by Erin Thompson | Oct 16, 2023 | Discipleship, Youth
I think we can all agree that parents could be the best parents in the world and there are still going to be days where you totally clash with them. This often happens even with the very best relationships but, that doesn’t mean they always have to be that way. The...
by Erin Thompson | Oct 2, 2023 | Discipleship, Youth
Answering the question ‘Who are you?’ can seem incredibly simple and straightforward but one that can be difficult for us to answer. Our identity can bring confusion, inconsistency and can be stressful. It can be something we don’t just struggle to put into words to...
by Erin Thompson | Sep 25, 2023 | Discipleship, Youth
“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9 A...
by Erin Thompson | Sep 18, 2023 | Discipleship
Wanting to serve God is often something that is deeply rooted within Christians, as it should be. The desire to not only grow in your own relationship but to share what God means to you and has done for us is not something we do because we have to (although the Bible...
by Erin Thompson | Sep 11, 2023 | Discipleship, Youth
Knowing and accepting our true worth can be something that unfortunately we find quite difficult. We often settle for believing and being treated like we are worth far less that we are. We find it so easy to listen to that little voice inside our head that says we are...
by Erin Thompson | Sep 2, 2022 | Leadership, Leadership - Leading
Please read Matthew 25:14-28 His master said to him, “Well done good and faithful servant…”Matthew 25:21 (ESV) We have all been given talents to use and build and grow his kingdom and bring honour and glory to him. It could be worship, teaching,...
by Erin Thompson | Sep 2, 2022 | Leadership, Leadership - Leading, Parenthood
The first two articles in this series have taken us from the birth of our children, through the first years of childhood as they quickly learn by observing and experiencing the environment around them. We moved to the period in their lives as they make friends,...
by Erin Thompson | Sep 2, 2022 | Leadership, Leadership - Leading, Parenthood
Friends are some of the people with most influence in our lives, and this is especially true when we’re growing up. The Proclaimers, (you will remember these stages are taken from their song ‘Your Childhood’), claim that the stage between five and ten is when children...
by Erin Thompson | Sep 2, 2022 | Creating Your Culture, Leadership, Leadership - Legacy
“And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind and all your strength. The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.”Mark 12:30-31 (NLT) God loves people you know, and people you don’t know. But he also loves...
by Erin Thompson | Sep 2, 2022 | Creating Your Culture, Leadership, Leadership - Legacy
Sacrifice means committing your ways, thoughts, and actions to God. It means loving God with everything you have and being willing to love others. When we love others like God does we will see them through his eyes and be willing to make sacrifices for them. “Love the...
