The college football universe is dominated by the news today that Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Jim Tressel has resigned. Though this is not surprising, the timing is. I liked Coach Tressel. He appeared to me as a guy who was a class act who simply made some bad decisions. From a leadership perspective, the biggest […]
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What Infidelity Does To A Woman
Brian Dodd on May 21, 2011 in Character, Family, Relationships
Earlier this week, we learned that Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a child with his housekeeper forcing wife Maria Shriver to hire a divorce attorney. Every time I hear of something like this happening whether in the entertainment industry, political arena, my family, or at church, something deeply bothers me on the inside. It just makes me angry when the […]
An African-American Pastor, A White Church, And A Growing Latino Population Have Come Together
Brian Dodd on May 17, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership
Today, Tony Morgan wrote an incredible post entitled This Church Doesn’t Want Black Members. Tony tells the story of a church staff member who was dismissed for baptizing African-American children in a Caucasian congregation. This has rightfully produced a significant amount of outrage on his site. It will make you sick. I would like to […]
The Reality Of Christophobia
Brian Dodd on May 10, 2011 in Church Leadership
There are many phobias in the world today. We have all heard of homophobia which is the fear or contempt for gays. This past week I heard a new term – Islamophobia, the fear or contempt of people who practice Islam. However, the most attacked group by far in the world today is evangelical Christians. There are many […]
Japan, We Are Still Praying For You
Brian Dodd on April 9, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Generosity
As you know, on Friday, March 11th a 9.0 earthquake rocked Japan and caused a tsunami that devastated the nation. Two evenings later at a Passion City Church service in Atlanta, I had the opportunity to be part of a prayer and reflection time for the Japanese people which I will never forget. Fortunately, someone in attendance had a […]
5 Reasons People May Be Leaving Your Church
Brian Dodd on March 24, 2011 in Church Leadership
The latest census numbers are out and people are leaving Detroit in alarming numbers. The USA Today reports that the Detroit population dropped 25% during the last decade to a number of 713,777, their lowest number since 1910. What was interesting to me was why the people were leaving. These reasons are something that all […]
4 Stories From Survivors Of The Japanese Earthquake And Tsunami
Brian Dodd on March 17, 2011 in Relationships
Leaders should always live their lives with the end in mind. The Daily Mail has chronicled some stories of the survivors of this past weekend’s tragic events in Japan. The great lesson to me was the commonality of each story is that when faced with death, it was their family that was most important. “Hiromitsu Shinkawa was found floating […]