Category: Growth

Easter Weekend is Here. (You Should Be, Too.)

This weekend, millions of Christians around the globe will gather to celebrate the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, the cornerstone event that split time in two and changed this world – and the next...

“Too Much Zero.”

Confession: I’m a bit of a theater nerd. I grew up doing church and school plays. In middle school I graduated to community theater (our tiny little town actually had a really good theater scene)....

Now is the Time to Pick Your Bible Reading Plan

January will be here soon, campers. And the number one rule of evangelicalism is that at the first of the year, we all dig out our Bibles and start reading again. (I kid.) I have...

Find Your Center

This post originally appeared on November 30, 2009.   Robert Peary is widely credited as being the first explorer to reach the North Pole (no record exists of Santa disputing that claim, although I’m told...

Instead of Me: Punished

Christians around the world will celebrate Easter this weekend, and so I thought it fitting to postpone the normal blog content to join the celebration. At the Summit we’ve been in a series called “Instead of Me.”...

Instead of Me: Accused

It’s Passion Week, and I’m putting typical guest services content on hold so that we can pause and reflect on the defining moments of history. At the Summit we’ve been in a series called “Instead of Me.” The bumper...

Instead of Me: Taken

It’s Passion Week, and I am shelving normal blog content so we can reflect together on the moments that changed history. At our church we’ve been in a series called “Instead of Me.” The bumper videos...

Instead of Me: Betrayed

It’s Passion Week. This weekend, millions of Christians around the world will observe the death and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Over the last few weeks our pastor has been in a sermon series...

And So We Wait…

One of my favorite Christmas stories comes out of Luke 2. But it’s not the Charlie Brown Christmas, Linus-holding-a-blanket, end-of-the-school-play Luke 2 recitation you may be thinking of. No, there’s another Luke 2 Christmas story, a Christmas story...

Flashback Friday: Grow Small Before You Go Big

Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you!   The best ministry leaders are dreamers. Huge visionaries. Think-ten-years-ahead kind of people....

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