Thursday Three For All
Remember campers, click on the bold print to see the whole enchilada. How the devil comforts us. (Ray Ortlund) Wow. “When the devil accuses us and says, ‘You are a sinner and therefore damned,’ we should answer,...
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Answer The Question They’re NOT Asking
A couple of weeks ago our kids were out of school for spring break. Because we’re the type of parents who prefer to show our love by shoving a bucket of trans fats in their...
Flashback Friday: What Does Your Posture Reveal?
Every Friday we get all into recycling around this place. This post originally appeared on July 17, 2008: …Now, that’s what she said. What she revealed was, “I’m making a lousy eight bucks an hour working this dead-end job....
Introducing Ministry Grid
No matter the size of your church or the breadth of your volunteer team, you likely struggle with the never-ending need for good quality training. If you’re like me, you’ve spent roughly 40 bajillion waking...
Why We Say “Attend One, Serve One”
On our First Impressions Team at the Summit, we try to get by with just a very few rules: never be rude to a guest. Serve where you’re wired. Never feed ’em after midnight. But...
You Matter
It hit me again yesterday morning. The temperature was in the 40s. The cold, cold rain was steadily coming down out of a dreary gray sky. It was a great day to be a duck....
Thursday Three For All
It’s Thursday, kiddies. And today is picture and movie day, apparently. Throw back some joe* and enjoy the show. How to drive through all 48 of the continental United States in 113 hours. Admit it: one...
Flashback Friday: They Get It
I love a good volunteer story at the Summit Church. I love stories of people who sacrifice their good for the greater good. You’ll love this one, too. My husband and I were driving to...
Does Attitude Match Atmosphere?
Last weekend I blazed through Nelson Searcy’s new book Connect: How to Double Your Number of Volunteers. I’m sure I’ll return to this blog in the weeks to come to more fully unpack some of the content,...
Thursday Three For All
Three things I’ve been reading. Three things I hope you’ll enjoy. Remember: click the bold print to read the whole shebang. Watching is Not Doing (Confronting the Spectator Problem). Oh, that our pew-dwellers would read and heed Seth...
