Monthly Archive: April 2018

Technical Difficulties Are Fun!

If you are an RSS or email subscriber, you just received a template for a “Flashback Friday” post. Sorry for the confusion…I was tinkering with the template and accidentally hit “publish.” Since you’re here anyway,...

2018 Weekenders Are Filling Up! Reserve Your Space Today.

I trend towards being a visual learner. Tell me something, I’ll absorb part of it. Show me something – be it a diagram, a drawing, or a video – I’ll grasp much of it. But let me experience something, and it...

Flashback Friday: Five Loaves vs. the Four Year Old

Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you!   On Sunday afternoon I had an impromptu lunch date with my daughter....

Thursday Three For All: Sending Church, Words on Slides, and a Cake-Serving Rube Goldberg Machine

It’s Thursday, kiddies: the day when I roll out a few things I’ve been reading over the past week. Three of ‘em, to be exact. Enjoy. (Remember: click on the big bold print to read the...

Washington Heights Church (Ogden, Utah)

Each month, we revisit a series of posts called Guest Services Road Trip. We’ll travel the country from the comforts of our couches, interviewing leaders who are in the trenches of ministry. Do you have an idea for GSRT...

Top Ten Quotes: Becoming a Welcoming Church

I gravitate to church guest services books like a moth to a flame. That’s why I was very excited to see Thom Rainer release not one, but two books in the genre last month. Becoming a Welcoming Church is...

The One Question That Will Change Your Guest Follow Up

When guests arrive at our church, they are giving us a gift. They are honoring us with the valuable asset of their time, and trusting us to use that time wisely. For the guest with...

Flashback Friday: Look Out For The Loom List

Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you!   Most of us have a to-do list. We write down the things...

Thursday Three For All: The Cross, First Time Guests, and Kidney Beans

It’s Thursday, kiddies: the day when I roll out a few things I’ve been reading over the past week. Three of ‘em, to be exact. Enjoy. (Remember: click on the big bold print to read the...

Q&A: How Do We Handle Multiple Services at the Same Location?

Q: How do we handle multiple services in the same location? [submitted via the 2018 blog survey] A: I’m going to read a few things into this question that may or may not be true....

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