Author Archives for Brian Dodridge

Is Your Strategizing Akin to Penguin Mating?

April 29, 2015 2:58 pm Published by Comments Off on Is Your Strategizing Akin to Penguin Mating?

©lanau/ Dollar Photo Club Do your team’s strategy sessions mimic the mating rituals of the Emperor penguin? In his book Elevate, Rich Horwath parallels strategy meetings and penguin mating rituals. Horwath describes how once annually the penguin will waddle up to 75 miles for a few minutes of mating. Then the female immediately leaves. In the same vein, many teams don’t... View Article


Why a Multisite Model with Multiple Preachers

April 15, 2015 6:00 am Published by Comments Off on Why a Multisite Model with Multiple Preachers

©DigitalGenetics/ Dollar Photo Club What’s best for you may not be best for others. That could be true of the following philosophy from Brentwood Baptist Church. However, I wanted to share with you why when Brentwood Baptist chose a multi-site model, we chose not to have video venues, but instead to have live preaching at each campus. Perhaps something from... View Article


Wins and Mistakes in Planning Sabbaticals

April 7, 2015 9:18 am Published by Comments Off on Wins and Mistakes in Planning Sabbaticals

If you’re lucky enough to earn a sabbatical, you want to make sure you take advantage of it. I’ve taken a sabbatical, but most of my opinions about them have been formed by talking to other ministers who came back from theirs and realized it wasn’t maximized, or was used the wrong way. As a free resource, you can view... View Article