by Joanna Williamson | Spiritual Formation
When it comes to hope we are all practitioners. The fact that we get up every morning and go about our life and work is, in a way, an expression of hope. Most, if not all of us are quite experienced in dealing with unfulfilled hopes, broken dreams and plans that did...
by Joanna Williamson | Spiritual Formation
We remain confident of this: we will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. (Ps 27:13-14) How to wait well? In this season of delays and disruption I ask myself this question more than...
by Mark Williamson | Leadership Skills
What’s the difference between a good plan and a poor plan? For me, a good plan is a bit like a newspaper article’s first paragraph… it answers six key questions. For a time in my youth I wanted to be a journalist, and learned that the first paragraph of an article...
by Mark Williamson | Discerning Vision
Here’s five lies or accusations the devil loves to tell you. This is what I’ve experienced when there’s a new thing I’m feeling called to do, and I’m wondering about whether to step out in faith with it. I think these five lies are told to stop so many Kingdom...
by Mark Williamson | Spiritual Formation
During this time of crisis created by coronavirus I’ve noticed an unusual and very positive development happen across the UK. People have started expressing gratitude. I don’t think we British are a very grateful nation. I get to travel to lots of different nations...
by Joanna Williamson | Leadership Skills, Spiritual Formation
How to deal with manipulation? In a previous blog I reflected on the experience of being manipulated; in this one I want to take a closer look at how to deal with manipulative people. Manipulation is a violation of our dignity, it cuts deep into our value as a person....
by Mark Williamson | Leadership Skills
I’ve joked for probably twenty years now that I collect good questions. Some collect stamps, some collect spoons, some collect books (actually I do that too – somewhere around university I switched from collecting music albums to good books). But I now collect good...
by Mark Williamson | Leadership Skills
What’s the definition of teamwork? Here’s one that I’m enjoying using at the moment. Effective teamwork is: Helping people do something they love and are good at doing, With a group of people they enjoy being with, In the pursuit of a cause they believe in. If...
by Mark Williamson | Missional Leaders
To continue our inspiring quotes series, here are some great sentences of wisdom and challenge from Billy Graham: “A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.” “My one purpose in life is to help people find a...
