are lazy. 3. They aren’t prepared to start small. 4. They aren’t prepared to start in a ministry with someone else’s name on the door. 5. They aren’t prepared to help people for free

Loyalty 3: An Analysis of Loyalty

To read part 1 of this series, click here.To read part 2 of this series, click here. So far, we have discussed how to stay loyal, how to engender loyalty and that loyalty truly is the number one component to a successful ministry.  Today we are going to focus on the quality of loyalty –Continue reading “Loyalty 3: An Analysis of Loyalty”