In last week’s The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of June 8th, Beth Riedemann wrote a post entitled An Open Letter To Mike Linch, Sr. Pastor at NorthStar. The title caught my attention because Mike is one of my dearest friends and one of the great pastors in America. You can follow him […]
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13 Practices Effective Leaders Can Learn From Jesus
Brian Dodd on May 21, 2013 in Church Leadership
Do you want to lead like Jesus? Who wouldn’t? Jesus is the greatest leader that ever lived. I love studying Jesus and the things He did during His earthly ministry. Because He is God, whatever insights I am shown are only be a small glimpse into His impact but I still love dissecting passages of […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of July 30th
Brian Dodd on August 3, 2012 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Great Teams, Relationships, Sports Leadership
What an incredible week of leadership this has been (and boy is that an understatement)! Between the outpouring of support, long lines, and record sales Chick-fil-A experienced on August 1st, the attacks from misguided government officials on private enterprise, the war on free speech, the firing of former Vonte CFO/Treasurer Adam Smith, Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook’s continued fall, and the Olympics, we […]
Something Many Pastors And Church Leaders Do Not Know
Brian Dodd on April 30, 2012 in Church Leadership
Today, Joe Sangl and I were having lunch at one of my favorite dining establishments, Outback Steakhouse. Our waiter was a young man who just graduated from college and was about to start his own business. The two of them began talking about websites, business plans, financing options, and personal growth. I just sat there quietly and enjoyed the precociousness and […]
9 Reasons Why Passion City Church, Louie Giglio, And Chris Tomlin Are A Contagious Epidemic
Brian Dodd on April 8, 2012 in Church Leadership
Passion City Church and the Passion Conference movement, led by Louie and Shelley Giglio, Chris Tomlin, and others is a full-fledged contagious epidemic amongst Christian students. And the contagion is infecting older adults as well. On Good Friday, April 6th, I was privileged to be part of the sold-out-weeks-in-advance crowd of 12,500 for a night of worship. […]
25 Ways Our Community Would Be Different If Our Church Ceased To Exist
Brian Dodd on March 31, 2012 in Church Leadership
Countless times in my life I have been to conferences or been in meetings and heard consultants say, “How would your community be different if tomorrow your church or business ceased to exist?”  You know what I have never heard? Someone actually provide a line-item, detailed answer. This would be better answered in the context of a […]
What One African-American Church Is Doing To Reach The Hispanic Community
Brian Dodd on March 29, 2012 in Church Leadership
One of the great joys I have is being able to see the creative ideas that churches utilize to deliver ministry and reach their communities. Today I spoke with a pastor who leads a predominantly African-American church just outside of Baltimore, MD. The location of this church is also in an area with a large Hispanic community. […]
A Special Word Of Encouragment For Pastors And Church Staff
Brian Dodd on March 24, 2012 in Church Leadership
Ministry has an extraordinarily wide bandwidth. It has unbelievable highs that you could never advantage. It also has lows so painful that it makes you wonder why you have not traded in ministry for a career in sales. Sometimes pastors and church staff get in to the details of ministry so deep they lose perspective. They need to take a few […]
What CBS News Taught Me About Love And Church Leadership
Brian Dodd on March 18, 2012 in Church Leadership, Generosity
I want to apologize to everyone with the spiritual gift of administration in advance. We make things way too hard as Christian leaders. Sometimes we are simply too smart for our own good. We think too much instead of moving forward in faith with what we know is right. This weekend, CBS News attended our church […]
7 Motivations Every Christian Leader Must Wrestle With
Brian Dodd on March 17, 2012 in Character, Church Leadership
I try to be a humble leader who makes it all about Jesus. I really do. I promise that I try to win with people, build teams, make sure other people get credit, forgive others, and serve those less fortunate. I really try hard. Then why do I often feel like such a selfish leader? […]
7 Rumors About The American Church That Are False
Brian Dodd on March 12, 2012 in Church Leadership
In Malcolm Gladwell’s book The Tipping Point, he makes the observation that rumors are the most contagious of all social messages. I agree as nothing spreads quite like a bad rumor. The following are 7 false rumors that have run wild but after closer inspection, simply have no basis in reality: The American Church Is In Trouble – […]
12 Unique Characteristics Of A Church That Has No Limitations
Brian Dodd on March 7, 2012 in Church Leadership, Generosity
Recently, I spent a weekend at the incredible Journey Church located in Fernandina Beach, Florida just outside of Jacksonville on Amelia Island. Led by the incredible Senior Pastor Darryl Bellar, this 5-year-old church which started with 13 people in a living room now runs 1300+ in weekend attendance! While there, a member of their staff asked me this question – “You […]