If churches ceased to exist in your community, what would be different about where you live? Today, I had the privilege of attending and helping host Take Out Conference at NorthStar Church in Kennesaw, GA. NorthStar, led by Senior Pastor Mike Linch, is an amazing church that is making a huge impact in their community. To read a previous post about […]
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Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of October 2010
Brian Dodd on October 31, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, Increasing Capacity, Most Read, Movies, NBA, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
Can you ever have enough friends? I can’t speak for you but I constantly need the relational dynamic and people speaking positively into my life. Life is just too difficult to face alone apart from community. With that in mind, October was an incredible month! Readership has grown exponentially each month and last month was […]
The Leader I Long To Be
Brian Dodd on October 22, 2010 in Character, Family, Generosity, Relationships
Are you a risk taker? Do you go for broke? Do you swing for the fences? Is your motto “Swing big. Miss big.” Can you tell people exactly what you think and it doesn’t bother you bit afterwards? Do you on a moment’s whim just jump on a plane and go to Europe? If this […]
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?! […]
So Close But Yet So Far and 9 Other Things I’m Learning
Brian Dodd on October 8, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Relationships
Are you a continual learner?  The world of leadership contains dozens of catch phrases. Here a just a few of my favorites: The toughest person to lead is yourself. A man cannot help another without also helping himself. If a lady has to tell you she is a lady, she most likely is not. If a leader has to tell you […]
Depression – Be On Guard
Brian Dodd on October 5, 2010 in Church Leadership, Family, Performance
Are you depressed? Pretty straightforward question isn’t it? According to www.upliftprogram.com, 9.5% of everyone who reads this post is suffering from depression. What is alarming is that now 4% of PRE-SCHOOLERS are clinically depressed and make up the fastest growing market of antidepressants. This is a national epidemic. I have been thinking a lot about […]
Leaders, You Can Go Home Again
Brian Dodd on October 3, 2010 in Church Leadership, Family, Relationships
Today I got to go home again! As a result of a previous post I wrote, How A Sunday School Teacher Changed My Life, the leadership of Acworth United Methodist Church gave me the privilege of returning to my childhood church home to speak to their men. It is not an exaggeration to say that today was one of […]