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...
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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...
People Are The Mission: Sneak Preview (ch. 5)
The countdown is on to the launch day of People Are The Mission, coming Tuesday, March 6. Each Monday until the release date I’m sharing brief excerpts from the book. I’d love to hear your...
Flashback Friday: Is Your Church a Landmark or a Lighthouse?
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! Not long ago I was having coffee with a pastor friend who...
Thursday Three For All: Billy Graham’s Early Years, A Flight Attendant’s Day, and Papa’s Lost Phone
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...
Preparation vs. Payoff
I re-read this story in my quiet time recently. It’s always been one of my favorites, but this time I saw something I’ve never noticed before: Now the wife of one of the sons of...
