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Thursday Three For All: Easter Evangelism, Spiritual Reasons to Control Your Calendar, and Monty Python Reimagined

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...

River Ridge Church (Hurricane, West Virginia)

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 for GSRT...

There Ain’t Nothing New About Attractional Ministry

“[The] common assumption has been that the work of Christ is really prosperous only when crowds are assembled in His name, and…the supreme problem of the Christian church is how to devise a Sunday service...

What Do You Want Your Guests To See?

In a recent post I talked about the concept of “forced experience”…thinking through what you want your guests to see and where you want them to go. While your church should be open to anyone,...

Flashback Friday: Six Reasons You Need A First Time Guest Tent

Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you!   In a recent post I mentioned that new generations bring new preferences...

Thursday Three For All: Praying For Our Children, The “What Else?” Mindset, and 9k Calories Per Day

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 Can I Manage Multiple Entrances?

Q: We will soon be moving from a 20,000 square foot space with one entrance to a 45,000 square foot campus with many more entrances. I would be curious to read your counsel for us....

RSVP Now For A 2018 Weekender

I trend towards being a visual learner. Tell me something, I’ll absorb part of it. Show me something – be it a diagram, a drawing, or a video – I’ll grasp much of it. But let me experience something, and it...

What Expectations Are You Setting?

Imagine a scenario with me, will you? You’re out to dinner with a group of friends. It’s not a particularly huge group of people, but it’s not a small gathering either. Let’s say that there...

Flashback Friday: How To Bang The Drum Without Being A Jerk

Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you!   Changing a culture ain’t for the faint-hearted. If you are new to...

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