“One day, when I work for a church or Christian organisation, I will never have to experience conflict again!” Or so the dream might have been before you started. It’s easy to think that conflict won’t be a part of life when working alongside other Christians. Unfortunately, that is just not true. We experience differences…
God has given us many things to help us to grow as Christians. One of these is other believers. There are many pictures in the Bible of this mutual encouragement. One of my favourites is that of a body as Paul outlines to the church in Ephesus: He makes the whole body grow and build…
We are passionate about equipping leaders with the skills and character for local mission. Watch to find out more: Tempo groups (like the one Dave was part of) will be starting again in the autumn – see our Tempo page for more information. Other training opportunities with Innovista include workshops and Leading for Life – 3 days…
If you are like me, working out a strategy feels something like standing in the middle of a field that stretches on forever. I know we need to head towards the sea but am unsure as to where we are, which direction the sea is in or which is the best way to get there.…
Whether formal or informal, internships are a powerful tool for growth. They are an intentional time where theory (what people say should work) and experience (trying things out for ourselves) meet and interact. Being able to process these two things at the same time helps us change our practices to become more and more effective…
Last week we looked at getting a picture of how our health is affecting us in our leadership roles (read it here if you missed it). Leaders set the culture. We have the opportunity to set healthy cultures in our organisations simply through the power of our example. Leading out of a place of emotional,…
If you are currently involved in an internship, this article is for you! Chances are that when you started you were hunkered down like a runner of the 100 meter race. Everything in you was ready to go full steam ahead! Shortly after the gun went off it might have begun to resemble a game…
