Say Hi to Eli.
Our family is proud to announce our latest addition: our third grandchild (and first grandson!) Elias Franks. Eli is my second-born’s second-born, making Skylar a big sister and unseating Haddie Nell as the baby of...
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Christmas Gifts for Your Staff or Vols? Done.
I’ve told you before about Daly Goods, a Texas-based leather goods shop. Joe Daly turns out nothing but high-quality products, and I’m the proud owner of several of his preacher notebooks, journals, bookmarks, and even...
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...
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...
