Christmas Plays

Melanie’s parents arrived earlier this week and we have been enjoying the snow here (very unusual this close to Christmas).  This weekend has been all about Christmas plays, productions and carol services.  Yesterday we all drove along the slippery roads to Crawley where the homeschool group meet on Tuesdays (Melanie enjoys taking the children to… Continue Reading Christmas Plays

December Rhythm

I preached yesterday at Oakhall Church.  It is encouraging to think about what Joseph didn’t know, and yet what he did know enabled him to press on into the challenging times ahead with faith – I for one was encouraged by taking a closer look at Joseph in Matthew 1.  Now I have one “preach”… Continue Reading December Rhythm

Servant-Leadership

Today I drove to North London to speak to a group of future leaders about servant-leadership.  It’s not one option among many.  It’s not a contemporary model (although popular in contemporary leadership writing), it’s not a contemporary model that can be chosen when appropriate and set aside when another model is more expedient.  I think… Continue Reading Servant-Leadership