Little Big Church
This church is big. (How big is it?) It’s so big that when we buy coffee at B.J.’s people question whether we have our own coffee company (think about that one for a second…doesn’t make...
Category: Staff Stuff
The Power of Follow Up
Yesterday I had two great conversations with a couple of people about their journey to involvement at the Summit. It’s conversations like that on a week like this that give clarity and energy to what...
Take a Breath
It was a huge day at Brier Creek AM on Sunday. 103 first time guests (and their families) showed up. (If you follow the tweets, I know I said it was 99…4 more surfaced this...
A Time To Retreat
We’re smack in the middle of Staff Retreat ’09, and unlike some of my pastor friends at other churches, we do call it “Staff Retreat” and not “Staff Advance.” We’re getting the heck away from...
Jack, Jacob, and Me
Last Thursday night I hit a new level with my 13 year old. Jacob and I went out for dessert and discussion on Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis (nicknamed “Jack” if you’re still trying to...
Reasons I Like My Job, #541:
If you weren’t in Sunday’s worship service at Brier Creek, the following won’t make much sense to you. Sorry…come back tomorrow. Tuesday morning I discovered that I was responsible for David Thompson nearly having heart...
Every Day is Sunday Morning
Today we continue Audience Participation Week. My independent committee has made their final selection, and they’ve chosen submissions by Doug Garris, Spence Shelton, Veronica Greear, and Kiani Arkus. Yes, Veronica is our lead pastor’s wife,...
Stories From The Tank
On Sunday we baptized 121 people at the Summit. It was a very, very cool day, but days like that always bring questions… Why did you do it that way? Is that even biblical? Seriously?...
The Baptism Report
I’ve had my snarky friends remind me for the past 24 hours that I am a blogger in a Twitter world and that my tardiness in passing along numbers is a reflection of my real-time...
Three Pointers and a Poem*
Here’s the dealio: the Summit’s own J.D. Greear has found his way to the Southern Baptist Convention version of March Madness. Right now he’s the #2 guy in the East Division, and all the Summit...
