Any regular reader of this site knows my appreciation for NextGen (18-23 year old) leaders. What you may not know is that I also have a deep appreciation for a group called FutGen Leaders. These are the 13-17 year-old future Christian leaders. One of these individuals would be my 7th grade daughter Anna. Recently, she wrote a paper for her […]
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20 Leadership Lessons All Christians Can Learn From Passion 2012
Brian Dodd on January 11, 2012 in Church Leadership
Passion is the greatest move of God in America since Promise Keepers in the mid-90s. When over 40,000 college students and high school seniors converged on the Georgia Dome the first week of January, I was one of the additional 40,000+ who sat nightly riveted as I watched the conference via streaming video. As I have pondered […]
How Great Is Our God
Brian Dodd on January 3, 2012 in Church Leadership
As I write this post, #HowGreatIsOurGod are the top trending words worldwide on Twitter. The reason for this is because of an incredible rendition of this song just delivered by Chris Tomlin and fellow artists from across the globe at the Passion 2012 Conference held in Atlanta. This sold out event has 45,000+ high school seniors […]
My Favorite 25 Leadership Posts Of 2011
Brian Dodd on December 22, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Increasing Capacity, Momentum, Movies, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
This past year I published 346 separate blog posts.  With that amount of material produced, it is sometimes hard to identify your personal favorites. However, after much thought, the following is the list of My Favorite 25 Leadership Posts Of 2011. If you missed these in their initial run, I trust you will enjoy them the 2nd time around. Is […]
Why I Am Praying For These 15 Celebrities
Brian Dodd on October 9, 2011 in Church Leadership
A major priority I have as a leader, who happens to also be Christian, is to engage and serve our culture. I don’t want to remove myself from culture or be antagonistic towards it. At the same time, I don’t necessarily want to embrace all of it. But rather, I want to effectively engage it so I can […]
22 Leadership Quotes From Brad Lomenick’s Interview With Worship Leader Chris Tomlin
Brian Dodd on June 25, 2011 in Church Leadership
In the most recent Catalyst monthly newsletter, Brad Lomenick had a great interview with the best worship leader alive, Passion City Church’s Chris Tomlin. During the conversation, Chris discussed many items including church planting, songwriting, and the relationship between pastors and worship leaders. The following are the quotes that all leaders can learn from. Enjoy! […]
Japan, We Are Still Praying For You
Brian Dodd on April 9, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Generosity
As you know, on Friday, March 11th a 9.0 earthquake rocked Japan and caused a tsunami that devastated the nation. Two evenings later at a Passion City Church service in Atlanta, I had the opportunity to be part of a prayer and reflection time for the Japanese people which I will never forget. Fortunately, someone in attendance had a […]