Trust the Process
Over the last few weeks our church has sent off a few hundred kids to summer camp. With a separate high school, middle school, and elementary school camp, and separate designated departure days for each, our...
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Flashback Friday: Cruise Ship or Battleship?
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! Last week our family took our first cruise. Merriem’s mom & dad...
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 bold print to read the entire...
Gaining By Losing: a Review
My pastor wrote a book. Another one. This makes four, if you’re not counting The Adventures of Tripod the Three-Legged Dog, which was a graphic novel he penned in fourth grade, according to a fact that...
What is the Cost of Bad Service?
I recently read The Experience, a new book by Bruce Loeffler and Brian Church. In it, Bruce draws on his decade experience as a Walt Disney World cast member to help organizations get better at delivering...
Summoning the Genie
When you’re responsible for overseeing hospitality at a church, it’s only a matter of time until you start asking the “now what?” questions: We’ve developed a process for welcoming guests…now what? Everybody receives a gift on...
Flashback Friday: Answer the Question They’re Not Asking
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! A couple of weeks ago our kids were out of school for...
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 bold print to read the entire...
What Do You Stand For?
Much ink has been spilled on the subject of vision. Whether it’s our churches, our businesses, our our individual lives, we’ve all been challenged to articulate our vision, pursue our vision, protect our vision, and...
Why Outside Greeters are More Important Than Inside Greeters
Let’s start a turf war, shall we? Because a post title like that is just the thing to get some gang warfare going between those who love the great outdoors and those who love great...
