Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman » creativity

Every Event Carries The Hidden Possibility Of A Word From God

Brian Dolleman — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 16:36:31 +0000

*Photo above: Rhythm & blues recording artist Liz Vice at NWLife, May 2017 My little family of three has this dinner-time conversation on a regular basis—it’s usually prompted by my wife… she will ask, “Where did you see God today?” The question could be asked a number of ways: How did you see God today? What […]

The post Every Event Carries The Hidden Possibility Of A Word From God appeared first on Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman.

Daily Rituals

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 13:00:10 +0000

Shari checked out a library book for me the other day called Daily Rituals: How Artists Work. It’s a fun book I’ve enjoyed reading. One of the highlighted “artists” was Søren Kierkegaard, the Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, and social critic. Here’s what the book had to say about his daily ritual… The Danish philosopher’s day was […]

The post Daily Rituals appeared first on Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman.

Shouting About These Three

Brian Dolleman — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 13:00:28 +0000

On Sundays I like to share, you know, a few shout-outs. So today I’m shouting about these three… great posts I appreciated this past week. Hope you enjoy! 1. This post: What To Do When The Idea Won’t Show Up by Amena Brown. Here’s my favorite line(s): “Creative ideas are funny creatures. They are more […]

The post Shouting About These Three appeared first on Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman.

Have We Lost Our Imagination?

Brian Dolleman — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 16:11:46 +0000

I recently said, “I think compassion is a muscle and the church has atrophy. Time to build some muscle.” Another muscle withering away due to neglect is imagination. We have lost our imagination. I think this happens because we are so easily tempted to mimic, copy, follow, and accept status quo as reasonable and good […]

The post Have We Lost Our Imagination? appeared first on Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman.

Creative Spaces & Capturing Systems

Brian Dolleman — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:00:34 +0000

In today’s Leadership Bites (6 minute leadership podcast), Andy Jones and I talk about the places and times we are the most creative – and the systems we use for capturing those ideas for later use. QUESTION: Where and when are you at your most creative? How do you capture those concepts and ideas? […]

The post Creative Spaces & Capturing Systems appeared first on Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman.

Worth Shouting About

Brian Dolleman — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 12:30:11 +0000

Here are some things I read on the internet this past week – and thought they were worth passing on to you. Check ‘em out… This post (in response to the Strange Fire Conference) from Sarah Bessey. You don’t have to know a thing about the Strange Fire Conference for her words to make […]

The post Worth Shouting About appeared first on Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman.