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Lent Day 3… Hardness & Strength Are Death’s Companions

Brian Dolleman — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 13:00:29 +0000

I will take away their stony, stubborn heart and give them a tender, responsive heart. —Ezekiel 11.19 The picture above is from our recent youth winter camp. I was standing outside the meeting room at Suncadia Lodge, taking pictures of the students as I waited for the service to begin. There was a group of […]

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A True Story About Pizza, Tipping, And The Cost Of Not Being Able To Be Questioned

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 19:10:03 +0000

The following is a true story… In a land far, far away (Yakima, Washington), I was riding high. My youth ministry was the biggest thing in town and we were on the verge of launching another service at Central Washington University. I had several employees working for me and a crazy band of leaders who […]

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Some Shoutables (Serious – Ya Gotta Take A Minute Or Two And Read These Great Posts)

Brian Dolleman — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 13:00:36 +0000

On Today’s Sunday Shout-Outs, here are a few shoutables… This post, Guard Your Gates by Sarah Bessey. Here’s my favorite line: “So, no, I don’t guard my gates against simply terrible or scary things anymore. Instead, I want to guard my gates against what diminishes wholeness and holiness in me. I guard against the influences that make […]

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May Leadership Be For You A True Adventure Of Growth

Brian Dolleman — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 13:00:46 +0000

The following is from John O’Donohue’s book To Bless The Space Between Us – a book of blessings FOR A LEADER: May you have the grace and wisdom To act kindly, learning To distinguish between what is Personal and what is not. May you be hospitable to criticism. May you never put yourself at the […]

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Getting The Most Out Of Church

Brian Dolleman — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 15:23:24 +0000

In today’s Leadership Bites (6 minute leadership podcast), Andy Jones and I talk about a few practical ways to get the most out of your church experience…

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Bad Lessons From “Good” Sources

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 16:35:41 +0000

I had two grandmothers – one was “good” and the other was “bad.” My “bad” grandmother didn’t go to church. She smoked—a lot. She drank, she swore, and she gambled. My “good” grandmother was a member of her church. And she wasn’t a smoker, drinker, or gambler. But here’s where it gets interesting… My “good” […]

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Pro Tips On Getting The Most Out Of A Mariner’s Game

Brian Dolleman — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 14:05:52 +0000

In this Leadership Bites (6 minute podcast), Andy Jones gives me some pro tips on getting the most out of a Mariner’s game. Listen and enjoy! COMING THIS WEEK ON THE BLOG: a series on “Good Things I Learned From Bad People”

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Five Summertime Musts

Brian Dolleman — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 14:48:54 +0000

On today’s Leadership Bites (6 minute leadership podcast), Andy Jones and I talk about our “Five Summertime Musts” – the things we gotta do this summer… QUESTION: What are your summertime must-do’s? Coming this week on the blog… a three-part series on “The Dark Side of Leadership Strengths”

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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? […]

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Leadership Bites: Reading Outside Your Tribe

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 27 May 2014 13:00:30 +0000

In today’s Leadership Bites (6 minute leadership podcast), Andy Jones and I talk about the kind of reading that causes growth in our lives. QUESTION: What are you currently reading?

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