By: Chad McSwain on November 3, 2023
“How many of you think that you are God’s favorite?” What I thought was an easy, playful opening to my sermon was more revealing than I could’ve imagined. I used the example of how parents and grandparents tell their children that they are their “favorite” as a playful way to express delight in their special…
By: Caleb Lu on November 3, 2023
I was listening to a top 100 pop radio station while driving with Anya the other day when I made a comment that anyone who is unfamiliar with what they’re listening to might make: “ew, music just isn’t as good as it used to be”. We switched stations and a song from “our time” (which…
By: Greg McMullen on November 3, 2023
Through this program we are transformed into well differentiated leaders. We no longer are reactive emotionally but respond in a professional precise way. To be apart of the solution and not add to the problem. I am a little challenged by Peterson. I have great respect for his education, and to be willing to ask…
By: Dinka Utomo on November 2, 2023
“Providing kingdom-seeking, God-honoring, biblically rooted influence requires that one has an ongoing, intimate interaction with God” -Jules Glanzer- The head of Badan Kependudukan Keluarga Berencana Nasional (translated: National Population and Family Planning Board) Indonesia, Dr. Hasto Hardoyo mentions in his statement that “Currently, the divorce (rate) is high because in many families the original…
By: Jana Dluehosh on November 2, 2023
A beginning and an ending; an invitation and blessing. I am called into a very specific area of life where I help people come face to face with their own mortality, their own disappointments on a life not lived or as accomplished as they hoped, or relationships broken. I know, I know, I’m Dr. Death. …
By: Todd E Henley on November 2, 2023
“We have become so focused on leading others, we have fundamentally lost the ability to lead ourselves.”1 “Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.”2 The Sound of Leadership by Jules Glanzer…
By: Shonell Dillon on November 2, 2023
When I was a member of another church there were times that the pastor (our leader) would read Psalms 150. When he would get to the verses that read: Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments…
By: Jenny Steinbrenner Hale on November 2, 2023
“Listen. See. Learn. Do. Love. Five words, like the chromatic scale in music, are the leadership notes upon which all God-honoring, kingdom-seeking, biblically rooted leadership activity is built. The sound of leadership repeatedly plays these tones, creating a song for all to enjoy.”[1] The Sound of Leadership Jules Glanzer, in his book, The Sound of…
By: Adam Harris on November 2, 2023
Both my boys have been learning to play instruments. My oldest has been working with the trombone and my youngest is learning the guitar. As they were gaining their musical skills it was a bit comical and, at times, painful to hear, but that’s part of learning! I’m the one who usually takes my youngest…
By: Tonette Kellett on November 2, 2023
The book, The Sound of Leadership: Kingdom Notes to Fine Tune Your Life and Influence, was written by Jules Glanzer. According to his Linked-In profile, he is a senior consultant for the Timothy Group, which does leadership training for young men. [1] He served as President of Tabor College, a private Mennonite college in Kansas,…
By: Mathieu Yuill on November 2, 2023
The Question: “What do you want them to say about you at your funeral?” It was a pretty deep question for my uncle to ask when I was 14 years old but the lesson was clear: live your life the way you want to be remembered. As I grew older and entered professional work I…
By: Daron George on November 2, 2023
Introduction: “The Sound of Leadership: Kingdom Notes to Fine Tune Your Life and Influence” by Jules Glazner, former Dean of the Seminary at George Fox University[1] and former university president at Tabor College[2], offers invaluable insights on leadership. Glazner aims to guide readers towards becoming “Kingdom-minded” leaders by tuning into the distinct notes on the…
By: Cathy Glei on November 2, 2023
“God-honoring, kingdom seeking, biblically rooted leadership has a scale too. All the complexities of leadership, the required competencies and character, the convictions and courage to act, and the needed charisma and compassion to accomplish what is needed for the common good of the people fulfilling God’s mission in the world, are built on five words: …
By: Kristy Newport on November 2, 2023
During the opening plenary in Oxford, Dr. Clark spoke to the DLPG students about the body being a metaphor for learning. He highlighted how the sense of hearing is the last sense a person is to lose in their life.[1] If the sense of hearing is the last thing a person experiences, one of the…
By: David Beavis on November 2, 2023
A Critical Decision On the morning of Good Friday, 1963, there was a meeting in room 30 of the Gaston Motel. In this meeting were 24 key leaders of the Civil Rights movement. A protest was planned with the intention of the protesters being arrested. But this movement had bail money. But disaster struck. The…
By: Jenny Dooley on November 2, 2023
The Sound of Leadership: Kingdom Notes to Fine Tune Your Life and Influence, by Jules Glanzer, presents a pause from the intense readings of the past few weeks. The title of the book grabbed my attention immediately as it hinted at further insights to the importance of listening, a thread I’m following throughout our readings.…
By: Esther Edwards on November 2, 2023
Sound…“the interface between heaven and earth.”[1] The very first sound was the voice of God which brought the world into existence. It displayed power and creative authority from the onset of humanity. We can’t see sound, but it always affects us. Julian Treasure stated its effects as deeply physiological, psychological, cognitive, and behavioral.[2]…
By: Russell Chun on November 2, 2023
Хвиля, A hullám, Vlna (The wave, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Slovak) Part 1 What my DLGP 01/DLG 02 cohort peers are saying. Part 2 From Glanzer’s Lips Part 3 What I learned Part 1. For the most part, I have not only enjoyed reading the posts of my peers, but in times when I have difficulty understanding…
By: Jean de Dieu Ndahiriwe on November 1, 2023
Introduction I had never heard of DO-RE-MI Leadership before, thanks to Dr. Glanzer and his Sound of Leadership. “All music is a series of sound waves filling the air from these tones. God-honoring, kingdom-seeking, biblically rooted leadership has a scale too.”[1] Jesus drew me to my knees through the beautiful sounds of music. Living in…
By: Kally Elliott on November 1, 2023
Even though I know better, I keep reading these leadership books in hopes of finding some magic formula for being a great leader. Maybe there is a step by step process, a check list of some sort, that will not only get me to the head of the (conference) table but will also keep me…
