Why You Shouldn’t Serve The Church
[This post is based on a sermon I preached at the Summit’s Brier Creek Campus. If you get the notion, you can listen to the entire message here.] You don’t have to live in Church World...
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Killing the Culture of Entitlement
[This post is based on a sermon I preached at the Summit’s Brier Creek Campus. If you get the notion, you can listen to the entire message here.] It’s no secret that the Summit is...
Flashback Friday: Crummy Church Signs
It happened again this week: I saw a really really bad church sign that was so bad, I had to pull over to snap a picture. Which reminded me of this post from a few years back:...
Can Non-Members / Non-Believers Serve In The Church?
Housekeeping note: a newer version of this post is available, with slightly updated language (and a less-blurry header photo!). I’ve chosen to leave this post intact because the attached comments are helpful. Once a month I...
Thursday Three For All
Are you preparing for growth? (via Steven Kryger) Being a part of a rapidly-growing church for the last decade, I can attest that growth is messy. Sometimes painful. Not always a lot of fun. But part...
Play With Your Team
Sometimes we get so caught up in the constant barrage of ministry that we forget to pull back and have fun with the people we do ministry with. One of the sure-fire ways to push a...
Flashback Friday: Your Preferences May Be The Problem
I’m a man with exquisite tastes. Well, that’s not entirely accurate. I’ve been known to polish off a bag of chips that are well past the expiration date. And also, I view high dining as...
Guesswork, part six: Protection and Progression
It’s the last week of a six part series called Taking the Guesswork Out Of Guest Services. If you’re a pastor or ministry leader of a church with no guest services team, a lagging guest services...
Flashback Friday: Bless Your Heart Hospitality
It’s Friday, where I kick back with the proverbial bag of chips and reach into the archives. As they say on TV, if you haven’t seen it, it’s new to you! All of us are...
Guesswork, part two: Building an Organic Culture
We’re on week two of a new series called Taking the Guesswork Out Of Guest Services. If you’re a pastor or ministry leader of a church with no guest services team, a lagging guest services team,...
