Napoleon, Thirds, and Going Forward after COVID
You’ve heard the anecdote that there are three kinds of people in the world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder “What just happened?!?” That notion may...
Category: Pandemic
What’s Normal Is Nothing Is Normal.
If we could all have a moment of collective honesty, we might admit that these days, we feel like a herd of two-legged turtles with vertigo stampeding through chunky peanut butter. Maybe you don’t...
Why “Pandemic Silos” are Completely Understandable (and Must Be Destroyed)
Slowly but surely, our world is showing signs of reopening after the initial wave of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. Across the country, various governors are giving the all-clear for churches to begin to meet again...
Closed Castles, Coronavirus, and Creating Anticipation
As this post goes live on April 30, 2020, we are almost seven weeks into the closure of Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida due to COVID-19. At the time of...
[Webinar] Leading Volunteers During a Pandemic
Recently I teamed up with my friends Mark Waltz, Jason Young, and Greg Atkinson for a panel discussion about how to lead our volunteers and honor our guests when the church isn’t gathering physically....
Post-Pandemic: How to Bring Your Vols Back Strong
We’re getting there, kids. We are in no way out of the woods yet, but we’re beginning to see glimpses of what looks like life returning to normal. We’re hearing stirrings of businesses reopening...
#comeandsee: Digital Discipleship in an Online World
We’re just emerging from Easter 2020 where 99.9% of us had no public gatherings. And let’s get the Thank-You-Captain-Obvious statement out of the way: having services sequestered to an online-only environment is far from...
Be Our (Virtual) Guest: What We’re Learning
Let’s start with the hopefully-obvious point: yesterday was April 1. April Fool’s Day. If you read the rare Wednesday post and thought our brand-new Quaranteenies™ idea was stupid, I have good news and bad...
Connecting Online: a Pandemic Guide to Guest Services
Before you read the following post, take note that the original publication date was April 1. April. First. April Fools Day. Thank you. And carry on. We are living in unprecedented times. Charting unnavigated...
How to Lead Quarantined Volunteers
As the global pandemic continues and tighter restrictions are being enacted, many of us just completed the second weekend of online services. I found a certain sense of togetherness when I saw people sharing...
