Invest.
Last week we cranked the fifth iteration of our High Capacity Volunteer (HCV) Cohort. Back in January 2013 – after realizing the huge need for our Connections staff to gain some alignment and traction with each...
Tagged: serve
Want to Connect? Serve!
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! Fewer things bring me more joy than to hear a volunteer talk about...
Three Reasons to Serve at Christmas at DPAC
Next week marks one of my favorite events that we do all year at the Summit. Perhaps the favorite event. I’m referring, of course, to Christmas at the Durham Performing Arts Center: two days / five services...
Christmas at DPAC is Back!
This post originally appeared on The City, the Summit’s online communication platform. Christmas at DPAC is back! 2015 marks the fourth year where we’ll celebrate Jesus’ birth as a gift to the Triangle. Over the...
People > Signage
I’m a big fan of signs. No, not the creepy M. Night Shyamalan movie featuring Mel Gibson in his pre-Aramaic days. I am referring, of course, to the wayfinding devices that populate airports, retail centers, hospitals...
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...
Pick Up Your Junk
No matter the experience you provide for your guests on the weekend, a dirty facility is going to leave a bad impression. It doesn’t matter how friendly your greeters are…it doesn’t matter how long your...
Flashback Friday: Help Them Help Them
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! If you’re a leader of people, part of your job is to help...
Mommy, Where Do Leaders Come From?
Volunteers. Depending on your background or current situation, that word can either strike fear into your heart, fill you with dread, or – if you have had great experiences – make you imagine that you’re...
Together For Adoption 2015
Next month the church where I serve (The Summit Church) will be hosting Together for Adoption 2015: a like-minded gathering of people with a heart for orphans and an eye towards the fatherless. T4A’s impact...
