Explain Yourself
Sometimes church people do things that don’t make a lot of sense to non-church people. Exhibit A: Backtizing. Last Saturday I was snuggling up with my four year old daughter, a requisite part of...
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Just Because You Can…
Let’s play pretend for just a moment, shall we? (I’m a daddy to a four year old. I’m good at this game.) Let’s pretend that you serve at a church with an unlimited budget. A bottomless...
Flashback Friday: What’s Your Job?
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! Imagine for a moment that you’re a part of a fire department’s engine...
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...
You Know What To Do, But…
…do you know why you’re doing it? I’ve written here before about The Why Behind The What. It’s a foundational part of our onboarding training for our guest services volunteers. When we train, we spend next to...
Connections Confab Begins
Last Thursday was one for the books. It was a culmination of several years of dreaming and several months of intense planning. Over a dozen guest service practitioners from Texas, Virginia, and North Carolina came...
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...
Is Your Church a Landmark or a Lighthouse?
Not long ago I was having coffee with a pastor friend who mentioned that in his church, not one single member lived within a fifteen minute drive of the building. Think about that: not one...
Dads Who Run
As I type, I’m sitting in my living room looking out on the back porch and the landscape of Snowmageddon 2015. The Raleigh Durham area is caught in the icy grip of .000004 inches of...
Flashback Friday: Make it Invisible
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! Making it invisible is a constant discipline for me on Sunday mornings. Regardless...
