Tim King Leadership

Santa or Saviour It is that time of year again where I reflect on the year just gone and where I also look ahead to the year that is to come. This year has been exciting and eventful, we have been blessed and as I look at 2018 I see great opportunity. It is though the season of reflection, so here are a few final thoughts for 2017, that I want all my readers to reflect on and maybe even act on; Bells and Baubles are so prominent at the moment on our Christmas trees and in our shop windows. The glitter and the tinsel sparkle in the festive lights, seductively drawing us closer, enticing us to buy more to stash more presents under the tree. After all it's the season for giving, or is it. Bells may ring and baubles dangle but Bethlehem is where my thoughts are at the moment. Not on giving but on sacrifice. Remember the sacrifice that Joseph made when he took Mary, already pregnant, to be his wife. Or the sacrifice, Mary made to reveal to her family that she was car...

The myth that perfectionism is what makes a church great. One of the greatest dangers in the church today is those who believe that being perfect in everything they do and lead is a sign of a great church. Nothing could be further from the truth. Now there are here two concepts that need to be looked at, being perfect and perfectionism. There is no perfect church, the pursuit of it is futile. The moment we as imperfect human beings enter a church then by our very presence it became imperfect. The other concept that of perfectionism is a psychological issue, if this contagion is allowed to permeate a church then it could lead to disaster. Perfectionism can bring both great creative feats and also huge destructive failures. The question I ask myself, is grace sacrificed by Christian leaders for the sake of perfectionism? What are the dangers of perfectionism? There are a number but this is by no means an exhaustive list; for the perfectionist achievement and satisfaction...