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Thursday Three For All: The Cross, First Time Guests, and Kidney Beans

It’s Thursday, kiddies: the day when I roll out a few things I’ve been reading over the past week. Three of ‘em, to be exact. Enjoy. (Remember: click on the big bold print to read the...

Q&A: How Do We Handle Multiple Services at the Same Location?

Q: How do we handle multiple services in the same location? [submitted via the 2018 blog survey] A: I’m going to read a few things into this question that may or may not be true....

Are Your Processes Predictable?

I get a random newspaper delivered to my driveway…well…randomly.  There’s no apparent rhyme or reason. It doesn’t come on a particular day of the week, nor does it come every week. There are mornings I...

Product Recall: First-Time Guest Easter Baskets

Every April 2 I think to myself, “There’s no reason to post a retraction to yesterday’s post.” And then every April 1 I receive a text or email or tweet or comment from a friend...

First Time Guest Easter Baskets

Before you read the following post, take note that the original publication date was April 1. April. First. April Fools Day. Thank you. And carry on. Subscribed via email or RSS feed? Click here for the...

Flashback Friday: Believing Forgetters

This week I have been putting normal blog content on hold as we take time to reflect on Passion Week. (You can begin the “Instead of Me” series here.) As we come to the end...

Instead of Me: Punished

Christians around the world will celebrate Easter this weekend, and so I thought it fitting to postpone the normal blog content to join the celebration. At the Summit we’ve been in a series called “Instead of Me.”...

Instead of Me: Accused

It’s Passion Week, and I’m putting typical guest services content on hold so that we can pause and reflect on the defining moments of history. At the Summit we’ve been in a series called “Instead of Me.” The bumper...

Instead of Me: Taken

It’s Passion Week, and I am shelving normal blog content so we can reflect together on the moments that changed history. At our church we’ve been in a series called “Instead of Me.” The bumper videos...

Instead of Me: Betrayed

It’s Passion Week. This weekend, millions of Christians around the world will observe the death and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Over the last few weeks our pastor has been in a sermon series...

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