Leadership of new organisations brings new purpose and ideas, expanding from there to make room for supporters to become integrated into the group.To build s...

My guest blogger is Pastor Kylie Garrett. I know you’ll love her take on the rub in leadership. There’s plenty of ‘rub’ in leadership, those things that make...

I’ve seen many New Years now. Back in the day when I’d only seen a few decades, I had a vivid expectation that this time, this new year, everything would be ...

You’d have to have been somewhere off grid and out of cell phone signal and Wi-Fi range for the last year not to have noticed that there’s an election about ...

What are your thoughts on the subject of leadership? Are leaders in charge? Are they the people who make the decisions and then tell everyone else what to do...

Just recently I have had some dealings with a lady who is struggling with a number of issues (and who of us isn’t?). We’ve talked a few times now and one thi...

For many of my years in over 3 decades of ministry, I have been plagued with a problem you can probably identify with. It’s a problem that causes exhaustion,...

A big welcome to my love and VERY productive friend, Grace Marshall, my guest blogger for this week. This post is an excerpt from her new book: How to be Rea...

One of the integral characteristics of good leadership is the ability to leave others better than you found them. Life is tough. For everyone. We all know th...

2015 Melbourne Cup Michelle Payne in suffragette colours of green, white and purple. My international readers may not be aware of Australia’s greatest horse ...

STEP UP TO THAT PLATFORM. APPLY FOR THAT ROLE ON THE BOARD. GO FOR THE JOB YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR. There’s been an interesting side effect to society’s chang...

“LEAD, FOLLOW, OR GET OUT OF THE WAY!”   – Thomas Paine, Father of the Revolution I’ve loved this quote for years. It sums up the essence of life for me. We ...

Don’t ever let anyone tell you that ministry isn’t lonely. All of us who have any word that means “leader” in our role description know that when it comes to...

For several years I have been extremely fortunate to be a member of a team of senior leaders who are not interested in playing the ‘Blame Game’. My colleague...

I am always interested in the way people communicate. Take conversations, for example. For most people, a conversation is a fantastic opportunity to gain ins...

History and legend record the deeds of princes and kings, but each of us has a birthright to actualise our potential. Through their deeds and work, mentors h...

The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas is one of the best-loved classics of all time. A swashbuckling adventure story of camaraderie, subterfuge, romance an...

A man stood near a construction site where several bricklayers were working hard in the hot sun. He asked one guy, ‘What are you doing?’ The guy looked at hi...

Anamchara is a Gaelic word that comes from the ancient Celtic Church in 4th century AD Britain, through the theologian Pelagius. He strongly encouraged the d...

My early years of ministry were among the loneliest years of my life. Rick and I had been unceremoniously thrown into pastoring a church with no previous exp...