Monday, February 11th was a very big day in the Christian and religious communities. Pope Benedict XVI resigned. And that same morning, after 10+ years helping pastors and church leaders with capital campaign related issues, I resigned from Injoy Stewardship Solutions. Now I’m not saying the level of influence is the same for the Pope […]
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The Most Generous Thing I Have Ever Seen A Church Do: North Point Community Church’s Be Rich Campaign
Brian Dodd on December 18, 2012 in Church Leadership, Generosity
Be Rich Campaign: Celebration from North Point Media on Vimeo. I would like for everyone to take a few moments and watch this inspiring video of North Point Community Church’s recent Be Rich campaign. If you have ever felt that giving your time or financial resources to your local church did not matter or make a difference in […]
Is The American Church Headed For A Fiscal Cliff?
Brian Dodd on December 9, 2012 in Church Leadership
Is the American church headed for a fiscal cliff? Interesting question, isn’ it? It is true that there would be few business administrators, executive pastors, and even senior pastors who would not be deeply concerned if charitable donations were removed or greatly reduced from our tax code. The reality is that staff lay-offs and salary reductions […]
17 Things Pastors Can Do To Honor Their Volunteer Leaders
Brian Dodd on November 14, 2012 in Church Leadership
Earlier this evening I had the privilege of attending a leadership dinner put on by Senior Pastor Mike Linch and NorthStar Church. The purpose of this invitation-only event was to introduce the church’s upcoming capital campaign to about three-dozen of the ministry’s key stakeholders. This was the 5th such meeting the church leadership had put on in less […]
11 Facts About NorthPoint Community Church Raising $1.5 Million In A Single Day
Brian Dodd on November 12, 2012 in Church Leadership, Generosity
As part of their How To Be Rich series, NorthPoint Ministries took up a one-day offering of $1.5 million to serve the poor and under-resourced in the Atlanta community and around the world. 11 Alive News, a local NBC affiliate, featured the church’s extravagant generosity in the video above. As I watched the video, I noticed 11 facts about NorthPoint Ministries as they created a […]
36 Leadership Quotes From Tara Russell And Dave Ramsey – Live Notes From The RightNow Conference
Brian Dodd on November 8, 2012 in Church Leadership
We just finished the afternoon session with Tara Russell and Dave Ramsey. Tara is the CEO and Founder of Create Common Good, a social and entrepreneurial venture that provides training and employment to refugees and others in need. Dave, of course, is an author, radio personality, and creator of Financial Peace University. The focus on their sessions […]
33 Leadership Quotes From Joseph Sangl’s New Book Oxen
Brian Dodd on October 29, 2012 in Church Leadership
“Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox comes an abundant havest.” – Proverbs 14:4 Pastors desperately need resources they can use to invest in the business and financial leaders in their church. That resource has arrived. Oxen, available on October 30th, is the latest book from I Was Broke. […]