Turn Your Leaders Loose
One of my First Impressions shift leaders snapped this picture on Sunday and sent it to me. He was impressed. I was beyond impressed. I think you will be too: This is a diagram that...
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Flashback Friday: Overcharging for the Gospel
What can you learn about grace vs. works from your kids? Plenty… I own a 14 year old entrepreneur. Well, “entrepreneur” may be too nice of a word. “Con artist,” “swindler,” “shyster” … those are the words...
Thursday Three For All
Three links. Three previews. Three things I’ve been reading this week. Happy Threesday.* The Truth About Adoption – One Year Later. Jen Hatmaker knocked it out of the stratosphere with this post. Don’t stop praying for...
Vision & Thanksgiving
Last night was our church’s annual Vision Night. It’s a time we look forward to every year as we gather to celebrate what God has done, and look with anticipation to what he is going...
Preparing for the Onslaught
We’re in the middle of the fall attendance surge here at the Summit. College students are back, families are returning from summer vacations, and people from the community are hitting one of the two times...
Flashback Friday: Who Killed Sunday School?
Fresh outta the archives (which is a oxymoronic sentence if there ever was one), here’s a fun-filled topic from last year: When I came on board in 2003, the church had transitioned to a hybrid...
Thursday Three For All
Some Thursdays, I link you to meaningful articles that I’ve been reading. But other Thursdays (this Thursday), you get fluff. Hey, fluff can be good. Kick your feet up. Have some coffee. Read the fluff. Ten...
Flashback Friday: When A Good Deal…Isn’t
Here’s an oldie but a somewhat-goodie. What makes it goodie, you ask? It’s already been written. I’m takin’ the day off. …we’re going to need your Social Security number, you need to quote five consecutive...
Thursday Three For All
‘Tis been a few weeks since I’ve delved into the Thursday Three For All waters. That’s where I don’t contribute anything meaningful to the blogosphere, save for what I’ve been reading. Which is pretty meaningful....
Have. Mercy.
While we were listening to Sunday School bells in West Tennessee this weekend, we took a few minutes hours for a photo shoot with our Official Franks Family Photographer. Robin has been shooting our kids for...
