You Need A Leadership Pipeline
If you are in ministry, I will almost guarantee that you are either (a) doing too much, (b) have done too much in the past, or (c) don’t really do anything at all because you’re...
Category: Serve’s Up
Flashback Friday: Are Your Volunteers Saved By The Bell?
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! True story: I was just a little bit old for the Saved By The Bell. I...
Flashback Friday: Filter Your Focus
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! Over the last couple of months I’ve read two or three books that...
Invest.
Last week we cranked the fifth iteration of our High Capacity Volunteer (HCV) Cohort. Back in January 2013 – after realizing the huge need for our Connections staff to gain some alignment and traction with each...
Want to Connect? Serve!
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! Fewer things bring me more joy than to hear a volunteer talk about...
Flashback Friday: Who’s In Front of You?
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! I hear it all the time. You do, too. Perhaps you’ve said it....
Three Reasons to Serve at Christmas at DPAC
Next week marks one of my favorite events that we do all year at the Summit. Perhaps the favorite event. I’m referring, of course, to Christmas at the Durham Performing Arts Center: two days / five services...
Christmas at DPAC is Back!
This post originally appeared on The City, the Summit’s online communication platform. Christmas at DPAC is back! 2015 marks the fourth year where we’ll celebrate Jesus’ birth as a gift to the Triangle. Over the...
When Culture Leaks
Last week my family had a glorious few days in The Happiest Place on Earth. As you know if you have read this blog for seven minutes, I’m somewhat of a Disney fan. I love...
Rewind: Get To vs. Guilted To
I’m enjoying some long-awaited downtime with my family this week. The following post originally appeared on December 5, 2012. One of our volunteer plumb lines is that you should serve because you get to, not because you’re...
