Tim Hughes on Leading Under Pressure, Creating Space For the Spirit and Giving Your Best Leaders Away
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Tim Hughes is a globally known worship leader. You’ve likely heard his songs plenty of times in church services and on the local Christian radio station. Here I Am to Worship, Happy Day, The Way - any of these ring a bell? But what some people don’t know is that Tim is a passionate and gifted church leader in the U.K. with a vision to plant dozens of life giving communities all over the world.
This interview begins with Tim discussing his value of planting more churches and giving their best leaders away. This is the posture that must live at the core of any church planting community - “you gain, by losing.” The listener can see the deep conviction that Tim has not to horde great leaders, but to raise up and send them out. And from what Tim has seen so far, the sacrifice of sending out pales in comparison to the way it’s benefited the Kingdom.
Tim with sensitivity and empathy then addresses the exhaustion he thinks most church leaders are currently feeling. With the global pandemic and the Black Lives Matter Movement moving to the forefront of society, church leaders globally are feeling much more than the usual pressure and weight of leadership. Tim gives an encouraging word for leaders to find their conviction in what to say and do in the Lord, not just in what other churches are doing.
The interview finishes with Tim sharing why the value of encounter and creating space for the ministry of the Spirit is at the bedrock of their church gatherings. He dives into the practicality of creating space in a service, and casts vision for moments together that depend on the power and ministry of the Holy Spirit.
We hope you enjoy Episode 17 with Tim Hughes.
Tim Hughes
Tim is the lead pastor of St Luke’s Gas Street Birmingham, which he leads alongside his wife, Rachel. He is a worship leader and song writer known for songs such as “Here I Am to Worship”, “Happy Day”, “The Way”, and “Hope and Glory”. He also pioneered Worship Central, a movement of worship leaders and musicians with a desire to see people encounter God, be equipped as worship leaders so that the local church can be empowered. He is Dad to Phoebe, Simeon, Lois and Judah.
“I think there are things we are stepping into as the Church that are only going to be unlocked by being close to God, and hearing His gentle whisper.”
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“We are raising leaders up to go. ”
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Mark Clark
Mark grew up in Toronto and moved to Vancouver in 2004 to attend Regent College, where he received a Master of New Testament Studies. Following over ten years of ministry, Mark, along with his wife Erin and an amazing team of people, planted Village Church in January 2010, which has now grown to a vibrant multi-site church in the Greater Vancouver Area and Calgary. He is passionate about contextualizing the gospel, teaching the Bible, seeing people transformed by Jesus, planting churches, and seeing the gospel advance across Canada. Mark resides in South Surrey with his wife and their three daughters. He is honoured and excited to lead Village Church wherever God calls it to go.