Hospitality is Just a Catalyst
If you’ve been reading this blog for oh, say 42 seconds, you know that I’m a big fan of guest services within the church. I want to make sure our guests – especially those walking...
Monthly Archive: February 2012
Not Their Niche
What happens when a team member (be it paid staff, volunteer, etc.) discovers they’re not passionate about something that’s part of their job? Worse, what happens when you discover it before they do? Maybe their job...
Church of Costco
Costco is the new KFC. There was a day when you could find all the Baptists scarfing down drumsticks and mashed potatoes & gravy every Sunday afternoon at the Colonel’s place. If the Methodists ever...
Flashback Friday: The View From The Passenger’s Seat
Today is the day. Our lives have changed forever. We are officially old. Our firstborn is sixteen. While it will be a few more days until Jacob gets the coveted piece of plastic that will...
Thursday Three For All
It’s that time, boys and girls: time to jump in the wayback machine and dig up a few things from this week’s news… Canadian Man Excavates His Basement Using R/C Trucks Over Seven Years. File this...
Boom! Roasted.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know that we spent all last week on the blog talking about the Summit’s Ten Year Anniversary. I know that some of you feel like this Ten Year celebration has actually...
Walkin’ After Midnight
In case I haven’t mentioned it in the last 15 minutes or so, I have a daughter. A daughter whom I love very much. A daughter whom I love very much, despite what you might...
Let ‘Em Own It
If you lead a team of one or 1,000, if you lead a team of all-paid or all-volunteer staff, if you lead a team of pastors or pastry chefs, you need to let ’em own...
Flashback Friday: How Did You Get Here?
This week we’ve been talking about the Summit’s 10th and 50th year anniversary here on the blog. During times with our staff team this week, there have been lots of “how did you get here?”...
Thursday Three For All
Every Thursday we dial back the original content a bit (because let’s face it…Monday through Wednesday ain’t exactly an art walk through the Louvre) and share a little of what I’ve been reading on the...
