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...
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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...
Food Wars
I’m going to go ahead and apologize to Jon Acuff. You may have heard of Jon; he writes a small, struggling blog and matching book called Stuff Christians Like with enough readers to take on...
The Power of Observation
A few weeks ago the Franks crew made a stop at a Starbucks. I love Starbucks like fundamentalists love denim jumpers. They are all about customizing the experience for the customer and delivering the element...
