Following on from his time with Joe and Hannah from Gourds and Pomegranates, Gavin returned the favour and visited their podcast!

Catch up on this bonus episode now!

https://gppodcast.uk/

Gavin teamed up with Joe and Hannah from the Gourds and Pomegranate Podcast. Joe and Hannah have a wonderful heart to serve churches by breaking down practical, no-nonsense strategies to help churches communicate with clarity. It was great to get to know them and find out a little bit more about their stories.

To find out more about Joe and Hannah's podcast please check out the link below:

Do reviews have a place in church? Are they of benefit? Or are they too managerial for church life?

We were thrilled to be able to open up this topic with John Truscott, a good friend of The Church Office.

Listen in as John and Gavin discuss why we often don't like the topic of reviews and consider the benefits. To hear more from John, head over to his website: https://www.john-truscott.co.uk/

Dan Steel is a former market researcher who transitioned into pastoral ministry and has been involved in church planting for over twenty-five years. In this podcast Dan and Gavin talk about his new book "Wise Church Planting: Twelve Pitfalls to Avoid in Starting New Churches,"

In the book Dan examines the common challenges that cause nearly a third of new churches to falter within four years. Drawing from interviews with 80 church planters across 27 countries, he identifies internal issues such as character flaws, disunity, and misaligned priorities, as well as external obstacles like opposition and unmet needs. Hope you enjoy the podcast.

In this podcast Gavin interviews Pete Greasley one of the founding Elders at Christchurch in Newport. Pete has served in Pastoral Ministry for 40 years and has a wealth of knowledge and experience. Gavin and Pete talk about enjoying the gospel, not taking your self too seriously and finish their discussion by talking about building teams and having a diversity of different gifting. We hope you enjoy the conversation.

To find out more about Christchurch please check out their website: www.christchurchnewport.co.uk

To find out more about the church office please check out www.thechurchoffice.co.uk

Working out the renumeration of your Pastor can be a challenging job for any Trustee or Church Officer. 'How much should we pay our Pastor or Church Leader?' is a very common question that we get asked at The Church Office.

Gavin talks to Pete and draws on his 40 years of ministry experience to try and answer that question.

If you would like more information or would benefit from a conversation with Pete, please feel free to get in touch at: info@thechurchoffice.co.uk

"One of the things that struck me about Matt during our conversation was his wonderful heart to serve leaders in Christian Ministry."

Gavin recently had the joy of sitting down with Matt Waldock, co-pastor of City Church Manchester and UK Gospel Coaching Director.

If you have not heard of Gospel Coaching then this is a really good introduction into what it is and the benefits of having a gospel coach.

https://www.cmmnet.org/pages/uk

Join Gavin and John wright, the Operations Manager at Frinton Free Church, as they talk through the first part of the 2024 Check-in survey. They enjoyed talking through the results that related to the pressure points that admin and Ops roles faced this year and where people had experience grace at work in their churches.

During the podcast John also shares a little bit about his experience of partnering with UCAN (UK Church Administrators Network). We hope you enjoy the podcast.