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Understanding Your Leadership Roles
Business Today Brought to you by: Community Partner Convene, www.convenenow.com As Christian business leaders, we have three roles: steward, shepherd and servant. 1. Steward. A steward manages the owner’s resources for the benefit of the estate and the advancement of the owner’s agenda. A shepherd cares for the sheep and leads them to the place …
Samford Students Create Tool to Distinguish Rumor from Fact
Education Extra Rumors, gossip, misinformation and disinformation are constantly clogging our ever-following stream of news. Heard A Rumor is here to help. No, we are not a gossip site. Quite the opposite. Heard A Rumor is an educational initiative created by Samford University public relations students Anna Baldwin, Bailey Baldwin, Claire Owens and myself for …
The Success of a Call
The Great Outdoors: Mark’s Outdoors Spring turkey season kicks off March 25, 2023. Whether this is your first season or your fifteenth, one thing all turkey hunters agree upon is that turkey hunting takes work- especially perfecting your call. No matter what type of call you use, we are all trying to achieve one common …
Hit and Injured by an 18-Wheeler or other Big Corporate Truck?
Legal Matters presented by: Frank S. Buck P.C., Personal Injury What to Do to Protect Yourself. Due to the hectic demands of life, we often find ourselves on the road. Daily interstate travel brings many drivers in frequent contact with larger vehicles like 18-wheelers or semi-trailer trucks. Many truckers work lengthy hours, driving long distances …
Broadcaster Pam Huff: Relying on Faith in Cancer Fight
Cover Story Pam Huff was getting ready to go on air at ABC 33/40 this past July when she got the news from her doctor that would change her life. With just 45 minutes before airtime, the longtime Birmingham television news anchor received the message: “It’s not good. You’ve got triple negative breast cancer, and …
An Evening with Tim Tebow
Special Feature Samford University’s Orlean Beeson School of Education will host two-time national champion and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow on March 14 at 7 p.m. in Samford’s Leslie S. Wright Fine Arts Center. Tebow will share insights from his book Mission Possible which will inspire you to find your mission, pursue your purpose and create a …
Your Brave Song
Best Books For this month’s book selection, I have chosen a delightful new children’s book, Your Brave Song (Tyndale Kids), written by Ann Voskamp and illustrated by Birmingham resident Amy Grimes. Your Brave Song is designed to encourage children to face their obstacles and fears with the confidence that Jesus loves them and will always be with them. …
Masculinity by Design
Best Books Masculinity is not just under attack; there is a concerted effort to marginalize it. As culture has embraced situational ethics and relative truth, men are losing hope and understanding of their purpose in both family and society. Life is hard, and we can’t do this alone. Masculinity by Design by James W. Bradford …
22 Years of Faithful Service: Michael Adler
Church Leaders Michael Adler, Worship Pastor at Shades Mountain Baptist Church for the last 22 years, announced his retirement beginning Sunday, March 5. Adler came to Shades Mountain Baptist from Castle Hills Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas where he’d served for nine years. He served at Bell Shoals Baptist Church in Brandon, Fla. prior …
