architecting first impressions today for tomorrows encounter
I was walking our campus this morning with Heidi Matson (Pastor of First Impression & Assimilation – Friends Church, Yorba Linda, Ca) which I had the great privilege of hiring this month as we evaluated how we are doing. As Heidi and I began at the street corner to look back in on our [...]
Have you ever noticed how many “exit” signs there are within the walls of buildings in general. It caught my attention today as I was prayer walking the church campus in preparation for our Christmas Services. Funny how city & county regulations require facilities to have exit route signs lit up all over the campus. [...]
Interestingly enough most of the time we out think ourselves when it comes to first impressions. I’ve been guilty. Early in my ministry I didn’t spent enough time thinking through the way outsiders saw the church and it truly cost me in helping others take a next step. Around the ten year mark I probably [...]
One of my greatest learning’s in ministry over the past 15 years is to always ask the question, “Why”? If someone is afraid of answering the why questions of leadership for you, then there are other things lying around that they are just as uncomfortable answering. I heard this poem again this week and I [...]
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Here is a simple first impression most persons never even think about. Who’s answering your phone. Nine times out of ten the person answering your church phone makes or breaks the impression. Not only who, but how they answer the phone is very important. And if no one answers then the voice message is just [...]
