2022 Year in Review: Posts

It’s become as predictable as an unwanted fruitcake and a radio-style guerilla attack of I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas. That’s right, I’m talking about everyone’s year-end top ten list. Here are – in no particular order – some of the most read and / or personal favorite posts from the last twelve months. If you haven’t read ’em, they’re brand new to you!

(And stick around: on Thursday I’ll roll out the top ten books I read this year.)

10. How I Use Asana for Event Templates

Let’s start with a truly geeky post for the nerds among us.

9. What if the Problem is You?

How to diagnose apathy, discouragement, frustration, or laziness in your leadership.

8. Multi-Site: Agency or Autonomy?

Living in the tension of “I do what I want” vs. “I want the freedom to do what I need.”

7. Another One Launched

Our youngest son got married in March. Here are a few thoughts on a big day.

6. 10 Ways Your “Curse of Knowledge” is Impacting Your Guests

Just because something is clear to us doesn’t mean it’s clear to them. (first of a two-part series)

5. “Your Alternate Agenda is Not Welcome Here.”

Three reasons to stick to our guns…and five times to check ourselves. (first of a two-part series)

4. Bring Home Baby Franks

Two of our kids are still in the middle of an adoption journey. Here’s how you can pray and support.

3. Five Minutes Between Crap and Quality

Quality doesn’t have to be expensive or time-consuming. And crap doesn’t have to be our default standard.

2. Weekends Are For New Friends

Our regular reminder that our guest services radar has to be cranked to 11.

1. Notes from a First-Time Pops

If you felt the cosmos shift for the good in April, that was simply the birth of our first grandchild.