Engage or Get Out
It happened again last night. I met another practitioner in a long line of walking customer service disasters. Two of my boys and I stopped by a fast food chain to grab dinner after a...
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Projectors? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Projectors!
So yesterday was a fun day at the Summit’s Brier Creek Campus, if you define “fun” using a dictionary from some bizarro alternate universe. We launched two services at our brand new 450 seat venue,...
April Showers
I’m not sure what Jesus is trying to teach me. Recently I was moving through our offices at a rather high rate of speed. I was late for a meeting and trying to wrap up...
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Churches seem to live in the culture of “yes”: “Yes, we’ll start that program.” “Yes, we’ll turn the music down.” “Yes, we’ll offer both a traditional service and a contemporary service and a service for...
Topical Tuesday: Who Killed Sunday School?
Today we pick back up in our spring series of Topical Tuesday posts, where you pick the topic / ask a question and I wax poetically. Because wax and poetry obviously go together. Want to...
Above the Clouds
Last week I spent some time talking about guest services with a church in the great state of Arkansas (official motto: “It Always Rains When Danny Is In The Great State Of Arkansas”). When I...
The New Venue’s Value
Before you read the following post, take note that the original publication date was April 1. April. First. April Fools Day. Thank you. And carry on. Last year several of our pastors attended a workshop...
Pride and Anxiety
Often when I pray, I’ll pray through 1 Peter 5:5-7 as a reminder of how to walk through my day: Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud...
What Are You Really Revealing?
My friend Katie Baker wrote a world-class post on dress and modesty. She said what every pastor wants to say from the stage, but can’t. Won’t. Skeered to. Whatever. The reason that I’m glad Katie...
A Mighty Rushing Wind
Our Topical Tuesday series will return next week. Meanwhile, this video just couldn’t wait another day. For the last few days I’ve been hanging out with the staff team and church family at Wynne Baptist...
