Tim King Leadership

Making Changes. A short while ago I attended a meeting made up of leaders from different denominations. It was great to see the way that these leaders sat and interacted with each other, comfortable in the knowledge that there were no ulterior motives. No one was trying to steal someone else’s flock; no one was trying to plug their views over someone else’s. No one was Pentecostal; no one was Methodist or Baptist or Anglican or Catholic, everyone saw themselves as Christian. Then I looked around and realised that every major leader in this group was over the age of 60, and those that were not key leaders, were over the age of 55. There was, out of a group of 40-45 people only two who were under the age of 40. Perhaps the comfort and ease in which these leaders met was because they all realised that at their age no one had anything to lose. Why is it that we as leaders find it so difficult to raise up young men and women who will one day take over from us? As I have oft...

Developing your skills Does leaving Bible College and taking your first church mean that you give up on developing your skill set? I was in my first pastorate for less than a week when I came to the earth shattering conclusion that Bible College had taught me nothing whatsoever about pastoring a church! I did not understand people, I was single and found it difficult to relate to young married couples, I was clumsy around children and babies frightened the life out of me. But I learnt to adapt, take on board the advice my mentors gave me and put into practice what I saw them do. This helped me grow my small church from 4 to 40 in only a few months and later my youth group from 4 to 70 in less than a year. When I went into the business world I learnt quickly, very quickly. I realised that if I didn’t learn, my business would fail and I would be left in a great deal of debt, hungry and unable to look after my young family. I adapted, looked for new avenues to promote my comp...