Tim King Leadership

Leadership and Evangelism My wife and I were talking about our childhood and the life we lived growing up. We had a very privileged life -not in regard to wealth or class, but in the way we were brought up and in the culture that we lived in. In the course of our discussion we both hit upon an issue that we don't see in our present life and situation. We said how we missed people just dropping in to see us for coffee and a chat. That impromptu visit from a friend or family member at the weekend- that resulted in an unplanned BBQ or supper and great laughs and conversations that are still remembered to this day. Today if you want to go and visit a church friend or family member you have to phone for an appointment, just like the doctors. Sometimes you have to plan weeks in advance. Relationships are not built around lasting friendships but around a well organised diary. This got me thinking about church. Do we get so busy in church and serving in church that we forget a...

1 Corinthians 1: 18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. Introduction;   Here is a short meditation this easter time, where we can think about what the cross is, what it's message and what its symbolism means to us. To the Jews of the 1st Century it was a cursed thing to be hung on a tree in such a way. The Romans themselves while administering it as a form of capital punishment never talked about it. Even they thought of it as a despicable and cruel way to die and they eventually outlawed this method of execution. We today wear crucifixes around our necks as a form of jewellery, but it does not cross our minds to wear a hangman's gallows or   guillotine around our necks. So if we don't think about the cross as a method of execution anymore. Do we remember the act of Jesus dying on the cross, what he went through and remind ourselves of why he did it. Politics: ...

I have an agenda. Recently when I was discussing my views on leadership and church growth with a pastor I was accused of not understanding the struggles small time pastors and small churches go through. I was told that my views would be better suited to large mega churches and that I pandered to mega church views. I have for the last few weeks been thinking about this. Are my ideas really just a reflection of those expressed by mega churches? Am I wrong in what I believe about church leadership and its relationship to a pastors ministry? In January I wrote on this blog that everybody has an agenda. Well here is something that may shock you, I have an agenda. Recently I asked a friend what he felt his purpose was he said to me that he felt that he was called to love everybody but he was called to disciple only those who were in his view, premier team churches. In other words he was called to put input into those churches that could be classed as large, fast growing mega...

Part two: Increasing our income. Salaries and payments to Senior Church Leaders (SCL) is still a very emotive issue. A search of the internet on this subject reveals that it is an uncomfortable subject among many churches and organisations and that there is no clear cut answer. Issues revolve around area and socio-economic background of congregation. The size of congregation and the length of time the Pastor or Senior Church Leader has been in ministry-their level of experience and education. It also depends a lot on which country you live in. For the purpose of this blog I am talking about the developed world. Even so the general consensus is that in countries such as New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America we still under pay our Pastors and Senior Church Leaders. (SCL) Let us suppose for just a moment that we live in a perfect world and that we pay our pastors and senior church leaders a liveable wage. A wage that is above the nation...

Part one. Starting to talk about money. Having been in business for many years I don't have a problem talking about money, It's availability how to make it, how to budget with it , how to increase it, how much I have and how much I need. But I am always surprised at how many churches and church leaders I come across who do have a problem talking about money. I know in some countries- like here in the UK   there are some cultural taboos on the subject. There is the taboo of talking about money, it's seen as a private thing and then there is the   taboo of the perception of being wealthy or a rich church goer or leader. The latter I think has more to do with the class system and its legacy here in the UK than anything else. I haven't found or come across this attitude in the United States, though I have to say that some of the extremes of the money grabbing tele-evangelists does sicken me. Thankfully there are some very balanced and well respected Christia...