Many pastors and church leaders face challenges in effectively connecting with people of great financial means. I will probably write several posts on this over the next few months but I want to begin by getting into the mind of how financial leaders think. Let’s begin with some foundational statements: Wealthy people are not “better” or “more important” than anyone else. Wealthy people […]
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4 Lessons You Need To Know To Survive A Financial Crash
Brian Dodd on June 4, 2011 in Church Leadership, Generosity
Recently I wrote a post entitled The Top 10 Christian Leadership Blogs You Should Be Reading.  One of the posts I mentioned was Joseph Sangl. I think his site contains the most relevant, insightful and with over 75 tools, the most effective financial coaching site on the web. It is great for everyone but church […]
50 John Maxwell, Seth Godin, and Dave Ramsey Leadership Quotes From The Chick-Fil-A Leadercast
Brian Dodd on May 7, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Generosity, Increasing Capacity, Relationships, Sports Leadership
There was some incredible leadership teaching at today’s Chick-Fil-A Leadercast. The following are the top 50 quotes. More to come later. John Maxwell “If you increase your influence, you increase your leadership.” “Leadership is not a noun. It’s a verb. It’s active. It’s movement.” “It’s tough being in the people business when people don’t like you.” […]
The Most Generous Leader I Know
Brian Dodd on April 17, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity
Recently my family vacationed in Amish country, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. While there, I had the opportunity to learn about the most generous leader I have ever heard of. Ironically, we have all benefited and enjoyed the work and vision of this man. His name is Milton Snavely Hershey, founder of Hershey Chocolate. Here are some […]
Offering Hope And 5,000 Salads To A Community In Need
Brian Dodd on April 16, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity
Today, 20 churches from various denominations in the city of Roswell, GA came together to address the needs of the hurting and under-resourced in our city in an event called Roswell Day of Hope. Roswell Day of Hope, a ministry of “Hope Roswell,” is a nonprofit organization, made up of local churches, nonprofits, businesses, health agencies, Roswell […]
22 Leadership Quotes And Principles From Mark Zuckerberg And The Facebook Effect Part 2
Brian Dodd on April 3, 2011 in Performance
The following is Part 2 of the leadership quotes and principles from the first six chapters of The Facebook Effect by David Kirkpatrick. This incredible book chronicles Facebook’s journey from conception to becoming a legitimate business. To read Part 1, click here. All quotes are from Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg unless otherwise noted. More than 80% of the […]
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 […]