Without a doubt, one of the most moving films I’ve seen in the past few years was ‘A Hidden Life’ directed by Terrence Malick. Based on a true story, the film recounts the life, and eventual execution, of Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian farmer and devout Catholic who refused to fight for the Nazis in World…… Continue reading A Hidden Life
Leadership & Ministry
In a recent lecture at Alphacrucis, Dr Ian Jagelman outlined several key areas local church leaders should focus on in building effective ministry structures. These focus points include; the tools required for building structures, implementing a leadership and ministry development pathway and finally, empowering ministry teams. Importantly, Jagelman began by outlining the distiction between leadership…… Continue reading Leadership & Ministry
Stress, Rest and Capacity.
Psychological stress can be understood as what “occurs when an individual perceives that environmental demands tax or exceed his or her adaptive capacity.”(1) I have had the privilege of serving God as a Pastor at Life Church for over ten years now and I am passionately in love with Jesus. My wife Emily and I have been married…… Continue reading Stress, Rest and Capacity.
The Pursuit of Happiness
Last week, my beautiful wife Emily and I hit up Brisbane City for a ‘date day’ of coffee, avocado on toast, and you guessed it… shopping. I’m not a huge fan of shopping, however if there is one thing I have a weak spot for, it’s new shoes. So there I was, in the Nike store who…… Continue reading The Pursuit of Happiness
Things That Make Life Better (Planning Ahead)
Recently a friend asked if I was interested in partnering with him in a business opportunity. It was a really great opportunity, but I immediately knew that it wasn’t for me. How did I know with such certainty? I believe it’s because I know what I am called to do and it’s this confidence in…… Continue reading Things That Make Life Better (Planning Ahead)
When Things Don’t Go According To Plan
Last night during our final session of #switchretreat14 something went wrong. Mid-way during our praise & worship time, with an auditorium jammed full of young adults, we had a power-outage. Yep, every single one of our lights & all of our sound system just stopped working! I thought it was hilarious, in fact I actually enjoyed…… Continue reading When Things Don’t Go According To Plan
Switch Retreat 14 (A must read for all switch young adults)
In a little less than 5 days our switch young adults will head to Noosa on the Sunshine Coast for our very first Switch YA Retreat affectionately known on social media as #switchretreat14 <<< REGISTER FOR SWITCH RETREAT HERE >>> Without a doubt this weekend will provide us with some ‘you just had to be there’…… Continue reading Switch Retreat 14 (A must read for all switch young adults)
Think Less & Do More
Lately, to be honest, I’ve had writers block. I just can’t seem to settle on a message idea that seems ‘good enough’ to me. Often I’ve found that when it comes to creativity, I hesitate in putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) in fear of writing something that wasn’t as good as my last song,…… Continue reading Think Less & Do More
Standing Back to Back
A lot of what I do at Life Church is focused around building volunteer teams. One of the greatest hinderances I’ve discovered to gathering people to achieve a common goal is having a great group of people (numbers) but separate agendas. Numbers alone don’t equal success. You need to be determined to work TOGETHER. Great teams know how to…… Continue reading Standing Back to Back
Leading for the cause, not the crowds.
Switch Young Adults tonight was off the charts! Attendance wise it was our biggest night of 2014, with stacks of new people & 1 young guy making a first time decision to follow Jesus. It seriously doesn’t get any more exciting than watching people commit their lives to Christ! As a leader it’s important to keep…… Continue reading Leading for the cause, not the crowds.
Ben Higgins 