Avoiding the Ditch
When it comes to leading, working with, or simply being around people, it’s easy to fall into the ditch. We hit the ditch when we make assumptions about someone’s level or lack of knowledge. We...
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Danny Recommends: Merach Exercise Bike
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...
Your Preferences May Be the Problem
I have a friend who is a Chick-fil-A owner / operator (actually, I have several friends who are CFA owners / operators … I think that goes with the territory of being on a church...
Hospitality is Simply a Catalyst
A lot of our churches put a lot of time into creating welcoming environments for our guests. Putting it simply? Those environments and that attention are a big deal. But they’re not the deal. If our designed...
Leftover Time
There is no such thing as “leftover time” in our day. There will rarely be a moment that is unaccounted for; rarely be an hour where we’re twiddling our thumbs and looking for something to...
How Does a Hospitable Culture Apply to Local Outreach?
We’re in an ongoing 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...
Why You … Yeah, You … Are Your Church’s Best Culture-Builder
The last decade or so has seen a lot of ink spilled on the topic of culture. We have healthy cultures and toxic cultures. Robust cultures and anemic cultures. Organizational culture, volunteer culture, and staff...
How I Use Notion as a Digital Prayer List
Some background: Long-time and elephant-memoried readers might recall a time some years ago when I recommended Evernote as a great option for keeping track of prayer needs. And at the time, it was. But in...
“Because I Should” vs. “Because It Matters”
Motivation makes a difference. Consider your typical volunteer. Or lay leader. Or staff member or spouse or child. Or … ouch … consider yourself. “Because I should” motivates us to serve on the team, do...
Multi-Site: Supplying Portable vs. Permanent Campuses
Q: With non-permanent locations have you had to change the way [things] look, or some things that just don’t work well with a permanent location? [asked in a recent session of our Connections Confab] A:...
