Hi all, I’ve been blogging on and off for over 3 years now and I think it’s time to take a break for a few reasons…. 1) Not many visit/comment on the site anymore. 2) Due to the above, if the site is not needed, there is no point me putting time in I don’t really have! 3) There are other sites out there that do a far better job than I could ever do (see my ‘links̵...

  One of the questions I get asked a lot is ’how do you choose people for your team/s?’ At St G’s we have a musical worship team of over 65 people. This has taken a while to build, but I can honestly say it’s one of the most fun, healthy and rewarding teams I have been part of! Praise God. I have learnt a lot over the years of doing this, mainly by mistakes to be fair...

I came across this great resource from our friends in Sheffield – the 100 day Bible Challenge, to help people really engage with God’s word. It’s about 8 days in but you can catch up! http://100daybiblechallenge.com/ 100 Day Bible Challenge from St Thomas Crookes on Vimeo.

‘Your love reaches’ – a song by Sam Parker (that Jamie Rodwell, Graham Kendrick and I helped co-write) was used at this years Soul Survivor and it made it to the Live Album. I love it so much and it was great to see the song journey and grow in strength step by step. Enjoy! :) You can download the song/album from Itunes here Lyrics Verse 1: I searched the heavens, all of creatio...

Please could you put me on your prayer list. Many of you will know I had spinal surgery a few months back, which was quality and was healing well, until I slipped down the stairs straight on to one of the operated discs. To cut long story short a consult said I have a lot of swelling and Sciatica is occurring again when I flex the disk so I have been signed off work as he is worried I will go back...

If you follow this blog, you will probably be aware I’m part of the extended Worship Central Team. This year I’m involved speaking at the conference! I’m doing one of the ‘Big 10′s – a new addition to the conference (see below for more info) I really hope to see you there. You can book HERE. Do get in touch if you have any questions :) Worship Central is a sch...

        Just a quick heads up about a New Wine Worship Development programme I am helping lead. The first instalment is on 7-9 October, Stockport. ‘Hosted by Gareth Robinson, Ian Parkinson, Nicole Brown and the New Wine N&E Worship Team The idea is simple and proven: come together for a retreat, create a plan tailored to your context, return six months later to repo...