tim's blog

"If you're not having fun, you need to back up and find out where you left Jesus." I love this quote from Bill Johnson. Serving Jesus should be the most fun and exciting thing we ever do. That doesn't mean it will always be easy, in fact at times there will be great challenges and trials. But in the midst of all this there should always be joy and fun - 'sorrowful yet always rejoicing.'..Read more

For most of us with the dawning of a new year comes a sense of hope, excitement, and no doubt a tinge of apprehension. Will dreams be fulfilled? Targets met? With this year bring joy or disappointment? Will doors open up? Will lives be changed?..Read more

"You can't be a social activist without being a contemplative." These words of the author Jim Wallis (God's Politics) really struck me recently. It re-affirms this idea that worship and justice cannot be separated - they are two sides of the same coin. In loving the poor, the weak and abused we are in fact loving Jesus...Read more

As worship leaders and songwriters it's good to keep finding ways of feeding the mind and inspiring the heart. We constantly need fresh input and ideas. I'd love to mention one resource that could be a real help to some - The Global Call To Worship Development...Read more

I'm not sure about you, but I've always had a secret desire to be classified as a 'genius.' Well scientists claim they have now discovered what it takes for someone to reach the top of their chosen discipline and receive this accolade; a mere 10,000 hours of practice...Read more

We are buzzing with ideas as we plan and prepare for our Worship Central London conference, 12-13 March 2010. There is so much that we could speak on. So many themes we could explore...Read more

As we get ready for the UK Tour I've been putting together a little playlist, so i thought I'd share some great new music I've been enjoying...Read more

John Stott writes, “What we need is not more learning, not more eloquence, not more persuasion, not more organization, but more power from the Holy Spirit.”..Read more

Great art has great power. Sister Wendy Beckett once wrote,..Read more

"The church that can't worship must be entertained. And men who can't lead a church to worship must provide the entertainment." A.W. Tozer...Read more