Can Non-Members / Non-Believers Serve in the Church?
An earlier version of this post originally appeared on June 19, 2013. When it comes to the question of volunteers, I think we’d all agree that you can never have too many. For most of...
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Flashback Friday: Stop and Watch the Sun Rise
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! …there I was a couple of weeks ago on the outskirts of Phoenix,...
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...
[Freebie!] 5 Plumb Lines for Guest Services
Eight years ago this month, the blogosphere got just a teensy bit more crowded with the debut of Connective Tissue. To celebrate, I’m releasing a free PDF download of my very first booklet, 5 Plumb Lines for...
Guest Services and the Gap
The corporate gathering of believers serves many purposes: it is a family reunion. A time of mutual encouragement. A moment to join voices and minds and hands and hearts in order to proclaim the majesty...
Flashback Friday: Your Guests Aren’t the Problem
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! It was roughly 1 PM on a Sunday afternoon. The place was largely...
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...
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...
