Mobile No More!
Last Sunday was one of the most anticipated (and joyous!) days in 20 years at the Summit. Our North Durham Campus moved into a permanent facility after 17 years of being mobile, 17 years of...
Category: Staff Stuff
Christmas at DPAC: Day One
Christmas came early to downtown Durham last night. 2,600 in attendance at the first service. 311 volunteers. All heard the gospel clearly presented amidst the sights and sounds of the season. Here are a few...
Multiply: What’s Next?
I recognize that most of my readers are from outside the walls of The Summit Church, so this post may feel a little like reading someone else’s mail (spoiler: it kind of is). But this...
Saddleback Church (Lake Forest, California)
This is the second in a monthly series of posts called Guest Services Road Trip. Join me in traveling the country (maybe the globe?) from the comforts of our collective iDevices, interviewing leaders who are in the trenches...
How To Make Vision Stick With Your Guest Services Team
In a recent post I mentioned the importance of repeating the vision over and over. And over and over and over. Because the harsh reality is that vision leaks. I’m always shocked that I’m shocked by...
Never Shut Up.
My pastor is fond of a particular saying: When you are sick of saying it, the leaders in your ministry have probably just heard it. When your leaders are sick of hearing it, then everyone...
Q&A: Casting Vision Via a Volunteer Team Blog
Q: Every few weeks we send some material (blog post/article/etc.) to our Connections team as a way to cast vision and remind them of the “why” that dictates the “what” of our ministry. Usually it’s...
On Carrots And Sticks And When To Use Which
We’ve all used the “carrot and stick” analogy at some point or another. Whether you’re a leader in ministry or the marketplace, whether you’re a paid professional or a parent, you have likely tried to...
Multi-Site Ministries: Fences and Freedom
If you’re a part of a multi-anything: multi-site church, multi-leader ministry, or even a multi-staff/volunteer team, this is a topic we need to cover. As the old adage goes, we sometimes find ourselves with too...
Q&A: Should My Church Charge For Coffee?
Q: Our church has always served coffee on Sunday mornings. Due to budget cuts we’ve ended that practice. Our church has responded very well, and there weren’t any riots. Some have proposed that we...
