Flashback Friday: Friendly, But Not Intentional
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! …I’m friendly to the people I know. But it takes intentionality to be...
Tagged: first impressions
The Shortest Mission Trip You’ll Ever Take
The second Sunday of January is historically one of those high-water marks that our church experiences on an annual basis. Along with the third Sunday in August, we typically see an attendance bump. Folks are...
Thursday Three For All
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 bold print to read the entire...
Traffic Stops & Big Hearted Cops
This is normally the type of fodder I’d save for Thursday Three For All, but this is too good not to share r’at now. The Lowell, Michigan police department decided to throw a wrench into their typical...
Why a Confab?
UPDATE: the 2015 spring Confab is now full. If you’d like to be the first to know about upcoming Confab dates, let me know. Last week I announced the 2015 Connections Confab – a small...
Announcing the Connections Confab
UPDATE: the 2015 spring Confab is now full. If you’d like to be the first to know about upcoming Confab dates, let me know. Connections Confab 2015 is coming. Should you apply? Read on… Imagine an...
Thursday Three For All
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. Top Ten Ways Churches Drive Away First Time...
See Them First
“They’ll see you before you see them.” That’s what a friend of mine said a few months back in a meeting we were both attending, and I’ve never forgotten it. “We say that a smile goes...
What’s Normal For You…
…isn’t normal for everybody. You have your favorite parking spot. Your favorite seat in the auditorium. Your favorite door to walk in, your favorite greeter who smiles at you and says hello, even your favorite secret...
Thursday Three For All
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. Three Ways to Love Negative Nancy. (via @mrmedders) You have...
