Now is the Time to Prep for Summer
As this post goes live, all of the NSYNC prophecies have come true. May is here, which means summer is just around the corner. And summer time brings vacation time, especially for your volunteers. Cards...
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Three Things I’ve Learned By Tracking Work Hours
At one time or another, all of us are prone to overwork and addicted to busyness. It could mean that we’re hyper-focused on an actual paid job, or it could be that we’re really jazzed...
Creating a Climate Where the Truth is Heard
When we think of leadership, we think of lots of “one to many” activities: speaking. Vision-casting. Edifying. Informing. Directing. But one of the often-overlooked “many to one” activities is that of listening. Leaders must listen....
Danny Recommends: Traffic Cones
Every so often we dip our toes into a series called Danny Recommends:, posts that tip you off to the stuff that I…you know. The recommendations might be products for use in your ministry, resources that will...
Q&A: How Can I Create a Culture of Care with My Volunteers?
Q: Our volunteers are great at caring for our guests. But how can I create a culture of care on my volunteer teams, where they are also caring for each other? [from the 2023 blog...
Top Ten Quotes: What Your Customer Wants and Can’t Tell You
I recently downloaded Melina Palmer’s What Your Customer Wants and Can’t Tell You: Unlocking Consumer Decisions with the Science of Behavioral Economics. Melina is the host of The Brainy Business podcast, and her new book...
What Are You Reading?
As this post goes live, it’s the Tuesday after Easter. Which means two things: Okay, so the Tuesday after Easter doesn’t automatically mean that summer book reading lists are just around the corner, but my...
Tackling Small Church Myths, part 2
This is the next installment in our ongoing “Small Church” series, which looks at guest services through the lens of the smaller congregation: those with 150 or fewer people in attendance each week. See the...
Q&A: What Should Our Entry Space Look Like?
Q: How should we set up our entry space to create the best first impression? [from the 2023 blog survey] A: Our mamas taught us that we never get a second chance to make a...
FTG? Meet GPT.
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. Here at the Summit, we are always on the...
