John's subject area is "creative organisation and people-skills".

The organisation of all resources and, most of all, people is an area of Christian service requiring those specially gifted, together with the Holy Spirit's spark of life.  But it is also an aspect of ministry that all in positions of leadership need to understand and grow in.

It is a fulfilling ministry, making right choices, avoiding waste, developing people and helping them to work together in harmony, all the time seeking to live under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

Such work in churches and mission agencies needs to be infused with God's creative energy, finding new ways of working that are relevant to the culture we live in while consistent with an unchanging gospel.

John is an unashamed enthusiast for enabling Christians to become effective in their service through such organisation and people-skills, whether at the big-picture level of overall plans and structures, or in very down-to-earth applications of getting things done.

The six areas

The following analysis identifies six areas, giving a number of examples under each.  Most assignments will consist of elements from more than one of these headings.

The six can be summarised as leadership, management, structures, planning, communication and administration.

Click on any heading to see examples within this topic.

1: Personal support for Christian leaders

2: Management training for Ministers and mission executives

3: Structural review for trustees and church councils

4: Creative tools for strategic planners

5: Practical advice for Christian communicators

6: Fresh thinking for administrators and helpers

So, where would you most value external help within these six areas?

In addition John has devised two assessment tools: the Church Health Review (CHR) for churches of about size 75 upwards, and the Christian Effectiveness Model (CEM) for Christian mission agencies.   These cover all six areas listed above.  To see details, go to the resources page.

See an extra page on who John seeks to serve.

creative organisation for effective christian ministry