Christmas at DPAC
Day one is done. Last night we saw well over 4,000 people brave the December downpours and fight downtown traffic in order to experience the first two of five Christmas Eve services at the Durham...
Monthly Archive: December 2013
Flashback Friday: O Holy Night
Christmas season doesn’t officially begin until this song blasts through my speakers. 2009 (original post): Tonight is the Night… 2010: O Holy Night: The Mystery Revealed You’re welcome.
Thursday Three For All
Four Reasons Why You Might Feel Disconnected From Your Church. (via @NathanRouse, HT @JustinKBuchanan) Don’t read the post without also hitting the comments. Yes, I agree with all four of Nathan’s points, but I also know...
Whatever It Takes: A Love Story
You’re looking at my friends Ryan and Morgan, and my friend-that-I-haven’t-yet-met, Charlie. Charlie is an orphan from central Africa. Scratch that. Was an orphan from central Africa. A few months ago, a court declared Charlie a Doherty....
A Job Well Done…Is Rarely Noticed
I managed to snap this photo on the fly yesterday morning at our Brier Creek Campus. I say “managed to” because Sandy – the lady in the picture – is like a Windex Ninja. She...
DPAC: Serve’s Up
DPAC is back. Last year’s services at the Durham Performing Arts Center were a high-water mark for our church. We swung the doors wide open to our community, inviting them in for two days as...
Thursday Three For All
Avoiding the Christmas Crowd Trap. (via @MarkLWaltz) A great reminder as we head towards Christmas at DPAC. Don’t just show up to serve. Engage. We expect thousands of new people this Christmas season. People who haven’t...
Moses, ‘Mandments, & Toenail Polish
If you tuned in last week, you know that Advent has come to the Franks house. And even though we started off rough, we’ve persevered, stuck through, and endured more eye rolls and off-the-wall comments...
Serving Beyond Self
I’ve long told you that we have some of the best volunteers at any church, anywhere. In full disclosure, lots of pastors at lots of churches say that, but the difference is it’s really true...
Thursday Three For All
A Fake Slum for Luxury Tourists Who Don’t Want to See Real Poverty. (via @Gizmodo) Sometimes I’m not so proud to be an American. For those of you worried that the presence of heating and wi-fi...
