Rowland Croucher
ABOUT CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP
Leadership is about: . Presence not power . Stature not status . Character not charm An effective leader is one who is more concerned about: . Relationships than outcomes . Patience than progress . Grace than guilt Inspiring leadership requires: . Internal security . A freedom from having to prove anything to anybody . An […]
TRUSTING OR DRIVEN: IT’S A TOUGH CALL!
Pastoral leadership is becoming more difficult by the day. To receive a call from God to be a sheep dog for His flock – or at least a small part of it- is one thing; to fulfil that role half well is another. The sheer weight of the task is often deeply burdensome; the inherent […]
LAZY LEADERSHIP?
Effective pastoral leadership can be demonstrated in as many ways as there are pastors who respond to the divine call to serve a congregation. But there is one -congregational perception which is extremely hard to put to rest without a great deal of hard work on the part of the pastor: it is the suspicion […]
HARRY: Servant of the Church
Harry attended church for the last time on Sunday. A frail but independent 83 years, given to unexpected fainting and on heavy medication, the doctor decreed it was time to call it quits. No more would Harry leave his ill wife, board a tram and travel to church. It was the end of an era […]
PASTORAL CARE AND PRAYER – A VITAL INTERSECTION
Too often we see the parts of ministry rather than the whole. There’s a big difference between the assembly line putting the whole car together and the spare parts shop where you can buy single items. You can drive the car but a wheel bearing on its own won’t get you far. The spare parts […]
WHERE ARE YOUR EMERGING LEADERS?
No doubt about it, Paul set a great model with his enthusiastic investment in young Timothy. This was mentoring par excellence. But are we creating space for today’s young adults? Are today’s Timothys and Tinas being given a chance to learn the leadership ropes and participate meaningfully in congregational life as lay leaders? The “unemployed” […]
WHERE TWO OR THREE COME TOGETHER.
“Where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them. Mt 18 20 How often over the centuries has this remarkable promise of Jesus encouraged the faithful of all generations and cultures? How many times have seemingly very ordinary opportunities for fellowship been transformed by the thought that the Lord of […]
Are We Fracturing the Fellowship?
Good strategies for ministry are a bit like new drugs: they offer excellent outcomes initially but you can never predict the side effects. It is so easy to try new angles in the Lord’s service with all good intention not realising that there may be some very real down sides. The old formula of three […]
ARE YOU GIVING GOD A GOOD GIGGLE?
If the capacity for fun is God given, one can only wonder what tickles God’s sense of humour. If mortals can see the amusing side to difficult situations, it is a safe bet that God is wonderfully able to do the same. Surely heaven must rock with the laughter of God as He ponders the […]
Prayer and the Ordered Life
There’s not too much doubt about it. Painful as it may be to say it, some pastors are not the most organised people in this world. Now this is not meant to be an unkind swipe at dedicated people who give themselves tirelessly to others. It is an observation, a conclusion arising from the hunch […]
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