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Leadership

When Kindness is Rewarded with Accusation

March 8, 2010

Sometimes those we love turn on us. This is never more true than in any form of church leadership. It never ceases to amaze me how some members of Christ’s flock are quick to accuse their pastors. I do not work for a church, but I have an immense amount of respect for those [...]

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Sam Storms On Pastoring As A Reformed Charismatic

February 11, 2010

In the following inteview, Sam and I speak about what it is like for him to pastor as a reformed charismatic. It is a very interesting exchange, and one I very much enjoyed filming:

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INTERVIEW – Sam Storms on His Books About 2 Corinthians

February 9, 2010

One highlight of my time in Minneapolis was finally meeting Sam Storms. I really enjoyed filming a series of interview clips which will be shared on the blog over the next three days. This first section of our time is about his set of two new books on the much neglected epistle of 2 [...]

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INTERVIEW – Jeremy Simpkins

January 31, 2010

On my recent visit to northern England, I was able to interview the leader of the Newfrontiers North team. I was deeply impressed with what I saw and heard during the day as his team of around 100 people gathered. God is doing a great work in the North of England and many healthy [...]

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The Author Editor Relationship

January 19, 2010

Woe to either the author or the editor who must work with someone with whom they do not trust or respect. For an editor, editing a writer you love makes the job so easy and fun. And for the writer, having an editor who “gets” what you’re trying to do also makes life so much [...]

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Matt Chandler Video Blog

January 16, 2010

Chandler has made a clear decision to deal with his cancer in public rather than in private. This means allowing the church he leads and others to see what God is doing through his experience. This week he has started a video blog which will be shared each week at The Village Church blog.

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Matt Chandler: The Weight Of Pastoring And The Knowledge Of Christ

January 5, 2010

It somehow seems appropriate that the second sermon I am sharing on the blog this year comes from Matt Chandler. Matt has a very similar philosophy to us at Jubilee, and his illness has driven us to pray for him. It has also prompted me to listen to and watch more of his talks. [...]

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The Year That Was

January 2, 2010

Over on michaelhyatt.com we are challenged to consider some questions about 2009. I figured I would have a go at answering them here:
1. If the last year were a movie of your life, what would the genre be? Drama, romance, adventure, comedy, tragedy, or a combination?
No question but an adventure. Fast paced, with some major [...]

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BOOK: Deep Church By Jim Belcher

December 18, 2009

A few weeks ago I downloaded Jim Belcher’s book Deep Church from christianaudio.com. It was on a special offer at the time. I found myself compelled to keep listening. The book has a website, and you can also read an interview with the author.
This book is an example of a “model” of the church. I [...]

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Matt Chandler On Being A Pastor

December 13, 2009

Matt Chandler is now in rehab, with a weakened left side after brain surgery. Pathology results are awaited and so our prayers are still much needed. I suspect, however, there is something that Matt would crave even more than our prayers—that is that we would be inspired by his message to run after our Lord [...]

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Sneak Peek: The City 2.0

December 11, 2009

I continue to watch with interest the work of those guys at The City. Like many I guess I swing from at times thinking that it is just an attempt at a Christian Facebook to thinking “wow, this is going to revolutionize the way we all do church.” I guess the truth lies somewhere [...]

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Terry Virgo on Elijah’s Despair

November 11, 2009

Elijah really was a man just like us. Despite seeming like a superman in much of the Scripture, in 1 Kings 19 we see a man who is burnt-out and yet somehow clings onto God. Regular readers of my blog will remember a fantastic sermon preached by Terry Virgo on Elijah’s prayer. [...]

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