Your Preferences May Be the Problem
I have a friend who is a Chick-fil-A owner / operator (actually, I have several friends who are CFA owners / operators … I think that goes with the territory of being on a church...
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Hospitality is Simply a Catalyst
A lot of our churches put a lot of time into creating welcoming environments for our guests. Putting it simply? Those environments and that attention are a big deal. But they’re not the deal. If our designed...
Leftover Time
There is no such thing as “leftover time” in our day. There will rarely be a moment that is unaccounted for; rarely be an hour where we’re twiddling our thumbs and looking for something to...
How Does a Hospitable Culture Apply to Local Outreach?
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...
Why You … Yeah, You … Are Your Church’s Best Culture-Builder
The last decade or so has seen a lot of ink spilled on the topic of culture. We have healthy cultures and toxic cultures. Robust cultures and anemic cultures. Organizational culture, volunteer culture, and staff...
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...
“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,...
