How I Use Notion as a Digital Prayer List
Some background: Long-time and elephant-memoried readers might recall a time some years ago when I recommended Evernote as a great option for keeping track of prayer needs. And at the time, it was. But in...
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“Because I Should” vs. “Because It Matters”
Motivation makes a difference. Consider your typical volunteer. Or lay leader. Or staff member or spouse or child. Or … ouch … consider yourself. “Because I should” motivates us to serve on the team, do...
Multi-Site: Supplying Portable vs. Permanent Campuses
Q: With non-permanent locations have you had to change the way [things] look, or some things that just don’t work well with a permanent location? [asked in a recent session of our Connections Confab] A:...
First Impressions While You Wait
Two days. Two healthcare facilities. Two vastly different experiences. On day one, I accompanied my wife to a new(ish) provider in a clinic I’d never been to before. She was undergoing a minor procedure, but...
Top Ten Quotes: Toxic Church
If you’ve never served on a church staff or in vocational ministry, you’ll be glad to know that our days are filled with chapel services, Chris Tomlin wafting through the offices (not Chris Tomlin songs,...
One-Day Workshops: Get 2, Save 20!
Our 2024 One-Day Workshops are in full swing. In late August we hosted our first of three, and over 70 leaders from Kansas to Virginia and Alabama to Missouri joined us for a day of...
How Does a Hospitable Culture Apply to Our Facilities?
We’re in an ongoing series called Hospitable Culture. The big question is this: What if hospitality isn’t something we do, it’s simply who we are? In other words, what if we could bump hospitality beyond...
The One “Guest Services Prayer” That God Always Answers
If I might be so bold, I know the question you can ask God that will almost always get a response. It’s a question that’s easy enough to ask, but the answer might come with...
Leaning Isn’t Leading
Recently, my daughter spent several birthdays at a pizza joint of her choosing. It was actually just one birthday – her 14th – but we were there for so long I think she might have...
4 Ways to Know You’re Addicted to Innovation
In a recent post we talked about the art of innovation: we’re created as creative creatures, and creating is a good thing. Except when it’s not. Except when innovation comes at the cost of clarity....
