If your church is like most churches I work with, approximately 40% of your attenders do not give anything. They like your church. They even attend semi-regularly. But when it comes to supporting the church financially, they are not yet part of the process. What if this could change? What if you could find a […]
This past Father’s Day, I received as a gift Sports Illustrated Peter King’s book Monday Morning Quarterback. Like many NFL fans, Peter is my favorite football writer and his weekly online column by the same name is my must read of each week. It had a few too many personal chapters for my taste though they are extraordinarily written.  My two favorite chapters […]
“He’s home! He’s home! He’s home!” My favorite part of each day takes place between 6:30 to 7:00 PM every night. That is when the garage door goes up, the car pulls in, and I walk in the door arriving home from a hard but productive day at work. It has become our family tradition […]
Being a volunteer at a local church has been one of the great joys of my life. The challenge that volunteers face is long-term sustainable commitment fueled by an attachment to vision. The purpose of these posts is twofold: Encourage people to begin serving and give them a picture of what will happen in their lives as a result of […]
 During the summer of 1986, I was working in a grocery store produce department while attending college. This job came with the unbelievable benefit of one unpaid week of vacation per year. So when that week came in July, I had a decision to make. Instead of going to the beach for sun and surf, I instead made […]
I want to thank everyone who took the time to read the posts I have been submitting the last month. New strategies have been implemented and we have had good response. Once again, thank you and feel free to join in on the leadership conversations. The following were my 5 most read posts during the month of May. In […]
