Preparing for the Onslaught
An earlier version of this post originally appeared on August 20, 2012. The end of summer is nigh. If you are like most churches, you are only a few short weekends away from the fall...
Category: Staff Stuff
Eight Ways to Develop a Critical Eye
Today we wrap a short series called Critical Eyes vs. Critical Spirits. In the last post we discussed Seven Ways to Know if You Have a Critical Spirit, which was – just so you know – pretty...
Seven Ways to Know if You Have a Critical Spirit
In the last post, I set up a short series about Critical Eyes vs. Critical Spirits. In any type of leadership, critical eyes are a must. We have to be able to identify and strip away...
Critical Eye vs. Critical Spirit
Everybody’s a critic. I know it’s true about me, and I’m going to assume – with a surprising level of accuracy in the middle of that assumption – that it’s true about you. Whether you’re...
Flashback Friday: You Need a Story Repository
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! Every family has one. You know what I’m talking about: that one relative...
Flashback Friday: The Greatest Test of Your Ministry
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! I had a couple of great student pastors growing up. “Bob” (I’ll call...
Don’t Parenthood Your Weekend
As I type, my wife Merriem is watching a Parenthood marathon on TV. Yes, that Parenthood: the series that went off the air in 2015, the one she’s already watched in its entirety and then some, and the one...
Why You Need a VHQ
One of our values for our First Impressions team is “Attend One, Serve One.” We want our volunteers to be able to fully engage in worship in one service, then fully engage by serving in...
Hospitality Can’t Take a Vacation
We’re barely ankle deep into the summer season around these parts. The mountains and beaches are calling, and people are responding. (Side note: mountain people? I love you. Let’s hang out more. Beach people? I...
Flashback Friday: Say It? Do It.
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! Sometimes church people have the best intentions and the worst follow through: “I’m...
