Multiply: What’s Next?
I recognize that most of my readers are from outside the walls of The Summit Church, so this post may feel a little like reading someone else’s mail (spoiler: it kind of is). But this...
Author: Danny
Flashback Friday: Nobody Brags About Being Mary
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! I have a love / hate relationship with Luke 10. If you...
Thursday Three For All: To-Do Lists, Podfasters, and David Letterman’s “Childhood Friends”
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...
Feeling Disconnected? Here’s a Fix.
Whatever size church you attend, there will come a point where you feel left out. Unknown. Like you don’t have the friendships and relationships you’re craving. Feeling connected isn’t correlated to size. It seems counterintuitive,...
What It Takes To Be A Leader…
…is that you need to be a couple of steps ahead of those you’re leading. There’s more to leadership than that, of course. The “two steps ahead” rule is the super-simplified, stripped-down version of Leadership...
How To Serve Guests When You’re Just Not Feeling It
No matter how much you love people, eventually the day will come when you literally can’t even. (Do the cool kids still say that?) The weather is too bad, your mood is too off, your...
Flashback Friday: Five Reasons Nobody Comes to Your Training
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! We’ve all been there: we have a volunteer training scheduled. We arrive early....
Thursday Three For All: Sutherland Springs and the Tears of Jesus, Lead from the Middle, and Recreated Triangle Solo
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...
Compass Christian Church (Chandler, Arizona)
Each month, we revisit a series of posts called Guest Services Road Trip. We’ll travel the country from the comforts of our couches, interviewing leaders who are in the trenches of ministry. Do you have an idea for GSRT...
2018 Connections Confab: Apply Now!
Since 2015, 36 leaders from 30 churches in 11 states have been a part of the Connections Confab, an intensive coaching network focused on improving your guest services culture. Confab is returning in February, and the...
