Here are some notes from a talk I gave to our team on our vision, to ‘know God and make him known’. I thought some of it could be useful to others? So here it is! CLOSER TO THE VISION – To know Him and make Him known. WHY VISION? You ask any CEO, managing director what the heartbeat of their organisation / company is, more often than not you will get the reply ‘vision...

I thought it may be helpful to do a new ‘Quick Tip’ feature starting with a tip around ‘tempo’. A lot of leaders I come across struggle with setting the tempo of songs – (mostly with going too fast!) A classic example is ‘Our God is greater’ (water you turned into wine) where people start too fast and when they get to the tag ‘and if our God is for u...

Rob Bell: Love wins….? One of the hottest topics in the US at the moment (not just The Royal Wedding and what dress Kate will wear!) is Rob Bells’ book, ‘Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived.’ The book has even made front page of the New York Times. Now after reading and hearing lots about this book (mostly hot air I must add!)...

Ok I want to some share some news with you that I would love you to pray about. Over the last 6 months I have felt a strong call to start exploring about becoming a vicar!! :O It’s something I have thought about in the past but has only recently really gained momentum and therefore attention. First off, my wife, my mother-in-law and I, within the space of 2 weeks, independently had dream...

Hands up who leads worship teams and loves administration!? If you are one of those rare beautiful people then God bless you – please help the rest of us! At St G’s I help oversee a worship team of over 70 people which is an incredible blessing but can, as you probably imagine, be pretty hard work Rota’s wise. Here is a tool I am using that has been a massive help in collating a...

At St George’s Church, we are in an exciting season of vision! We really believe that God is calling us to ‘Share Life and Love Leeds like never before. We’ve have exploring how to make this vision a reality by journeying through the book of Acts; seeing how the early Church formed, grew, the challenges they faced, the incredible ways they shared life together and  ultimately, h...

I’ve recently been reflecting on full time worship ministry and I wonder if we sometimes carry the attitude that we have ‘arrived’ (more…)