What the Church Can Learn From Disney (part 5)
Polish your people. If there was one letdown of the Disney experience, it was this: not everybody who works there believes it is the happiest place on earth. It wasn’t like that on past trips....
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An Open Apology to My Son*
Dear Austin, It looks like you broke your foot after all. I’m sorry that I questioned you. You were right. I was wr… wrrrrr… …I didn’t have all the facts. You have to understand that...
What the Church Can Learn From Disney (part 4)
Don’t start here. Back that mouse up. For a long time now, I’ve been telling you that details matter. It matters that your facility is clean. It matters that there’s toilet paper on the roll....
Ten Years
Ten years later, I still remember eating hot Krispy Kremes while walking down a cold and windy sidewalk to Nashville’s Baptist Hospital. Ten years later, I remember laughing when she said, “If Gore wins the...
What the Church Can Learn From Disney (part 3)
Where there’s a three, there’s a one and two. Catch up there first. For the rest of our lives, when we look back on Disney 2010, we’ll remember Rafael. Rafael is a waiter at Whispering...
What the Church Can Learn From Disney (part 2)
It’s a series, yo. Start here. Walt Disney envisioned that his theme parks would represent a grander “show,” a living movie, if you can imagine that. As such, you are not just walking into a...
What the Church Can Learn From Disney (part 1)
I just returned from the Happiest Place on Earth. I’m referring, of course, to Walt Disney World, home of Orlando, Florida. Or something like that. I’ve long said that as the First Impressions Guy at the...
Doing Anything Next Tuesday?
I opened up my email yesterday to find…well, me, staring back at me. Not really staring. “Staring off into the distance, kind of squinty-like” is a better way of putting it. So I’m doing a...
So Long, Lori
It’s a sad day at the Summit Church offices. Today, a four-year era comes to an end. Today, Lori Perdue says goodbye to Durham and hello to Los Alamos, New Mexico. Lori joined our team...
Billboards, Buck Coffee, and Church Bulletins
I’m just a wee bit irritated. If you live in the Triangle, you can confirm that there are McDonald’s billboards everywhere that shout out “$1 small hot or iced coffee.” They’re on highway 70. 15-501....
