With the launch over and the book now published, it can feel like there is nothing happening sometimes. And as an author you wonder whether the book is having any impact, is it helping anyone, is it being the blessing I hope for? So it was wonderfully encouraging on Sunday… Continue Reading Seven Author Encouragements
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Today is the official publication day for Worship Leading Essentials. So I thought it would be a good opportunity to do a quick post on the story so far. In other words how the book went from a collection of ideas that I had to an actual physical papery thing… Continue Reading The Book – from Vision to Reality
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Since I have had a few queries about why the book has the image of a fire on the front cover, I thought I would try to answer in a short post: Firstly I love the image that the publisher, Instant Apostle, has chosen. With the white-hot centre of the… Continue Reading Why the Fire Picture?
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Very happy to report that Instant Apostle have agreed to publish the book! Subject to contracts etc, Worship Leading Essentials should be published early next year. I would like to extend massive thanks to all those who have encouraged, inspired and helped to get the book to this stage. I… Continue Reading Exciting Latest Publisher News
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I did promise to post updates from time to time on the progress with publishing Worship Leading Essentials. Not a huge amount has been happening for a while, but it seems now there is a publisher who might be interested! Obviously, that’s quite exciting, but there is a more daunting… Continue Reading Latest Book News
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Looking back, I realise it’s been a couple of months since I last gave an update on the book. This is something I aim to do from time to time, so here is the latest: Worship Leading Essentials is now in the hands of an agent, who is busy submitting… Continue Reading Overdue Book News
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I’m very happy to announce that the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has agreed to write a foreword for the book. Justin and I were both friends with the wonderful bishop of Goma in eastern DRC, Desire Mukanirwa. Desire sadly died in July of this year and leaves behind his… Continue Reading Exciting Book News
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