Thom Rainer identifies five trends which have developed during the last five years and considers how they have changed the landscape for those who lead. He titles his piece Five Reasons You Can’t Be The Leader You Were Five Years Ago. The digital revolution affects all aspects of leadership. We have observed the radical change …

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Yesterday was Shrove Tuesday (now generically labelled Pancake Tuesday). Which leads us into the season some Christians observe as Lent. Look it up somewhere to find the details. The evangelical wing of the Church (us) seems to be developing a growing fascination with practices which our forefathers (and foremothers) had the good sense to realise …

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Mark Buchanan has two qualities you want in a Christian author: wise and constructive insight and skilled wordcraft. His latest book, Your Church Is Too Safe, releases soon and Buchanan’s blog has featured two chapters as recent posts. If you’ve got some time have a read of these. They’ll challenge and refresh you, all at …

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