Al's blog

We're really excited about the new HTB Leadership Conference on the 1-2 March 2010. It's going to be an incredible gathering of senior church leaders and their teams. Invite your Vicar, Senior Pastor, church leader, basically invite everyone you know... it's going to be awesome...Read more

Defining worship is a bit of a tricky one. I recently watched a documentary about Turner, the great impressionist painter, who was famous for the way he captured..Read more

Today I stumbled across this fascinating article Jon Foreman (lead singer of Switchfoot) wrote for the Huffington Post, called 'What's in a Word?'..Read more

I've just become a Dad for the second time, to a beautiful baby girl who was born last week. She's called Natalia and is very cute...Read more

Each Christmas I find myself coming back to one of my favourite books, 'The Relentless Love of Jesus' by Brennan Manning, which reminds me that true worship involves both awe and intimacy...Read more

Here's a strange truth: if we are to become radical innovators, we need to allow ourselves to rediscover our roots. At heart, innovation is all about renovation...Read more

Ever tried singing a spontaneous song in a time of worship, only to crash and burn?!..Read more

"The Christian community should be an artistic community." "For human beings were made in the image of the creator, and are therefore..Read more

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There's an interesting conversation in the forum about using click or backing tracks in worship times, here are some thoughts. ---..Read more