Leading and Learning with David Spell

David wraps up this two-part series with four more practical tips on creating memorable characters in our novel. Resource Highlight - When the Future Ended David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much! Show credits: Opening music- Beach Bum Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Lic...

A few episodes ago, author David Spell explored how to tell a great story. One of the main components for a great story is having great characters. In the first of two parts, David provides several practical tips on developing memorable characters to elevate our story. Resource Highlight - No Way to Live David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America. Would you co...

Dr. David explores this interesting question by providing five places in the Hebrew Scriptures where it looks like Jesus shows up. As Christians, we understand that the Old Testament is full of prophecies looking forward to Jesus' appearance. If we're willing to look though, we will find him in the OT, as well! Resource Highlight - Peter and Paul in Acts David and Annie are serving the L...

David wraps up this two-part series with several more great tips on how to tell your story. What is stopping you from getting started on your novel? David's practical tips should help you get going! Resource Highlight- The Chuck McCain Series David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get started....

David provides us with three of the building blocks for creating a great story. Have you ever thought about writing a novel? Where do you start? David's practical tips can help you get started in creating that story that others will want to read! Resource Highlight - No Way to Live David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America. Would you consider joining the...

Dr. David provides six practical reasons why someone should consider starting a written blog, a podcast, or even a video blog. While we don't hear about this practice as much as we did a few years ago, this is still an incredibly important way to share our content with the world! Resource Highlight - No Way to Live David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South Ameri...

Spirituality is a term that is thrown around a lot in our society. It is often seen as a badge of honor and something that we should all attain. The challenge, however, is how do define spirituality and how can we develop it? Dr. David explores this important subject and gives us five keys to unlocking our own spiritual nature. Resource Highlight - Peter and Paul in Acts David and Annie are servin...

In this episode, Dr. David provides some guidelines on how to select team members for your church's safety ministry. This is not the kind of team that just any one can serve on. It takes the right kind of personality, the right kind of character, and the right skill set to be a good protector. We can train skill set. The others can be developed over time. Resource Highlight - No Way to Live D...

With the number of hostile acts towards churches increases at a blistering pace, David provides some practical insights on way to make your church safer.  With over 430 hostile acts in 2023 alone at American houses of worship, it is more important than ever to keep our flock safe. Resource Highlight- No Way to Live News Article Referenced Additional Resources https://sheepdogchurchsecurity.net htt...

With the advent of artificial intelligence and its impact on almost every area of our lives, David explores how it is playing a role in the publishing industry. Audio books occupy an increasingly large segment of the market. How are AI voices impacting that market? David explains how he has used these voices to create audio book versions of his novels and gives several pros and cons. Resource High...

Dr. David explores the increase that we are seeing in soul-weariness. This condition seems to be similar to depression and is more prevalent than ever. What can we do to keep our souls healthy and refreshed? David provides five practical keys to refreshing our souls. Resource Highlight- Reflections on the Resurrection David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America...

Dr. David shares this insightful chapter about a man that the New Testament does not tell us much about. What we are told, though, gives us an amazing picture of an amazing man, who made a significant contribution to one of the most important first century churches. Resource Highlight - New Testament Snapshots David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America. Would...

In today's hectic society, it is often easier to use the television or iPad as our babysitter. David provides five benefits to reading to our children or grandchildren that watching TV will never accomplish. Which of the five do you think is the most important? Resource Highlight - The Chuck McCain Series David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America. Would...

Dr. David wraps up this two-part series by providing five key components of Christian mediation. Learning how to meditate on God's Word will radically change our lives! Resource Highlight - New Testament Snapshots David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much! Show credit...

Meditation of some sort is a part of many Eastern Religions. The Bible speaks of meditation, but in a very different way than those religions or New Age philosophy. In Part One of this series, Dr. David looks at several examples of where Jesus, Peter, and Paul engaged in prayer and meditation. In Part Two, we will delve more deeply into the nuts and bolts of Christian mediation. Resource Highlight...

Our thoughts are always taking us somewhere. Studies show that for most people, 80% of our thoughts are negative. How about you? Do you tend to be negative or positive in your outlook? Dr. David provides five practical tips to help us begin to shift our thought patterns. Resource Highlights - Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life - Craig Groeschel Actionable Intellig...

Dr. David tackles one of the most important questions of our day. The resurrection of Jesus is the event in history that everything else hinges on. Throughout the centuries, unbelievers and skeptics have looked for ways to discredit or disprove the resurrection. David discusses three of the most popular arguments against Jesus rising from the dead. Resource Highlight - Reflections on the Resurrect...

With Easter right around the corner, Dr. David gives three important reasons for why Christians believe God raised Jesus from the dead. Resource Highlight - Reflections on the Resurrection David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks so much! Show credits: Opening music- Beach Bum Ke...

Dr. David provides several practical keys on helping someone get started towards pursuing their dream. Most of us have multiple excuses about why the time is not right, how our lives are too complicated, or we don't have enough money. These tips from David can help you get moving in the right direction! Resource Highlight - Reflections on the Resurrection David and Annie are serving the Lord...

Dr. David Concludes this practical guide on what you should look for in a small group leader and some best practices for creating a successful group. Every church does it a little differently, but these guidelines will help you select the right people to lead your groups. It is not as complicated as you might think! Resource Highlight - New Testament Snapshots David and Annie are serving the Lord...

Dr. David provides a practical guide on what you should look for in a small group leader. Every church does it a little differently, but these guidelines will help you select the right people to lead your groups. It is not as complicated as you might think! Resource Highlight - Miracles in Mark Miracles in Mark Video Course David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, South America, India, and...

David tackles this question by providing four practical tips to get you on the pathway to writing your novel! While writing a book is a lot of work, David takes a lot of the mystery out of it. If you'll implement these four steps, you'll be cranking out that book out in no time! Resource Highlight - The Zombie Terror War Series David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, Afric...

Dr. David discusses the power of a positive attitude and the danger of a negative one. Our world is full of the poison of negativity but as followers of Christ, we can cultivate a faith-filled, positive attitude and carry it with us wherever we go. David provides several practical tips to shift our mindsets. Resource Highlight - New Testament Snapshots Annie and I would love to have you on our tea...

The Holy Spirit has often been neglected in many Christian Churches, yet he is a vital and important member of the Godhead- God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit. Dr. David provides five key elements of the Spirit's ministry in our lives. Are you ready to get to know the Holy Spirit? Resource Highlight - Peter and Paul in Acts David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, India, S...

David provide six amazing benefits we can derive from listening to great books. More and more people are experiencing the joy of listening as opposed to reading. Which format works best for you? Resource Highlight- The Chuck McCain Series David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, South America, India, and Africa. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to get involved. Thanks...