There are few things I enjoy more than a great, inspirational family movie.  A great Christmas gift would be today’s dvd release of Dolphin Tale. This movie is about a fatherless (more on that later) and lonely boy named Sawyer who finds meaning and purpose in the rehabilitation of a beached dolphin named Winter. I can’t recommend this movie enough.  The following […]
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13 Leadership Quotes From Casey Graham And Ike Reighard On How To Better Serve Your Community
Brian Dodd on October 27, 2011 in Church Leadership, Generosity
Wednesday was Day 2 of the Take Out Conference held at NorthStar Church. This incredible event, put on jointly by NorthStar and INJOY Stewardship Solutions, equipped over 175 church leaders to better impact and serve their communities. To read the quotes from day 1, click here. The second day featured Casey Graham, Founder of Giving Rocket, and Ike Reighard, […]
7 Keys To Help Pastors And Churches Regain Lost Momentum
Brian Dodd on October 22, 2011 in Church Leadership
When I was a freshman in high school, I remember my dad and step-mother taking the family out for their anniversary dinner.  They could never settle on a place and ultimately got into the dreaded back-and-forth “I don’t care, you pick” argument. The kids finally decided on Wendy’s. That story tells a lot about the options in our […]
Free Resources For Catalyst Leaders
Brian Dodd on October 4, 2011 in Church Leadership
With the Catalyst Conference starting tomorrow in North Atlanta, I wanted to provide some free quality resources for NextGen Leaders. Rather than put them in an Ebook, the following are my favorite leadership blog posts that will add value to this incredible group of young leaders: NextGen Leaders: We Are Rooting For You – A personal favorite as I wrote this […]
17 Ways Volunteer Leaders Can Help Their Pastor
Brian Dodd on September 19, 2011 in Church Leadership, Generosity
As an employee of INJOY Stewardship Solutions, I interact with literally hundreds of volunteer leaders at local churches. One of the big challenges is helping committee members, elders, church boards, deacons, and key influencers know how to effectively partner with their pastor in leading the congregation. “We may disagree in private but we’ll be unified when we […]
7 Practices Of Highly Successful Churches Who Develop Young Leaders
Brian Dodd on July 16, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Relationships
This week my 12-year-old daughter participated in Fellowship Bible Church’s annual Celebrate Summer event as a Teacher’s Assistant for 1st and 2nd graders. To understand what Celebrate Summer is, just think of a week for children that incorporates the foundational elements of Vacation Bible School with all the fun of summer camp. Each day consists […]
Southern Baptist Churches In Decline! But Why?
Brian Dodd on June 10, 2011 in Church Leadership
Yesterday I wrote a post entitled 13 Signs People Are Excited To Attend Your Church. To read that post, click here. I must now address the opposite situation. Earlier today, Lifeway Christian Resources reported declines in Southern Baptist churches in attendance, membership, and baptisms from 2009. The baptism totals are the lowest in 60 years! To […]
13 Signs People Are Excited To Attend Your Church Service
Brian Dodd on June 9, 2011 in Church Leadership
I love where I go to church. My family can’t wait for Sunday mornings. Each one of us serves, even my 12-year-old daughter. We faithfully support our church with our time, energy, money, and prayers. I absolutely adore my pastor, Crawford Loritts. But this is not about my home church. Like many churches we do not […]
8 Characteristics Of Leadership Wisdom
Brian Dodd on June 5, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Sports Leadership
Are you a person of wisdom?  All leaders like to think they have a measure of wisdom. Certainly, if they have reached a certain level of position and/or influence, they must have at least some wisdom, right? Well, the answer is “not necessarily”. Today at Fellowship Bible Church, Senior Pastor Crawford Lorrits gave an incredible message on true […]
4 Lessons You Need To Know To Survive A Financial Crash
Brian Dodd on June 4, 2011 in Church Leadership, Generosity
Recently I wrote a post entitled The Top 10 Christian Leadership Blogs You Should Be Reading.  One of the posts I mentioned was Joseph Sangl. I think his site contains the most relevant, insightful and with over 75 tools, the most effective financial coaching site on the web. It is great for everyone but church […]
10 Most Popular Posts Of May 2011
Brian Dodd on June 1, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, LeBron James, Most Read, NBA, Performance, Relationships
May was an incredible month!!! Other than January 2011 when Rick Warren forwarded one of my posts (and we know what that can do for any blogger), this has been the most successful month for this site. “Thank You” to all who took the time to read and comment on these posts. I have probably enjoyed writing […]
The World Doesn’t View The Church As Creative
Brian Dodd on May 31, 2011 in Church Leadership
The June 2011 edition of Fast Company just released their list of the Top 100 Most Creative people. Sadly, not one Christian church or church leader made the list. To put this in perspective, Chip Kelly, head football coach of the Oregon Ducks, was #30. This infuriates me!!! We serve The Creator, the One who […]