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Leaders and Leadership

Leaders and Leadership

This is a recent history survey covering an illustration of leaders and leadership..

  • Humility: who needs it?

    Listen to the secular media and you’ll be bombarded with messages telling you that that you’re all-sufficient, your needs are most important, that you control your destiny, that power is in your hands. It all adds up to the sometimes subtle, but always subversive, message that you don’t need God or other people.

  • Mary MacKillop, the Children and the Poor

    The tiny face of the boy in the rowing boat was screwed up in timidity and fear.

  • To tithe or not to tithe

    Many of us have been there at some stage. Sitting in the church pew or isle, the offerings container approaches and you think, ‘Oh, ummm…’ You check your wallet or purse even though you know you forgot to organise something to be in there – just so people know you at least tried and were not completely avoiding the tithe

  • I hear the sound of an army rising

    Recently I took a few moments out of the usual routine and went camping. Within the midst of the swirling, constant barrage of busyness, I found a moment to escape; to listen; to ponder; to contemplate. I chose to stop thinking about the expectations of Salvation Army life (and there’s many), and I stopped and listened.

  • Neighbourly Creatures

    This is a common story around Australia. Having lived on a farm in my young, formative years with family members who were keen gardeners and observers of nature, I have always had a strong connection to the Australian land.

  • Embracing our pain and longings

    When I experience pain, my first thought is - make it stop!

  • More equal

    Who remembers this?  -  'Animal Farm' by George Orwell has this famous often quoted line, "All the animals are equal, but some are more equal than others." As a high school student this was my introduction of the politics of life.

  • How should we then live?

    In my previous articles “Shades of Grey” 1 and 2, I looked at the idea of how morality is viewed by a lot of people in our society. They see it as: situational, relative and even circumstantial. People who think this way often see the converse way of thinking as impossible and unrealistic.

  • Youth Mental Health Tool-kit

    The wellbeing and mental health of our youth is a critical issue in Australia today. Increasing numbers of children and adolescents are struggling to navigate a world which puts constant demands on them.

  • Descending into glory

    In church, we often get excited by revivalist-style leaders. Many young ministers believe they are on a mission to transform the church. They have a vision of the future and potential of the flock, and they want to see the whole church change right now!

  • Take me with you

    Has anyone ever not had a difficult person to deal with?