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Top Ten Quotes: Leveling the Church

I first encountered Leveling the Church: Multiplying Your Ministry by Giving It Away back in 2020, and I recently stumbled across it again. I was reminded of what an underrated leadership book it really is,...

Q&A: How Can I Add Diversity to My Volunteer Team?

Q: We struggle with diversity. How can I get a more diverse group of people (by gender, ethnicity, and age) to serve? Should certain genders be greeting / parking / seating? [Question submitted in a...

Why In-Person, Face-to-Face Training is 100% Worth It

This is the next installment in our ongoing “Large Church” series, which looks at guest services through the lens of the larger congregation: those with an average attendance of 800 or more. While any church...

The One-Day Workshop is Coming to Mississippi!

Mississippi friends, I’m heading your way. Later this month I’ll be in the Meridian / Jackson area leading a Guest Services Workshop, and I’d like for you to join me. The event will be hosted...

Three Questions to Call Out Someone’s Gifts

In the last post, we talked about the Bobs and Amys and Louises of our worlds: those people who called out giftings we didn’t know we had, spoke courage into areas where we were otherwise...

Call It Out.

Close your eyes and think with me for a moment. (No, wait. Read the next paragraph, and then close your eyes and think with me for a moment.) Think back to the person who first...

The 2026 Annual Blog Survey

Every January I share the annual blog survey: a set of questions that help drive and shape content for the following year. (And believe me…your feedback really does drive and shape stuff. This ain’t just...

When Dialect Becomes a Doorway

Recently I listened to a podcast episode that focused on the regional dialects of North Carolina, and how certain towns have very certain pronunciations. (Word to the wise: Beaufort, North Carolina and Beaufort, South Carolina...

Danny Recommends: EWA Portable Bluetooth Speaker

Every so often we dip our toes into a series called Danny Recommends:, posts that tip you off to the stuff that I…you know. The recommendations might be products for use in your ministry, resources that will...

Top Ten Quotes: The Discipline of Grace

Almost two decades ago, I stumbled across a book called The Discipline of Grace: God’s Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness. That book was – as the kids say – a game...