Category: Staff Stuff

Reasons I Like My Job, #541:

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...

Stories From The Tank

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

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*

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...

Bats in the Belfry

Bats in the Belfry

Regular blog readers know (as opposed to the irregular ones) that I occasionally like to mix it up with a few personal stories.  Okay, a lot of personal stories. But life has been a bit...

An Interview With… (part two)

An Interview With… (part two)

Connections Pastor Danny Franks recently caught up with Brier Creek AM’s new Campus Pastor, Danny Franks.  We asked Danny to take a few minutes and explain exactly what this transition means.  You can read part one...

An Interview With…

An Interview With…

Connections Pastor Danny Franks recently caught up with Brier Creek AM’s new Campus Pastor, Danny Franks.  We asked Danny to take a few minutes and explain exactly what this transition means. Danny: Danny, thanks for...

Goodbye, Amber

Today is going to be a bittersweet day around the Summit offices.  For the last six years we’ve worked and laughed and cried and served with a great friend.  Today, that friend is doing something...

The Nexus Project

I’m a big fan of student ministry, especially since I survived it. As a recovering Student Pastor, I can speak with some authority on the mind of that animal.  They measure time not by the...

It’s Friday, But Sunday’s Coming

It’s Friday, But Sunday’s Coming

That’s right, I just had an 80’s flashback and made a blog post title reference to a Tony Campolo book / sermon / and maybe a movie but I can’t confirm that.  You won’t see...