Uncomfortably Uncertain
Leaders don’t need to have all of the answers. We should be sure of the vision, confident of the values, and fixed on the end goal. But in the questions and speed bumps and hiccups...
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God, Give Us the Grace to be Grateful.
This post originally appeared in 2021. It’s Thanksgiving Day in the United States, and the purpose of Thanksgiving is to…well…give thanks. In your family or friend group, perhaps you have different ways of doing that:...
Don’t Let Your Christmas Flip Be a Flop.
My friend Wes Gardner recently tipped me off to a great article by The Points Guy: “Up all night: How Disney transforms the Magic Kingdom from Halloween to holiday overnight.” I’ve long been fascinated by...
Guest Post: The “Lazy River Effect” on Your Church’s Engagement Pathway
Greg Curtis is the Central Director of Assimilation and Guest Services at Eastside Christian Church, a multi-site church based in Anaheim, California. I’ve counted Greg as a friend for years, and there is no one...
The Full List of Our 2024 Training Opportunities
Buckle up, kids: it’s time to peer into the new year. For those of you on a calendar-year budgeting cycle, you’re probably obsessing over spreadsheets, forecasting, and big plans right about now. (Or you’re like...
Top Ten Quotes: Think Like a Rocket Scientist
Every once in a while I get introduced to a book that I’m pretty sure I won’t like. But when my friend Bob Adams – voracious reader and fellow book nerd – passes a title...
Q&A: How Can We Get People Out of the Parking Lot More Quickly?
Q: Are there any stats on a reasonable amount of time that people will tolerate when getting out of a church parking lot on Sundays? We are having some issues and I feel like I...
Hospitality is More Than a Team
This is the next installment in our ongoing “Small Church” series, which looks at guest services through the lens of the smaller congregation: those with 150 or fewer people in attendance each week. See the...
Toddling vs. Coddling
I have a granddaughter. (That’s not new news to those of you who have been around the blog for a while, but it’s my contractual obligation as a first-time Pops to mention that every third...
See it from Their Side
If there’s one thing I know about myself, it’s that my perspective is often tinted by rose-colored glasses: My idea is probably the best one. My opinion is probably the right one. My way is...
