Flashback Friday: Recognize. Respond.
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! Not every Starbucks has a singing barista, but mine most certainly does....
Author: Danny
Thursday Three For All: Used Bookstores, After-Action Reviews, And A Sheep In A Swing
It’s Thursday, kiddies: the day when I roll out a few things I’ve been reading over the past week. Three of ‘em, to be exact. Enjoy. (Remember: click on the big bold print to read the...
Batch Your Meetings
Productivity enthusiasts have long heralded the benefits of batching tasks: holding on to those random things until you have them in a neat pile and then tackling them all at once. Examples include only answering...
Why You Don’t Need To Say “Need”
If I were to ask you the question, Does your church need volunteers?, I’m confident the answer would be a resounding YES. In fact, I’m somewhat confident that your “yes” would follow a series of chortles, guffaws, and...
New Spaces Added for Our One-Day Workshops
2018 has seen one One-Day Workshop down, two to go. Our Guest Services One-Day in July had participants from 17 churches in five states. Our two remaining Workshops were previously at capacity, but we have moved...
Flashback Friday: Have Any Hoops?
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! If there is a dictionary definition of the spiritual term backsliding, I can...
Thursday Three For All: Worship Times, Man Camps, and Lego Safety Video
It’s Thursday, kiddies: the day when I roll out a few things I’ve been reading over the past week. Three of ‘em, to be exact. Enjoy. (Remember: click on the big bold print to read the...
Q&A: Do Your Volunteers Wear T-Shirts?
Q: Have you considered requiring your team to wear t-shirts while serving? If not, why not? [Scott Ballard, Director of Connections and Technology, The Village Church, Flower Mound, TX] A: Let me tell you a...
Leading Through The Fog
There are moments when our leadership gets murky. The reasons for this are endless: maybe you can’t see a clear path forward. Perhaps your plate is full with other responsibilities. It could be that your...
The Heart of Hospitality
Last week we said goodbye to my 88 year-old uncle. Horace was an icon in our family. He was a Methodist pastor for almost 60 years, the Commissioner of Tennessee’s Department of Human Services and...
