Carlos Ruiz plays catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. Many people take him for granted because the Phillies have the game’s best pitching staff. His teammates do not however. They know what an invaluable piece to the staff’s success he is. Ruiz has a unique perspective for a catcher regarding the success of the pitchers. He tells Gary Smith […]
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5 Things That Can Destroy A Person’s Leadership
Brian Dodd on July 20, 2011 in Church Leadership
The National Weather Service estimates that lightning kills an average of 55 U.S. citizens annually. What is interesting is that the University of Florida researcher Martin Uman tells Sports Illustrated in its July 18th edition that many of these deaths do not result from direct hits. It should be noted more than half of those who do receive […]
7 Practices Of Highly Successful Churches Who Develop Young Leaders
Brian Dodd on July 16, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Relationships
This week my 12-year-old daughter participated in Fellowship Bible Church’s annual Celebrate Summer event as a Teacher’s Assistant for 1st and 2nd graders. To understand what Celebrate Summer is, just think of a week for children that incorporates the foundational elements of Vacation Bible School with all the fun of summer camp. Each day consists […]
Ladies, How To Get Your Husbands To Do Anything You Want
Brian Dodd on July 7, 2011 in Character, Family, Relationships
“Forget it! I’ll just do it myself!” As a husband, I hear those seven words more than I would like to admit. But the good news is that I’m not alone. From what I hear, those words are repeated by wives all over the world.  The passivity of men is a global, systemic epidimec. So what’s a hard-working […]
Pastors And Church Leaders, Is Your Church Distinguishable In The City You Live?
Brian Dodd on July 6, 2011 in Church Leadership
Baseball is at its half-way point of the season and parity has set in. Scoring is at 20 and 30 year lows in the National and American Leagues respectively. All but a few teams are still in the race. Tom Verducci in the July 4th edition of Sports Illustrated says, “There are no dominant teams capable of pulling away […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of June 2011
Brian Dodd on June 30, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, Most Read, Movies, NBA, Relationships, Sports Leadership
This is my favorite post I send out each month. The Top 10 list is simply a great time to reflect on all that happened the previous month and the wonderful times I had interacting with the readers. But this month is even more special than usual. June 2011 was the most successful month in the history of […]
What Pastors and Church Leaders Can Learn About Leadership From Transformers 3
Brian Dodd on June 30, 2011 in Church Leadership, Movies
Transformers: Dark of the Moon is opening this Friday to lukewarm reviews. Critics are claiming that while the special effects are phenomenal, the storyline and character development is weak.  Director Michael Bay is unphased by their thoughts. Bay told the USA Today, “There are 300 critics in the world. There’s tens and tens and tens of millions […]