Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman » success https://www.northwestleader.com Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:24:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Maybe The Worst Days Are The Most Important Ones https://www.northwestleader.com/2016/maybe-worst-days-important-ones/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2016/maybe-worst-days-important-ones/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:38:30 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=5212 I’ve been playing around with this idea… what if our worst days – the ones we would cancel if we had the power or ability to – were, in fact, the most important days? There’s a growing trend with churches in our area to cancel services on the Sunday following Christmas. One leading church has […]

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]]> https://www.northwestleader.com/2016/maybe-worst-days-important-ones/feed/ 3 The Question: How Would You Define Success As A Pastor? My Answer… https://www.northwestleader.com/2014/question-define-success-pastor-answer/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2014/question-define-success-pastor-answer/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:48:25 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=4500 A few days ago, I was asked this question online: “How would you define success as a pastor?” Before I could respond with a positive answer, my brain first went to all the things I would NOT define as success for a pastor (like celebrity status, number of church campuses, number of attendees, book on […]

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]]> https://www.northwestleader.com/2014/case-loving-work/feed/ 2 Success Will Make My Insecurities Go Away https://www.northwestleader.com/2013/success-will-make-insecurities-go-away/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2013/success-will-make-insecurities-go-away/#comments Wed, 20 Nov 2013 16:15:23 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=3595 I can’t speak for everyone, but I do know this about myself: I’m not particularly inventive when it comes to my picture of what success is. How do I define success? I see it on someone else and I want it. Whatever it is that they posses or have attained or are currently doing – […]

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]]> https://www.northwestleader.com/2013/life-coach-jesus-winners-circle/feed/ 16 Strength For Plan B -vs- Athletes w/ Phil 4:13 Tattoos https://www.northwestleader.com/2012/strength-for-plan-b-vs-athletes-philippians-413-tattoos/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2012/strength-for-plan-b-vs-athletes-philippians-413-tattoos/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:42:33 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=2610 One of the most common “Christian” athlete tattoos… Philippians 4.13 (I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me). Inspiring, huh? UFC light heavy weight champion Jon “Bones” Jones has it tattooed on his chest. And we see it a lot because, you know, UFC guys have their shirts off all the time. Tim […]

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