In honor of Mother’s Day, this post is dedicated to my wife Sonya. As a wife and stay-at-home mom, she is the greatest leader I know. For more on her leadership skills, click here. Earlier today, my pastor Crawford Loritts of Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, GA preached a challenging message about what makes a […]
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The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of March 4th
Brian Dodd on March 8, 2013 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Great Teams, Sports Leadership
The following are the Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of March 4th. They fall into two categories – Incredibly Emotional and Incredibly Practical. Do not miss these 10 posts. My Interview With 2 Women About Their Choice To Have An Abortion by Paul Alexander Five Commandments For The Media Savvy Pastor by Phil Cooke […]
4 Truths About Godly Male Leadership
Brian Dodd on November 3, 2012 in Church Leadership, Family
Earlier today, James MacDonald, Senior Pastor of the Harvest Bible Chapel and author of the new book Vertical Church, came to Fellowship Bible Church and taught a group of over 300 men what Godly male leadership looks like. James pastors a church of over 14,000 in weekly attendance and is one of America’s great communicators. Vertical leadership is about […]
One Year After The Affair
Brian Dodd on October 11, 2012 in Family
Recently I had the privilege of being introduced to Justin Davis, founder of RefineUs Ministries. Justin and his wife Trisha returned to ministry in 2009 following a four year journey of restoration. They use their story of pain, loss and redemption to bring hope and healing to couples all over the country. Justin has just finished […]
8 Ways To Raise A Spoiled And Entitled Child
Brian Dodd on July 4, 2012 in Family
This past Sunday, my pastor Crawford Loritts of Fellowship Bible Church brought an incredible message from the life of Joseph. In addition to being a dear friend and Bible scholar, Crawford has raised four wonderful children and is an expert on parenting. Before giving you his thoughts on how many parents are raising spoiled and entitled […]
10 Quotes On Forgiving Your Father
Brian Dodd on June 20, 2012 in Family
Father’s Day was this past Sunday. The reality is that this day brings many people an extraordinary amount of pain and regret. Many readers of this post may have had a terrible father who did not love them very much, if at all. Many readers may have been abused or abandoned by a man who […]
Father’s Day Anthem – It’s A Dad’s Life
Brian Dodd on June 16, 2012 in Family
Father’s Day is my favorite day of the year!!! I love this weekend! To all fathers reading this post, this video captures the essence of what we do as well as anything I’ve seen. Enjoy and Happy Father’s Day. Subscribe here so future posts can be sent directly to your Inbox. Also, as a gift […]
The Top Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of May 28th
Brian Dodd on June 1, 2012 in Character, Family, Relationships
There is a difference between leader development and leadership development. Leader development has to do with the person God is molding and shaping you to be. Leadership development has to do with skills, task, and assignment. It has been an amazing week in terms of reading challenging content that has to do with leader development.  I have […]
The Price Required To Leave A Leadership Legacy
Brian Dodd on May 22, 2012 in Family
Joe DeGiorgio comments regularly on this site. I always enjoy his thoughts because his words are pithy, insightful, and always make me think. His viewpoints as an Italian-American from the Northeast are quite unique. I developed a kinship with him last fall as he discussed how the issues surrounding Joe Paterno went far beyond coaching and how the […]
10 Reasons Why I’d Make A Terrible Feminist
Brian Dodd on May 20, 2012 in Family
Every so often I read a blog post that I think is an absolute masterpiece. Recently, I had that opportunity as I read Nikki Weatherford’s incredible post 10 Reasons Why I’d Make A Terrible Feminist. Nikki is a wife and mother of three. As any mother could appreciate, she spends her days playing with dinosaurs and changing diapers. […]
Fathers And Leaders Who Cause Stress
Brian Dodd on April 19, 2012 in Family
I always love traveling to The Cove Church in Mooresville, NC located about 30 minutes north of Charlotte.  In addition to having as absolutely as nice and competent a church staff as you will ever meet, there is a stretch of road that is extremely relaxing for me to drive. To get there from my home, you must travel […]
9 Leadership Quotes and Lessons From Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Brian Dodd on April 16, 2012 in Movies, Relationships
I love the Mission Impossible series. They are absolutely fun, full of special effects and action, plenty of stuff blows up, basically implausible, and just plain entertaining. The fourth installment of the Tom Cruise series, Ghost Protocol, is no exception. With the dvd being released this Tuesday, I wanted to re-visit my thoughts on the film […]