Category: Staff Stuff

People, Not Projects

People, Not Projects

Following is the transcript from my talk at yesterday’s Staff Infection online conference. If you fancy yourself an audible and visual learner, you can take your chances with my out-of-proportion head on the video (there’s...

Easter Rewind

Easter Rewind

If you’re not a part of the Summit Church, I’m especially excited to show you this recap that our creative team put together…especially the media juggernaut known at Josh Sliffe. It’s one of their best...

Stories From The Tank

Stories From The Tank

If you’re not a part of the Summit Church, y0u may not know that we’ve stumbled upon what has become an annual tradition. For the last couple of years, we’ve offered an instant baptism following...

Evil Rabbit, Part Deux

Evil Rabbit, Part Deux

Last week I told you about my wife’s demon bunny and how she taunts me with it on a regular basis. (The taunting hasn’t stopped, by the way. Yesterday morning I found it in the...

Topical Tuesday: Who Killed Sunday School?

Topical Tuesday: Who Killed Sunday School?

Today we pick back up in our spring series of Topical Tuesday posts, where you pick the topic / ask a question and I wax poetically. Because wax and poetry obviously go together. Want to...

Uncommon Communion

This post won’t be pretty. The squeamish should look away. And if you’re a neatnik Pharisaical type, just go ahead and start polishing your rifle, because you’re going to need it in 3…2… As a...

Strangely Familiar

Strangely Familiar

This is our Student Pastor, Jason Gaston.                         This is a Sleestak, from Land of the Lost. If it’s okay with you, I’m just...

Building Cool Points at Church

Building Cool Points at Church

I serve on the staff of a rapidly growing multi-site church. While that means that there are a lot of great things happening, it also means that we’re always trying to shuffle the decks to...

Dream Team

Dream Team

As I write, we’ve just finished up Summit Staff Christmas Party 2k10. The auditorium is a wreck, the lobby is covered in coffee spills, and I’m pretty sure I just drank a year’s supply of...

So Long, Lori

So Long, Lori

It’s a sad day at the Summit Church offices. Today, a four-year era comes to an end.  Today, Lori Perdue says goodbye to Durham and hello to Los Alamos, New Mexico. Lori joined our team...