Thursday, April 18

Author: Steve Warren

I grew up in England where Lizby and I met, married and had our 2 children Jake and Ben. After a period of time in business we took on pastoring our first Church, C3 Church in the Cotswolds. In 2004 we moved to Amsterdam, an incredibly international city, but with a heart to reach the Netherlands. We pastor C3 Church in Amsterdam (occasionally you might see this written as C3 kerk in Amsterdam, but C3 Church is who we are globally). We love our message of faith, hope and love. We love God, we love people and we love His Church. We now have 4 churches in the Netherlands (in Almere, Arnhem, and Den Haag).
5 ways to enrich your relationships
19Nov By Steve WarrenNo Comments
Personal Life, Work Life

5 ways to enrich your relationships

  There is no doubt that friendships are forged over food. But other than good food what else can we do to build bridges into people’s lives and forge good friendships? Here are my top 5 tips on building great connections: 1. GET ON THEIR PAGE! Talk to people about what they want to talk about not necessarily what you want to talk about. One of the best ways to strike a conversation is to figure out what interests other people and talk about it. If you want to catch fish, you can’t do that with cheese cake just because you think it tastes good. The hook has to have worms, which will attract fish. (How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie) I knew someone who loved planes, so I studied up on planes, giving me the ability to talk more intelligently about things h
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How do I handle difference of opinion?
17Nov By Steve WarrenNo Comments
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How do I handle difference of opinion?

Do you ever feel challenged by conflict, or something that may seem like conflict? Most of us don't like conflict. Now in many situations we are in, or meetings we are leading, what we are experiencing isn't conflict but the healthy expression of differing opinions. In a course I ran recently on Collaborative leadership I did a session on 'How do I handle difference of opinion?' - In my view this is probably one of the most helpful sessions of the course. If we do not create safe climates in our teams, whether the team leader or team member, we will not nurture some of the great ideas or course of actions we need to be taking. I know you will enjoy this session. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-B4rwNm3w8 You can find the full Collaborative Leadership series here ...
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Heart & Hands – 2 of your greatest Business tools
7Jul By Steve WarrenNo Comments
Leadership, Work Life

Heart & Hands – 2 of your greatest Business tools

“And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skilful hands he led them.” Psalms‬ ‭78:72‬  2 aspects to being a successful leader : 1. Heart Your integrity, your passion, your godliness, your internal world is a huge part of your leadership and business success. Compromise this and you compromise your business. Your motivation, or 'why', for your business is critical. I sometimes hear people say "I am working for myself because I couldn't work for anyone else". The truth is you will never be a success working for yourself until you have learnt the ability to work for someone else. The 2 are not mutually exclusive. What you learn building someone else's vision, being subject to someone else's timetable are essential lessons in being a great leader.
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Top 3 thoughts on leading through a crisis
14May By Steve WarrenNo Comments
Leadership

Top 3 thoughts on leading through a crisis

A lot of great material has already been written on this topic. It's current, it's relevant, and we only have one chance do it well, before the moment passes us and people will decide how to label this period of time. Leaders have a unique opportunity to help people write the narrative now for what this period in history will be known for. What do you want your employees to look back and say? What do you want your constituents to look back and say? What do you want your church people to look back and say? Therefore, I thought I would add my 3 top thoughts on what I have tried to do in 3 different troubling events I have had to lead people through. 1. Communicate fast and clearly In order for us to stay orientated, we need to know something of our map and compass. Comm...
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Don’t Seize Up in Lock Down
4May By Steve WarrenNo Comments
Personal Life

Don’t Seize Up in Lock Down

Don't seize up in lock down! 3 simple tips on how to stay in personal momentum during a season of lock down. All from encountering these rusted bikes that had been dredged from a nearby canal! https://youtu.be/YXUYBtUsd58
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