I have just finished reading the best-selling book The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann. It is an easy read with incredible insights. I recommend every leader order a copy TODAY by clicking the image on the left or here. The following are the quotes and insights that should be employed in every leader’s life: “Successful people do this all the […]
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A Common Link Between 10 Growing Churches
Brian Dodd on August 22, 2012 in Church Leadership, Generosity
I have spent a lot of time this week thinking about the year of 2012 and growing churches. I noticed an interesting common link that existed between 10 churches and/or their leaders I had interaction with. Here is what I remember: I remember watching Louie Giglio give Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed $100,000 to launch a SVU unit to help prevent […]
20 Things I Love About Leadership Other Than Money, Position, And Power
Brian Dodd on March 25, 2012 in Generosity, Relationships
There are perks to leadership and there is a price to leadership. All leaders love the perks. Few leaders, however, are willing to consistently pay the price needed to have sustainable positions of influence. The leaders unwilling to pay the price long-term often focus on superficial benefits like money, fame, standing ovations, the corner office, expense accounts, stock […]
10 Reasons Why Church Attendance Numbers Matter
Brian Dodd on December 25, 2011 in Church Leadership
In two of the three Christmas Eve services at our church, we had good crowds but they were not standing room only – and as a leader in my church I took notice of that.  I’m keeping a healthy perspective as I worked only two services so maybe the third had an overflow crowd. Maybe we just had a […]
Here Is A Strategy For Helping Christians Become More Generous Givers To Churches
Brian Dodd on December 22, 2011 in Church Leadership, Generosity
If your church needs to raise significant capital, I have developed a theory on what is needed for givers to mature, develop and fully participate in your initiatives. I refer to this growth curve as moving givers from Stability To Surrender To Sacrifice. Here is what I have witnessed over the last decade: The first time a person gives to […]
The Process Of Becoming A Generous Leader
Brian Dodd on November 8, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity
As a leader, I want to be more generous. I desire to have a more open hand and a bigger heart. Often I have to repent and do self-examination because of my insensitivity to the poor and under-resourced. There is a struggle that often takes place within me to serve myself rather than to serve others. I can easily resist […]
Is Giving 10% Of Your Money To The Church Really Worth It?
Brian Dodd on September 29, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Generosity
This Sunday my incredible pastor Crawford Loritts will be speaking on tithing. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, tithing is giving 10% of the pre-tax money from your paycheck to your local church. Now some of the readers of this site enjoy debating biblical principles but this is not the forum for if tithing is Old […]
17 Ways Volunteer Leaders Can Help Their Pastor
Brian Dodd on September 19, 2011 in Church Leadership, Generosity
As an employee of INJOY Stewardship Solutions, I interact with literally hundreds of volunteer leaders at local churches. One of the big challenges is helping committee members, elders, church boards, deacons, and key influencers know how to effectively partner with their pastor in leading the congregation. “We may disagree in private but we’ll be unified when we […]
10 Signs Your Christian Faith Has Become An App
Brian Dodd on February 6, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity
If you are reading this post you are likely very familiar with Apps. In case you’re not, an app is a 3rd party application that can be used with your phones or iPad. Apps can show news updates, tell you the weather, play games, stream video or audio, and a variety of other options depending on what you […]
10 Most Popular Posts Of January 2011
Brian Dodd on January 31, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, Momentum, Most Read, Movies, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
January was an amazing month! Overall readership grew by 96% while subscriptions grew by an incredible 149%. In addition to the site’s growth, I introduced a forum called The Leadership Tribe which allows leaders to make their voices heard and connect with other leaders to share thoughts, insights, and resources on leadership. I’m really excited about the potential of […]
A Wonderful Leadership Surprise
Brian Dodd on September 21, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Relationships
Precept Ministries, led by Jack and Kay Arthur, has been an incredible blessing to my family and we have been privileged to financially support their efforts for many years. Yesterday we were visiting their campus in Chattanooga, TN and we received a wonderful leadeship surprise. My daughter and I took a walk alongside a creek on their property.  I […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts of July 2010
Brian Dodd on August 1, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Great Teams, LeBron James, Most Read, Movies, NBA, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmwJipHdqpA&hl=en_US&fs=1] I would like to thank everyone who took their valuable time to read this website during the month of July. I am deeply humbled by the growth we experienced. Readership more than doubled during the past month growing by 124%. Two main things became apparent – how much we were captivated by the LeBron James decision and how little we get […]