What the Church Can Learn From Disney (part 4)
Don’t start here. Back that mouse up. For a long time now, I’ve been telling you that details matter. It matters that your facility is clean. It matters that there’s toilet paper on the roll....
Category: First Impressions
What the Church Can Learn From Disney (part 3)
Where there’s a three, there’s a one and two. Catch up there first. For the rest of our lives, when we look back on Disney 2010, we’ll remember Rafael. Rafael is a waiter at Whispering...
What the Church Can Learn From Disney (part 2)
It’s a series, yo. Start here. Walt Disney envisioned that his theme parks would represent a grander “show,” a living movie, if you can imagine that. As such, you are not just walking into a...
What the Church Can Learn From Disney (part 1)
I just returned from the Happiest Place on Earth. I’m referring, of course, to Walt Disney World, home of Orlando, Florida. Or something like that. I’ve long said that as the First Impressions Guy at the...
Doing Anything Next Tuesday?
I opened up my email yesterday to find…well, me, staring back at me. Not really staring. “Staring off into the distance, kind of squinty-like” is a better way of putting it. So I’m doing a...
Billboards, Buck Coffee, and Church Bulletins
I’m just a wee bit irritated. If you live in the Triangle, you can confirm that there are McDonald’s billboards everywhere that shout out “$1 small hot or iced coffee.” They’re on highway 70. 15-501....
Best Guest Story EVER?
Ye olde blog is normally pretty quiet on a Sunday. I don’t usually blog on the Sabbath, but there’s a story in scripture where Jesus says, “If your ox falls into a ditch, and it’s...
It’s Not Me, It’s You
We’re wrapping up a week-long series. If you missed the boat, start here. Let’s face it: sometimes you’re right, and your critics are wrong. (You’ve been waiting all week for me to acknowledge the...
Regaining Ground
If you’re startin’ here, you’re four days late. Back the truck up. A few years ago, I fielded a very angry call from a guy whose wife and young daughter had attended our church a...
What Went Wrong?
It’s day three of You Blew It Week. Start the party here. Sometimes I feel like a professional screw up. It’s true. As a guy who generally has his stuff together and is typically organized,...
