http://youtu.be/fsFs3iGRzCw Leadership begins at home. The above advertisement from Toyota tells the amazing story of Stef Purdy and his daughter Amy. Forced to lose her kidneys and legs below the knees, Amy’s life has been an inspiration to thousands. This video reminds of the power of the human spirit and a loving family. As I […]
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13 Practices Of Effective Fathers
Brian Dodd on July 28, 2013 in Family
http://youtu.be/B32VgWUPRVU The Today Show recently featured the most emotionally moving segment I have ever seen. At the time of the original airing, Dr. James Wolf had been given three months to live as he suffered from terminal pancreatic cancer. Even though she was not yet engaged, Dr. Wolf’s daughter Rachel desired the traditional Father-Daughter Wedding Dance. […]
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 […]
10 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Dolphin Tale
Brian Dodd on December 19, 2011 in Character, Family, Movies, Relationships
There are few things I enjoy more than a great, inspirational family movie.  A great Christmas gift would be today’s dvd release of Dolphin Tale. This movie is about a fatherless (more on that later) and lonely boy named Sawyer who finds meaning and purpose in the rehabilitation of a beached dolphin named Winter. I can’t recommend this movie enough.  The following […]
10 Leadership Quotes And Principles From Dolphin Tale
Brian Dodd on September 24, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Movies, Relationships
There are few things I enjoy more than a great, inspirational family movie. I got that today when my family saw the delightful Dolphin Tale. This movie is about a fatherless (more on that later) and lonely boy named Sawyer who finds meaning and purpose in the rehabilitation of a beached dolphin named Winter. I can’t recommend this […]
29,000,000 Reasons Why Churches Should Care About Single Moms
Brian Dodd on August 29, 2011 in Character, Relationships
Tonight I attended a church leadership meeting where we discussed, among other things, the organic launch of ministries from within our church body. Within the last month, a woman who has a heart for single moms launched a ministry to serve them and has already recruited over 30 additional volunteers to serve alongside her. When […]
A Special Message For All Readers – Be Present
Brian Dodd on August 23, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Relationships
If you look at the right sidebar of this website you will notice an ad for this year’s Catalyst Conference. Catalyst is more than just a conference, it is an amazing move of God for Next Generation Christian leaders. The emphasis of October’s event is “Be Present”. Please take a moment on click on the Catalyst box […]
8 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Super 8
Brian Dodd on June 11, 2011 in Movies, Relationships
Super 8 is just not that great.  Being a Steven Spielberg production, the quality is obviously very high. There are some good surprises as well. The best part of the movie is the acting of Elle Fanning who is going to be a superstar. However, my final conclusion is that this movie is a remake of E.T. […]
What Makes A Man Rich?
Brian Dodd on May 25, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Relationships
What Makes A Man Rich? Sherwood Pictures is coming out with their next film Courageous on September 30th. To see a recently released scene from the movie, click Courageous – In Theaters September 30. Just to recap from the scene you just watched, what makes a man rich? A strong faith. Children that love you. […]
The Top 10 Benefits Of Leadership
Brian Dodd on April 28, 2011 in Church Leadership, Sports Leadership
I recently wrote a post entitled The Top 10 Leadership Mistakes. Based upon your response, it echoed what many of you were thinking and feeling. In an effort to provide a balanced perspective, I want to bring you what I feel are my Top 10 Benefits that come to those of you follow quality leadership. Leaders provide vision. They […]
6 Leadership Lessons From The Atlanta Falcons
Brian Dodd on November 29, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Great Teams, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
Mike Linch, Senior Pastor of NorthStar Church in Kennesaw, GA is a great leader and friend. I have written two posts on his leadership previously. You can read them here and here. This past weekend he did the pre-game chapel for the Atlanta Falcons prior to their meeting the Green Bay Packers. The following is a guest post from Mike so […]
10 Ways To Disqualify Yourself From Dating My Daughter
Brian Dodd on October 13, 2010 in Character, Family, Relationships
Is there anything that captures the heart of man more than his little girl? If there is, I have not discovered it. A few weeks ago when my family was on vacation, someone referenced the beauty of my pre-teen little girl in a loud voice as they were driving past us. Can you tell I am putting that nicely?! […]