Q: Our church building is an older campus with multiple entry points and no central welcome desk. How can I lead our First Impressions team to greater effectiveness? [from the 2024 blog survey] A: Most...
Many moons ago I wrote a post called You Need an EPOD. It was an ode to one of the tried-and-true tools in our multi-site toolbox, a document called – you guessed it – an...
At the time this post goes live, there are six “normal” Sundays left between now and Easter. Now, I get it. You get it. There is no such thing as a normal Sunday. Easter is...
I am neither a project manager nor the son of a project manager. (I’m more what you’d call an assistant to the regional project manager.) That said, at any given time in my role, I’m...
Q: How can I keep our mission, vision, and values in front of my volunteer team? [from the 2024 Blog Survey] A: My pastor is fond of a saying that I’ve heard him use dozens...
We’re in a new series called Hospitable Culture. The big question is this: What if hospitality isn’t something we do, it’s simply who we are? In other words, what if we could bump hospitality beyond...
For those of us who lead volunteer teams within the church, I think it’s important to get inside the head of our vols: what motivates them? What demotivates them? What makes them feel appreciated? What...
We’ve talked before about the fact that there’s no such thing as an ideal work week. Especially in ministry, there are going to be emergencies, crises, meetings that can’t wait, and situations outside of our...
Very few things catalyze learning, conversation, or growth faster than a good book. Especially when it comes to your staff or volunteers. For the last decade, I’ve led countless teams through countless books, whether it’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...
