Preparing for the inevitable

I had the joy yesterday of revising what insurance we have underpinning our mortgage. The discussion was a repeated one of what would happen to

How we prepare people for membership

Some people like to spread it across several sessions; others prefer one longer event. Some like to take a lead; others prefer to centre more

If you can’t tell us this, your sermon prep hasn’t even started

I’m writing this, mainly, because I’ve currently got sermon-block. I’ve been staring at the same passage for days and I have no idea what to

Do what works for you

I was reminded this week – thanks to somebody who tagged me in a tweet about it – that not everybody works the way I

When is the Spirit leading?

Yesterday I posted on why I use a script when preaching. You can read that post here. My reasons weren’t exhaustive but provided a basis

How do you prep a sermon?

I am occasionally (very occasionally, I should stress) asked what my process is for preparing sermons. I’m never quite sure if that’s asked in the spirit