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...
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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...
Thursday Three For All: Criticism, The Voices In Your Head, and Fed Ex Operations
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...
Top Ten Quotes: Not God Enough
It’s weird to have a pastor who is also an author. Take, for example, my pastor, J.D. Greear. He has written five books, and every time another one comes out, I read it (because I want to...
Launch Day Has Arrived!
Almost eight years ago I sat in a restaurant booth in Granger, Indiana, with my friend Mark Waltz. Mark was and is the godfather of the modern era of the church guest services movement. I...
People Are The Mission: Sneak Preview (ch. 6)
It’s Launch Day Eve, everybody! Tomorrow marks the drop date of People Are The Mission. Here is the final excerpt from the book. You can still pre-order and get some super-sweet bonuses, but you need to...
Flashback Friday: Never Shut Up
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! My pastor is fond of a particular saying: When you are sick...
Thursday Three For All: Easter Prep, Being Present, and How The Last Jedi Should Have Ended
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...
Multi-Site: Ponder the Pendulum
Multi-site structure is a funny thing. Not always “funny-ha-ha.” Sometimes it’s more like “Funny as in I’m laughing to keep from taking a long drive off of a short pier.” If you’re in a multi-site...
Danny Recommends: Uni-Ball Vision Elite Pens
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...
