Church volunteer culture runs the gamut from inspirational to infuriating. If you lead volunteers, maybe you know what I mean. Inspirational, because watching a volunteer use their gifts is one of the most awe-inspiring things to see...
We know that it’s easy for culture to leak. It’s easy for our vision to lose it’s stickiness. If we’re going to continually transfer DNA to our staff and volunteers, we must continually come 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! As a blogger, I feel like I have one primary responsibility to...
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: I’ve noticed that people love when we use their names. I’m NOT great at remembering names but I am very intentional about using the names I DO know (which makes me look like I’m...
As leaders, we tend to apply labels to those we lead: Rock star. Lazy. Utility player. Unreliable. Hot-tempered. Self-starter. Flaky. Whether the labels are always true doesn’t really matter. If they are sometimes true or were once true...
For three days prior to Christmas, the Summit is going to be invading the Durham Performing Arts Center for our sixth year. We’ll be celebrating the incarnation of Jesus, the majesty of the manger, the...
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! Last week I took some time to get re-acquainted with an old...
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...
One of my favorite Christmas stories comes out of Luke 2. But it’s not the Charlie Brown Christmas, Linus-holding-a-blanket, end-of-the-school-play Luke 2 recitation you may be thinking of. No, there’s another Luke 2 Christmas story, a Christmas story...
