Yesterday I provided you a picture into the mind of a young teenage Christian in a composition paper written by my 13-year-old daughter Anna. She creatively called this paper “My 3 Churches”. Because of what they have been exposed to and how they view social justice and the world, I cannot wait to see how God […]
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My 3 Churches Part 1
Brian Dodd on January 29, 2012 in Church Leadership
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 […]
Survey Results On Burn Out And Who A Leader Really Is
Brian Dodd on January 28, 2012 in Church Leadership
Recently, I posted two surveys on this site. The first centered around the issue of leadership burn out. What prompted me to do this analysis was in response to my post The Top 20 Blogs Christian Leaders Need To Be Reading In 2012.   The 2nd most clicked blog was Serving Strong which I recommended for anyone suffering from burn out. It obviously […]
Making Critical Changes And Improvements Between Sunday Morning Services
Brian Dodd on January 18, 2012 in Church Leadership
Several years ago, the talented actor Ardien Brody was supposed to be the star of the the movie The Thin Red Line. He filmed all his scenes and reportedly did a fine job with the acting. However, Brody was largely cut from the film in the editing process by director Terrence Malick. Despite the giftedness of Brody, this […]
15 Proven Ways To Eliminate Hecklers In Your Church Services
Brian Dodd on January 15, 2012 in Church Leadership
On Sunday, January 8th Andy Stanley was forced to deal with a heckler at Northpoint Community Church in Alpharetta, GA during a morning service. To read about this incident and the masterful way Andy and his staff dealt with the issue, read Casey Graham’s article by clicking here. As pastors and church leaders, we want to […]
20 Lessons From Passion 2012 For Pastors On Leading Financial Leaders
Brian Dodd on January 13, 2012 in Church Leadership, Generosity
As a follow up to yesterday’s post 20 Leadership Lessons All Christians Should Know From Passion 2012, I would like to go deeper into the subject of cultivating financial leaders in your local churches. As a reminder, after being inspired by the $2,566,670 raised by the 40,000+ students in attendance as well as the 40,000+ watching […]
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 […]
Information From Those Suffering From Burnout
Brian Dodd on January 7, 2012 in Church Leadership, Performance
I made an amazing discovery this week when I wrote the post The Top 20 Blogs Christian Leaders Need To Be Reading In 2012. My top recommended blog was Perry Noble which I noted is “Simply the best blog for Christian leaders on the Internet. No site is more transparent, raw, and applicable as Perry’s.” Those […]
17 Inspirational Leadership Quotes By Francis Chan From Passion 2012
Brian Dodd on January 4, 2012 in Church Leadership
On Tuesday evening at the Passion 2012 Conference in Atlanta, Francis Chan delivered one of the most powerful and moving message I’ve ever heard. The following are some of the leadership quotes from his amazing message. “I don’t like calling it human trafficking. I like calling it little kids are being raped right now.” “We […]
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 […]
7 Surprising Roadblocks To Fulfilling Your Mission In 2012
Brian Dodd on January 2, 2012 in Character, Church Leadership
Resistance is a natural companion of leaders. Leadership assumes opposition. It assumes breaking new ground and overcoming obstacles. Challenge and “being in over our heads” is where we live as leaders. To have a successful 2012 leaders need awareness and not be naive. The following are seven surprising roadblocks provided by my Senior Pastor Crawford Loritts along […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of December 2011
Brian Dodd on December 31, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Great Teams, Most Read, Movies, Performance, Sports Leadership
What a great way to close out the year!! December was the most read month of the history of this site!! I can’t say “Thank You” enough. The following were the Top 10 most read posts from December as determined by you the readers: 6 Things Church Leaders Should Do Even Though They Are Told […]