Thursday Three For All
Are we putting too much emphasis on the moment of conversion? (via @_MichaelKelley) Sobering stuff to think about. You, like me, probably know someone in your life who at one time or another had what seemed to...
Author: Danny
18 Really? Really.
My firstborn turns 18 today. Yep, you read that right. I had to go back and read that first sentence a few times, myself. I’ll never forget that brilliantly sunny day in a tiny...
Flashback Friday: Serve Him, Not Them
Around these parts, we talk a lot about serving our guests as well as our members. And that’s a great concept, as long as people behave themselves. When they don’t complain about the parking, when...
Thursday Three For All
Raleigh Boy Scout battling cancer receives high honor (via @WRAL) If you’re not a part of the Summit, you may not have had the opportunity to get to know the incredible Noah Spivey. Noah’s fierce faith...
Thursday Three For All
Humanity has only wiped out one disease—smallpox. This is the second. And we’re doing it without meds. (via @22Words) This is simply fascinating. Right now, a mother in South Sudan is sipping from the bucket...
When You Shouldn’t Talk to Your Guests
Yesterday we covered the six times in a weekend service that you should strategically plan to address your guests. But what about times when you should strategically plan not to talk to them? Any time you would...
Six Times to Talk to Your Guests
Let’s start with the basics: we should aim to talk to our guests all the time. When they show up on the weekend, they are our honored guests (that’s why we call ’em guests, and...
Where Do I Serve? Three Areas That Should Intersect
Stephen is one of my favorite characters in all of scripture. He was one of the early servants of the early church, but it’s important to note that Stephen was a table waiter. He wasn’t...
The Story Has Not Ended.
In December I shared the story of Ryan, Morgan, and Charlie: two dear friends and their little boy who is stuck on the other side of the world. Today, Ryan will land back in RDU...
Five Ways to (Hopefully) Keep People from Falling Through the Cracks
I heard it again last weekend: another story from one of our guests who had contacted someone about something, and that someone never got back with them. Nor did the next someone. Or the next....
