Danny Recommends: TripIt
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...
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What’s New In Your New Fall Season? (part one)
Listen up, youngsters: Uncle Danny wants to tell you a scary story. Back in the dark ages before Netflix, we had a thing called “Must See TV.” It was a trope by one of...
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Top Ten Quotes: All That’s Good
Hannah Anderson’s All That’s Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment made its way to my summer reading list this year, and I’m glad it did. It’s a book that needs to be savored,...
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Yes, Your Parking Team Really Does Make a Difference.
I fly a decent amount. I’m not a triple-platinum black-diamond cardholder magic global miles member of any airline, and I’ve only been bumped to first class once in my life. And that one time,...
Restoration City Church (Washington, D.C.)
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...
Do Your First-Time Guests Expect to Be Known?
Some don’t. Some want to fly under the radar and remain anonymous as long as possible. They want the freedom to check you out, to discover if you’re real, to find out if your...
Systems > Intentions
In his iconic book on productivity, What’s Best Next, Matt Perman delivers the following bombshell: …systems trump intentions. You can have great intentions, but if your life is set up in a way that...
5 Ways to Lead Your Volunteer Team
Not long ago I helped lead a large event that required several dozen volunteers. Many of us met for the first time on the day of the event, so our communication took place via...
Danny Recommends: Libby
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...
Do We Aim For Excellence…or Perfection?
In the world of ministry, it’s always tempting to ask this question. After all, if we’re going to do something, let’s do it right. Right? We reinvent and revise and tweak and adjust. We...
Top Ten Quotes: How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People is a behemoth in the publishing world. It’s been in print for over eight decades, and is constantly referenced and recommended as a must read...
Only One Week Left to Get Your Early-Bird Bonus!
Registrations are rolling right along for our One-Day Workshops coming in August, September, and October. But the early-bird bonus expires next Tuesday, June 18, so now is the time to act. What’s an early-bird...
City Church (Cleveland, Ohio)
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...
How to Instill Guest Services DNA to Your Entire Staff
Church staffs are infamous for building silos. Most of the time, it’s innocent: we get busy working in our corner of the world, and we forget that there are other ministry leaders running alongside...
