A.D.H.A. (Live in San Diego)
Head Games – What to do with the voices within
I admit it – at times I exhibit juvenile behaviour! Christmas has always been a favourite time of mine to relax, step out of the box and do some really silly things. As a minister, you have to be pretty grown up and pretty responsible most of the time, so on Christmas day, for many a year at around 2.30 in the afternoon, myself and my former associate pastor used to start giggling like two naughty school boys as we organised ourselves to make silly calls to members of the congregations who could possibly take a joke!
Banter Grows the Church
Banter is the language of a champion team. It always amuses those who listen in. You can tell a great team by the banter that...
Top 10 Promises For Exhausted Leaders
Exhausted that’s good! Exhaustion has appeared on the stage of ministry as an unwelcome intruder. To be worn out, whacked out, worked up and wrung out seems to be bad news. Or is it?
Masters of Reinvention
Dave’s weekly video blog has him ranting on the importance of reinventing yourself to make sure that you go from hit to hit in all you are doing rather than striving and perspiring and not seeing the results you first dreamed of when you were inspired. Let him know what you think…
Beauty For Ashes
‘What do you think people think when they see you?’ Most people have no idea of where we’ve each come from and where we’re going. All they see is a snapshot – a photograph – no perspective and no background. With snapshots, all we can do is categorize them. In doing so, we all become a little judgemental. For example when we see someone a little overweight, we judge them. But if we’d seen that they have spent the last year reducing their weight by half, we would congratulate them.
Footprints in the Sand (The Real Life Version!)
“One night I dreamed of walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky. In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there were one set of footprints. This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life, when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints.
Left Brain Churches
My left brain LOVES systems, adores categories, loves pathways and clings to lists, databases, and more lists. My right brain HATES to know that I’m...
Footprints In The Sand – Revisited
Most Christian homes have one. It’s either found on a mug, a fridge magnet or in the bathroom! Can you guess what it is yet? It’s a copy of ‘Footprints in the Sand’. I’ve decided that even though it’s the most popular piece of Christian literature outside of the Bible itself, it’s a sacred cow and I don’t like it.
How to be a slightly less Dysfunctional Leader
1- Don’t make final decisions on your own. You’re not great at perspective. You know that. Get some people who aren’t ‘yes men’ who love...
One Small Step for Man
Dave Gilpin looks at how to take steps and not live expecting yourself to be able to take giant leaps all of the time. Why not try being better not brilliant. Dave Explains the value of exercising the power of a step.
The Premier League
Not everyone in church life is in the Premier League. Churches are filled with people who play in the Championship League, League 1, League 2 and a big number that only play in the pub leagues on Sundays. Dave Gilpin explains his findings.