Leading and Learning with David Spell

Dr. David explores leadership through Paul's teaching on the armor of God. While spiritual warfare and leadership seem like very different topics, they actually have a lot in common. David provides some practical insight into this important passage of Scripture. Resource Highlight - Storm Clouds Rising David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America. Would you...

Dr. David explores this question and provides five important and practical thoughts. Many entrepreneurs, businesses and companies are leaving money on the table by not taking advantage of their websites or the power of the written word to bring in even more customers. Resource Highlights - Miracles in Mark Miracles in Mark Video course David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India,...

Dr. David wraps up this insightful two-part series on Paul's letter to the Romans. Part two provides a useful outline that will help the reader as they work their way through this amazing letter! Resource Highlights - Peter and Paul in Acts 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....

Dr. David starts this series by discussing the importance of Paul's letter to the Romans. He provides a historical framework for the letter and also gives short case studies on three famous historical figures whose lives were impacted by Romans. Resource Highlight - New Testament Snapshots David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America. Would you consider joi...

Dr. David wraps up this two-part series by discussing ways that someone can prepare for a promotion or a new opportunity within their company. These tips will help put you on the track to succeeding in your career! Resource Highlights - Atomic Habits by James Clear Leading into the 21st Century...and Beyond! 2.0 David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America. Woul...

Whether you are just getting started in the work world or already have an established career, Dr. David has some great advice for you. What would it take to help you go to the next level at your job? David will offer three important areas that will point you in the right direction. Resource Highlights - Atomic Habits by James Clear Street Cop David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa,...

In Part Two of this mini-series, Dr. David explores what pastoral ministry looks like on a practical level. People bring many different kinds of issues to their pastor for prayer and counsel. David examines four of those issues and gives some practical advice for those in the business of caring for other people. Resource Highlights - New Testament Snapshots David and Annie are serving the Lord in...

Dr. David explores this fascinating question about pastoral ministry. The nuts and bolts of Christian leadership are often misunderstood and David takes us into the pages of the New Testament to get some answers. Resource Highlight - Peter and Paul in Acts 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...

Dr. David wraps up this fascinating subject on discovering and obeying God's will. He provides four practical takeaways to help us live the life that God intends for us to live! 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! Sh...

Discovering and then obeying God's will is a challenge for those who follow Jesus. We should all want to obey him and find out what his plans are for our lives but there are times when that can be a challenge. Dr. David dives into this fascinating question over the next two episodes. Resource Highlight - Leading into the 21st Century...and Beyond! 2.0 David and Annie are serving the Lord in t...

How often do you find yourself putting off things that you really need to do? Dr. David provides five of the reasons why we procrastinate. Understanding the "why" can help us break free from procrastination and help us to become a person who get things done. Resource Highlights - No Way to Live Rick Warren Bible Devotional- YouVersion David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Afric...

Dr. David wraps up this two-part series on discipleship through the eyes of Jesus. Every generation has a different understanding of what it means to truly follow Christ. Dr. David provides several excellent insights from First Century Judaism and rabbinic tradition along with how we can become more effective disciple makers today! Resource Highlight - Peter and Paul in Acts David and Annie are se...

What is a disciple and what does discipleship look like in 2024? Dr. David breaks down what the discipleship process looked like for Jesus and shows us how we can apply these principles into our churches and leadership situations today. 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 tea...

The Bible is full of great examples of leadership, both good and bad. Jesus, however, is always at the top of the list as one of the greatest leaders who ever lived. Dr. David provides three observations on the way that Christ developed leaders, along with some great practical takeaways to help us as we follow Jesus' example. Resource Highlights - Miracles in Mark Miracles in Mark Video Bible...

We are all controlled by our thoughts. Where are your thoughts taking you? Dr. David discusses the importance of learning how to change our thought patterns and renew our minds. 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 cr...

This is one of the most common questions that David receives. The answer is not nearly as complicated as one would think. David provides several practical tips for the aspiring writer. Resource Highlights - Street Cop Street Cop II: Reloaded 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. Than...

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...