Car Lot Church (part four)
This week we’re asking this question: do churches treat guests the way car lots treat customers? Catch up on earlier posts using the links at the bottom. Dan was the first car salesman we...
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Car Lot Church (part three)
From the first moment, I knew George was going to give me trouble. It was our own fault, really. We foolishly assumed we were pulling up at the dealership at closing time on Saturday. “This...
Car Lot Church (part two)
This week we’re asking this question: do churches treat guests the way car lots treat customers? It’s going to be a no holds barred, honest look at the way we interact with new people. During...
Car Lot Church (part one)
My wife and I are about to replace her vehicle. Not immediately, as in I-need-you-to-tell-me-about-the-sweet-deal-on-your-ride replacement, but eventually, as in we’re-going-to-talk-about-it-for-the-next-eight-months-and-then-maybe-make-a-decision replacement. Which is why I was horrified on Saturday when she suggested that we...
Nobody Cares About Your Church (part two)
In the last post, I opened up a can of community apathy about your church. The average unchurched person doesn’t care how much time you put into the naming of your newest ministry project, or...
Nobody Cares About Your Church (part one)
Recently I was in a meeting of church leaders from around our state. We were hammering out details for an initiative designed to help churches of all shapes and sizes bring outsiders in and help...
I Want This Guy’s Life
I have no idea who he is, but I see him in North Durham all the time, and I like the way he rolls. Literally. Yep, that’s a surfboard and a Coke cooler permanently attached...
Topical Tuesday: Future Musings
After a brief hiatus, we continue our several-week series called Topical Tuesdays, where you pick the topic and I make up answers. You can add your topic / question to the list by commenting on...
It’s Your Move
Sunday was a day of interesting conversations. (The following have been dramatically enhanced to protect the innocent.) Conversation #1 was about a ministry that is changing fast…too fast, in my friend’s opinion. Systems are breaking...
Thirteen
Today, the scales have tipped. Today, 2/3 of my children are teenagers. That’s right…the sulking, the mood swings, the slammed doors and screams of “I wish I’d never been BORN!” have begun. And that’s just...
