Yes, I realize I’ve taken nearly a whole week to write about wedding ceremonies. And while that’s far from the standard fare for this blog, I’m secretly sitting back and waiting on the lucrative writing...
If you missed the first post, catch it here. (Go on, catch it.) And now…the next chapter: 3. A good wedding director is worth their weight in gold. Ideally, your wedding day will be your first and...
Gather ’round, children. Uncle Danny is going to divert from the normal posts about guest services be pastoral for a moment. Maybe even Grandpa-like. It’s wedding high season around these parts. I’ve officiated three ceremonies in...
This is part five in the Five Plumb Lines series. Jump to the other posts at the bottom of the page. The first visit should set up the second visit. My entire first impressions paradigm...
And just like that, the First Impressions Plumblines series disappeared last week. It went the way of a ship in the Bermuda Triangle and the Roanoke Island colonists and my set of Mp3 speakers that...
It’s the last day of Elevate Summer Camp. By the end of the day the Franks crew will be back together. But I’ll be honest – I miss my older two younguns. I know they’ll...
It’s Not About The Dream. My older two kids cut their teeth on Veggie Tales. This is a refreshing interview with Phil Vischer, who looks back at the veggies’ slippery slope to moralism. (HT Trevin...
This is part four in the Five Plumb Lines series. Jump to the other posts at the bottom of the page. Make it personal. I don’t care what size your church is. You can be...
If you’re new to these parts, we take Fridays off to kick back and throwback to an easier time when we wrote long and thoughtful blog posts and didn’t refer to ourselves as “we” all...
Hospitality: More Than Greeters and Coffee. A much-needed reminder for those of us in the guest services biz. Sentimental hospitality emphasizes being nice and might describe the treatment you get at Disney World. Privatized hospitality is...
