Intro - what is mentoring? In it's purest form, mentoring is learning from someone who's been in your position before and can help you grow. It can cover simple things like learning to bake, leading a small group, getting used to working in a large office environment to leading a ministry or church. A mentor can be your official leader or a peer or a friend of a friend.
"So what's your love language?" This may be a strange question to hear someone ask you if you're not familiar with Gary Chapman's books on The 5 Love Languages. If that's the case, then my book recommendation for July is especially relevant. We all need and want to be loved in ways that are meaningful for us. Not just in a sexual way but also by our family and
In my last blog #10 - “Three steps to help you develop as a leader” I said I would write next on SMART Goals to help you create some action points to help you achieve your “DO” part. So if you’ve not read blog #10, please click above to read this first :) All of us want to be successful and achieve what we set out to do. What
My website recommendation for June is Goodreads.com I add links to Goodread's in books I've picked to recommend to you because it's a fantastic site to find out more about not just a particular book but many books which are hidden gems. Goodreads have done a great job in providing a variety of useful pages and tools to satisfy even the most avid reader. From being able to create
How can I develop as a leader? It's a question we don't necessarily say out loud, but it's something we all think about - wishing there was a quick, easy three step guide to follow. In a way, there is. So here's my take on three steps to help you develop as a leader. Ask Ask God The best place always to start is with God, to invite Him into
My book recommendation for June is John Maxwell's 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader. I have used this book with several small groups I was giving leadership training/ mentoring to, which each group has loved. I've just started it with my new BLP (Basic Leadership Practicum) students, and they also are looking forward to the times we look at another chapter. What makes it so successful in doing with
All quality leadership books have character as a critical factor in answering the popular question of how do I become a great leader? For me, it is thee most important area to develop. But it’s not a quick to-do list item we can quickly tick off as completed. It takes a lifetime of intentionality and consciously choosing to walk in to become a person with quality character. So what
I don’t know about you, but there are seasons in my life where I feel quite stressed and I find myself praying - "Lord how can I reduce my stress levels?" Right now is one of those seasons - launching this website, preparing for new students to join our Basic Leadership program as well as revamping said program is making my days very full. There are times, even this
My book recommendation for May is Danny Silk’s Book Culture of Honor - Sustaining a supernatural environment. The book explores how Danny and the Bethel leadership created their environment of “creating a culture that hosts the presence of God,” which they call a culture of honour. Where they see this key foundational value helped shape what Bethel Church is today. Danny Silk is part of the pastoral team of
You can't read too many things on this site without coming across the abbreviation YWAM. So what is YWAM, and why do I work with them? Click here for a 65-second introduction Youth With A Mission was started back in 1960 when a young man, Loren Cunningham had a vision of waves of young people covering the earth bringing the gospel of Jesus. Its main vision is To Know God
