Yesterday I received an email from a pastor who is trying to revamp the guest services ministry at his church. He asked the “structure” question: How do you have your team organized? Since that’s a question I...
On Friday, Merriem and I stole away to one of our favorite date spots: Ted’s Montana Grill. It’s the perfect place to go if you like eating copious amounts of meat while staring at the...
What do people assume about your church at first glance? I’m not talking about your building, your property, or your curb appeal. No, when people park their cars and approach the front door, what would...
Time to open up the wayback machine, boys and girls. …The order taker was a most unhelpful young man who had been hired exclusively on his ability to mumble and get my order wrong. After...
Clayton Greene is the First Impressions Director at the Summit’s Brier Creek Campus, Sunday North Venue. You oughta follow him on Twitter, and you can catch part one here. In his book on work, Every Good Endeavor,...
I swung by my favorite fast food place for breakfast this morning (don’t judge me. It’s Church at the Ballpark week. I need the kind of energy that can only come from a biscuit you...
We’re days away from Church at the Ballpark ’13, and my mind keeps drifting to the 100’s of volunteers who have stepped up to serve. I love their service, their passion, their sacrifice. So with...
Clayton Greene is the First Impressions Director at the Summit’s Brier Creek Campus, Sunday North Venue. You oughta follow him on Twitter. In his book on work, Every Good Endeavor, Tim Keller says the gospel teaches...
Imagine for a moment that you’re a part of a fire department’s engine company: you’re the guys who slide down the pole and hop on the truck whenever the alarm goes out. And imagine that...
This weekend was the first of two peak attendance weekends we hit every August. It’s when our vacationing families return and our awesome college kids come back, bringing a couple hundred freshmen with them. Side...
