2010 Summer Reading List: Mine
I’m a bit of an overachiever when it comes to reading. Oh sure, I believe that it’s entirely possible that I can read the entire thirteen volume series of A Series of Unfortunate Events over...
Category: Learning Curve
2010 Summer Reading List: Yours
It’s time once again for the Official Annual Danny Franks Recommended Book Reading List for Summer, or O.A.D.F.R.B.R.L.(f)S., for short. If you fancy yourself a good beach read and are looking for something slightly more...
Topical Tuesday: Tithing? Really?
We continue a several-week series called Topical Tuesdays, where you pick the topic and I make up answers. You can add your topic / question to the list by commenting on this post. Today’s question...
A Plug for Pastors
Today’s blog post is specifically for pastors or church staff people. If you’re not one of those, you can go back to watching Dog the Bounty Hunter, or whatever it is that unpaid Christians do...
Sermon Remix
Sunday was a fun day, getting to speak to my favorite group of people on earth* – the peeps at Brier Creek AM. If you’re interested, you can download the full transcript and listen to...
Nobody Cares About Your Church (part two)
In the last post, I opened up a can of community apathy about your church. The average unchurched person doesn’t care how much time you put into the naming of your newest ministry project, or...
Nobody Cares About Your Church (part one)
Recently I was in a meeting of church leaders from around our state. We were hammering out details for an initiative designed to help churches of all shapes and sizes bring outsiders in and help...
Topical Tuesday: Future Musings
After a brief hiatus, we continue our several-week series called Topical Tuesdays, where you pick the topic and I make up answers. You can add your topic / question to the list by commenting on...
It’s Your Move
Sunday was a day of interesting conversations. (The following have been dramatically enhanced to protect the innocent.) Conversation #1 was about a ministry that is changing fast…too fast, in my friend’s opinion. Systems are breaking...
One Man’s Trash…
Last week the Franks crew got the heck out of Dodge for a little post-Easter relaxation. Our journey took us back to our hometowns in Tennessee and Alabama just to hang out with the...
