After an extraordinarily difficult week my wife looked at me Tuesday morning and said, “You are going to Johnny Hunt’s Men’s Conference this weekend. You have given and given and given to others and now you need someone to pour into you. I am sending you to this conference.” Through the life she lives my […]
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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 […]
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 […]
10 Areas I Need To Improve As A Husband
Brian Dodd on March 6, 2012 in Family
Last night my family went out for what was to be a nice, quiet dinner at a local pizza restaurant. Unfortunately we sat in a booth next to a couple arguing…very loudly. Here is what I picked up: The man had left his wife and kids. The lady was in counseling. He wanted to discuss the […]
12 Practices Of Apex Leaders Who Are The Very Best At What They Do
Brian Dodd on September 15, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Great Teams, Increasing Capacity, Performance, Sports Leadership
Apex leaders are the very best at what they do. The following are a series of quotes and principles obtained in recent publications that give us insights into why top performers are at the top of their profession. September 19th Sports Illustrated What we learn from Justin Verlander, baseball’s best pitcher: Evaluated Experience - “It’s hard for me to put a finger […]
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 […]
8 Proven Ways Husbands Can Make Their Wives Feel Taken Care Of
Brian Dodd on July 1, 2011 in Character, Relationships
This past February, I had the privilege of celebrating my 20th wedding anniversary. One of the things I’ve learned during that time is that the top need a woman has is security. Something else I have come to realize is that one of the great things about our marriage is we still often pleasantly surprise each […]