Category Archives: culture of initiative

“The church really should…”

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Is far too easy to say. You get to retreat to the safe position of critic and self appointed expert, without having to take any responsibility for making change. The blame having been firmly shifted to the others, let’s have … Continue reading →

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Favourite Failures

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

Okay, I’ll go first, here’s a few from many: When I was 15, I tried to get a Christian Union going at my school. I printed dozens of cleverly designed flyers. I anonymously distributed them through the class post boxes. … Continue reading →

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What leaders do:

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

Say, “We’re going to try this. It’s an experiment and it might not work. We’ll give it our all 3 or 4 times and see if it works. If it doesn’t, no problem, we’ll have learnt and we’ll move on. … Continue reading →

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How Many Ice Creams Can We Sell?

Posted on August 24, 2011 by
Posted in church, creativity, culture of initiative, e/c model, Leadership, Parables, Red Ocean Blue Ocean, Video | 4 Comments

Sutton – how to move forward?

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

Has been good to get a tiny glimpse of what’s going on in my home town of Sutton over the last few weeks. I’m actually very encouraged by how the church is doing.  Yes, some of them are struggling, but … Continue reading →

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Catch Up

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

Met up with an old friend the other night.  We became Christians at almost the same time, but haven’t been part of the same church for over 10 years now.   What does he feel the Lord’s been speaking to … Continue reading →

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The main opposition to a new prayer meeting will come from…

Posted on August 13, 2011 by

A few years ago I was part of a group of mainly young people who were trying to do our best for the Kingdom of God in our town. One night, in prayer, we had the idea of calling people … Continue reading →

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How can I get the word out?

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

John Smith, faithful church goer at St Stephen’s (lively, medium sized church), wakes up in the middle of the night with a great idea – perhaps even ‘from God’. The town (sizeable city suburb) is hosting a Body, Mind, Spirit … Continue reading →

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Predicando

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

“Preached” for the first time in spanish on Sunday. Thanks for your prayers – it’s a milestone I’m really pleased to get past. I butchered the language, and made use of quite a lot of props, but the points got … Continue reading →

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“An unreal greenhouse – it did me harm” Terry Virgo on Bible College

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

New Frontiers as a ministry, and Terry Virgo as a leader have blessed me over the years. That’s not to say I love everything about them, or I’m part of New Frontiers – I don’t and I’m not. However, they … Continue reading →

Posted in culture of initiative, Leadership, New Frontiers, Terry Virgo | 8 Comments