Flashback Friday: I Need A Sign
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! Over the last few days I’ve been hanging my proverbial hat in...
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Thursday Three For All
It’s Thursday, kiddies: the day when I roll out a few things I’ve been reading over the past week. Three of ‘em, to be exact. Enjoy. (Remember: click on the big bold print to read the...
Q&A: Casting Vision Via a Volunteer Team Blog
Q: Every few weeks we send some material (blog post/article/etc.) to our Connections team as a way to cast vision and remind them of the “why” that dictates the “what” of our ministry. Usually it’s...
Danny Recommends: Assistant.to
Every so often we dip our toes into a series called Danny Recommends:, posts that tip you off to the stuff that I…you know. The recommendations might be products for use in your ministry, resources that will...
10 Ways to Make Your Seating Team More Effective
If your church has a seating team, you’ve seen seaters who are too pushy. Seaters who are too passive. Seaters who panic at the first sign of a backup of guests. It doesn’t have to...
Flashback Friday: The Reason Our Volunteers Disengage
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’m a few chapters in to Simon Sinek’s latest book, Leaders Eat Last:...
Thursday Three For All
It’s Thursday, kiddies: the day when I roll out a few things I’ve been reading over the past week. Three of ‘em, to be exact. Enjoy. (Remember: click on the big bold print to read the...
Take Ten.
I am what you would call a maximalist. Now in fairness, I’m not 100% sure that’s a word, nor am I 100% sure that if it is a word, I’m using it correctly. So let me explain...
Who Can I Add To The Circle?
If you’re a volunteer or a leader of volunteers, this question has to be your refrain. You can’t do it all, and you shouldn’t try. You should constantly seek to replace yourself. Your knowledge and experience...
State of the Blog: 2017 Survey Results
If you will, dear readers, allow me to indulge you in a little inside talk. You are the group who makes this site what it is. You’re the faithful community who reads, comments, gives feedback,...
