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November 28, 2018 4 Comments

The most important day of the year for churches is just around the corner. Christmas Eve, not Easter, is the most important day of the year to reach unchurched people. This fact has

August 27, 2018 0 Comments

The Wall Street Journal reports that one of the key reasons for the continued growth of McDonalds restaurants is their continually embracing of change. What began as the original fast food provider of

February 15, 2018 0 Comments

In every Pizza with the Pastor gathering I have ever held for newcomers I would ask the same question, “What did you notice first when you came to our church? Without fail I

June 5, 2017 0 Comments

I hear a lot about "epic fails" these days. Typically, that means something has gone very wrong – and ended up on YouTube or Facebook. The truck was too tall for the underpass

March 2, 2017 0 Comments

Think about times you've been embarrassed.  What was the context?  How did you feel? It wasn't good, was it?  Being embarrassed is a terrible feeling.  When I'm embarrassed, I'm tempted to turn around

February 11, 2016 0 Comments

Every church says they are friendly (hospitable), but that usually is true only among church members themselves.  The experience of the stranger, of the first time visitor, is often very far from a