Each month, we revisit a series of posts called Guest Services Road Trip. We’ll travel the country from the comforts of our couches, interviewing leaders who are in the trenches of ministry. Do you have an idea...
In leadership, it’s difficult to avoid the “please like me” trap. We want to keep the peace, to make everyone happy, to stay in our lane and keep from rocking the boat. But leaders...
This is the second in a two-part series. Read part 1 here. 3. Know the difference between handoffs and hands-off. Once we’ve identified our successor, we don’t wish them godspeed as we race away...
If you lead in the local church – whether you’re full-time, part-time, paid, or volunteer – it’s time that you ask for your own resignation. Before you start penning that first “I’m outta here”...
Productivity dictates that we pay attention to the life cycle of the organization. Efficiency demands that we never let our leadership pipeline run dry. Fiscal responsibility decrees that x number of people in seats...
The crazy thing about Christmas is that it shows up every December 25. As church leaders, we’re often scrambling at the last minute to provide or point to quality resources for the people in...
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. These might be products for use in your ministry, resources that will...
Our One-Day Workshops are coming back for a fifth year, and you can snag a great deal for the next week only: Register for three slots and get a fourth for free. Those registrations...
Confession: I’m a bit of a theater nerd. I grew up doing church and school plays. In middle school I graduated to community theater (our tiny little town actually had a really good theater...
Long-time readers of the blog know that since 2013, we’ve offered something called the High-Capacity Volunteer Cohort: an eight-month roundtable discussion with some of our best and brightest Guest Services volunteers from all of...
