Monthly Archives: December 2015

The word “consistency” is very important.  My wife, Amanda, a great Bible teacher, often says “Consistency is the key”.  It doesn’t matter what the lock is – consistency will open it.  Some of you might have watched the recent Doctor Who episode, where the Doctor punches a diamond wall by punching it again and againContinue reading “The Power of Loyalty (part 3 -An Attitude of Consistency)”

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Whatever you are doing if you can cover more ground you can achieve more.  If you are selling liquorice all-sorts, if you can open a second shop you will sell more!  If you can open shops all over the country, you will achieve a lot more.  If you can plant churches with your culture andContinue reading “The Power of Loyalty (part 2 – the Key to Reproduction)”

I want to talk some more this new year on this blog about loyalty.  I still believe loyalty and honour are the two missing ingredients in the modern day charismatic church and grace movement.  I believe if we grasped the power of loyalty and the power of honour then we would absolutely and totally seeContinue reading “The Power of Loyalty (part 1 – Loyalty Starts at the Top)”

Bob Yandian said the number one reason people leave churches is offended.  The problem you need to be very aware of is that being offended is more contagious than the common cold.   You will catch it if you hang around with offended people.  It’s that simple. Here is a situation I have seen playContinue reading “There are 50 Ways to Leave Your Church (part 6 – The Fellowship of the Offended)”

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I say what *would* I do, but actually it is what I did do.  I had four children yet was never late, my eldest son was born Wednesday I was in church with my wife and him on the Sunday after.  I have always valued local church.  When I lived in Ipswich, the only SundayContinue reading “What I Would Do If I was in a Local Church (and not the pastor)”

A lot of people don’t grasp there are two levels of wisdom.  I call them practical wisdom and honour wisdom.  Practical wisdom involves the nuts and bolts of how to do something, what to do and how to do it well. Honour wisdom on the other hand answers the two most important questions in theContinue reading “There Are 50 Ways To Leave Your Church (part 5 The Two Levels of Wisdom)”