Beware the Bare Minimum
If you’ve ever had the sublime privilege of parenting a middle schooler – any child, really – you’re familiar with the following scenario. [4:30 PM, as they walk through the door from school] Parent: “Got any homework...
Author: Danny
Danny Recommends: Pipe and Drape / Georgia Expo
Every so often we dip our toes into a series called Danny Recommends:, posts that tip you off to the stuff that I…you know. The recommendations might be products for use in your ministry, resources that will...
Take a Second Look
If there’s a common fault of most guest services teams in most churches in most of America, it’s the curse of familiarity. We execute ministry week in and week out in the same facility, surrounded...
Flashback Friday: Don’t Divide Your Volunteers
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 long ago our five year old daughter lost her first tooth....
Thursday Three For All: Executing Decisions, Winning Doom and Gloomers, Greeting 4k People Per Day
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...
What Happens After You Say “Goodbye”?
In a recent post I shared my top ten favorite quotes from The Power of Moments, the newest book from the Heath brothers. I’m revisiting that book today…and let’s be honest for a moment, I will probably revisit...
Maybe Your Problem Isn’t Your People
When it comes to leaders in the church, my favorite Bible verse is Matthew 18:20: “For where two or more are gathered, they shall eventually start griping about their volunteers.” Alrighty, so Jesus never said...
Why You Need A Weekender
Hey short attention span people…stay tuned until the end for a special sneak preview of 2018. I trend towards being a visual learner. Tell me something, I’ll absorb part of it. Show me something – be it a...
Flashback Friday: Kiss Your Guests
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! Spoiler: this is not an exposition of Romans 16:16 (the life verse of single...
Thursday Three For All: Death Valley Vision, Leadership Trajectory, And The World’s Shortest Flight
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...
