Flashback Friday: A Plea to Pastors on Easter Weekend
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! Pastors: they’re coming. Easter weekend is one of the two largest church...
Category: Staff Stuff
Announcing the Summit’s “Fundamentalist-in-Residence” Program
[Editor’s note: before you read the following post, please take notice of two things: 1. It was originally penned on April 1. (APRIL. FIRST.) 2. And if April 1 does nothing to jog your brain, you...
The Gospel Summit
One of the things I’m grateful for about our church is our commitment to resource other churches. It’s not because we do things better than everyone else (a quick peek will dispute that). It’s not...
Explain Yourself
Sometimes church people do things that don’t make a lot of sense to non-church people. Exhibit A: Backtizing. Last Saturday I was snuggling up with my four year old daughter, a requisite part of...
Just Because You Can…
Let’s play pretend for just a moment, shall we? (I’m a daddy to a four year old. I’m good at this game.) Let’s pretend that you serve at a church with an unlimited budget. A bottomless...
Connections Confab Begins
Last Thursday was one for the books. It was a culmination of several years of dreaming and several months of intense planning. Over a dozen guest service practitioners from Texas, Virginia, and North Carolina came...
Flashback Friday: A Walk to Remember
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! For several years Merriem and I lived out in the country, and every...
Vision Weekend 2015
No doubt about it: one of my favorite things we do all year at the Summit is our annual Vision Weekend. It’s a look back at God’s faithfulness. A look ahead at his promises. And...
The Reason Our Volunteers Disengage
I’m a few chapters in to Simon Sinek’s latest book, Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t. It’s a great summary of how the best organizations are defined by a sense of safety...
Announcing the Connections Confab
UPDATE: the 2015 spring Confab is now full. If you’d like to be the first to know about upcoming Confab dates, let me know. Connections Confab 2015 is coming. Should you apply? Read on… Imagine an...
