This post originally appeared in 2021. It’s Thanksgiving Day in the United States, and the purpose of Thanksgiving is to…well…give thanks. In your family or friend group, perhaps you have different ways of doing that:...
…but I can carry you.” So goes the tear-jerking line spoken by Samwise the Brave near the end of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. As a part of this summer’s...
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...
When you look at the landscape of American evangelicalism, our gathering spaces are just as varied as our churches: rural congregations bordering acres of open farmland. Urban congregations in landlocked buildings. Portable congregations renting school...
Back in 2015 we launched a coaching network called Connections Confab. Today we count over 75 leaders from Maryland to Mississippi and Nebraska to North Carolina (and all points in between) as part of our...
I’ve long been a fan of Dan Gingiss, co-host of the Experience This! podcast with Joey Coleman. The podcast is built around the customer service experience, and if you’ve been around this blog space for...
Repeat after me: Weekends are for new friends. When we walk into the church lobby on the weekend, the temptation is to talk to those we already know. Our small group friends, our ministry team...
Q: I’m stepping into an established and well-oiled hospitality ministry. How do I help change the culture in areas where it’s needed? (question submitted in a recent One-Day Workshop) A: In answering this question, I’m...
All of the productivity in the world doesn’t necessarily produce a good end product. Working extra hours and giving extra effort doesn’t necessarily mean our tasks contain that “little extra.” Taking on too many things...
Imagine for a moment a man who has been the recipient of great grace at the hands of his church’s volunteer teams: every Sunday, he’s directed to a parking spot close to the building. A...
